SingleWahala:
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lol, not even presidential slot.
Ordinary VP slot, and fiam, just like that Biafra goes into the trash bin.

Wht do these people think a VP is?

AAinEqGuinea:
that sounds more like Nnamdi

Oh pleeease give me a break you there.
The coward who has been hiding for months on end now.... suddenly resurfaces out of the grave.

Most Nigerians (Including the “Educated” ones) still don’t realize that sexuality isn’t a choice... no one would chose to be queer, odd and ostrasized if given the choice.
Do they think this young man decided to make hinself gay or do something thag would deliberately cause his family a great deal of sorrow?

I feel so bad for his mum, but with all sincerity, it is what it is. Given the culture and responsibility expected of Male children in Nigeria, I really do hope they have another son.

RomanReigns:


Bro don't believe anything you read online. Nnamdi Kanu is 100% apolitical and is against Nigeria and everything it upholds. Wait till you hear his broadcast tomorrow. You will wow!

Well, I really do hope so.
But the fact remains, why the sudden resurrection after all these months of laying low?

Nnamdu Kanu and his bandwagon of cheerleaders are delegitimizing the entire Biafran movement for the duration of our entire lifetimes including that of even the next generation and if not longer.....
It is so sad, I am one Yoruba that actually wished this man could get something tangible out of the renewed Biafran movement he championed a few years ago, I wished that if he would not suceed in getting an independent Biafran state, he would at least catalyze the federalization of Nigeria and the devolution of power AKA "Restructuring"


But at the rate these clowns are going, they wouldn't even get restructuring not to talk of anything even remotely close to Biafra.
Atiku the new song on the mouth of Easterners would be the last person to touch "restructuring" with even a long pole.
It will be dishonorable both ways, either Atiku wins or loses next year, Biafran agitators will not have a moral standing anymore. Sadder is the fact that some gullible youth and people in their golden years have actually died for this thing in the last few years or so.

IPOB is now a political joker as far as the game of Nigeria's political chess is concerned. No pawn intended....... NEXT!

RedboneSmith:
OP, is it true that the Igala name for elephant tusk is enyi-eri? I saw it on one Igala-language website and was wondering if it is really true. And if it is, how come Igalas don't call elephants eri, but adagba?

Dual names for same thing. One (Eri) being the actual name, the other (Adagba) being an attribute of the animal that has become more or less a name.
It is like how Yorubas call Elephant: Erin (Actual name) and Ajanaku (Oriki/Appellation).

Probz:


Otherwise I’m in 100% agreement.

scholes0. I noticed you haven’t really said much as far as most populous tribe in Nigeria goes once it was established that Hausas are actually the smallest. You running out of ways to degrade Igbos?

How has it been established?

Hausas - 1
Yorubas - 2
Igbos - 3
Fulanis - 4

bigfrancis21:


Igbos are not excessively sizable in most of those cities you mentioned because economic opportunities are not plentiful compared to Lagos (former nation's capital) where 6 or 7 out of 10 migrating Igbos would go to. That explains the difference.

You are yet to tell us, for the sake of history, why Oba Rilwan nearly peed in his pants over '5% Igbos' choosing to vote in Agbaje. The lion isn't scared of a cat, is it?

Aunty scholes0 is getting worked up like her twin sister sisiekoorioda....sorry ma o. But once again, 30% to 45% is more like it, ma.

ok

bigfrancis21:


Lol....without knowing who I am you 'assumed' I was in the presence of other Igbos to think they are everywhere?

Igbos are only 15%, possibly 5% if you will, but Oba Rilwan nearly peed in his pants because he thought Igbos would vote in Agbaje? If Igbos were only 5%, in your 'best estimate', why was Oba Rilwan so frightened?

Once again, anywhere between 30% to 45% is more like it.

Oh puleeese i’ve known you long enough on this forum to know that if at all you have ever been to lagos for any EXTENDED period of time to begin with, you weren’t there to rent a self contain in shangisha or okomomaiko ....
even those who do that, find friends or relatives or acquitances and start life in Lag from those base points FIRST.
You keep harping about what Oba of Lagos said that year ... after which all the Igbos swore by Ala the earth godess that they would make him eat his words... guess what they couldn’t do nada. Don’t tell me they took the insult and refused to vote for Agbaje of the PDP.

You are still in your 30-45% lol There are some major cities bordering Igbo states in this Naija that aren’t even 45% Igbo.. Warri, Uyo, Calabar, Yenagoa e.t.c are nowhere nearly that Igbo but it is Lagos that is much more cosmopolitan that will be 45% Igbo .. what’s the point of even arguing with you.
:-/

Toluobaeko11:
I'm from Ondo state. the population of Ebira in Ondo-state and in Ekiti is more than any other tribe, but the problem is that the ebira people are scattered in various villages and farms, while the Igbo are always seen in the markets.

That's another factor.
There is also the visibility factor based on the activities groups are engaged in, which can greatly skew perceptions.
African Americans are around 14% or so of the USA but if you take a walk along the alleys and streets of any major US city, you might be tempted to think blacks are like 20-25% based on the fact that you see them more , but that can be very deceiving because blacks are:
1: Generally more urban compared to the entire population
2: Tend to live more in the inner city
1,000 Igbo traders sitted in the main market of a town with 500,000 people attending to people coming to buy stuff will be more visible than 5,000 members of another group engaged in an other activity but blended seamlessly into the 500,000 people in that town.

These are obviously Fulbes AKA Fulanis.

Akwa Ibom and "Calabars" are short......
Tallest, I don't know.

lol this Igbo woman come add Jamilah to her name ... So she even has issues with US Authorities.

Even the status of her husband as per The US still remains in Limbo...

So many peeps and surprisingly also a lot of "follow-follow" Nigerians who lack independent thought said a lot of Bullsheet about this guy, but he is still garnering all the accolades.

bigfrancis21:


I've been to Lagos a couple of times and I know what I observed. A proper census in Lagos will shock you.

There's a reason Oba Rilwan and Yoruba alike were shaky and scared when they thought Igbos would vote massively for Agbaje. They knew we had the population, coupled with SS groups, to topple the ruling class, for a free and fair election. Go figure.

Once again, anywhere between 30% to 45% is more like it.

Being in Lagos as an Igbo and a non-permanent resident means you will mostly be within your circle, which again will be mostly Igbos, i.e the person who offered to host you, their family and friends, their friends friends, probably their neighborhood acquaintances and so forth . Same logic applies to all those other people from the east who claim lagos is 45% Igbo..lol
Your reason defies logic, sorry but it is true. Places like Ikorodu and Alimosho which are the two largest LGAs in Lagos Metro both by population and landmass are less than 13-15% Igbo. Epe is still there.. Igbos of Epe are like less than 10% And then the places that are heavily igbo like Amuwo-Odofin LG are still at least 40% Yoruba, and we haven't even deducted the other tribes from the totals there- meanwhile it is one of the smaller LGs population wise.

Secondly you are quoting a very large range there. 30 to 45% is a huge difference of a whooping 15%. 15% in Lagos translates to millions of people, hope you know. I can't possibly take YOU serious if you are swinging anywhere between 30 and 45%, which is from less than a third to 5% shy of half of Lagos state....lol

bigfrancis21:


Anywhere between 30% to 45% is more like it. Take it or leave it.

Lol ... talking from someone who has never lived in Lagos for any extended period of time, i’ll rather ‘leave it”

bigfrancis21:


Lol, I didn't even bother responding to him. Nairaland is really where people come to deny reality and live out their fantasies.

lol, he is right. If Igbos are 40% in Lags, they would be able to join votes with a Niger Delta population of Maybe (10%?) plus willing Yoruba tools to topple any opposition and beat a Yoruba in the APC to the Governorship position.
You and i know that is a far cry.

Lagos would have a very different macro-climate all together if it were 40% Igbo, cos lets assume another 5% are Efik-Ibibio-Anang, 4% are Ijaw, 1% are Isoko, 1% are southern idoma, another 4% all the other tribes that might be "igbo" to an average Yoruba (Ogoni, Cross river tribes bla bla), that is already a whooping more than half of Lagos being "Igbo".

Lagos is around 23-25% Igbo in my unbiased opinion, which is more than reflective, cos that is 1 in every 4 lagosian without yet taking into consideration Yorubas, the SS, the MB, the Northerners and all these Togolese, Ghanaians and Egun peeps from Benin. . Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional.

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Shukuakukobambi:


I just dislike that guy. With his ogunfe bia-bia. He looks like a fanatic with sinister intentions

I swearrogad.

Sheyone:

If you really know about south west you will know it doesn't really matter here.

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Deltayankeeboi:
@bolded wetin concern me? As long as he is PDP, who cares about his religion?


Yoruba muslims don't exist over here bro. It's funny you think I'm alone.



2019 yoruba muslims will be put to shame.

PDP all the way!

Of course he is PDP but you don't care about his religion, same way PDP in the East are currently asslicking Northerners ... lol
They call APC a muslim and gbegiri party but are busing asslicking gbegiri and ewedu Afonjas plus muslim Abokis in PDP.

Deltayankeeboi:
Smh. . . I see no point stressing this. There is nothing you will tell me that will change my mind about yorubas and their muslims. So let us just let it slide.

Actually I think APC might hv won osun. It isn't clear yet. Na so our elections de dey.
Ciao..

Deltayankeeboi:
Smh. . . I see no point stressing this. There is nothing you will tell me that will change my mind about yorubas and their muslims. So let us just let it slide.

Like i said earlier..

NA YOU SABI.

Osun state na Yoruba muslims, but PDP has won. Adeleke is a Muslim and he has won...

We don't care what you think, you are insignificant.

Deltayankeeboi:
Okay sir. Na you sabi. Keep on suffering and smiling.

Honestly, I think you have a comprehension problem.
Na you sabi.

Deltayankeeboi:
So the dullard bubu is the choice of all yoruba people. Really?

Reaping dividends? with una brown roof everywhere. Lol Tell me something else bro.

Are you daft? Or you can't read with this your question?

Deltayankeeboi:


If not for the sake of your extreme asslicking, North would not have been in power today. Yorubas kiss more ass than a toilet seat.

You think I'm bigot? please meet buhariguy.

Contrary to what you might have been told or spoonfed, Yorubas really do vote for their CHOICE, Individually. Infact choices differ within Nuclear families not to talk of extended family members' streets or towns!

Even the so called 2015 general presidential election was close and bitterly contested in the SW than in any other region . If that is what is your own asslicking, then thanks but we love it! It means we reap dividends of democracy from both the ruling party and the opposition parties, unlike those who can just be walked over, regardless of whether a party performs their developmental economic and social duties or not.

The real asslicking to me is everyone turns their heads in one direction like they are under a spell and vote for singular candidates or parties. Na life be that?

AS IT STANDS...

Live From BBC News Yoruba on Facebook.

DELTACHAINSMOKER:
Please Adeleke is an educated and enlightened muslim. It is highly disrespectful of you to include him on the same level with you ordinary yoruba muslims.

Please give the man some respect. Will you?

Just stfu... are you not ashamed? from Yoruba muslim to "educated yoruba muslim" are you not ashamed of yourself pulling religious card everywhere?

If anything, this Osun state election in particular has shown that Yorubas are 1) Peaceful, 2)Are not extreme in their views 3)Are the only true players of politics in Nigeria. All these points regardless of the religions they follow. They have a very wide and spreadout view. Just look at the number of parties, how close the top 4 or 5 are and how peaceful it was... almost no incidents.

Very entertaining, suspenseful and competitive election just like Democrats vs Republicans in the USA who value their country the USA first before their party affiliations is the same way Yorubas value being yoruba first before religions or mumu parties that can fade away in a matter of just years.. Unike Katsina or Abia election where one party and candidate carry like 99.99996453829% of votes cast.

Obakuso:



It will bring Nigerians closer because a rule by consesus is more stable than a democracy. A democracy has only winnes and a bitter loser, there has never beem an Igbo president, this is bitter for such a large contributing group such as Igbos. Restucturing would make Biafra goals relizable without dividing the Republic of Nigeria. Unity is needed in Africa more than ever as the West falls.

Ase

And who told you there has never been an Igbo president / head of government in the history of Nigeria?

Well, Ohanaeze has a right to promote the Igbo language anywhere in Nigeria they feel there is a need to. but is anyone forcing Igbos in Lagos not to speak Igbo? Language apathy or vigor (on the flip side) goes beyond mere attempts to "promote the language".... It is in the very fabric of a people and their general world view.

Garri no get advert yet e dey sell pass shawarma.

schoolboij:


I mean ATM, ogun state cannot be more populated than Oyo.

Well, you can take it to the bank that it is.

schoolboij:


Ogun cannot overtake Oyo in population. The population of Ibadan alone dwarfs the population of four ogun biggest towns not to mention Oyo, Ogbomoso, saki etc.

lol get a map. From Agbara to Ijoko to Sango Otta to Ifo to Ibafo to Abeokuta Itself, Shagamu, to Papalanto axis to Yewa side and Ado Odo to Ijebu Ode, Illishan Remo, Ijebu Igbo, Redeemers Camp, Ajuwon-Akute, Ogijo, Magboro, Ilaro, Atan Otta, Loburo, Igbesa Etc etc.
Are you still sure you want to continue holding that view?

And what do you mean by the statement ogun state "CANNOT" Overtake yo in population? Are population of places static or fixed entities such that they can not be different over a given period? Once upon a time, oyo state was more populous than Lagos state. Today we both know the present scenario.

The truth is that Ogun's population has overtaken than of Oyo bros.