Amarabae:

Sometimes a wise person know when to pick fight or start argument.
Dis is a new year, enough of this igbo or no igbo stuff.
Are you a rivers indigene? If you are not, allow the people to choose how they want to identify themselves as.
Stop being emotional.
Being an indigene of the state, I know the various groups more than you.
The Igbo nation is great and not looking for numbers.
Stop this argument pls.
BTW wike 2nd tenure is sure.

Im an Anambra man, would I be allowed to classify the Igalas of Anambra how I like? No, they are Igalas. Nobody should classify anybody based on state creation, everyone should be classified based on ethnic group

Which one is "spokes man for the Igbo community in Rivers"

What is that one supppsed to mean? Igbos are indigenous to Rivers State.

Nyesom- (Give unto me)

Ezebunwo- (Child is king)

Wike/Nwike- (Child of strenght)

Even the three names of the Governor is Igbo (Ikwerre-Igbo)

Lol

All I see is a pained Yoruba man. The Yorubas dont have any moral right to be talking about the Benue killings for the following reasons:

The Yorubas gave Buhari the votes he needed in the South to win.

The same Yorubas were happy when IPOB that has no weapons and didnt kill anybody was attacked and proscribed as a terrorist organisation. They agreed with that decision. Now that Fulani are slaughtering people, some Yorubas such as the man being interviewed, suddenly realise that terrorism requries one to be armed and dangerous. The hypocrisy is too much

Now everybody has seen the prefretial treatmrnt that herdsmen killer are getting. IPOB says they want referendum, they get military invasion and terrorist tag

Miyetti Allah and herdsmen slaughter whole communities, they get cattle colonies.

Ok no worries

Nice one, my dad was also an ex Biafran Soldier who also buried his gun. Many years later when he went back to same place, everywhere was over grown with trees snd weeds and he could no longer remember where he buried his own

One of the best interviews Nnamdi Kanu granted before operation dance. I have to say that he was very forthright and gave highly intelligent answers. He even answered the question about soliciting arms in America which was all about defence against herdsmen attack.

Kanu is a highly intelligent man. He knows that Nigeria does not work.

Deprofessional:
Please my brothers, please help the Tivs, Idomas and other Benue indegens in this impending war. Please do not say it is their business because the fulanis will come for you after Benue.

The international community has turned a deaf ear to the pogrom currently going on in Benue.

Please help by calling the attention of whoever matter that Nigeria is witnessing a gorrilla warfare orchestrated by the fulanis.

This same Benue people that rejoiced when operation python dance was happening? Let everyone carry his own cross. They want "one Nigeria" but dont want Fulani herdsmen massacre? The two go hand in hand.

Except for the Benue Igbos (Umueze-Okoha), everyone else in Benue are on their own.

You want "one Nigeria"? Herdsmen are going to reformat your brain later

Fulani Herdsmen killers are just mere criminals, the real terrorists are unarmed IPOB who have never killed anyone ~ Federal Government

Nice one, I miss Kanu's broadcasts

hmabdool:



Nigeria has risen above the civil war, the problem is with some lazy nonentities filled with hate who are bent on dividing the nation along tribal, religious line

No one divide a a united house easily. Nigeriais not united and never has been united

seunmsg:


I agree there were issues before the first military coup but even at that, things were not this bad. We still had a nation then that most Nigerians look up to genuinely with pride as their own. The first coup broke that nationhood and the subsequent counter coup and civil war shattered whatever remained of the nation. The division, hatred, power imbalance etc that came out of those two events are what still defines Nigeria till today. Without the first coup and civil war, we wont be as divided and hateful of each other as we are today. Most importantly, the imbalance in our political structure wont be so pronounced as we have today.

Yes, America was able to rise above her own civil war to become the greatest nation in the world. But you must understand that Americans and Nigerians went to war for different purposes. America's civil war was more or less a war of morality, a war over what is good vs what is right. A war over the right to enslave others. The people who fought on the side of humanity won and so, it was easier for the losers to realize the evil of the slavery that they fought to keep. On the other hand, Nigeria's civil war was a brutal war over political power and resource control. Naturally, the winner takes all that they fought for, power and resources. So you see, we cannot really move on quickly like the Americans. Our civil war gave the north an undue advantage politically and it will take nothing less that 100 years to correct. That is why looking back, I wished the first coup and civil war never happened. Southern officers organized the first military coup which then led to a chain of events that culminated in the civil war. The North came out with the advantage after the war and not the south, that is the point i am trying to make.

Almost every country in West Africa went through military coup in 60's where the old order was brought down. But those countries later came together for the common good. If Nigeria cant do the same then we are wasting our time together. Also, there was already fire mountain before the first coup and the civil war. The 1945 Jos killings, the 1953 Kano massacre, the 1963 census riots, the election crises of 1964, operation 'wetie' in 1965. Nigerians were already killing themselves in huge numbers before and after independence. So this talk that the first coup and the war were the cause of all our troubles is false. Nigeria was already burning which was why Nzeogwu struck

Python dance only made Biafra and IPOB more popular

seunmsg:

The first coup was a very big mistake but the civil war was a bigger mistake. The first coup and the civil war unfortunately have defined Nigeria till today and they remain the bedrock of our country's division and failures. Looking back, I wish those two events didn't happen.

Even before the Military coup, the signs were already there that all would not be well with Nigeria. Personally, I dont think that the union of Nigeria was supposed to be. I think that Nigeria was the forced union of a people ethnically, religiously, traditionally and ideologically divided. Such a union will never be a happy one.

America also had a civil war, which still causes problems between North and South, even to this day. But America rose above the civil war to become the greatest nation in the world.

Duke2019:


That;s why we are where we are... It;s not about winning or ethnicity. It's about doing the right thing and being able to live with yourself irrespective of the outcome. To be bound by ethnicity or party is to be a slave. I choose to be free.

Wake up from your dream, you have been a slave since the British created Nigeria and the slave ownership has moved on to the Hausa-Fulani Oligarchy. And you can be sure tjat the oligarchy only cares about power. Someone like Duke from a minority has no chance of winning the Presidency of Nigeria.

Fulani Herdsmen killers are just mere criminals, the real terrorists we should all be worried about are unarmed IPOB that have never killed anybody ~ Federal Government

Antipob777:
While a friend was passing at a backyard toad in Aba, Abia state, he saw some Ipob youths very busy wrapping things and he secretly took this photo and shared with me.

May God deliver our people.

You dont even know how to lie. How can be Abia when all the newspapers on the floor are from the West?

How can that be Aba when Aba doesnt have black soil like that? You find black soil like that more in the west

Stop wasting your time on Donald Duke Presidency, nobody will vote for him outside his home state.

The Presidency of Nigeria is not about how qualified a person is.

The presidency of Nigeria is about what ethnic group you come from

Igbos and Yorubas really should not be in one country. It is just the accident of colonialism that made it so.

Personally, I believe that Yorubas share a common destiny with the North, these are the real Nigerians.

It is the destiny of Igbos and and their kindred minorities to have their own separate country

WORDWORLD:


So in order words what you are saying is that the problem with Nigeria is not the mindset of the people that is SO UPSIDE DOWN but the type of constitution and system of government. This country has passed through Parlimentary system, Military, and Presidential yet still DISEASED. My point is that the same DISEASED MINDSET have been running different systems all along. Yet its these same DISEASED MINDSET that will run their different nations along their diseased citizens after break up. THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT!!! Breaking up is more or less breaking this DISEASES to SMALLER parts. Yes! The agitation for a break up of the country was as early as when it was 6 years old all because of GREED.

Let me put it this way. If a group of people who should be together are together, you will see things working because you will see them rise above politics, sentiments and petty things to come together for the common good. An example is Ghana where Ashantes, the Ewe's, the Mole's, the mande's and even Fulani's are not contantly fighting each other and proud to be Ghanaians. Today, Ghana is a model of democracy that American Presidents visit. They enjoy better electricity than Nigeria, better education, less crime and far less ethnic tension.

But Nigeria is made up of people who were fighting each other before the British left and fighting each other even more since then. Its not like Igbo/Hausa-Fulani/Yoruba are going to come together for a better Nigeria, they never have and never will.

So rather than keep up this charade of a nation, it is time for us all to go our different ways and admit that the creation of Nigeria by the British was a big mistake

zoba88:
According to a report by Ekemini Simon,the gallant troops of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army have in the early hours of today, Tuesday 16 January 2018 recorded another success in their bid to restore peace to the terrorized axis of Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state by killing two gang members of the notorious killer, Akaninyene Uko alias Isoakpaefid who was killed yesterday.

According to a release signed by the Assistant Director Public Relations 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Uyo, Major Umar Shuaib, and made available to this reporter, after the first operation which led to the killing of Isoakpaefid, the Brigade troops following another tipoff invaded the hideout of the remaining gang members at Ikpe village in Etim Ekpo Local government area on Tuesday 16 January 2018 and engaged the hoodlums at 1:30am.

The release states that the troops succeded in killing two members namely Aniebet Udoh who is said to be the second in command to Isoakpaefid and Thankgod Friday who is the spiritualist to the kingpin while the remnants escaped with gun shot wounds.

Items recovered by the troops include one pump action gun, two locally made short guns, 13 live cartridges, eight expended cartridges, 2 Dane guns and two cuttlasses. Their corpses have been deposited at University of Uyo Teaching Hospital mortuary.
It could be recalled that the troops on Monday had killed the ring leader Akaninyene Uko.



Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2018/01/ukanafun-isoakpaefid-second-in-command.html?m=1

I do not see what there is here to cheer about in this matter. All Soldiers should go to their barrak and not come out unless there is war or insurrection as stipulated in the constitution. Civilised countries do not use the Army to fight crime or violent criminals unless the Police cannot function.

This use of the Military to after agitators, cultists and violent criminals is in bad taste because the training of the military is crime prevention.

Everytime the Army comes out, there will be a clear case of extrer-judicial killings.

Look at a picture of a suspect with his hands tied behind his back, he obviously killed after he was captured alive. Who would tie the hands of anyone after they have been killed? A dead person will wake up and try to escape?

This is just horrible. Africans are just too backward

Baawaa:
#BuhariVolunteersMovement Arise!!!

Victory Will Be Sweet in 2019

The corrupt PDP gave AIT N4b for character defamation adverts, gave N2b to print media, gave N1b to Attahiru Bafarawa for marabout & voodoo, gave N7b to "men of God" for spiritual prayers, gave N1.7b to FFK for mouth bleeding propaganda, gave N400m to Olisa Metuh for youth contingent, gave N1b to MIYETTI ALLAH for secret sinister, gave N23b to Diezani for INEC staffs cooperation and N7b for social media adverts, just to stop Buhari from winning 2015 presidential election, all to no avail......

If PMB can defeat power might and moneybags PDP in 2015, he can surely beat them in 2019 election. No amount of blackmail and campaigns of calumny that would blunt the integrity and performance of PMB to sensible Nigerians. We are ready to march PDP and Nigerian enemies word for word, fire for fire, till we return PMB in FeBuhari 2019, by the grace of God. I also read that PDP said that the fight would be here on face book? Buharist will chew you guys like chewing gum.

The zero ground is here!..."

Some people are more interested in Buhari winning the 2019 elections just for the sake of winning elections. These people dont care if Buhari has capacity, all they care about is him winning

WORDWORLD:


The break up will only become a NEW GEOGRAPHICAL MAP yet functioning as its original diseased whole. Unless the above mentioned DISEASES ARE CURED of which the whole country suffers from NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. Hence, an infected country is ONLY broken into smaller sizes yet still DISEASED. My point is people should learn SELF RESPONSIBILITY.

Self responsibility is not something anyone will learn inside Nigeria. It is learnt outside Nigeria. Break up will not be a new geopgraphical map as the new nations that emerge will have different constitutions and different systems of governments.

MONITZ:



Abegi forget that unrepentant sycophant that would do anything just to justify his pay check,how absurd can it get comparing IPOB with Fulani herdsmen,the former is fighting to break away from this country that they claim has not favored them without resorting to violence while the latter has no clear cut definition of what they want,all we know them for is carnage and destruction of farmlands wherever they go bt because they re more of a special breed of human than others having people in most government security agencies,so they re free to do as it pleases them.

Muhammadu Buhari even tried to make the international community label IPOB a terrorists group,a request that was turned down simply because IPOB doesn't qualify and satisfy the criteria used in defining a terrorist group,the long and short of this epistle is that Muhammadu Buhari is a bigot who doesn't even care to hide it,he rubs it in our face al the time daring us to do our worst or go to blazes..

True bro

What I have found is that Some Buhari supporters will keep supporting Buhari even when it is obvious that Buhari is wrong.

How can anyone actually equate unarmed IPOB who have not killed anyone with Fulani killers?

And people say it is because IPOB asked for a separate country. I wonder if this people know that under the UN and African charter, both of which Nigeria has subscribed to, any group of people in any country can ask for a separate state.

Illiteracy is a problem in Nigeria

WORDWORLD:


If TRUTH must be said. NEPOTISM and TRIBALISM and many other EVILS are the STRUCTURES upon which Nigeria has been standing right from the days of OLD.

Awolowo had this to say On The Nigerian Civil War
"It appears to me that the causes of the last
Civil War lie embedded in the nether realms
of such degrading and depraving evils as
unemployment; mass ignorance; endemic
and debilitating diseases; low productivity;
abuse and misuse of power, bribery and
corruption; favouritism and NEPOTISM;
ETHNOCENTRICITY and TRIBALISM; much poverty and MUCH DISCONTENT."
- Address to The Nigerian Trade Union
Congress (1970): In Voice of Courage, 1981.

That is as far back as 1970. To be HONEST the Nigerian psyche is UP-SIDE-DOWN. The real battle is an INDIVIDUAL BATTLE. We need to learn to do the right things our own selves. Its has always been a game of blaming others while most are as guilty of the same crime. The answer is in YOU! Let everyone work on their mentality to become upright. Enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil any where we find ourselves.

The answer is fir us to break up and go our different ways

Coldfeets:
The logic is quite simple.

Herdsmen are not threatening to create their own country.

Ipob wants to create their own country.

Really? So Britain should have sent the British Army after the Scots when they had 2014 referendum on independence?

This talk of restructuring is stale, the North dont want it and they have the voting power to render any talk of restructuring at the national assembly useless

Case closed with restructuring.

What I would rather is see is asituation where Igbos are given a referendum to decide their continued participation of the failed country called Nigeria.

If Igbos the vote to go, Yorubas can go back to doing what they know best, talking about restructuring with no plan on how to get it.

Igbo independence is all that matters

iamJ:
ipod was against federal government, benue crisis is cultural, govt will use a hard hand on anybody against the republic, nothing bias there biko

Benue crisis is cultural? Over 100 prople killed including 2 policemen is cultural?

But the government will use a hard hand on IPOB that didnt kill anybody but use soft hand on Fulani that are slaughtering prople everywhere?

Lol

iamJ:
what else would will u expect from an igbo cartoonist, if they have not sacked him by 2moro i will be impressed

But the cartoon is reality, isnt it?