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Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by shukuokukobambi: 10:15am On Oct 01, 2017 |
Urchman27: Azikiwe, ojukwu's elder and your foremost political leader was eating amala and ewedu in Lagos while shouting one naijeriya but its Awolowo your akpu brain saw to mention? Nzeribe was supplying guns and bullets used in killing your ancestors but its Awolowo you see to mention? What agreement did Awo have with the bearded cantankerous coward? When did they discuss? Arewa give you quit notice, its Yoruba you'll mention. Dem swear for you? Is your destiny tied to a Yoruba man? Are you so weak that you need a Yoruba man's approval and affirmation? 9 Likes |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by HITTED(m): 10:16am On Oct 01, 2017 |
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Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by Nobody: 10:39am On Oct 01, 2017 |
emmyspark007: Yolobat you wrote in your first post that 'northerners are the real owners of nigeria' and i corrected you. Why are you yapping na? Animal. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by wingmanII: 10:55am On Oct 01, 2017 |
PearlStreet:This has to be the dumbest statement of the year! You are calling people you hold back in a country against their will parasites? See dictionary definition of a parasite: "A parasite is an organism that lives in another organism, called the host, and often harms it. It is dependent on its host for survival - it has to be in the host to live, grow and multiply. A parasite cannot live independently." Now ask yourself again, who is the parasite in Nigeria? |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by sesaan(m): 11:22am On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam:I am Anti quit notice but people prefer to single out Arewa youth for arrest but i i can remember Niger Delta groups gave quite notice, Middle belts youth gave to fulani herdsmen .. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by DeWisedon(m): 12:25pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
SHTFguy:all the garri you drank right from your childhood blocked your brain that you become so dumb and foolish . you son of pharoah,if you are not careful,what happened to pharoah will happen to you |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by excanny: 12:52pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: Isnt buying and selling hate better than being treated as second-class citizens. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by tuniski: 1:03pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
SHTFguy:Bigotry!!! |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by GavelSlam: 1:21pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
excanny: Who treats you as a second class citizen? Is there any part of the country you cannot set up shop? Is there any position you cannot aspire to? Please name the things you cannot achieve being Igbo in Nigeria. We are all learning. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by PearlStreet(m): 1:25pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
wingmanII: They contribute the least amount of revenue, resources and agricultural products in this country. IGR rates are the lowest, tax compliance is almost zero and they make the most noise. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by caesaraba(m): 1:46pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: While I commend your enthusiasm in trying to engage these e- beings in a civil conversation, I implore you to remember that most of these folks are ill-bred, hate-filled never -do -wells whose only respite comes from hauling insults online. It's a reflection of failed parenting from individual home -fronts and as such, their savage natures are almost impossible to correct. If you are not ready to trade insults, please don't engage them. Thank you. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by GavelSlam: 2:01pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
caesaraba: Thanks man I've got to say I've got thick skin and you are actually right there are loads of ignorant folks here. I still think the only way we can forge ahead is by superior argument. We can't let ignorance, hate and bigotry take over the country. 3 Likes |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by jacyhelen(f): 2:11pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
Masterclass32: they keep praying and praying,yet Nothing has ever changed!! |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by Nobody: 2:25pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
When will Nigerians start to see themselves as citizens of Nigeria and not members of a tribe ![]() 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by bakila: 2:31pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
Rawani:That is it. Soon the people in Plateau will realise there dependance on the Igbos and begin to patronise there own. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by Daplux4: 3:04pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: look who's taking about hate when hate runs in ur blood what North has done to Igbo if we use it against them Nigeria will be not be one up till now so mind ur choice of words 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by Daplux4: 3:06pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: look who's taking about hate when hate runs in ur blood what North has done to Igbo if we use it against them Nigeria will not be one up till now so mind ur choice of words 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by GavelSlam: 3:11pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
Daplux4: So I'm Hausa now? |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by Daplux4: 3:19pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam:You want to deny, that's what u are |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by GavelSlam: 3:23pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
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Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by tjmc: 4:05pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
And pls how much can this cost. Try arrange a video tutorial on it so we can learn from your experience. Pavore9: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by bot101(m): 4:05pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: Wow, you deflected that quite well but let's bring you back on track. Can you in all honesty compare 'hate speech' in the South East with the repeated needless murder of people up north for reasons like a funny Mohammed cartoon in Germany? That's one example, if you are truly a Nigerian, you'll know there are many others, answer sincerely please. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by GavelSlam: 4:32pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
bot101: Let's examine this scenario of one being killed up north due to hate. Can we actually say the killings were as a result of hate for a certain group of people or can we attribute it to a reaction to some religious zeal (overzealous adherents )? Would these set of people have killed their own if he/she committed the same infraction? As we evolve as Nigerians can we actually say they are actually becoming more or less civil in their approach to life? Let's ask ourselves when last such an incident occurred and what provoked it. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by ezeagu(m): 4:43pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: No, they just simply went out on rampage killing any Christians and Igbo. 1 Like |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by kernel505: 4:59pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
Rawani: Brother... Everybody cannot be a slave, we aren't losing anything. We don't need you, you need us. #UnityBeggar. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by IkpuMmadu: 5:01pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
SHTFguy:TIME TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES By Babafemi Ojudu One of the things I love doing is driving through the streets and towns of Ekiti State. It was a dream when I was a boy with no hope of ever getting behind the wheels of a car. It’s a hobby now that I am an adult. I love to drive as the soft morning breeze wafts through the air. Ekiti is a small state blessed with green vegetation. The morning air is pure and does wonders to the soul. Our elders used to say if you listen well, you could hear the voice of the angels whistling through the winds. You can drive the length and breadth of my beloved State in an hour. If you’re an indigene of Ekiti or a resident of the state or someone who has had the good fortune of visiting with us, you will know what I mean. You think better driving the length and breath of the state as the sun rises over those glorious hills and mountains. Our towns have different names, from Omuo to Efon, from Emure to Iye but we are one. I enjoy the easy banter with folks in the towns and villages. Our people are welcoming and prosperous. All they need is a chance, an opportunity. It takes me back to a time not too long ago, a time when boys could dream of bright futures and girls shaped their destinies. I am a poster child for what is possible in Ekiti. I was born with little. Try hard as my parents did, we couldn’t afford much. But, we had something money couldn’t buy. We had hope. And, it wasn’t just me. It was most of the kids I know on the streets and in school. We knew if we kept good grades, we will keep moving forward. But, those days are long gone. These days, driving through the streets is not the joy it once was. You have to cut through the cloud of gloom and doom that hangs over the state. Then you have to deal with the hopelessness etched acronyms ss the faces of the children, youth and elders. This is not the Ekiti of my youth. It is not the Ekiti of my dreams. And, we don’t deserve to live in this Ekiti fostered by a man who forgot the spirit of brotherhood that moved the state to the cusp of greatness before the vultures came. The future of any society lies in its children and youth. Sometimes I wonder what sort of future are we leaving to them. Our fathers laid a great foundation for us to build a better future. That future is today. But, has our leadership in Ekiti laid a good foundation for the children and youth of today? Can the emperor really say he’s leaving the leaders of tomorrow a fair legacy? I talk to a lot of the youth. A lot of times they seek me out – all over Ekiti and outside the state. I get tons of emails from many outside the country. Sometimes I seek them out. And they all have two questions – how did we get here? How do we get away from here? How do you sow hope in the midst of crushing bleakness? How do you tell a child to hold on a while longer and that better days are coming? How do you convince the youth that there’s something at the end of the dark tunnel and it’s not the brainless insanity of the last few years? It’s tough to preach hope when the emperor who specializes in doom snatches opportunities provided to the youth and children and dump them in his basket of failures. Take the case of the Home Grown School Feeding Program of the federal government for example. This was a no-brainer. The federal government had designed the programme to encourage kids to go to school by providing them a free meal, nourish them and improve their performance. It was designed to increase school enrollment and encourage local farmers to go back to farm and increase food production. Our kids in Ekiti were denied that opportunity until I started screaming for all to hear. I had to challenge the Governor in the presence of the Vice President about it for reason to sink into him. And, it’s not just our children that were losing out. The entire state was. We have lost dozens of months where our farmers could have earned income providing the food for the children, our caterer could have been employed cooking the food and the lives of the people would have been tremendously better. I often wondered what would have happened if I was born into this age of gloom, when the only thing that seems waiting at the end of the tunnel is doom. These kids know leaders who are everything but leaders. I knew leaders who were men of honor. Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Pa Adekunle Ajasin. Profs Sam Aluko, and Banji Akintoye. Lady Jibowu. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti . Ewi Aladesanmi Anirare. These kids these days have not been that lucky, especially in the last few years. So, when some kids came to me the other day lamenting our great State and the future, how they love the State but don’t like the way it’s been dragged through the mud, how they’re tired of being the laughing stock of the nation my heart bled for the State. But, that wasn’t all of it. One of the kids asked me, what would I tell the children of Ekiti. How can I convince the youth that tomorrow will be better? It was a question that gnawed at my soul. These are kids who just want their state and their leadership to do right by them. They don’t want too much. They just want to be able to live in a land of opportunity because they know when there is hope, with their sweat and determination they will create plenty. I told them what my father once told me. That when all the chips are down, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and go to work. I am rolling up my sleeves and getting ready to go to work. With our sweat and determination we will make Ekiti great again. I told them to spread the news – tell every kid in Ekiti it is time to roll up their sleeves and sing songs of freedom. Hope is coming to Ekiti. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by laribari(m): 5:05pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
TheKingdom: If Nigeria is a zoo then you are an animal. You said it rightly becos only animals are tapped in zoo and you people feel trapped here in Nigeria (a place where you call a zoo). I don't feel trapped or limited here but it is you guys who act like animals that is trapped. No wonder FG released python for una becos only animal will understand animal language. When python true, true show-up everywhere calm naa. You made yourself a stranger in your own country. What a fool you are bros. World-wide, anyone born in a country will automatically become a citizen of that country. So you are a Nigerian but making yoursef a foreigner. Pls, you better go to work tomorrow ooooo! Even if una office nor open, just dress and go stay at the gate till closing time. You already observed your own seat at home order for biafans, tomorrow holiday is for Nigerians. 2 Likes |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by bot101(m): 5:12pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: Wow, so you are actually able to rationalize killing someone because another provoked you by his/her SPEECH? Wow!! That aside, they (North) should know where they are coming from, and should be begging the families of those they killed in the past even when unprovoked rather than start threatening to kill again, that's rationality. You don't leave the house because it ate your bag of rice, you kill it with a rodenticide not run away. |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by bot101(m): 5:16pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
Rawani: You call the agitations of the Igbos/SSners empty chest beating? How narrow minded! When was the last time the US, France, UK spoke on crises internal to Nigeria, or has ANYONE/GROUP of PEOPLE in the history of Nigeria been able to pull the kind of support and pressure force, both locally and internationally as IPOB has done? Wake up man!! Open your eyes!!! Stop being deceived!!!! |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by russellino: 5:26pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
GavelSlam: If Kanu sold hate via harsh words, the northerners that have been killing Igbos in the north since 1945 did what? |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by alakara(m): 5:53pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
Pavore9: Sir, how can I key in. I don't have up to allot of land am in the south west. thanks |
Re: Jos Stands Still As Igbo Close Shops. by Pavore9: 7:33pm On Oct 01, 2017 |
alakara: Send me a PM. |
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