Gamesmart:


I disagree with your arguments.

I don't think most other Nigerian tribes see Yorubas as "arrogant" or "Nazis". I would even argue they have the best brand and goodwill, from all other tribes, out of all the major tribes in Nigeria.

Yes, they do show a lot of pride in their history, culture, traditions, language and achievements, but definitely not in a nauseating way. As a matter of fact, they put out there pride in such a way that they are happy for others to be included in it and share in the enjoyment; and Nigerians are frequently adopting aspects of it. That is what happens when you don't disparage others and show arrogance.

Most people know Yorubas are proud and that they think they are the best, but at least they don't go around saying it publicly, nor do they try to belittle others with it. If they are going to say something bad about another tribe, they are experts in saying it behind your back and not heat up tribal wars.

That said, the thread was not about Yorubas; it was about Igbo brand challenges. I don't even know why you insist I must talk about Yorubas "to be balanced" out of all tribes in Nigeria. It is obvious many Igbos see Yorubas as their main competition in their need to claim being the best.

What’s your ethnicity?

Gamesmart:
Honestly, I have lived my life watching how some few Igbos destroy the Igbo brand.

I have also read articles and seen clips about Nigerian history, some presented by independent whites, that show that certain inter-tribal relations culture by the Igbos has not changed for the better in over 70 years.

The way Igbos were described (the good and the bad) 70, 50, 30 years ago is generally the way most Nigerians would describe them today. Fair enough that same applies to some other tribes too.

But some of the bad is highly detrimental to Igbo people and the brand today, despite the great potential and ease of that not being the case, and this is not being discussed. It is sad if you ask non-Igbo people across Nigeria the tribe they 'like the least' in Nigeria and force them to answer, Igbos would play a significant role at the top across the country. This is why the bad needs to be highlighted, discussed and action should take place to intentionally change or adjust.

Let me state some observations I have made:

The chest-beating, self-delusions of some few igbo people
- Igbos don’t run Nigeria’s economy
- Nigeria would not fail without Igbos
- Igbos are not developing or transforming any part of Nigeria outside the SE
- Igbo states are not the richest states
- Igbos are not the richest Nigerians
- Igbo states (or the SE region) are not the most developed even once you remove Lagos & FCT

The facts
- Igbos are probably the most trade-inclined tribe
- Igbos are good at trade
- Igbos really only dominate (1) Transport, (2) Spare parts, (3) Electronics, (4) Building materials and (5) Hospitality sectors
- Igbos are probably the tribe that are most spread across Nigeria as local residents
- Igbos are highly competitive and a successful tribe in all aspects of life in Nigeria



To make clear, Igbos are not feared by other tribes, neither are other tribes jealous/envious of Igbos. The uncouth and antagonistic boisterous nature of a few, but sufficiently significant number of, Igbos and these few Igbo’s culture of trying to claim superiority or attack other tribes just ends up with the Igbos breaking/damaging bonds with other tribes.

You can be good at whatever you do, and even vocalise this prowess, without a need to boast you are better than everyone else, you are their benefactors, you dominate them and you will always be the best, especially when all you can back it up with is daft and wrong evidence. Even Messi, Lebron James, Einstein, Michael Jackson etc. do/did not talk like that.

This should be spread across the Igbo community!

I would’ve commended your post but it’s not balanced and treats only side of the equation
I don’t know what tribe you’re from but you fail to address the fact Yoruba people ate some of the most arrogant people that exist on this planet .
I am widely travelled , Across multiple African counties , the Middle East and the Americas .
The Yorubas remind me of Nazi Germany, the air of superiority they have towards other Nigerians is nauseating.
They even ignorantly refer to themselves as a race, forgetting there’s only one race , the human race.

An Igbo man boasts , but he only talks about himself and his achievements .

The Yoruba always looks at other Nigerian tribes and derives his arrogance from within the context of the multi-ethnic , socio-economic complexities of the Nigerian space . That my friend is more systemic and troubling

Don’t be a hypocrite

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Ain’t you an osogbo indigene ? How does Lagos matters concern you

Alchemy528:
I don't fancy Yorubas

Nobody does . They respect you to your face and talk shit at your back when you’re not there.
They neither have good food/soup nor beautiful women.
I have never seen anyone boast of dating or marrying a yoruba woman .
Even their men are chasing other tribes to marry like their lives depend on it .
Bini , akwa ibon, calabar , kalabari, Fulani, Igbo : all these ones have exotic women .

But I like their Aje butter girls sha. Shout out to my Aje butter babies back then in Uni 😘

Enugupikin:

Soludo is a failure, a dullard professor

What’s your business with Anambra state ? Face Enugu state and the herdsmen that are ravaging your lands there.

yarimo:
everything to IPOB terrorists are fake mteeeew, meanwhile peter obi was caught trying to run away from Nigeria this morning

At least he’s Nigerian .
Unlike you Fulani terrorists that migrated from Niger Republic and Sahara desert

TinubuThief:

To Tonto really needs good sex to calm here nerves down. I mean big gbola that will make her squirt and scream so that her brain go reset for good

Do you think actually said anything funny or sensible ?
What are you ? 13 years ?

Impersonator2:


Ngige did it, oga go and check and besides umunuko and Ukpor are the same place - umunuko is in Ukpor - you get?

we dey talk people wey never go village since past 15 years sef dey talk.
oga better stick to your gala selling in traffic and leave village matter for us that frequently visits.

Why the insult ?
You get angry when others insult you but see what you’re saying to your brother unprovoked ?

DomPerignon:



No SS person is crying victim.

Nah only ohu majority dey cry since 1966.

You don’t know anything
At the end of the day you go answer your papa name and your tribes name.
Bini no send you, Urhobo no send you. SS no send you. SS is a politically convenient terminology created in Abuja.
No be SS confederacy , na SS empire. Your empire will start and end in your village.. Total land area : 2 km square.

Your only hope is to apply to Asari Dokubo for apprenticeship on militancy and pipeline security.

You’re not crying victim ? What did your leaders tell the British Government ?
Continue opening threads. Even your leaders know their options are limited . Just go back to blowing up pipelines . That’s the only way you’ll be noticed .

This Foo Foo K . is still mad that he was placed on a visa ban

Just enjoy your ban in peace

DomPerignon:



Ohu,is that all?

So being a minority is a crime now abi ?


Come and claim SS again.

Cry harder .

Those of you with the affliction are a minority in a minority .
The majority of the minority are upstanding and head and shoulders above you.
But you and your type are inconsequential. As irrelevant as a cockroach 🪳under my foot in the grand scheme of things . You are a nobody . And you’ll go to your bed every night forever knowing that you and your type will never amount to anything in the grand scheme of things in this country.

DomPerignon:



Ohu, I have debunked your earlier lies on Yorubas being opposed to Midwestern creation.

You remain the worst thing to happen to southern Nigeria.

You must at least be expelled from southern Nigeria or be expelled from Nigeria all together.

Dwarf. Oh looks like the affliction of inferiority minority complex is upon you. You can only rant like a demented man online . Lick Yoruba ass well. People like you are in the minority even in your region .
Peter Obi swept Edo , Delta, Cross River,. It’s on record he won Rivers as well . That’s 4 states out of 6.

You can rant from now till the end of time , it will be no more effective than the shrieks of a dwarf in the marketplace. Neither seen nor heard . Go gather all the ones who share your ideology.. You’re still too small. South south confederacy?? This guy is a hungry comedian. An average Bini man does not even regard you ad anything .

DomPerignon:


The road to Midwestern region creation began in Ibadan and the motion was first raised by a Yoruba in the regional house.

After the referendum ,another Yoruba man was the one who raises the motion to ratify the Plebescite decision at the federal parliament in Lagos.

Ohu, these are the facts surrounding the creation of Midwestern region.

The Yorubas said they can not be colonisers to their fellow Africans in Nigeria after being at the forefront in fighting for independence from Britain.

But was this the case in the Ibo dominated house in Enugu ?

Hell no!

Had anything changed since ?

Hell no

Are you bastards not fighting to restore the British created eastern region under the guise of Biafra ?

Ohu liars.

This jobless one dey vex gan and cursing like a dumped teenager. Are you a short man ? Na dwarfs dey curse like this . Your words are empty and carry no weight . But keep that anger inside . I hope it multiplies. You’re just another envious attention seeking unfortunate soul from the religion of piss who is beholden to the northern caliphate.
But if you need help to be put out of your misery, I can recommend or even help out . Who knows ? Maybe you might get 72 virgins in hell .


Answer the question I asked you ? Why was Awolowo arrested for high treason ?

ElSudani:
Right thing to do.

What ??

Are you good in the head lady ?

What century are you living in ?

@jobless OP.

Why did Awolowo refuse to allow the Midwestern region to gain autonomy.

Until the tafawa balewa-led FG from Lagos declared a state of emergency in the western region and arrested Awolowo for high treason , imposed a caretaker government consisting of igbos, Bini sons and some reasonable yoruba politicians which then granted the Midwest autonomy ?

Can you provide a non-hypocritical answer to this question ?

FreeStuffsNG:
Lagos is not for sale and has never been for sale. If you know you know

If you had any sense, you would’ve seen that this is an internal family struggle.
It’s just a transfer of ownership from one faction to the legally recognized faction.

Keep embarrassing yourself .

While the respondents are Mrs. Stella Adedoyin Shonowo, Mrs. Bukola Amusan, Mrs Adetokunbo Vera-Cruz, Lawrence Oluwatoyin Reis, Ms Taiwo Shyleon, Ms Winifred Cardoso and the probate registrar, High Court of Lagos State Justice Jumoke Pedro had in a consent judgement in suit number M/7P/14 set aside all previous dealings in properties forming part of Lawrenco Anthonio Cardoso Estate without first obtaining letters of administration .

FreeStuffsNG:
Please tell me which nation in the world is not battling with electricity in the world. Smh.

Just like most nations, we are not battling with electricity in the whole spectrum. UK for months now has had most electricity companies folding up and returning their licenses to their regulator Ofgen.Try and read to understand and not be too quick in lamenting.

For years now, we produce more electricity than we need by the time you add all forms of energy we generate and use in all electricity
generators nationwide but electricity is more than generation.

We produce even more electricity than we need but some zones are not investing in such critical sector and for that reason the electricity transmission and distribution is not efficient. Imagine if Anambra had invested the money Mr Obi sank in a beer-making International Breweries plc to prepare ahead for this kind of opportunity.

Just to enact laws for state electricity market, it is just a handful of 3 states ,Kaduna,Edo and Lagos, have state framework for their electricity market yet state legislators of most states can do the job. That's why it's not just to lament and go. Understand the issues and suggest if you have anything to offer.

You just open your and spew rubbish and when you’re exposed , you’ll call the mods

You’re neither intelligent nor informed, you either wilfully misrepresent facts or you just suffer from blatant ignorance .

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described fuel subsidy as a “scam” and disincentive to growth, saying it rewarded smugglers and reduced the burden of the “real cost” of the commodity for some countries.

Needs to first tender an unreserved apology for leading the 2012 protests that crippled the nation thereby resulting in a reversal of subsidy removal and plunging the nation into a dark period for 11 years.

Karma is a real bitch
His actions over the last 10 years all in the name of politics, have contributed to depleted foreign reserves and irresponsible borrowing. now as president he has inherited the problems he helped to create.

Moral of the lesson : don’t cut off your nose to spite your face , Cos you’ll be setting up yourself .

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, on Wednesday lashed out at former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo over his latest comment that Igbos are slaves.


MASSOB’s leader, Uchenna Madu, said Dokubo can never be accorded the role of a hero despite allegedly running errands for Yoruba, Hausa, and Fulani people.

Madu described Dokubo as an “expired animal” for saying the Kalabari and Ijaw people conquered Igbos.


A statement by Madu reads: “This unwarranted verbal attack on Ndigbo has awakened our spirit of lionism and bravery.

“In the traditional history of conquest, warfare and bravery of Ndigbo and Ijaw people, it is on record that Ijaw people with their allies have never achieved 7% of the conquest, dominion and domination of what Ndigbo have achieved both in the pre-colonial era and in this modern era.


“Asari Dokubo, in his bourgeois stupidity, forgot that it was Ndigbo that stopped the British colonial rulers from changing and deleting the native names and cultural heritages of the Ijaw people during the conquest of the British colonial adventure.

“Dokubo Asari has once again proved his low mentality and puff-puff nature.

“That Ijaw people are neighbors to Ndigbo and that Ndigbo treats them as brothers and sisters does not warrant competing with Ndigbo in every sphere of life, both nationally and globally. Even the Hausas, Yorubas and Fulanis generally see the Ijaw people as an extension of Ndigbo from the Eastern region.


“MASSOB reminds Dokubo Asari that no amount of his loyalty and errand boyish services to Yoruba, Hausa and Fulanis of biased Nigeria will make him a hero or accord him celebrated recognition because the federal government hates Ijaws more than Ndigbo.

”We remind him about his elder brothers, Isaac Adaka Boro, Ken Saro Wiwa and Henry Okah, their overwhelming loyalty and services to Nigeria against Ndigbo perished with them. They are forgotten because evil can never be celebrated


https://dailypost.ng/2023/06/21/igbo-slave-comment-errand-boy-for-yoruba-hausa-wont-make-you-hero-massob-blasts-asari-dokubo/?amp=1

People are being slaughtered in Platueau and all over the middle belt , these ones are still celebrating the swearing-in .

We have returned all the vehicles to the premises of Federal High Court, Gusau, as I speak to you now, no single vehicle is in police custody,” Abubakar said.


Returned ? Or deposited at ?
When I saw the headline , I thought they meant the vehicles were returned to the ex-governor. Which was a shocking as there’s a pending order directed that the vehicles be domiciled in custody of the court .

ThinkAkwaIbom:


https://fb.watch/lb8U6uQARM/

I watched the video till the end

First of all, I asked for links (plural ) to back up your claim of where you said Igbo influencers (plural ) are starting a campaign. Your shared only one link

Secondly
Having watched the video from start to finish , I was waiting to see where narrator called upon Igbo people specifically to boycott the airline . I didn’t see any. He appealed to EVERYONE . He said injustice to one is injustice to ALL. He also said that if you think it doesn’t concern you, it might happen to you

Thirdly
At the end of the video , the narrator shared a similar experience he had with Ivory Coast airline. Ivory Coast airline is neither owned nor operated by Akwa Ibom . But he used it as a reference of bad customer service.

Fourthly
The narrator explained in detail what happened , he mentioned several key facts :
- the lack of air conditioning
-the pilot asking people to vacate their seats
-his friend specifically being thrown out of the plane without an alternative option
-his friend’s bag not being returned to him
-physical assault by security agents as his friend tried to record the incident on his camera phone
-smashing of his friends phone.

Now this is my conclusion :
Having watched the video and going back to read your original post , I hereby submit that you sir are an astonishingly daft, mischievous and opprobrious individual who deserved to be locked up with animals for a day.

You have deliberately ignored the fact that this is a customer service issue , an issue that might cause a similar reaction from you if it happened, and instead you decided to come to nairaland to make an ethno-centric and bigoted post .

You should be utterly ashamed of yourself as a human being, as a Nigerian and as an Akwa ibomite. If we’re talking about the good people of Akwa ibom, you’re not one of them . You’re a bad egg.

Rather than dispute or verify the claims made by the narrator in the video whether they actually happened or not, you came to start an ethnic aggression.

Seun you need to deal with the fellow . He deserves a one week ban .

ThinkAkwaIbom:


Call it dumbness, but no one has the monopoly of stupidity. Influencers coming together to call for a boycott is not a coincidence.

You don't call a tribal war and expect us to keep quiet.

Post some links where Igbo influencers are campaigning for boycott of ibom air

These people can’t do or reason outside the confines of religious bigotry.
That’s a brash , tactless, undiplomatic comment . Regardless of the message he is trying to pass across

LegendHero:
Catholic Church should keep their hypocritical letter and Tinubu should throw it in the bin.

Where are they when Peter Obi and his gang of fake pastors threw caution to the wind and soiled the altar with their religious bigotry and senseless propaganda?

What did El-Rufai said wrong that other fake pastors haven’t said worse? “Church take back your country” from Obi is worse than than anything El Rufai said. “Daddy this is a religious war” from Obi is worse than anything El-Rufai said.

Again, Catholic Church should stop hypocrisy game and sh*t up.

Lastly, Tinubu is different from El-Rufai. He is a Yoruba man who understood the complexity of religion and his great ancestors are never religious bigot or fanatics. There is no cause for alarm for Christians in Asiwaju government.

As expected from a Yoruba Muslim . Your level of hypocrisy is expected.

This is specifically what PO was referring to by religious war.

Ajagunakin:


TUEH! WE ALL COLLECTIVELY SPIT ON YOU BACK FOR BEING A FOUL NIGERIAN

Can you let us know your stand back in 2012 when the subsidy was first removed ?

I want to clear your skull of stupidity

plaindealer:


Your own actions and utterances colorized it as igbo agenda especially considering the fact that most igbo people are defending and supporting the strike and the NLC.

Generally, you hate what's good for Nigeria and you like what's bad for Nigeria and you don't want to see Nigeria do good.

Are you referring to what you and likes (including your lord and saviour Tinubu) did back in 2012 when the subsidy was first removed ?