TheBillyonaire:
He was not born in Lagos Island. He was born inIragbiji in Osun State.

He moved to Ibadan to hustle as a street boy to survive, and life became very tough and he join the garage boys to hustle and then followed them to Lagos. The bus dropped them at Lagos Island and he startle hustling in the garage and sometimes had to sell drugs and weeds to survive.

That is where and when the woman who changed his life met him cos of his street savvy and sincerity. He ended up inheriting the name of the woman's daughter who passed away and that my friend is the beginning of rejected stone that has become to chief corner stone.

Having lived in Lagos for more than 10 yrs, he is fully a Lagosian now, just like Emeka from Anambra and Mohammed from Kano who have lived in Lagos for 10 years and above are now legally Lagosians by Law.

EmekaA125:

It's always easy to say move on from a mouth that lost nothing.

loffyloffy:


Fake enough to make your people prosperous and living fine..80 to 90% of successful SE, made their fortune outside the SE, yet they believe the people of the land that blessed them so much hates them.

And to your second point. SE must have demonstrated that they know how to govern by the way they govern the states in their region. Which is not the case.

You keep on spreading hatred and looking down on people from other regions, and you are surprised your politicians cannot win a national election

paramakina202:


So with Yoruba chief of army staff,inspector general of police,EFCC chairman,Customs and virtually every important position in Nigeria is under Yoruba control plus the commander in chief still no balls to take decisive decisions like Ironsi?Still dey fear Fulani when all the power is your fücking hands.Why grab power if you do not know what to do with it?
No wonder you all dread Igbo man return to power 😂😂😂✔

aswani:


Right on all counts but the last paragraph (and even that is partially right). If Southern politicians can forget their differences and align as one political block, the so called Northern power political cabal is toast.

Middle belt are now realising they too can have a say, if they joined a united South too, for the first time ever, the Northern political group will be a minority.

Sadly, or maybe not so, Southern politicians are greedy, easily bribed and simply cannot see the bigger picture. Most of them would rather do boy boy for a northerner than a fellow Southerner.

Northern party NPN made it clear ro Abiola that his money was nothing in politics, same for Northern party PDP letting Peter Obi and Wike know that their rotation promise was not going to be fulfilled as long as a Northerner was interested in their Presidential ticket.

paramakina202:


Why blame Ironsi if these Yoruba leaders could not undone what Ironsi did in less 6 months after 57 years they conspired and grabbed power?Why complain when the ball is in Yoruba court to return us to pre 1966 coup system?
You guys won't do that because you are just using decree 34 as propaganda tool to blackmail the Igbos not that you do not like it.

paramakina202:


Simply put!
Yorubas are one of the benficiaries of Ironsi's decree 34 from Awo serving Gowon as number 2 man to OBJ to Tinubu non have lifted a finger to return Nigeria to what it was before Ironsi's short lived regime rather they keep consolidating on the unification decree.

paramakina202:


So why ain't you blaming Gowon as much as you are blaming Ironsi?

2mch:
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Azikiwe was the instigator and beneficiary of that coup. That was a coup within a coup. With a hidden hand and vulture waiting to swoop and rip the benefits. But he severely in his arrogance underestimated Nigerians. He thought he was educated, had powerful friends and smarter. Even his colonialist friends did him leg over. When you betray your own, outsiders can never trust you!
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paramakina202:


So why didn't Gowon that killed him for tampering with our agreed system restore the old constitution when they took over?

paramakina202:


What did you call it,military regime right?
Military rules by decree....Do you expect the military to run a parliamentary government?
Ironsi did what he have to do as a military leader and Gowon came in and consolidated on the same decree but two faced Yorubas have no problem with that.

paramakina202:


No they did oppose it.The four regional governors were all in support bu t just like Aburi accord the opposition to the decree 34 came much later.

paramakina202:


No they did oppose it.The four regional governors were all in support but just like Aburi accord the opposition to the decree 34 came much later.

Ojiofor:


Decree 34 was approved by members of supreme military council of which all the military governors were members before it became law.
Fajuyi was Ironsi's closest ally and was in full support of the regime and the reason northern counter coupist marked him together with Ironsi as targets to be killed.

Tochi3:


BATist.


..emptiness, senselessness & hopelessness

gidgiddy:


Did you guys abandon Tinubu when nobody even knows who his parents are?

gidgiddy:


Nobody gives a sh*t

DaddyCoool:


You are talking like an IDI0T (note: I said you are talking like an idiot, NOT that you are one). A RABBID IDIOT at that.
I often wonder why you folks can't make your point known without being offensive and insultive. It doesn't in any way add value or authenticate whatever point you are trying to expouse.

Firstly, it is obvious the name was a typo because the screenshot has the correct name
So, you didn't bother to check the screenshot you uploaded before typing the rubbish, you posted? What's the hurry?



Secondly, once again talking like an idiot about something you haven't read a book about. Here's a verbatim quote from Ademoyega (you can't know better than him)
There was no decision at our meetings to single out any ethnic group for elimination. Our intentions were honourable, our views were national and our goals were idealistic. Even those earmarked for arrest, four were northerners, two were Westerners and two were Easterners.
It's interesting that you guys are always quick to use Ademoyega's book , "why we struck" to buttress your half-baked theory that the first coup in Nigeria was not tribally orientated. Well, subsequent police investigation into the coup shows that , although, the copuists started their planings in August '65, Ademoyega was recruited late in October by Nzeogwu who himself was co-opted into the coup plot in early October.



In essence, Ademoyega's book will only contain what he was told by the original coupists, namely Majors Ifeajuna, Okafor and Capt Oji.

Ref=====>SPECIAL BRANCH REPORT: "Military Rebellion of 15th January 1966



Thirdly, a second-highest ranking Igbo officer, Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe, was killed in the coup. Ironsi was also marked down but they botched it.
Was Lt. Col Unegbe truly the second highest ranking igbo officer in January 1966?
Who botched Ironsi's assassination? Maimalari's assassination too was botched by Major Okafor, but Ifeajunna insisted that his former brigade commander must be killed if the coup is to succeed, and he did went looking for maimalari whom he shot dead in cild blood when he eventually found him. Who went looking for Ironsi? No one did.



Fourthly, it was an Igbo that quelled the coup. After Nzeogwu realized the coup failed in the South and declared martial law in the North, the only reason he failed and later arrested and jailed, was because Ojukwu refused to cooperate with him.
Ojukwu was in on the coup too. Same as Ironsi and Fajuyi. Slimy zik had foreknowledge of the coup hence his absence from the country at the last minute and his long vacation in the Caribbean afterwards.

Fifth, you are really talking like an idiot when you talk about releasing Awolowo. THE COUP FAILED!
Ostensibly, the coup failed but who was/were detailed to lift Awo up from Calabar prison and what happened to him/them? The truth is, no activity was scheduled for Calabar that day



Sixth, go read Ademoyega's book. Impossible to fool him. Besides he'd have still been around after the coup
And why not? Ojukwu managed to fool millions of biafraudians into an early grave, didn't he? Why should Ademoyega be any different to igbo mischevious coupists like ifeajunna?




Seventh, Nzeogwu was surprised because he had expected a radio broadcast of the rebels from Lagos. He is said to have "gone wild" when he learnt that Emmanuel Ifeajuna in Lagos had not succeeded in neutralizing Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi who was the Commander of the Army. Therefore, Nzeogwu hurriedly drafted a speech which was broadcast on Radio Kaduna sometime around 12 a.m. and in which he declared martial law over the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. But Ojukwu ignored the declaration and ordered his arrest.
Tell that to the marines!



Eight, try to learn to stop talking like a RABBID IDIOT!

DaddyCoool:


Igbo coup whose aim, from writings of the coupists themselves, was to free a Yoruba man from Calaba prison and make him Prime minister, and one of the coupists was a guy named
Ademulegun, who wrote a book named "why WE struck" NOT "why Igbos struck"!! Weh done

kettykin:


And your stupid, brainless bus drivers, taxi drivers, unruly touts, urchins, brain dead extortionists, skull miners have contributed to the degradation of Lagos and reducing it to a city filled and controlled by invalid. What exactly have they contributed to Lagos

GothamCities:


The issue surrounding the causes of the Nigerian Civil War is complex, with multiple factors contributing to the conflict. The pogroms against the Igbos in the North in 1966 were indeed one of the key triggers that escalated tensions, leading to the eventual Biafran secession and war. These events, however, must be understood in the broader historical context.

The Pogroms and Ethnic Tensions

Following the first coup in January 1966, led by predominantly Igbo officers, which resulted in the assassination of several prominent northern leaders, ethnic tensions in Nigeria were exacerbated. Many in the North believed that the coup was an Igbo attempt to dominate the country politically. This led to a counter-coup in July 1966, led by northern officers, which resulted in the killing of the Igbo military head of state, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and other Igbo soldiers.

In the months following the counter-coup, large-scale massacres (often referred to as pogroms) against Igbos living in the North took place. Thousands of Igbos were killed, and many fled back to the southeastern region. These atrocities further fueled the desire for secession in the East, as the Igbos felt unsafe and marginalized within the Nigerian federation.

The Aburi Accord

In January 1967, Nigerian military leaders, including General Yakubu Gowon and Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu, met in Aburi, Ghana, in an attempt to resolve the growing tensions and avoid civil war. The Aburi Accord was reached, which called for a more decentralized Nigeria, with regional autonomy to address the grievances of the Eastern region and prevent further violence.

However, upon returning to Nigeria, the federal government later reneged on parts of the Aburi Accord. The disagreement over the implementation of the accord further deepened the divide, and in May 1967, Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra.

Who Caused the War?

While the pogroms were a major factor in pushing the Eastern region toward secession, it's an oversimplification to say that "the northerners caused the war." The Nigerian Civil War was the result of a complex series of events, including ethnic tensions, political instability, the coups and counter-coups, and the failure of peaceful negotiations like the Aburi Accord. The northern-led massacres of Igbos did contribute significantly to the war, but the war itself cannot be solely attributed to one side or event.

The decision by Ojukwu to declare Biafran independence after the failed implementation of the Aburi Accord was the direct catalyst for the war, as it led to a military confrontation with the federal government. Gowon, as head of state, acted to preserve the unity of Nigeria, which was his constitutional duty, even though this action led to war.

The pogroms against Igbos in the North were a tragic and crucial factor in the lead-up to the Nigerian Civil War. They created a deep sense of insecurity and resentment among the Igbos, contributing to their desire for secession. However, the war itself was the result of a series of events involving political, ethnic, and military actions on both sides. Blaming one side exclusively for causing the war overlooks the complexities of the situation and the failures of all parties involved to find a peaceful solution. However, the Igbo.coup was what triggered the series of events leading to the war.

nairalanda1:


Yeah, a few things about crowther

1. He was not taken to Europe...he went to SIerra leone...same climate. And he found a community of people like him who were commited to recalling where they came from.

2. By the time he came back to his ancestral land, there was a small and growing community of christians like him. (Thanks to the work of people like Birch Freeman, and others...look up Birch Freeman).


3.Equaino was taken to Europe, and was westernised. By the time he was kidnapped, it was the 18th century, there were no christians in Southern NIgeria (the last native christian community was in Warri, and it was on its last legs after 300 years of existence), and there were no westernised regions, and Sierra Leone was not set up until over 30 years after he died.

4. I can give another example of a Nigerian who was taken away. Ukashaw Gronishaw. He could never return for the same reasons. By the way, he was not igbo...he came from what is now Borno.

5. And there was Gannibal. Gannibal could not come back home because he had forgotten where he came from . He had been so europeanized...

6, And even then, there was a chance that Crowther would have not found a home to go to...like the Sierra Leonean CInque...who led the mutiniy on the Amistad, a slave ship that was taking them to North America. He got lucky, went back home...only to find that his house and village had been burnt to the ground, and his wife and child had gone. (Sadly, he got so bitter and became a slave trader...sigh)




Oga, let's drop the tribal hate. I am not here to play igbos vs yorubas.

nairalanda1:


You have a kid who has been taken from his culture and language at the age of ten years old, and literally Europeanized, and also christianized, and then you want him to return to his people.....

He would be like a strange being to them. He no longer speaks their language, or respects their gods, and culture...and probably has European sensitivites.

Yeah, it would be a disaster.





Plus it is very likely he would die. He's lost his immunity to Malaria. So, he goes back.?...

gidgiddy:
A remarkable Igbo man he was. When he wrote his book in London in 1795, it would be another hundred years before anyone ever heard the word "Nigeria"

Raf4:


You people are born, fed and raised in terrible lies. You'll call black white in broad day light. You'll cause problems and when the repercussions come calling, you'll start wailing and blame others for the results of your collective madnesss.

Realtruth2023:


Oga ask any person in the army whether a Quartermaster General holds keys to armory? Oga try and have sense for once. They shot Unegbe where did they get the rifle to shoot him if he held keys to the armory? Make una try get sense. Also the participation of Major Ademoyega, Capt G.S Adeleke and Lt Fola Oyewole puts to doubt the conspiracy that it was an igbo coup.

kettykin:


I am talking about the 50 years progress of a city that never encountered genocide, insurrection, war, earthquake, erosion, flood, landslide, landslide. This is beyond imagination. Not even sdomo and tomorrow experienced thos level of abandonment.

ChiefJusticeFuc:


FFK fckec your Queen of Biafra .

Why are Ibo girls always dripping wet for FFK?

That, my brother, ìs a sixty-five thousands dollar question, o......lol.

I believe, bianca "animashaun" aka cheerful giver go fit answer that question.

The man sef don talk am say, hin loves igbo oloshos and they in turn, loves hin yoruba gbola