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alphaNomega:


Fvck off and start your own country then!

Your ancestors were sold for peanuts and nothing you do in this life will ever change it.

You too can start your own country too

We are not one people

Just lumped together by the thieving British to fail

It's official!!!!!!!

Nigeria is now to be called ROYAL NIGER!!!!!

All citizens and stakeholders should take note!!!!!

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Litmus:
Britain pretty much conquered distant peoples and their lands and created many nations through Christianity, military and companies. Military defeated the people physically; Christianity passified their minds and companies exploited resources. You had Royal Niger Company in Nigeria and East India Company in India. India has moved on, Nigeria refuses. India is so future oriented they are looking at the stars and sending up space ships, but Boneheaded Nigerians refuses to face development squarely but rather dwell in past..

79.8% of Indians living in India are Hindus. Comparing apples to oranges

GrabHisBalls:
It's taught. Some of you refused to read. Didn't you do all subjects in SS1 including history before streamlining them in SS2?

i was never taught history in SS1

ContentedK:
shut up and visit your history, when the Roman’s conquered Britain, it was named barbarians , they left and British people went back to their original name Britian.

You are either ignorant or pathetic liar. Romans never called Britain barbarian,
stick to what you know.
It is the Greek who called any civilization that is not Greek barbarians, a word
which was later co-opted by the Romans for its enemies.
Roman official name for Britain was Britto or the unofficial Brittunculi.

Barbarians never referred to any country.
Does the name Biafra refer to the Igbo people before the slave trade?
Of course, not.

Romans did same with France and called them Gaul, they left and the French people went back to their name France. Same applies to some of your neighbor African countries like Ghana which was formerly called Gold Coast etc, check the ancient map of Africa that was first drawn by the Portuguese and you’ll find Biafra boldly located their with its boundaries.

Again, you showed your Ignorance and naivety.
Gaul is not France any more than Italy is the Roman empire. The Romans did not rename
France because that name was not used to define the territory at that period.
I won't waste my time explaining the obvious because I don't think you have the intellect to grasp the concept.

You are even referring me to a map drawn by Portugues, can you be more slavish by allowing foreigners
to define you?
Since you brought it up, are you going to claim territories belonging to Gabon, Equitorial guinea and Cameron
who also fall within the Bight of Biafra?

It is funny, how a people who pride themselves of being independent kingdoms suddenly
start making emipre-wide land claims.

Don’t come here and show your slave mentality because Biafra has risen to stay whether any idiot likes it or not even if it takes light years to achieve. Biafrans never back down, it’s a common ideology and never in history has an ideology been defeated..

Now that your stupidity has been exposed, you have resorted to personal attack as all imbe ciles do.

There was no Igbo Biafra before the civil war.
Ojukwu stole that existing name, so there will be no Biafra name to revert to.

codemaniacs:


lies...

palm oil, cocoa was more valuable than crude oil at that time....

if ojukwu and his gang never declared biafra there wouldn't have been any war and igbos and other eastern nations would have been enjoying the oil..

Do I need to tell you that it was after GOWON went against the agreement that the eastern regional Government (NOT OJUKWU) decided to go for independence.?

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Factors that Led to the Withdrawal of Chartered Companies in Africa



By the end of the 19th century, most chartered companies had been terminated by their Metropolitan governments that had given them charters or trading licenses. Responsibility for further administration of those areas were taken over by the home governments. Different reasons worked hand in hand to explain the withdrawal of the chartered companies from Africa by 1900
1. Royal Niger Company out of its good performance in what the British wanted in West Africa, its Charter was terminated and British Imperial government rookover its services e.g. it bad pacified the areas, promoted trade in Gold, palm oil and generally had turned Nigeria into a British asset. In South and Central Africa Cecil Rhodes' achievements were
great and the British government could not fail to take over. In East Africa although the
Imperial British East African Company was largely a failure, it helped in bringing Kenya
and Uganda under the British control.
2. The companies had a number of differences which. propelled their home governments to take over their work e.g. the Royal Niger Company had oppressive rules and harsh conditions in trading activities whIch were resented by African and European traders. In
South and Central Africa, the British South African Company oppressed the Shona and the Ndebele traders whose trade with the Portuguese was banned. Their trade monopoly and mistreatment of other traders generated protests from their home government that later decided.the closure of the chartered company activities in central Africa.
Another weakness was that the companies had failed to stop slave trade completely e.g. Royal Niger Company failed to stamp out slave trade in Nigeria and also Imperial British East African Company in East Africa had failed. This was contravening the Berlin conference theory of effective occupation that agitated for stopping of slave trade to promote stability for effective colonial administration in Africa. The failure to stamp out slave trade by specific chartered companies made the home government to come and take over the control of the African territories.
There was pressure from other European powers who were interested in the area where these companies operated e.g. the Royal Niger Company was faced with the French pressure in West Africa. The French traders had been outcompeted by the Royal Niger Company and its leader George Goldie who established stringent policies against the French companies forced the French to leave West Afnca unhappy.
In Central Africa, the British South African Company was faced with Portuguese pressure. The Portuguese from Mozambique wanted to link their political control with Angola, their colony in South West Africa hence they had to disorganise the activities of British South African Company across Central Africa.
In East Africa, Carl Peters of the German East African Company was interested in taking over Buganda and so was Lord Lugard and William Mackinon of the Imperial British East African Company. Such pressure from other European governments made the home governments withdraw the chartered companies from Africa and take over the direct administration of these African territories.
The financial problems:-
Companies like the Imperial British East African Company were forced to withdraw because of the reduced funds and under capitalisation. Lord Lugard lacked funds to run the company and was forced to recommend the British government take over of, their area. This came about as a result of spending a lot .of their money in silencing of religious wars
in Buganda e.g. by 1891, its annual budget of 40,000 pounds was oyer and it was saved by
financial assistance from the Church Missionary Society in the period between 1892-1893. This forced the British government declare a protectorate over Buganda in 1894. In 1895
Kenya was declared a British colony leading to the closure of the Imperial British East
6. Failure to locate the needed resources:
Some companies came to Africa following the mineral discovery in South Africa and imagined that everywhere in Africa, there were minerals hence leading to the collapse of many chartered companies e.g. the Imperial British East African Company and Germany East African Company operated within the poor zone of East Africa. Apart from Ivory, there was no dependable export to keep these companies in business. East Africa had no
minerals and it was greatly inhabited by the pastrolists who had little to offer in terms of European trade.
7 Lack of inadequate experienced staff:
Most of the chartered companies employed local and foreign staff who were not experienced. The Africans who were employed were illiterate and had no skills in government and trade Issues. Similarly, at the London headquarters of the Imperial British East African Company, directors lacked proper coordination, their plans were often
contused, unserious and quite unreliable William Macknon himself was full of sheer and ..
mockery (pretence) and one British scholar had this to say;
"William Mackinon had no quality for pushing an enterprise that depended on quick decisions and smartness".
Mackinon is blamed to have employed staff from outside East Africa without much regard
of their experience and qualifications leading to the poor performance of the Imperial British East African Company. A similar story affected other chartered companies in Africa
8. Poor communication system:
Generally, the whole of the pre-colonial Africa had, railways, no established water canals
and even most rivers and lakes were not navigable. Traders used local paths until they established some feeder roads and railway lines by themselves which were also inadequate. These problems made trade expensive which resulted into improper coordination which created inefficiency hence leading to the closure of their activities in Africa.
9. Lack of home support:
It should be noted that after they had been given charters by home governments, the traders cook over the whole responsibility of keeping law and order, signing treaties, carrving out administration, looking for valuable economic ventures for their home gl)" governments All these were done at the company's cost. Because of such a heavy duty
without home government financial support; companies like the Imperial British East
african company and German East African Company had to withdraw from East Africa .
10. African hostility
Local revolts were also strong problems to chartered companies. A fncan chiefs had grown
Rich because of slave trade eg Jaja of Opobo in niger Delta states. Such chiefs were at
Loggerheads with the company agents who were busy stopping slave trade and promoting legitimate trade
In suppression of such revolts, companies had to incur high costs which culminated into their bankruprcy hence leading tv their closure A good example was Abushiri revolt in Eastern Tanganyika which hindered the operation of the German East Afncan Company in the area. Such resistances were common in West Africa under George Goldie and even was one or the cause of the Shona-Ndebele uprising against Cecil Rhodes III Central Africa in 1897 98 period.
11. Presence of wild animals and hostile tribes:
This was because. they. operated. in tropical rain forests. As a result, a good number of traders wer,e eaten by wild animals. More to this, some African tribes like the Nandi never welcomedthecompany administratorsdue'to their natural hostility against foreigners and their long standing desire to keep their independence intact
12. Presence of diseases
AU the above problems coupled with tropical diseases were a great hinderance to the activities of these companies. This caused their respective home governments to come and take over the administration of these areas under their control.
In conclusion therefore, the factors that led to the withdrawal of the chartered companies were mainly grouped into two categories i.e. the companies inherent internal and external weakness plus the physical and human nature of Africans. This forced the Metropolitan governments to come and occupy these prepared areas in the name of colonisation by 1900.

It was, however, evidently impossible for a chartered company to hold its own against the state-supported protectorates of France and Germany, and in consequence its charter was revoked in 1899 and, on 1 January 1900, the Royal Niger Company transferred its territories to the British Government for the sum of £865,000. The ceded territory together with the small Niger Coast Protectorate, already under imperial control, was formed into the two protectorates of northern and southern Nigeria.

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https://m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Niger_Company

codemaniacs:




it was nnamdi azikwe that stopped the north 3 times.... awolowo wanted a secession clause included in the constitution before independence but azikwe didn't agree to it.

they won't talk that one...okotie eboh influenced zik ncnc to formed alliance with npc much to the chagrin of awo...awo saw opportunity during civil war and pitched tent with gowon as d highest ranking minister...teach correct history... if Nigeria should break na 8 countries go comot

OGHENAOGIE:
so what should Nigeria revert to in name mind u biafra doesn't include the Niger delta so u know if Nigeria is to split today it ll split to more than 7 countries

its obvious you can’t read and comprehend that’s why you’re dormant. I said on that post that you just quoted to make research on the ancient map that f Africa that the Portuguese drew even before the British Invasion and you’ll see Biafra and it’s territories well defined.. when you do that come back and I’ll open your blind mind more... state creation is a divide and rule tactics that’s worked out well for long.. before Nigeria was created in 1914 by the Britain what were your called should be a questio of concern to you and your region

Biggty:
i was never taught history in SS1

That's the school you attended.

I recall I did in SS1 before deciding I was going to be a science student. The history of Nigeria was taught, the first Europeans: Richard Lander and John Lander were taught. Imagine, I still recall the Lander brothers after so long. Though, 1yr wasn't enough to properly teach History, but I guess they needed us to know the basic.

Now, my brother is studying Computer science in RSU and History is one of his general course.

selemempe:
who stopped the north from getting it. I am sure that in the 2 times u talked about, no easterner or westerner stood in the way of the north. So why didnt u achieve it? Who stopped u? Who cared?

go find out same way you are trending this royal Niger thing...

LongThickPenis:


We are talking of the same thing from different perspective. Why wait till the oil is finished before pressurising the leaders to do what is right. Is it when the world has moved to green energy for cars , planes and trains and ships that we cannot sell our crude (since we don't make refineries, manufacturers cars, ships, etc). Why wait till then when we can start now.

lol....bro we are not saying the same thing.

I'm telling u that the social change u want cannot happen in one nigeria bcoa of ethnic tensions. Ethnic groups will support their worst leaders just to spite another ethnic group. There has been more killings in the north under buhari than at anyother time in history....guess who is the north's hero?

codemaniacs:


through shellll oil comp....

Shell is a private company operating at the mercy of the Government of Nigeria.
MTN,DSTV and Stanbic Banks makes billions every year from Nigeria, are we also slaves to South Africa?

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codemaniacs:




it was nnamdi azikwe that stopped the north 3 times.... awolowo wanted a secession clause included in the constitution before independence but azikwe didn't agree to it.

a lie told severally. Who was zik during the 1954 lytlton constitution? A premiere of eastern region....who and who sat in parliament during that era? Wat power does zik have in 1954 to determine wat will be in the constitution? Can u prove this baseless allegation or is it another ''my papa told me'' tale?

ContentedK:
its obvious you can’t read and comprehend that’s why you’re dormant. I said on that post that you just quoted to make research on the ancient map that f Africa that the Portuguese drew even before the British Invasion and you’ll see Biafra and it’s territories well defined.. when you do that come back and I’ll open your blind mind more... state creation is a divide and rule tactics that’s worked out well for long.. before Nigeria was created in 1914 by the Britain what were your called should be a questio of concern to you and your region

you should tel me history teacher you are trying to distort history...Nigeria were living separately moreover how do we trust the map Portuguese men did to serve their own purpose...

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So who did the Royal Niger company buy the territory from before deciding to "Sell" to the British government? Who chop the money?

Jesse jagz made a Dope album with the tittle. ROYAL NIGER COMPANY

OGHENAOGIE:
they won't talk that one...okotie eboh influenced zik ncnc to formed alliance with npc much to the chagrin of awo...awo saw opportunity during civil war and pitched tent with gowon as d highest ranking minister...teach correct history... if Nigeria should break na 8 countries go comot

awo is ziks political rival...he forced zik out of western politics unfairly...in a highly tribal political move. He also wanted ag to form alliance with bello....bello called zik and told him that he just received a delegate from awo....zik told him he was currently receiving one from the same awo...thats hw awo became oposition...it was politics...not to spite anyone....it didnt result in deaths...it was either zik did that or zik became opposition

OGHENAOGIE:
you should tel me history teacher you are trying to distort history...Nigeria were living separately moreover how do we trust the map Portuguese men did to serve their own purpose...

now you arrive to my point, we were all independent entities before the evil British came. You just affirmed to yourself that Nigeria is an artificial contraption made by Britain... its expiry date is around the corner you know

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Xisnin:



You are either ignorant or pathetic liar. Romans never called Britain barbarian,
stick to what you know.
It is the Greek who called any civilization that is not Greek barbarians, a word
which was later co-opted by the Romans for its enemies.
Roman official name for Britain was Britto or the unofficial Brittunculi.

Barbarians never referred to any country.
Does the name Biafra refer to the Igbo people before the slave trade?
Of course, not.


Again, you showed your Ignorance and naivety.
Gaul is not France any more than Italy is the Roman empire. The Romans did not rename
France because that name was not used to define the territory at that period.
I won't waste my time explaining the obvious because I don't think you have the intellect to grasp the concept.

You are even referring me to a map drawn by Portugues, can you be more slavish by allowing foreigners
to define you?
Since you brought it up, are you going to claim territories belonging to Gabon, Equitorial guinea and Cameron
who also fall within the Bight of Biafra?

It is funny, how a people who pride themselves of being independent kingdoms suddenly
start making emipre-wide land claims.




Now that your stupidity has been exposed, you have resorted to personal attack as all imbe ciles do.

There was no Igbo Biafra before the civil war.
Ojukwu stole that existing name, so there will be no Biafra name to revert to.

this is what history should be not distorted one some are trying to sell...the Portuguese too were here for interest too..so how do we trust a map made by them...incidentally kanu keep brain washing them

Difrent:
NO BIG DEAL., MANY STATES IN USA WERE BOUGHT AND SOLD


how can anyone be surprised about this?,,,,,,google berlin conference of 1884, you will understand more

Like how the US govt bought Louisiana from the French.

codemaniacs:


azikwe father was a secretary to the british from 1910 he worked for the colonial government till he died

is it now azikiwe father that refused secession in the 1954 constitution? Wow

codemaniacs:


look at your mouth like "Shell is a private company"
there is shellll, there british nigerian tobacco. e.t.c..

and about MTN,DSTV and Stanbic Banks yes we are also slaves to South Africa where is also dutch/british just like shell, british Nigerian tobacco e.t.c.

that's one of the reasons china created their own version of everything europeans creates...

I see you are an armchair critic who hasn't look at economic issues deeply.

ContentedK:
now you arrive to my point, we were all independent entities before the evil British came. You just affirmed to yourself that Nigeria is an artificial contraption made by Britain... its expiry date is around the corner you know

lol even America was a British creation too but they have moved on strongly...my own is if u guys want biafra do am with sense and don't colonize others into it...just use the five eastern states achieve am simple

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