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Politics / Re: But Is Jimi Agbaje An Igbo Man? by Bre(f): 10:46am On Apr 09, 2015 |
bamidele029: I had not seen the second picture before now. But wait, are the things written down there true? Can you honestly tell me that what he has written is a lie? Because only if they are lies, then yes, your anger is more than justified. If not, then your anger is pointed in the wrong direction. You should be angry that a people can be marginalised like that in your own city! 1 Like |
Politics / Re: But Is Jimi Agbaje An Igbo Man? by Bre(f): 10:35am On Apr 09, 2015 |
Dele010: You generally raised some good points but on your last point, I completely agree. I was trying to explain to a friend of mine from Brazil what the political climate in Nigeria is like. She asked me, "so between the PDP and APC, which is the more conservative and which is more liberal?". I had no answer for her. I just had to settle with explaining that the parties are more like cliques than parties of philosophical ideologies like you can clearly distinguish in other some countries. No party, either at a federal or state level, has a clearly defined vision that one can just identify with - like the Labour Party and the Conservatives of the UK. Or the Rebuplicans and the Democrats of the US. So with no solid vision for supporters to follow, the masses then just seem to settle in to follow based on tribal sentiment. And that's why I seriously doubt that democracy, at least the way we currently have it structured, is not suitable for Nigeria. |
Politics / Re: Igbos Come Out In Mass And Vote:Win Or No Win Vote PDP Jimi Agbaje by Bre(f): 8:16pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
adeoladrg: Wisdom and sense. I very much appreciate reading this. |
Politics / Re: Igbos Come Out In Mass And Vote:Win Or No Win Vote PDP Jimi Agbaje by Bre(f): 8:12pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
If you will not accept the oba telling you who to vote for then you should also not follow in his foot steps and order people to vote just like that. You'd do well to rather post Jimi Agbaje's manifesto and encourage people to support him if you're a serious person. This post just seems juvenile and tired. It ain't that deep. There will be no blood shed this Saturday nor will there be a civil war, part deux. Stay above the fray, take a breath, vote your choice, then go home. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Some Yorubas Be Like...(picture) After Oba's Comment by Bre(f): 7:22pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
jimi4us: My brother/sister, do not allow yourself to turn against your fellow Nigerian in anger. Your statement is not cool at all. Stay above the belt, no need to insult one's father. |
Politics / Re: Obi Of Onitsha Curses Ngige & APC by Bre(f): 7:07pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
cobratail: So, basically, you didn't read nor comprehend the ins and outs of this story from 2013. You just wanted to come here and insult an Igbo traditional ruler because of the insult Oba Akiolu brought to himself? These two situations are as similar as apples are to oranges. Oba of Lagos had brought disrespect to himself and in turn to his subjects by being thoughtless in his speech. Obi of Onitsha was reprimanding his disrespectful subject. Now, as a contemporary person, I am not affected by these traditional rulers in my every day life but we must respect their standing in our community and culture. |
Politics / Re: Obama Makes Telephone Calls To President Jonathan And Buhari by Bre(f): 6:40pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Odikwa very risky. Everything the yanks touch turn to rubble. Obama, go and face Putin joor. |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 4:31pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: I see I was missed... In any case, your point made on Calabar still does not buttress your stance. Capital of southern Nigeria, yes. Capital of NIGERIA? No. But this digresses from what my intended focus was anyway |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 6:57pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
jaysniggs: Listen bro, I understand your frustration and the knee jerk reaction to protect the integrity of what you see as your land but there is absolutely nothing insultive in Igbos choosing a candidate to vote for in accordance with their personal interests. This is a democratic land. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 6:47pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: Read below: Calabar, formerly Old Calabar, town and port, capital of Cross River state, southeastern Nigeria. It lies along the Calabar River, 5 miles (8 km) upstream from that river’s entrance into the Cross River estuary. Settled in the early 17th century by the Efik branch of the Ibibio people, the town became a centre for trade between white traders on the coast and natives farther inland. Fish, cassava, bananas, palm oil, and palm kernels were traded at Calabar for European manufactured goods, and the town also served as a major slave-trading depot. Duke Town and the other Efik settlements near Calabar—Creek Town, Henshaw Town, and Obutong (Old Town)—were forcibly united into the loosely knit state of Old Calabar by the Ekpe secret society, which was controlled by the towns’ merchant houses. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/88678/Calabar Does that sound like a capital of Nigeria or a regional capital to you? Let me also categorically state that today is the first day I learned Lagos to be known to be called a "no man's land". Thanks, Nairaland! 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 4:43pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
eyeview: Amusing in a sad way. So desperate to one-up a tribe in any way possible... So much so as to carry the incoming presidency on their head as bragging rights. Is he not the supposed people's general? Or is he just for Odua and her people? Forgetting the northerners who really hold sway altogether. I pray that these e-warriors get better sense. |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 4:24pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
eyeview: Thank you, eyeview. I used to lurk on NL and just enjoy the online company of my compatriots from afar. However the recent trend I have seen on NL with the selective actions of the mods and the hateful things I've read (and continue reading) has me in disbelief. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 4:18pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
toprealman: I'm stalking you? When I created this thread and you chose to comment of your own free will?! Carry on 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 3:21pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
toprealman: I laugh at you, and it's a hearty,belly laugh. I live and was raised in a "developed western country" hence why I can attest to their evils first hand and why I have a much broader view on such issues. I grew up having to defend my fierce Nigerian pride to not just the oyibo indigenes but the many other nationalities on the school playground. I chose to force those same oyibos to twist their tongues to call me by my native name rather than my easier to accept "English" name. I can tell you of all the "POO" that these people have allowed others to come and do in their country. But who are they to complain? You cannot go out there and try to colonise the entire world without expecting the world to come and perch on your doorstep. What was your point again? 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Obasanjo Meets Buhari , APC chieftains before Ambode rally by Bre(f): 2:55pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
literarymathy: When he was a PDP president for 8 years, mshew. He's just a political ashawo and general tout. |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 2:51pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
steppin: I refuse to engage them in this nonsense e-war when those same culprits are probably saying "yes ma" to their Igbo boss in real life. People can pretend for this NL. I am taking it all in stride. I understand that there are seriously intelligent and cultured Yorubas outside of this forum. Many of whom are my friends and can never write some of the trash I read here. But there are those - who either to misfortune or otherwise - are not well-read (illiteracy is a real thing o!) that will read the rubbish on NL and carry this matter for their head in real life. It's either the mods start promoting better threads on front page rather than tribalistic ones or they can be the ones to stoke the fires of an ethnic war. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 2:22pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Some history for those who skipped that class in school Lagos was settled at various times by hunters and fishermen from the Àwórì sub-nationality. Originally based in Iseri on the Ògùn River about 20 miles from the island, the initial wave of settlers led by Arómiré ("the one that becomes personable at the sight of a http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Lagos-History.html And also... Lagos, city and chief port, Lagos state, Nigeria. Until 1975 it was the capital of Lagos state, and until December 1991 it was the federal capital of Nigeria. Ikeja replaced Lagos as the state capital, and Abuja replaced Lagos as the federal capital. Lagos, however, remained the unofficial seat of many government agencies. The city’s population is centred on Lagos Island, in Lagos Lagoon, on the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea. Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city and one of the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/327849/Lagos |
Politics / Sorry, But Blame Your Colonial Emperor For Making Lagos A No-mans-land by Bre(f): 2:19pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
I see that they do not teach history in some Nigerian schools, or at least relevant history. There are too many people embarrassing themselves with this recent tribalistic trend on nairaland *side eye to the mods*. Since Lagos was a former capital, many generations of many tribes have all contributed to its status today. There's a couple NL commenters in particular running around, wholly misinformed, telling Igbos to mind themselves, that they should be grateful to be in another man's land and thus keep quiet and take whatever comes their way. Sorry, but no. You cannot compare Kano to Lagos as Kano was never a capital. Nor can you bring any other city into this baseless argument. I just dey look you. The Americans predicted that Nigeria will split by 2015, look at you clowns helping them to see the fruitfulness of their evil wishes for us when we are on the cusp of greatness. GROW UP!! 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: But Is Jimi Agbaje An Igbo Man? by Bre(f): 1:13pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
vonmaxwell: I swear. I am counting on them to be wiser than that. I however will not hold my breath. |
Politics / Re: But Is Jimi Agbaje An Igbo Man? by Bre(f): 11:44am On Apr 07, 2015 |
Dele010: That he is. He's a true Lagosian, Ambode is also an immigrant, he does not originate from Lagos... gonna just let that marinate |
Politics / Re: Alleged Anti-igbo Comment: Catholic Church Group Tackles Oba Akiolu by Bre(f): 11:40am On Apr 07, 2015 |
peppyluv02: My dear he never fooled me, ever. I just pointed it out if anyone else out there ever felt that he was. A very disgusting and jobless human being he is 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Alleged Anti-igbo Comment: Catholic Church Group Tackles Oba Akiolu by Bre(f): 10:16am On Apr 07, 2015 |
ChinemeOkpan: I knew I'd find you here. And you have jsut proven yourself a Yoruba with one nonsense and obviously fake Igbo moniker. Give it up you tribalist. |
Politics / Re: But Is Jimi Agbaje An Igbo Man? by Bre(f): 9:18am On Apr 07, 2015 |
judiciarypalava: Thank you. After Jonathan had lost the election, all I have seen is a sudden explosion of tribalistic thugs with anti Igbo sentiments and it's disgusting. No one is dragging northerners for their clear and unrelenting bias for choosing Buhari who is their own. Igbos had not one Igbo candidate to support whether in the presidential or VP position yet what we saw was a people who voted based on their choice and right to vote. Now the supposed SW brothers are up in arms about this. Am I to believe that Igbos have no right to make a choice in who they wish to rule? Is that what is really going on?? 7 Likes |
Politics / But Is Jimi Agbaje An Igbo Man? by Bre(f): 12:06am On Apr 07, 2015 |
This is a very serious question. As I am genuinely trying to understand why and when he was appointed an Igbo candidate for Igbos. This is going by the rabid statements and threads I have read concerning this man. Even if Igbos decided to vote for him, kini big deal? Those Yoruba NLers (not all) foaming at the mouth need to chill out and understand that it is one man, one vote. As if some Igbos won't vote Ambode and some Yorubas won't vote Agbaje. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: President Francois Hollande Calls Buhari, Invites Him To Paris by Bre(f): 5:20pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Tell them to first get their border agencies in order regarding the way they treat those with Nigerian passports https://www.nairaland.com/2008249/ban-air-france-nigeria-now |
Politics / Re: David Cameron, UK PM Congratulates Buhari by Bre(f): 2:20pm On Apr 01, 2015 |
David Cameron must also prepare to congratulate the new prime minister once he loses the general election this May 1 Like |
Politics / Re: There Are No Losers, Both Men Won! by Bre(f): 2:12pm On Apr 01, 2015 |
Edwardhead: And this defeat has ensured him serious money till the day he dies. I'm expecting Mo Ibrahim to agree too. |
Politics / There Are No Losers, Both Men Won! by Bre(f): 12:01pm On Apr 01, 2015 |
Congratulation to the people's general on his victory. The people have spoken, I pray that he fulfills the role that the people expect of him and continues to grow a unified, prosperous and patriotic Nigeria. I also see the victory in GEJ's classy way of having lost the election. Not only has this singular act quietened any possible explosion of unrest and set him apart as Nigeria's truest democrat, but he is BOUND to win the Mo Ibrahim prize. That money is fo' lyf! He will never be shoeless for the rest of his days. Amen. I am proud of my country. The world was watching and we've done ourselves proud 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Jonathan May Concede Defeat Soon - Punch by Bre(f): 6:59pm On Mar 31, 2015 |
Iceskidd: That is the only good thing from this - the inevitable "I told you so" |
Computers / Re: Urgently Needed: Who Has An Extra MS Office 365 Activation Key? by Bre(f): 2:59pm On Mar 30, 2015 |
No wahala Just return the favour in future to future students when you can x |
Computers / Re: Urgently Needed: Who Has An Extra MS Office 365 Activation Key? by Bre(f): 2:28pm On Mar 30, 2015 |
TheChosenOne1: Omo check your email. You should have received the invite from me to download your full copy of MS Office |
Politics / Re: International Observers Express Concern Over Election Result Validity In Rivers by Bre(f): 6:14pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
cyril83: I do not like enemies of progress. Period. |
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