They earned accolades in English language skills, debate, and outstanding talent—beating tens of thousands from nearly 70 countries
While the Yobe State government, under Governor Mai Mala Buni, pledged to celebrate their success with a grand reception, the anticipated federal reward failed to materialize.
Failed reward fuel northern frustration
Despite the president offering warm words—commending the students for showcasing “resilience and boundless potential” calls for tangible honors fell on deaf ears.
Prominent figures, including former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and ex-Minister, Isa Ali Pantami, publicly urged that the students be awarded national honors like OON, financial rewards, and even housing—particularly in light of the sizable recognition given to recent sports champions – the Super Falcons and D’Tigress.
This omission has deepened a sense of marginalization in the North.
For many, it echoes the broader pattern of achievements going unrecognized by federal institutions and now contributing to rising skepticism about equitable governance.
Many have expressed their outrage on social media platforms over the perceived bias and have promised to ‘remember’ it at the polls.
Mustapha Aminu Maigano is among those who took to social media to urge the Federal government to award the girls.
He wrote, “Award her with a national honour. Provide a scholarship or lifetime educational grant, Gift her and her family a house and financial reward, use her story to inspire millions of other Nigerian children.
“Rewarding Nafisa is rewarding education. It is rewarding the future of Nigeria.”
Mairo Muhammad Mudi, another northerner said the region feels ignored, and this is not politics talk.
She wrote, “First, the Super Falcons made history again by clinching the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) trophy in Morocco. Then, our indomitable D’Tigress, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, brought home their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title, defeating Mali in grand style.
“Both victories were met with euphoria. The president, in a commendable gesture, rolled out national honours, cash gifts of $100,000 per player, and brand-new homes for the champions and their coaches. It was a presidential moment worthy of applause. Nigerians across the country celebrated.
“But then, came another victory, perhaps quieter, but no less historic.
Mairo Muhammad Mudi, another northerner said the region feels ignored, and this is not politics talk.
She wrote, “First, the Super Falcons made history again by clinching the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) trophy in Morocco. Then, our indomitable D’Tigress, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, brought home their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title, defeating Mali in grand style.
“Both victories were met with euphoria. The president, in a commendable gesture, rolled out national honours, cash gifts of $100,000 per player, and brand-new homes for the champions and their coaches. It was a presidential moment worthy of applause. Nigerians across the country celebrated.
“But then, came another victory, perhaps quieter, but no less historic.
“A team of three brilliant schoolgirls from Yobe State, Fatima Adamu, Falmata Bukar, and Aisha Usman rose from the supposedly “educationally disadvantaged” North-East and stunned the world by winning first place in an international English competition in London.”
She however said it was shocking for the President not to make their victory a national pride.
Mairo asked, “Is it because they came from Yobe State, a region that has suffered years of conflict and underdevelopment? Or is it because their win did not trend as much on social media?
“What makes this snub more disheartening is that the President is aware of their victory, his congratulatory message proves that. Yet, no action has followed, leading many in the North to begin asking difficult questions: Does the President only respond to Southern achievements? Is the North no longer on the national radar?”
She blasted northern political appointees for refusing to convey the peoples disappointment to the President.
She opined that, “Unfortunately, his appointees from the north seem more interested in retaining their seats than conveying the true sentiments of their people.
“Fatima, Falmata, and Aisha have already made Nigeria proud. Now, Nigeria must make them proud in return.”
We will remember – Northerners disappointed with PBAT
Some Northerners are disgruntled and angry at this simple action – or inaction of the President in the wake of $100,000 gifts and houses to Nigerian female athletes.
Buhari Abubakar while speaking to DAILY POST said, “The President doesn’t take the north seriously, he neglects us and our needs. We will show him at the polls.”
A’isha, another resident in Kano said, “President Tinubu is not sensitive to our feelings, we should go and do and we will do, he doesn’t care.”
These are a few of the many voices that feel the President has attached less or no value to the north – except for their votes during elections.
But some are of the views that the Falcons and the and D’Tigress represent the entire country and not a section of the country, hence the northern sentiment may not be true.
Abubakar Ali said, “It looks like a mere overnight and not a north and southern thing. We shouldn’t even use the reward to the female national teams of both football and basketball as our reason to question the federal government, because they represented the entire country and not a section of the country as alleged.”
This is coming a few weeks after heavyweight northern politicians like Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, former presidential candidate of the NNPP and Babachir Lawal, former SSG accused the President of Marginalising the north.
Ignoramus And Ukwuani Son of A Goat Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele:
"To the best of my knowledge, there are no "indigenous peoples" in Nigeria" -- Ignoramus Igbo Boy Called Nebukadimonkey AdieleFor your ignorance, Yoruba people are the indigenous people of Nigeria and we Awori people alongside the Egun people are the indigenous people of Eko-Ile aka Lagos.Ile-Ife, is the origin of all Yoruba people and the cradle of World civilization and it has been exiting in the present day Nigeria before 500 BC, very long time before other Nigerians started migrating to the present day Nigeria. Your Ibo tribe, which your Igbo people suddenly fabricated to the word Igbo in the 80s, migrated to the present day Nigeria from Upper Volta region of North West Africa, precisely Futa Jallon and Futa Toro alongside your nemesis called Fulani in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Know your history.Likewise, we Awori people and the Egun people of Eko-Ile, aka Lagos, are the indigenous people and original inhabitants of Lagos. We're the aborigenes of Lagos. We own Lagos.Next time, your ignorant people called Igbo call Lagos No Man's Land, we will send you packing back to your Igboland where you came from on foot. You don't insult us, because we gave you accommodations and food in Lagos, after your Igboland was devastated by civil war, because we Yoruba people are very accommodating.The earlier you get that into your ignorant Mbaise monkey head, the better for you, you Ukwuani son of a goat.We don't tolerate stupidity in Lagos.Kayode
On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM, Nebukadineze Adiele<nebuka...@aol.com> wrote:Olola Kassim,I did not get a copy of this poser of yours, to which Femi Olajide responded below. Your posers are perplexing because you deployed the argumentation method of the semi-literate thuggish tribalists on these forums, something you never used to do. Not only does this habit irritate me for its indiscipline propelling consequences, I also abhor its permeating within educated Nigerians, else the younger ones could assume that it is proper -- these thugs should be copying your method of debating, not the other way round.(a) You know that I don't have to prove your negative. You are supposed to impeach my argument by citing the sections of the Nigerian Constitution you believe prove your argument.(b) What do you mean by "indigenous peoples"? To the best of my knowledge, there are no "indigenous peoples" in Nigeria, so the Constitution likely has no provisions for them. The population of the world is about 5 billion but there are less than 500 million indigenous peoples found in about 67 countries of the world, without Nigeria being one of them. At your education level, you should know the meaning of "indigenous peoples", but you are carelessly using it because Yoruba tribalists are deploying it to justifying their canvassing for apartheid-like laws in Yoruba land. Have you not read me over the years register my objection to neo-Biafrans' misappropriation of the words, "indigenous peoples?(c) Semi-literate Yoruba tribalists can be ignored for spewing the lie -- that Igbos refer to Lagos as "no Man's land" or "Any man's land" (I read the later just yesterday, in Dr Bolaji Akinyemi's response to YEPC) -- for the purposes of goading their local leaders into enacting/implementing apartheid-like laws in Yoruba land. A man of your caliber who keeps repeating this lie, without demonstrating just one instance where Igbos have rallied with placards to that effect, where Ohanaeze has issued statements to that effect, or where any Igbo of substance from any segment of Nigeria's life has said anything of the sort in this generation, would soon be seen in the same light as the semi-literate noise-making Yoruba tribalists.(d) One of the imperfections in the current Constitution is its acknowledgment of traditional institutions in a federal republic -- an aberration. If I am recalling correctly, it was a compromise over full-scale sharia from the Constituent Assembly of the 1970s, and it was imported into the 1999 Constitution from the 1979 version. Nothing in either Constitution says that traditional rulers are retained for the purposes of ensuring that apartheid-like laws are enacted in Yoruba land, so I cannot make sense of its relevance to this debate.(e) Femi Olajide is a champion at racing off with the dumb baton once handed to him, he wasted no time doing so with your having handed one to him here. Femi contorts the roles of governors and state legislatures, illogically suggesting that they could make laws that violate the Constitution over land matters. No, actions of state legislatures and governors cannot violate the Constitution's equal treatment of all Nigerians including the protection of right to property -- this right is on the same schedule as the right to life, liberty, etc.(f) I don't know what you mean by Fulani herders and the SE. Nevertheless, cattle herding is not a constitutionally protected right, so it is subject to regulation by local authorities just as spare parts dealership is regulated, but such regulation must not be discriminatory. I am not aware that any state in the SE has instituted any discriminatory laws against Fulani cattle herders.Olola Kassim, you did not sound as sharp as yourself here, you sounded as if you wrote in appeasement of the thuggish Yoruba tribalists here; you wrote in their language and vocabulary. You never responded to any of the points I raised in my response to you, instead you pulled the red herring for which the semi-literate punks here are notorious. It is pitiful!Nebukadineze AdieleOn Aug 11, 2025, at 2:49 AM, 'femi Olajide' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:DOK,
Well articulated.
The governors with guidance from the state legislature, for example, are the custodian of all land within the state under the land use act. Even the federal government cannot unilaterally abrogate that function and allocate a plot of land for its own use without consent from the state.
Local laws governing use of land and it's allocation or tenure is within the remit of state legislature and so is the leaseholder tenure thereof. There is no conflict with any express or implied terms of the constitution.
Regards,
Femi Olajide--On Monday 11 August 2025 at 04:05:01 GMT+1, 'Ola Kassim' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:--Nebu:As one of the attorneys in this forum can you please provide us with the appropriate and relevant sections of the Nigeria constitution where it mentions any chapters relevant to the Indigenous rights throughout Nigeria?Are you suggesting that this important aspect of Nigeria’s constitution was totally ignored?If the rights of indigenous peoples as the original ancestral owners of the regions of Nigeria where we find them today are so insignificant they could be ignored, why did the constitution create a special section for Nigeria’s traditional rulersincluding ranking them from first class Monarchs to lower levels based on their regional historic domains?If the traditional rulers are not recognized as the primary custodians of the customs and traditional cultures of their peoples, why are these positions being funded by the FGN through the state governments in all zones of Nigeria.If the FGN is funding the expenses of the traditional rulers of Nigeria why has the constitution not recognized and start funding the positions of Oba in Maiduguri, Onitsha, Port Harcourt and any other regions of Nigeria outside of the SW or Ezes in Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos etc. Abuja, Kaduna and Bauchi just to cite a few more examples? The only inference from these questionevis that Nigeria’s constitution recognizes the importance of our traditional rulers and their specific geographic locations and the importance of their work in serving their subjects (the indigenes) even though the traditional rulers have no specific formal duties within Nigeria’s Presidential model of government.Did the SE states welcome the nomadic Fulani herders when they arrived at the borders of some of the states a few years ago?Did the residents and the state governors of the SE invoke the rights in Nigeria’s constitution which guarantee freedom of movement, and the rights of every Nigerian citizen to live, work, pay their taxesand raise their children as long as they are law abiding citizens and at least give the Fulani herders them a try to see if they could live peacefully among the indigenes of the SE states?Would any indigene of Owerri or Orlu, Imo state accept a situation in which some of their decades long neighbours and co-workers from Yorubaland or any other zone in Nigeria suddenly for whatever reason startholding rallies shouting Owerri or Orlu is a No Man’s Land or‘Owerri is every man’s land?’Even though the British colonialists usurped most of the historical powers of Nigeria’s traditional powers they were still fully reforganized as essential partnersin governance and maintaining peace among their subjects and the settlers.You are trying to use the Nigeria constitution to abolish the rights of indigenous peoples throughout Nigeria. I doubt if the provision of Nigeria provides for what you are asking for either in its contents or by omission.The examples I have cited require more than academic knowledge or the highest IQ to contemplate and understand. What is required is a high dose of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) whichwe the Yoruba refer to as Lankaiye) to contemplate and fully understand.Man does not live only by the dictates of the Law.This is the reason the statement that theLaw is an ass (sometimes) remains a quotable quoteeven though the Law is correct most of the time!.Common sense is all it takes to recognize the importance of the rights of indigenous peoples of Nigeria in all jurisdictions their ancestors originally occupied and settled eons ago.London, England the capital of the UK which also has within her borders Buckingham Palace reflects primarily the ancestral culture, customs and traditions of the English, even though in addition to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also countries that are components of the UK. Even though the UK has a unitary government with a central government which governs the whole country, it also recognizes the individual identities and distinct legal systems of its constituent countries.There is a reason Sharia Law does not exist in Nigeria outside of some northern states. If your own narrow interpretation of Nigeria’s constitution is applicable nation wide, why is Sharia Law not applicable in any one of the SE states? Also why are there not even a few mosques with their spheres in any town or city in the SE considering a sufficient number of Nigerian muslims live and work in region are full term residents in this zone?Bye,Ola, funding theOn Aug 10, 2025, at 20:46, 'Nebukadineze Adiele' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:>>Even though the Constitution is the basis for all Laws (both civil and criminal), it does not in any manner even pretend to extinguish the Rights of Indigenes in any hamlet, village or town all over Nigeria as the original inhabitants of their lands and the custodians of their own native customs, traditional culture and the native religions practised by their ancestors before the arrival of the missionaries and colonialists at our shores and land borders. Even after more than 7 centuries of the first major wave of the intial incursions of the first European explorers into North and South America and the Caribbean which was followed by colonization by the French, British, Spanish, Danish etc. the voices of the First Nations peoples (Aborigenes) remain loud and in-ignorable even though their political power has been largely diluted by the arrivals Europeans and other peoples from all regions of the world<< (Olola Kassim)The above is not just where I disagree with you, but it is also where you are wrong.(a) The Constitution of Nigeria makes no pretentions, so it makes it categorically clear that it is the supreme source of any laws in Nigeria, and that where the Constitution comes in conflict with any laws/cultural norms, the Constitution takes precedent. For that, Dr Bolaji Akinyemi is absolutely correct in relying only on the Constitution in making his argument -- the Constitution is the sole organ that binds all Nigerians, irrespective of sections of Nigeria or religion/culture, as an entity. Your dismissal of his reliance on the Constitution mirrors the pedestrian views of the street thugs/semi-literate Yoruba tribalists on these forums -- it is unbecoming of an educated man of your ilk.(b) You were correct in observing that, "Nigeria is a geographical entity with borders that are defined, legally codified and recognized under the Charter of the United Nations. This border cannot be unilaterally altered by any region of Nigeria or neighbouring country without the approval of her citizens represented by her government", but you are wrong to have ignored stating that the same limitations apply to formulating/implementing apartheid-like policies in Yoruba land, which would definitely be in conflict with the Nigerian Constitution. Yoruba people would be seceding from Nigeria by the proxy of enacting/implementing laws that violate Nigerian Constitution, therefore, they should face the same inhibition/opposition that Ojukwu faced in 1967. Unilateral secession from the Nigerian state is the only topic/agenda that can be held in Nigeria/about Nigeria outside of the Constitution of Nigeria, notwithstanding the Constitution's imperfection.(c) The Aboriginal voices being heard in the countries you mentioned exist because the Constitutions of those countries made provisions for them. As long as the Nigerian Constitution does not allow states in Yoruba land to treat Igbos as second class citizen in Yoruba land, no Yoruba state can legitimately implement the desires of Yoruba tribalists without causing a constitutional crisis in Nigeria that could lead to another civil war -- it is the equivalent of secession.YEPC is Yoruba's version of IPOB, that is why it is stupid of the barely educated Yoruba tribalists on these forums to badmouth IPOB while hailing YEPC. The voices of properly educated Yoruba people like you have been missed; hopefully they have arrived.Nebukadineze AdieleOn Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 07:33:10 PM EDT, Ola Kassim <olaka...@aol.com> wrote:NB: I have provided a brief introduction of
who I am and what brings me into this debate as a
postfix at the bottom of my piece below. This post fix piece is meant for those who do know me. All others should please ignore it.
Dear All:
The following is my response to the rebuttal written
by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi to the Press Release from
the Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC) which was released unsigned.
I come in peace unwavered from my long held opinion that the best option for our motherland, Nigeria is to remain a united Federation of citizens from all our distinct ethnic groups preferably one with full regional autonomy.
I also write as an individual who wears and has won many hats within the Nigeria communities at home and in the Diaspora. The expressed opinion below are strictly mine. They do not represent the views of any Nigerian organizations in which I have served as a member or served on their executive committees.
I do not agree in full with either one of the two futures painted by the YEPC or Dr Bolaji Akinyemi for Yoruba land and Nigeria.
I do not believe in the idea of a Yoruba nation, just as I did not believe in the dream of the Republic of Biafra as a separate nation for the Igbo and other minority
ethnic groups in the former Eastern Region when I was a mere teenager. This stance puts me in direct opposition to the YEPC, not withstanding that I share many of their concerns.
I sincerely believe that most of their concerns about the need to protect Yorubaland, and our culture, customs and traditional values could be resolved through dialogues among all Nigerians who reside in the Lagos state and elsewhere in the SW and the rest of Nigeria.
What I do not like is the xenophobic tone of the YEPC message. The Yoruba also live in many other states and regions of Nigeria. Should they also pack up their children and other family members and return home to O’dua Republic? Would there be enough jobs and residential accommodations, schools and health care services to meet their needs when they arrive back in O’duaa Republic?
One important point that the YEPC and other supporters of O’duaa Republic are missing or deliberately refusing to recognize is this one:
Nigeria is a geographical entity with borders that are defined, legally codified and recognized under the Charter of the United Nations. This border cannot be unilaterally altered by any region of Nigeria or neighbouring country without the approval of her citizens represented by her government.
This was a major obstacle the Gen. Odumegwu Ojukwu led Republic of Biafra government faced after the Declaration of Independence (DUI) in 1967.
From the beginning to the end of the war only a handful of countries formally recognized the Republic of Biafra even though many more provided covert support with funds and military supplies to the Biafra army behind the scenes just as other countries also sold weapons to the Nigerian military government for the prosecution of the war.
While my vision for Nigeria to continue as a multiethnic nation in which all of our ethnic and sub ethnic groups live in peace, work, pay their taxes and raise their children is closer to that of Dr Bolaji Akinyemi than that of the YEPC, I disagree with the tone of his message and his exclusive reliance on the Constitution of the Fed. Republic of Nigeria (Rev. 1999) as the sole basis for his arguments.
Even though the Constitution is the basis for all Laws (both civil and criminal), it does not in any manner even pretend to extinguish the Rights of Indigenes in any hamlet, village or town all over Nigeria as the original inhabitants of their lands and the custodians of their own native customs, traditional culture and the native religions practised by their ancestors before the arrival of the missionaries and colonialists at our shores and land borders.
Even after more than 7 centuries of the first major wave of the intial incursions of the first European explorers into North and South America and the Caribbean which was followed by colonization by the French, British, Spanish, Danish etc. the voices of the First Nations peoples (Aborigenes) remain loud and in-ignorable even though their political power has been largely diluted by the arrivals Europeans and other peoples from all regions of the world.
The Constitution in most civilized countries throughout the world is a living document that is subject to revision following the guidelines specified in the constitution. I am glad that this fact was acknowledged by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi in his rebuttal.
The Constitution is a document that guides our will
or more specifically the will of the majority of the population to accept it as the premier document that guides our desire to live and work together side by side and if we want intermarry among our ethnic groups.
Any major interethnic quarrels that result in violence in Lagos would require that both federal state and local governments deplore all the necessary resources to quell the riot(s). This can only succeed if the majority of the citizens of Lagos including the indigenous Lagosians and most of the Yoruba and all others who call the region home support these measures. Let’s up pray we never have such interethnic riots in Lagos or any where else in Nigeria. Amen.
If Gen. Yakubu Gowon had had enough enforcement
power for his initial Police Action and enough support from the Eastern Region he would not have needed a 3 year full blown military war to defeat the Biafra Army and put an end to the short lived Republic of Nigeria.
My advice to the minority of the Igbo who insist on calling any region of Nigeria a ‘No man’s land’ or as Dr Bolaji Akinyemi added ‘Every man’s land’ is that
the interest of peace and goodwill with your neighbours who are indigenes of Lagos to cease and desist. Most Yoruba including myself find this assertion offensive.
There are hardly no more real estate territories on planet earth that remains a no man’s land. Even when they remain unoccupied, an individual or government
in the jurisdiction has already filed and claimed ownership or is in the process of doing so. The USA, Canada, China, Japan are already in the process of declaring regions of the moon as their own. The same process will happen decades before the first human beings stepped their feet on Planet Mars, next door.
Nigeria remains at 62 years after independence a ‘young’ underdeveloped nation which has failed to leave up to her potentials. Successive leaders of Nigeria have failed our youths. Poor Nigerian kids in the cities are now far much less educated compared to their age cohorts were 50 years ago. These unfortunate kids end up as the marginalized area boys and girls throughout Nigeria.
Let us be careful with our rhetorics! Let us aspire to make more friends with those who do not share our ethnic origins, religions, culture and customs instead of making more enemies of our fellow citizens.
My fervent hope is that Nigeria would be socioeconomically on the path to joining the BRICS group of nations and official member of the G20 before the last of my generations transitions upstairs to join our ancestors. Amen.
With all due respect, I rest my case!
Bye,
Ola/‘Layi
Dr Olayiwola Kassim
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
August 10, 2025
Brief introduction:
For all Nigerians at home and abroad who have never heard of my existence or read any of my opinions on Nigerian issues for the past 3 decades, I believe that a brief introduction is in order. Those who know who me are welcome to skip the next 3 paragraphs.
My first formal position in the Nigerian Diaspora Community was that of the Patron of the Nigerian Community, GTA Toronto in early 1980 approx. 2 years after my wife and I arrived Canada for our Residency training at the Univ. of Toronto Medical School.
This was followed in 1981 by my appointment as the Patron of the Egbe Omo Yoruba (renamed a few years later as the Yoruba Community Association YCA) in the same jurisdiction.
I have also continued to serve as the Patron or one of the patrons of 5 more Nigerian organizations in Canada.
I am a former Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora organization (NIDO Americas Inc.)
As Chairman NIDOA, I represented all Nigerians in the Americas from the arctic of Canada as far south as the southern narrow end of Argentina and the Caribbean at the 2005 National Political Reform Conference (NPRC). I was one of only 400 official delegates to this attempt to amend the constitution of Nigeria that was last revised in 1999. Unfortunately
the conference ended abruptly 2 months after its inauguration when the entire SS delegation walked out over the disagreements of their for the distribution of oil revenues by the FGN.
While I still think I am not yet ready for honorary title of being a ‘Senior citizen’, I was humbled as I gracefully accepted my appointment to serve as the first official Patron of the African Canadian Seniors Network (ACSN) in GTA, Toronto, Ontario this past Friday August 8, 2025 at organization’s annual Summer Barbecue. There should be no doubt that I am now officially a Senior Citizen both of Nigeria and Canada.
ACSN is the an entity recognized by the federal government of Canada as the official conduit of requests for government support services for elderly African Canadians to the governments
On Aug 10, 2025, at 03:11, femi Olajide <olajid...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Oga Imperial,
Thank you for the clarification
Regards,
Femi Olajide
On Saturday 9 August 2025 at 22:50:28 GMT+1, Imperial <imperi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Alagba Olajide
Good evening .
The respected Professor Bolaji Akinyemi is alive, and the younger man called Dr Bolaji Akinyemi is also alive .
Sent from my iPhone
On 9 Aug 2025, at 20:09, femi Olajide <olajid...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I am of the opinion that Dr Bolaji Akinyeminpassed away a while back.
My bad!
Regards,
Femi Olajide
On Saturday 9 August 2025 at 17:12:03 GMT+1, Ola Kassim <olaka...@aol.com> wrote:
NB: I have only briefly perused the lengthy piece below written by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi, whom I believe was once the Director of Nigeria’s Institute of International Affairs and was also a seasoned diplomat who is well respected around the world.
I will reserve my own comments until after I have had the time to read and digest Dr Akinyemi’s rebuttal to YEPCit at least twice.
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Lagos Is a Land of Law, Not Tribal Lords:
A Rebuttal to the So-Called Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)
Global Upfront newspaper
By Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi
09/08/2025
I read with deep concern the unsigned and shameful document issued in the name of “Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)” titled “Our Land, Our Identity: Lagos State Government Must Act Before We’re Made Strangers at Home.”
It is unfortunate that in 2025, in a democratic Nigeria where the Constitution reigns supreme, some cowards cloaked in the name of Yoruba elders still find it acceptable to publish ethnic bile and incite division without the courage to sign their names.
As a proud Yoruba son, a senior citizen, and a disciple of the progressive school of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, I cannot keep silent while these masked agitators try to drag the Yoruba identity into the mud of tribal bigotry and reckless political opportunism.
Let me now respond, point by poisonous point, to their disturbing and dangerous narrative.
1. The Igbo Presence in Lagos Is Lawful, Not Provocative
To suggest that Ndigbo are provoking anyone by living, working, or acquiring property in Lagos is contrary to the Nigerian Constitution. Lagos is not a tribal empire — it is a federated state within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Every Nigerian has a constitutional right to live, own property, and vote in any part of the country.
The suggestion that Igbos are “excessive, disrespectful and provocative” for exercising this right is not only false, it is evil. It is this same thinking that once led to pogroms, and eventually, civil war. Do we want to return to that dark path?
2. Property Ownership Is Not a Declaration of War
The alarmist claim that the Igbos are buying up land in “clusters” to dominate Lagos politically is mischievous and misleading. Are we now criminalizing commerce and development? Is it only when Yoruba buy land that it is called investment, but when Igbos do, it becomes an ethnic threat?
Let us be honest: Lagos thrives today because of the inclusive spirit that allowed diverse people — Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Ijaw, Efik, foreigners — to bring their best to this city. To attack people for being industrious and successful is nothing but the politics of envy, not indigene interest.
3. “Co-ownership” Is a Constitutional Reality, Not a Cultural Threat
The Constitution does not recognize “ancestral ownership” of federated states. The law recognizes citizenship, residency, and legality, not tribal roots. When Igbos — or anyone — say “Lagos belongs to all”, they are affirming constitutional truth, not rewriting history.
No matter how loud YEPC shouts, they cannot wish away Section 43 of the Nigerian Constitution that guarantees every Nigerian the right to own immovable property anywhere in the country.
4. The Land Tenure Proposal Is Xenophobic and Illegal
To propose that the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for non-Yorubas be reduced from 100 years to 25 is not only illegal but ethnic apartheid disguised as policy. It is a direct attack on the Nigerian Constitution and cannot stand in any competent court of law.
What will happen if Anambra or Enugu enacts the same policy against Yoruba living there? What happens to Yoruba traders thriving in Sabon Gari, Aba, Onitsha, or even in Accra and Johannesburg? Must they now be punished for the crimes of land ownership?
This policy proposal reeks of the same mindset that once inspired Rwanda’s genocide.
5. Lagos Certificate of Origin Cannot Be Ethnically Weaponized
The idea of revoking Lagos Certificates of Origin unless “lineage” is traced is a laughable descent into ethnic nativism. It violates every tenet of modern governance, federalism, and democratic equality.
If Lagos wants to create a new form of tribal passport, then it must also create a new constitution — because the current one guarantees every Nigerian full citizenship rights wherever they live.
This proposal is not only unworkable, it is dangerous. It sets Lagos on fire under the false guise of heritage protection.
6. “Legal and Cultural Safeguards” Are Not Justifications for Prejudice
Using language like “guests claiming ownership of their host’s house” to describe fellow Nigerians is insulting, dangerous, and unpatriotic. The Igbo are not guests in Lagos. They are stakeholders — builders, contributors, citizens.
Indigbo are Nigeria citizens residing in Lagos, with the right to vote and be voted for, they pay taxes, run businesses, and contribute to the State’s IGR. What else defines citizenship if not contribution?
7. The Call to Action Is a Call to Tyranny
YEPC says Lagos must not become a “no-man’s land.” Let me respond clearly: Lagos is every-man’s land, as far as the Nigerian Constitution is concerned.
The attempt to romanticize tribal dominance with words like “ancestral identity” and “cultural preservation” is simply the old wine of ethnic supremacy in a new bottle.
8. On History and Heritage: Stop the Weaponization of Culture
History should enlighten, not inflame. Lagos was built by the collective sweat of many. From the Benin kingdom’s influence to the Awori and Ijebu settlers, the Brazilian returnees, to the colonial powers — Lagos has always been cosmopolitan.
The Yoruba are foundational to Lagos, but not exclusive owners of its future. Any group that claims otherwise seeks to build walls in place of bridges.
9. The Comparison with the East and the North Is Hypocritical
It is hypocritical to say, “In the East or North, others can’t own land,” while crying foul when people lawfully own property in Lagos. That is the same feudal mentality that has hindered progress elsewhere.
Lagos must lead by example, not regress into ethnic tribalism. We must not copy what is backward elsewhere; we must be the model of modern civility and legal fairness.
10. The Yoruba Elders Progressive Council Are Neither Progressive Nor Elders
Real Yoruba elders, the Omoluabi, are defined by wisdom, justice, and honor. Not anonymous hate speech. Not cowardly propaganda.
The historical records of labour of heroes past in Lagos speaks against the position of this Elder of hate.
Herbert Macaulay (1864–1946) – Though not a formal governor, he was a nationalist and key indigenous political actor in Lagos. A Democrat who founded the NNDP (Nigeria’s first political party) in 1923. Dr. J.C. Vaughan, Dr. Kofo Abayomi, and Sir Adeyemo Alakija – Were all key members of the Lagos elite who influenced policy through the Lagos Town Council. There is no record of a threat from them to other tribes residence in Lagos.
Under Regional Era – Western Region (1954–1967)
Lagos was the capital of Nigeria but still part of the Western Region until it became a separate federal territory.
Obafemi Awolowo (Premier of the Western Region, 1954–1959) — Though based in Ibadan, he had indirect administrative influence over Lagos.
Bode Thomas, Samuel Akintola, and others from the Action Group shaped policies affecting Lagos in this era. Federal Territory of Lagos & Military Era (1967–1979)
With the creation of Lagos State in 1967 under General Gowon, the state began to have Military Governors:
1. Brig. Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (1967–1975)
First Military Governor of Lagos State
Highly respected, helped develop early infrastructure.
Indigenous Lagosian, widely regarded as fair and progressive.
2. Commodore Michael Adekunle Lawal (1975–1977)
Continued the administrative structure post-Gowon.
Someone need to tell the bunch of Jokers that Indigbo were among men who built morden Lagos.
1. Commodore Ndubuisi Kanu (1977–1978)
An Igbo man governed Lagos during Obasanjo’s military government.
2. Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (1978–1979)
Another Igbo, handed over power to civilian administration in 1979.
Civilian Era Begins – Lateef Jakande (1979–1983)
Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande
First Executive Governor of Lagos State (1979–1983) under the UPN.
An Awolowo disciple who implemented populist policies without discrimination, in education, health, housing, and transport. Widely regarded as the most impactful governor in Lagos history, he stood for equity and fairness, not ethnic exclusion.
The Labour of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu began the exploits of the 4th Republic in Lagos State, a citizen allegedly with ancestral roots originally from Iragbiji in Osun State, he was followed by Babatunde Raji Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode, who did their best and left the rest to Babajide Sanwo-Olu under whom ethnic sanderling seems to be a political strategy of the political elites.
Is Mr Governor’s body language suggestive of the support this uncanny Elders are offering? Mr Sanwo-Olu must issue a statement to dissociate himself and his administration from a bunch of cowards who published such a document without a signature. A proof of guilt. If you are bold enough to peddle hate, be bold enough to put your name to it.
Conclusion: We Must Not Let Tribal Madness Become State Policy
Let me be clear: the Lagos State Government must distance itself from this dangerous document. It must not allow tribal entrepreneurs to drag our state into the pit of ethnic cleansing through policy.
This is not a time for silence. All true Yoruba sons and daughters — the Omoluabi — must rise and publicly disown this tribal gang.
Let me end with the words of our sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo: “Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression.” Yet, he spent his life building unity across that geography. He never advocated exclusion or hatred. Those hijacking his progressive legacy to propagate tribal hate are retrogressive opportunists.
I call on the media, civil society, the Lagos State House of Assembly, and every peace-loving Nigerian to reject this tribal nonsense.
If we fail to act now, we may soon wake up in a city where fire rages and nobody knows who lit the match.
Signed:
Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi
Yoruba Elder, Democrat, and Citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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> On Aug 10, 2025, at 11:05, 'Afis Deinde' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> I already told you all yesterday the Bolaji guy is a Nnamdi Kanu follower:
> Afis wrote:
> “ I went on his Instagram, he’s a promoter of Biafra with Nnamdi Kanu’s pictures adorning his walls”.
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>
> “Thanks Prof - I was going to write that there are two Bolaji Akinyemis. One was (or may be is) a member of the Labor Party, while the other one is the old professor.”……..Info provided by Dr Kassim.
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> Afis
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Aug 9, 2025, at 6:04 PM, Imperial <imperi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Afis
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>> I don't doubt you, considering the fact that the guy always gives many people the wrong impression that they're reading from the 83-year-old Prof Bolaji Akinyemi. Impersonator!
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On 9 Aug 2025, at 22:04, Afis Deinde <odide...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> The guy is not a doctor.
>>> He’s one of those scammers with churches taking tithes from unfortunate widows.
>>> I went on his Instagram, he’s a promoter of Biafra with Nnamdi Kanu’s pictures adorning his walls.
>>> Waste of time.
>>> Afis
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>>> On Aug 9, 2025, at 2:55 PM, Imperial <imperi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>> Good evening Sir
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>>>> The author, Bolaji Akinyemi isn’t the same man as Prof Bolaji Akinyemi .
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>>>> Dr Bolaji Akinyemi
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>>>> Now see below Prof Bolaji Akinyemi of NIIA and a former foreign minister .
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>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>>>> On 9 Aug 2025, at 17:12, 'Ola Kassim' via Corporate Nigeria <corporat...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> NB: I have only briefly perused the lengthy piece below written by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi, whom I believe was once the Director of Nigeria’s Institute of International Affairs and was also a seasoned diplomat who is well respected around the world.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will reserve my own comments until after I have had the time to read and digest Dr Akinyemi’s rebuttal to YEPCit at least twice.
>>>>>
>>>>> —————————————————————————
>>>>>
>>>>> Lagos Is a Land of Law, Not Tribal Lords:
>>>>> A Rebuttal to the So-Called Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)
>>>>> Global Upfront newspaper
>>>>> By Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi
>>>>> 09/08/2025
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I read with deep concern the unsigned and shameful document issued in the name of “Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)” titled “Our Land, Our Identity: Lagos State Government Must Act Before We’re Made Strangers at Home.”
>>>>>
>>>>> It is unfortunate that in 2025, in a democratic Nigeria where the Constitution reigns supreme, some cowards cloaked in the name of Yoruba elders still find it acceptable to publish ethnic bile and incite division without the courage to sign their names.
>>>>> As a proud Yoruba son, a senior citizen, and a disciple of the progressive school of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, I cannot keep silent while these masked agitators try to drag the Yoruba identity into the mud of tribal bigotry and reckless political opportunism.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me now respond, point by poisonous point, to their disturbing and dangerous narrative.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. The Igbo Presence in Lagos Is Lawful, Not Provocative
>>>>> To suggest that Ndigbo are provoking anyone by living, working, or acquiring property in Lagos is contrary to the Nigerian Constitution. Lagos is not a tribal empire — it is a federated state within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Every Nigerian has a constitutional right to live, own property, and vote in any part of the country.
>>>>> The suggestion that Igbos are “excessive, disrespectful and provocative” for exercising this right is not only false, it is evil. It is this same thinking that once led to pogroms, and eventually, civil war. Do we want to return to that dark path?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Property Ownership Is Not a Declaration of War
>>>>> The alarmist claim that the Igbos are buying up land in “clusters” to dominate Lagos politically is mischievous and misleading. Are we now criminalizing commerce and development? Is it only when Yoruba buy land that it is called investment, but when Igbos do, it becomes an ethnic threat?
>>>>> Let us be honest: Lagos thrives today because of the inclusive spirit that allowed diverse people — Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Ijaw, Efik, foreigners — to bring their best to this city. To attack people for being industrious and successful is nothing but the politics of envy, not indigene interest.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. “Co-ownership” Is a Constitutional Reality, Not a Cultural Threat
>>>>> The Constitution does not recognize “ancestral ownership” of federated states. The law recognizes citizenship, residency, and legality, not tribal roots. When Igbos — or anyone — say “Lagos belongs to all”, they are affirming constitutional truth, not rewriting history.
>>>>> No matter how loud YEPC shouts, they cannot wish away Section 43 of the Nigerian Constitution that guarantees every Nigerian the right to own immovable property anywhere in the country.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. The Land Tenure Proposal Is Xenophobic and Illegal
>>>>> To propose that the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for non-Yorubas be reduced from 100 years to 25 is not only illegal but ethnic apartheid disguised as policy. It is a direct attack on the Nigerian Constitution and cannot stand in any competent court of law.
>>>>> What will happen if Anambra or Enugu enacts the same policy against Yoruba living there? What happens to Yoruba traders thriving in Sabon Gari, Aba, Onitsha, or even in Accra and Johannesburg? Must they now be punished for the crimes of land ownership?
>>>>> This policy proposal reeks of the same mindset that once inspired Rwanda’s genocide.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 5. Lagos Certificate of Origin Cannot Be Ethnically Weaponized
>>>>> The idea of revoking Lagos Certificates of Origin unless “lineage” is traced is a laughable descent into ethnic nativism. It violates every tenet of modern governance, federalism, and democratic equality.
>>>>> If Lagos wants to create a new form of tribal passport, then it must also create a new constitution — because the current one guarantees every Nigerian full citizenship rights wherever they live.
>>>>> This proposal is not only unworkable, it is dangerous. It sets Lagos on fire under the false guise of heritage protection.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 6. “Legal and Cultural Safeguards” Are Not Justifications for Prejudice
>>>>> Using language like “guests claiming ownership of their host’s house” to describe fellow Nigerians is insulting, dangerous, and unpatriotic. The Igbo are not guests in Lagos. They are stakeholders — builders, contributors, citizens.
>>>>> Indigbo are Nigeria citizens residing in Lagos, with the right to vote and be voted for, they pay taxes, run businesses, and contribute to the State’s IGR. What else defines citizenship if not contribution?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 7. The Call to Action Is a Call to Tyranny
>>>>> YEPC says Lagos must not become a “no-man’s land.” Let me respond clearly: Lagos is every-man’s land, as far as the Nigerian Constitution is concerned.
>>>>> The attempt to romanticize tribal dominance with words like “ancestral identity” and “cultural preservation” is simply the old wine of ethnic supremacy in a new bottle.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 8. On History and Heritage: Stop the Weaponization of Culture
>>>>> History should enlighten, not inflame. Lagos was built by the collective sweat of many. From the Benin kingdom’s influence to the Awori and Ijebu settlers, the Brazilian returnees, to the colonial powers — Lagos has always been cosmopolitan.
>>>>> The Yoruba are foundational to Lagos, but not exclusive owners of its future. Any group that claims otherwise seeks to build walls in place of bridges.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 9. The Comparison with the East and the North Is Hypocritical
>>>>> It is hypocritical to say, “In the East or North, others can’t own land,” while crying foul when people lawfully own property in Lagos. That is the same feudal mentality that has hindered progress elsewhere.
>>>>> Lagos must lead by example, not regress into ethnic tribalism. We must not copy what is backward elsewhere; we must be the model of modern civility and legal fairness.
>>>>> 10. The Yoruba Elders Progressive Council Are Neither Progressive Nor Elders
>>>>> Real Yoruba elders, the Omoluabi, are defined by wisdom, justice, and honor. Not anonymous hate speech. Not cowardly propaganda.
>>>>> The historical records of labour of heroes past in Lagos speaks against the position of this Elder of hate.
>>>>> Herbert Macaulay (1864–1946) – Though not a formal governor, he was a nationalist and key indigenous political actor in Lagos. A Democrat who founded the NNDP (Nigeria’s first political party) in 1923. Dr. J.C. Vaughan, Dr. Kofo Abayomi, and Sir Adeyemo Alakija – Were all key members of the Lagos elite who influenced policy through the Lagos Town Council. There is no record of a threat from them to other tribes residence in Lagos.
>>>>> Under Regional Era – Western Region (1954–1967)
>>>>> Lagos was the capital of Nigeria but still part of the Western Region until it became a separate federal territory.
>>>>> Obafemi Awolowo (Premier of the Western Region, 1954–1959) — Though based in Ibadan, he had indirect administrative influence over Lagos.
>>>>> Bode Thomas, Samuel Akintola, and others from the Action Group shaped policies affecting Lagos in this era. Federal Territory of Lagos & Military Era (1967–1979)
>>>>>
>>>>> With the creation of Lagos State in 1967 under General Gowon, the state began to have Military Governors:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Brig. Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (1967–1975)
>>>>> First Military Governor of Lagos State
>>>>> Highly respected, helped develop early infrastructure.
>>>>> Indigenous Lagosian, widely regarded as fair and progressive.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Commodore Michael Adekunle Lawal (1975–1977)
>>>>> Continued the administrative structure post-Gowon.
>>>>> Someone need to tell the bunch of Jokers that Indigbo were among men who built morden Lagos.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Commodore Ndubuisi Kanu (1977–1978)
>>>>> An Igbo man governed Lagos during Obasanjo’s military government.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (1978–1979)
>>>>> Another Igbo, handed over power to civilian administration in 1979.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Civilian Era Begins – Lateef Jakande (1979–1983)
>>>>> Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande
>>>>> First Executive Governor of Lagos State (1979–1983) under the UPN.
>>>>> An Awolowo disciple who implemented populist policies without discrimination, in education, health, housing, and transport. Widely regarded as the most impactful governor in Lagos history, he stood for equity and fairness, not ethnic exclusion.
>>>>> The Labour of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu began the exploits of the 4th Republic in Lagos State, a citizen allegedly with ancestral roots originally from Iragbiji in Osun State, he was followed by Babatunde Raji Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode, who did their best and left the rest to Babajide Sanwo-Olu under whom ethnic sanderling seems to be a political strategy of the political elites.
>>>>> Is Mr Governor’s body language suggestive of the support this uncanny Elders are offering? Mr Sanwo-Olu must issue a statement to dissociate himself and his administration from a bunch of cowards who published such a document without a signature. A proof of guilt. If you are bold enough to peddle hate, be bold enough to put your name to it.
>>>>> Conclusion: We Must Not Let Tribal Madness Become State Policy
>>>>> Let me be clear: the Lagos State Government must distance itself from this dangerous document. It must not allow tribal entrepreneurs to drag our state into the pit of ethnic cleansing through policy.
>>>>> This is not a time for silence. All true Yoruba sons and daughters — the Omoluabi — must rise and publicly disown this tribal gang.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me end with the words of our sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo: “Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression.” Yet, he spent his life building unity across that geography. He never advocated exclusion or hatred. Those hijacking his progressive legacy to propagate tribal hate are retrogressive opportunists.
>>>>> I call on the media, civil society, the Lagos State House of Assembly, and every peace-loving Nigerian to reject this tribal nonsense.
>>>>> If we fail to act now, we may soon wake up in a city where fire rages and nobody knows who lit the match.
>>>>> Signed:
>>>>> Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi
>>>>> Yoruba Elder, Democrat, and Citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
>>>>>
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His clarification followed outrage from the public.
Earlier on Wednesday, Keyamo confirmed that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, had agreed to reduce KWAM 1’s flight ban to one month.
He also noted that the musician would work with the NCAA to promote awareness on acceptable conduct within the aviation space.
KWAM 1 was initially handed a six-month ban after he obstructed a ValueJet aircraft’s movement.
Justifying the decision on his official X handle on Wednesday, Keyamo wrote, “For further clarification, it is common practice all over the world that a repentant offender is made to preach publicly against the exact conduct from which he has repented. It is akin to Community Service. It is not paid for, and it is a voluntary service.
“Unfortunately, in Nigeria, some would assume that once you hear the word ‘Ambassador’, it is a big position that comes with the perquisites of office.
“No, it is not. It is free. It is not the first time it has happened in Nigeria, and it will not be the last. Examples abound of such roles given to repentant persons by previous governments in Nigeria.”
According to the management, the compensation is to atone for the immense damage caused to the reputation, business, and financial standing of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
DAILY POST reports that operatives of the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, at about 2 am on Sunday, stormed the facility and arrested 93 youths, seizing 18 vehicles and mobile devices during a “Wet & Rave Splash Extravaganza” party held at the OOPL Rounda fun spot.
According to the management, the operatives, led by one “Olapade” in a gestapo-like gang of over 50 armed men, invaded the premises, shooting guns and threatening to kill people, thereby causing panic, chaos, and serious injuries among participants who were trying to escape the shooting.
The Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, at a press conference on Wednesday, also demanded that those arrested and whose vehicles were taken away receive immediate compensation for the damage they endured, as well as a sum of N1 billion as payment for any bodily injuries sustained.
Ortese noted that failure to do so within the next seven days would leave the facility with no choice but to seek redress in a court of law.
They added that EFCC and the Nigeria Police Force must issue separate public apologies to be widely published across all major media platforms, adding that the officers stationed at OOPL were not briefed, respected, or included in the operation.
He said, “Both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are jointly and severally liable for the deliberate embarrassing and utterly malicious damage occasioned by their invasion of the 9th and 10th August, 2025 as aforestated.
” We are fully persuaded that the acts are not only aggravated, unconstitutional, oppressive, capricious and arbitrary, the actions are also clearly actuated by malice against the institution of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library and also of its Chief Promoter HE Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR who was Head of State (1976-1979) and President of Nigeria (1999-2007).
The foregoing actions are clearly calculated not only to oppress and brutalise as well as violate in gross terms, the fundamental and other rights of the more than one hundred (100) persons as aforestated; but also calculated to wreak maximum damage on the legitimate, commercial business and financial interests of our Client as well as damage the standing of our Client and its Chief Promoter in the eyes of right thinking members of the public both in Nigeria and internationally.
“We therefore DEMAND a comprehensive investigation be undertaken by all relevant Security Agencies with their reports openly published, especially regarding the brutalization of our patrons being citizens who had apparently done nothing wrong nor apparently infracted any law other than engaging in a party as allowed under the law.
“That relevant authorities of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, particularly the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on the one hand, and the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force on the other, both issue separate public apologies to be widely published in all major media platforms including television, the print as well as social outfits inclusive of X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, Channels, AIT, NTA, TVC, Arise as well major newspaper and news magazines including Premium Times and Sahara Reporters.
“That immediate restitution for the damage caused, be made to those persons who were arrested and whose vehicle were carted away by the invasion force of the Police and EFCC, as well as for bodily injuries suffered by these persons numbering at least one hundred (100); be paid in the amount of at least one billion naira.
“We also demand that a further two billion and five hundred million naira (N 2.5 billion) be paid in token acknowledgment and atonement for the immense damage caused to the reputation, business and our financial reputation as well to the reputation of our Chief Promoter (HE Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR).
“Finally, we have further instructed our lawyers that should these demands not be met in full within the next seven (7) days from today, Wednesday August 13th 2025, we shall have no alternative but to proceed to seek redress in a competent court of law without further recourse to the Police and the EFCC; and in which case our demands will NOT be limited to the foregoing.”
Meanwhile, the OOPL Legal Adviser, Olumide Ayeni, SAN, disclosed that evidence was available, including a beret and bullet shell fired, demonstrating that there had been indiscriminate shooting.
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On April 28, James Shannon Farthing, 50, won the lottery's $167.3-million jackpot prize, which he said he would be splitting with his mother, Linda Grizzle.
The winnings were the largest ever in Kentucky's history.
The day after taking home the jackpot, Shannon Farthing and his girlfriend, Jacqueline Fightmaster, were arrested at the TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla., in April, according to court documents obtained by USA Today.
Farthing is accused of punching a fellow resort guest during an argument. A Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy was trying to break up the fight when Farthing kicked him in the face.
The footage shows Farthing kicking an officer and initially cooperating with officers during his arrest before attempting to run away and being tackled to the ground.
“She appeared very intoxicated and was yelling, screaming and making incoherent statements,” the affidavit said, according to the U.S outlet.
Farthing, it continued, is charged with one felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer and two misdemeanour counts of battery and resisting an officer, according to court records.
His girlfriend is being charged with one misdemeanour count of disorderly conduct.
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30. AMARACHUKWU HARLEY ANYANWU, aka “GodisGod,” aka “War B,”
31. BRIGHT IFEANYI AZUBUIKE, aka “Bright Bauer Azubuike,” aka “Ifeanyi Jnr,”
32. EMEKA MOSES NWACHUKWU, aka “All Man,” aka “Omalitoto,” FNU LNU, aka “Donatus Izunwanne,” aka “Izunwanne Donatus Chibuikem,” aka “Deworlddonmax,”
33. CHINWENDU KENNETH OSUJI, aka “Father,”
34. EUSEBIUS UGOCHUKWU ONYEKA, aka “Ugo UK,” aka “sly19 sly,”
35. CHIDI ANUNOBI, aka “Anunobi Chidi,” aka “Chidioo,”
36. ANTHONY NWABUNWANNE OKOLO, aka “Eric West,” aka “Erci West,” aka “Code,”
37. OBINNA CHRISTIAN ONUWA, aka “Papa Chukwuezugo,” aka “Obinna Onuwa Abala,” aka “Obyno Abala,”
38. CHIJIOKE CHUKWUMA ISAMADE, aka “Mr CJ,” aka “CJ,”
39. LINUS NNAMDI MADUFOR, aka “Madufor Nnamdi,”
40. CHRYSAUGONUS NNEBEDUM, aka “Cris,”
41. UGOCHUKWU OKEREKE, aka “Blade,” aka “Kingsly Cris,” aka “Okereke Ugochukwu,”
42. FIDEL LEON ODIMARA, aka “Fiedel Odimara,” aka “Ndaa,” aka “Dee Dutchman,”
43. KINGSLEY CHINEDU ONUDOROGU, aka “OBJ,”
44. DESSI NZENWAH, aka “Desmond Sage,” aka “Des Nzenwa,” aka “Saga Lounge,”
45. CHIMAROKE OBASI, aka “Chima Russia”
46. JAMES CHIGOZIE AGUBE, aka “Smart,” aka “Smart Agube,” aka “Smart Chigozie Agube”
47. CHIMAOBI UZOZIE OKORIE, aka “Omaobi,” aka “Mobility,”
48. OGOCHUKWU OHIRI, aka “Ogomegbulam Ohiri,” aka “Ologbo,”
49.KENNEDY CHIBUEZE UGWU, aka “Kennedy David,”
50. IFEANYICHUKWU OLUWADAMILARE AGWU EGBO, aka “B$$ IFF¥,”
51. VICTOR IFEANYI CHUKWU, aka “Ifeannyi Soccer,” aka “Vic Chux,”
52. CHIDI EMMANUEL MEGWA, aka “Cantr,” aka “Canta Jr.,”
53. PRINCEWILL ARINZE DURU, aka “Arnzi Prince Will,” aka “Arinze,”
54. DESMOND IWU, aka “Desmond Chigozie Iwu,” aka “Lalaw,” aka “Odo Desmond,”
55. ONYEKA VINCENT CHIKA, aka “Chyco,” aka “Chika Ejima,” aka “Vincent Chika Onyeka,”
56. IFEANYI KINGSLEY MEZIENWA, aka “Ifeanyi Ali,” aka “Ifeanyichukwu Mezienwa,”
57. VICTOR UCHENNA AGUH, aka “Orch Sod,” aka “Uche SP,” aka “Rich Homie Urch,”
58. KEVIN AMARACHI ESHIMBU, aka “Humble,” aka “Humble Amarachukwu,” aka “Dato Humble,”
59. VITALIS KELECHI ANOZIE, aka “Kelechi Vitalis Anozie,” aka “Kelechi Anozieh,” aka “Pastor Kel Anozie,” aka “Pastor Kc,” aka “Choice,”
60. WILLIAMS OBIORA AGUNWA, aka “Don Williams,”
61. GEORGE CHIMEZIE DIKE, aka “Chimekros,” aka “Slim Dad…No…1,”
62. MUNACHISO KYRIAN UKACHUKWU, aka “Muna,”
63. NWANNEBUIKE OSMUND, aka “Osmund Nwannebuike,” aka “Olivite,” aka “Nikky Bro.,”
64. CHIDIEBERE FRANKLIN NWANGWU, aka “Frank Chidi,” aka “Franklin Nwangwu,” aka “Agogo,”
65. DAMIAN UCHECHUKWU AJAH, aka “Uche Ajah,” aka “Ajah Damian Uchechukwu,” aka “Uchechukwu Demian Ajah,”
66. EMEKA P. EJIOFOR, aka “Ejiofor Emeka,”
67. LAWRENCE CHUKWUMA UBASINEKE, aka “Ubasineke Chuks,” aka “Chukwuma Ubasineke,”
68. CHINEDU BRIGHT IBETO, aka “Doggy,” aka “Doggy Lucino,”
69. VALENTINE AMARACHI NWANEGWO, aka “Satis,” aka “Satis Amarachi Satis,”
70. EMMANUEL CHIDIEBERE DIKE, aka “Emmanet,”
71. JEREMIAH UTIEYIN EKI, aka “Uti,” CHINAKA DAVIDSON IWUOHA, aka “Tmrw Afrika Will Wake Up,” aka “Cookie,” aka “All Africa Media Network,”
72. CHIMA DARLINGTON DURU, aka “Kajad,” aka “Kajad Jesus,”
73. IKENNA CHRISTIAN IHEJIUREME, aka “Piper,” aka “Am Happy!,”
74. OBI ONYEDIKA MADEKWE, aka “Odu Investment
Yakubu Mohammed, one of the founding editors and directors of Newswatch, has finally opened up on the assassination of Dele Giwa, the editor-in-chief of arguably Nigeria’s most successful weekly newsmagazine.
After Giwa was killed via a parcel bomb on October 19, 1986, there were strong rumours that he was investigating the death of Gloria Okon in police custody.
The young Nigerian lady was arrested in Kano and was supposedly a drug courier for the powers-that-be.
She died mysteriously, according to the grapevine, because she was about to reveal names that would have implicated the military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), and his wife, Maryam.
However, there was another version of the rumour that Okon did not die but was surreptitiously flown to the UK.
It was rumoured that Giwa had discovered her whereabouts and had travelled to interview her in London.
He was about to publish the story when he was assassinated, according to the rumour which spread like fire in the wild.
Abubakar Tsav, the senior officer who investigated Giwa’s murder, seemed to support the rumour when he appeared before the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission in 2001.
IT WAS ALL A HOAX, SAYS MOHAMMED
Nearly 39 years after the assassination and the Okon rumour, Mohammed, who was the executive editor of the magazine styled as “the TIME magazine of Nigeria”, has declared in his upcoming memoir, ‘Beyond Expectations’, that it was a hoax which, unfortunately, prevented a proper investigation of the gruesome incident.
An advance copy of the book, published by MayFive Media, was shared with TheCable.
He said some people who had an axe to grind with Babangida pursued a narrow narrative and that eventually impacted the investigation.
Mohammed wrote: “And who, I must ask, killed Dele Giwa? This question that sounded sonorously like an anthem of sorrow when it was first asked pitifully across the country and was sustained in nearly everybody’s lips for a long while has remained the same today, even in its tamed and almost muted form, lacking in its original vigour and gravitas.
“It has remained so because nearly four decades after, the search for Giwa’s killers has not yielded any definitive results. And that is because the search had been mired in controversies, occasioned by sporadic eruptions of conspiracy theories, some more ridiculous and ludicrous than others, but conspiracy theories all the same.
“All the controversies which gave birth to a myriad of conspiracy theories centred around the following personalities. Some peripheral issues were raised and were discounted and I don’t need to go into them here. The ones that attract my attention also happen to be the dominant ones like Gloria Okon, the alleged drug courier, who was arrested in Kano and who was reported to have died in custody.
“The Gloria Okon theory is woven around Military President Ibrahim Babangida’s alleged interest, or lack of it, in the death and resurrection of the fictional character called Gloria Okon. Linked with the Gloria Okon theory was the wild but baseless speculation as to why Kayode Soyinka, the London bureau chief of Newswatch, was in Nigeria at the material time and why, of all places, he stayed with Dele Giwa when the bomb exploded. Another one has to do with Colonel (Haliru) Akilu (director of military intelligence) and the series of telephone calls preceding the delivery of the parcel bomb. Who initiated the call and who made the last call?”
Mohammed said many people have continued to ask these questions at various times “and we made attempts to answer them and clarify the issues to the best of our knowledge. But the controversy goes on and the questions continue to agitate the minds of segments of society, especially those who seem to know us at Newswatch more than we know ourselves”.
NOBODY EVER HEARD OF GLORIA OKON’
Was Giwa doing a story on Okon? Did he interview her in London? Were the tapes, along with pictures taken at the interview, brought to Lagos by Soyinka?
Mohammed further wrote: “In discussing these theories, I am mindful of the fact that I am accountable to only God, my creator. My religion which is Islam teaches me that I should at all times bear witness truthfully even if it is against myself. Whatever I say here has been said before, one way or the other, but where I was a personal witness, I make bold to say it as I know it. And this is not an attempt on my part to pass judgment or exonerate anybody.
“To start with, I know, for a fact, that Newswatch was not planning to do any story on Gloria Okon, not by any of our reporters. Not by any of the editors and not by any of the directors – Dele (Giwa), Ray (Ekpu), Dan (Agbese) and yours sincerely, Yakubu (Mohammed).
“At Newswatch, we had two levels of editorial conferences: the General Conference open to all reporters and the Editorial Board where we discussed cover stories and this was open to only editors. The general conference was held on Thursdays. It was compulsory for each reporter to come to the conference with not less than three story ideas and be prepared to defend them. Any of the four of us present would preside over it. At the initial stage, it was presided over by Dele Giwa as editor-in-chief. Later on, he excused himself, leaving any one of the three of us to handle it.
“Bose Lasaki was a relatively new staff who was determined to learn the ropes. One day at the general editorial conference, she said she had a story idea. She muttered some words to the effect that there was a rumour that the drug courier that was arrested in Kano and was reported dead, did not die but was alive. Her colleagues laughed at her suggestion and she appeared visibly embarrassed.
“Dan, who conducted the meeting, saved the day by advising her to do more work on her idea and report back the following week. When she reported back the following week, she admitted that there was nothing to that story. And that was the end of the matter.”
Mohammed said Ekpu and Giwa were not at any of the meetings and possibly did not even know about the “apparent fable”.
“Until the tragic death of Dele, nobody heard anything again about Gloria Okon. But she came alive as the possible reason why Dele Giwa was killed. Dele was said to have travelled to London some weeks before his death and interviewed Gloria Okon. According to this story, it was Kayode Soyinka who brought the stories and the pictures to Lagos and Dele and Kayode were looking at the pictures when the lethal parcel landed,” he recounted.
“The fact is that Dele Giwa did not meet any Gloria Okon on the trip in question. I know this for sure because I travelled with him to London. It is difficult to fathom how Gloria Okon came to the centre stage in Dele’s travails. She did not feature in the four-point allegations the SSS made against him when he was invited for interrogation. Surprisingly, a former police commissioner, Abubakar Tsav, told the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commssion, popularly called the Oputa panel, set up in 1999, 13 years after the event, that the SSS asked Dele Giwa if he published or was about to publish any story on Gloria Okon. If he published? If he published it, they would know; wouldn’t they have read it? This fiction was supposed to be the fifth item on the security men’s menu when they interrogated Giwa at their Awolowo Road Office.”
‘WHY GIWA AND I TRAVELLED TO LONDON’
Contrary to the rumour that Giwa went to London to interview Okon, Mohammed said the visit was to see Ime Umanah, the chairman of the board of directors, Newswatch Communications Limited, who had an accident.
Mohammed recalled: “He was flown to London for treatment. At this point, we at Newswatch were planning to buy our own printing press and we had located one in the suburbs of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It was decided that Dele and I should travel there to inspect the press and explore the possibility of acquiring it. We booked our flight through London to spend some time with our chairman in London in September 1986.
“In London, we both stayed in Umanah’s house off Bayswater Road. Every day, we commuted between his house and the Cromwell Hospital, where he was on admission, to keep him company.
“For about five days that we spent there, Dele did not leave my sight for a moment. We spent each day in the hospital until we travelled to Amsterdam. Kayode Soyinka, who normally played host to us on such occasions, was in the USA on a Newswatch assignment.”
THE ‘ROLE’ OF AKILU
One of the major conspiracy theories at the time was that shortly before the parcel bomb was delivered to Giwa, Colonel Akilu had called to make sure the famed journalist was home before the mysterious dispatch rider dropped the deadly message.
Mohammed has now narrated the circumstances around Akilu’s call.
“Before we left London for Amsterdam, Ime Umanah advised Giwa to get close to Akilu, his friend, to widen the base of contacts,” he wrote. “Hitherto, Giwa had a close relationship mainly with Aliyu Gusau and he was always saying nice things about this officer. So, Ime Umanah gave Akilu’s phone numbers to Giwa. On our return to Lagos, Dele made the acquaintance of Akilu and reported to us how friendly Akilu was. But he did not miss the opportunity to tell the director of Military Intelligence that, though he was humble and decent, each time his boys (security men) came for us, they did not show respect. Dele Giwa told us that he had extracted a promise from Akilu: From then onwards, said Akilu, they would not rough-handle him or any of his colleagues. If they did, he said, Giwa should not hesitate to inform him.
“Apparently acting on (minister of information) Tony Momoh’s advice on that fateful day after the visit to SSS and the interrogation, Giwa had called Akilu to intimate him about what happened at the SSS office. He did not get Akilu on the phone but he left a message for him. Akilu did not call back until Saturday, by which time, he got only Funmi, Giwa’s wife, who told him that her husband was not at home. She advised him to call the Newswatch office number. He did but nobody picked it and Akilu reported back to the wife. That was the Saturday when media executives, including Dele, spent nearly the whole day in Victoria Island at a luncheon with the bank chief Adeosun and later at a get-to-know-you meeting in the Vice-President’s house.
“On Sunday, the morning of doomsday, Funmi had laid breakfast for her husband and Soyinka in the study with a note that Akilu called twice on Saturday. Funmi said she wrote the note instead of delivering Akilu’s message verbally because she and the husband had a small issue and were not talking to each other for about one week.
“Dele told Kayode that Akilu must have seen his call on Friday.
“He, Dele, then called Akilu back that Sunday morning and told him why he called on Friday. Akilu assured him he would look into the matter but that he should regard the matter as closed and advised that it was not a matter for Dele’s lawyer. About ten minutes later, the deadly letter was delivered. And then conspiracy theorists went to town saying that it was Akilu who called on that Sunday morning to know if Dele was at home so they could deliver the bomb.
General Ishola Williams:
This is another example of what I was talking about. These are the people you want at the national affairs. The last thing you want is gun fight in the House of Chiefs or whatever they want to call it.
Be careful what you wish for.
Kayode
Punch
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, on Monday strongly criticised the decision of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, to confer the title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on a businessman, Dotun Sanusi.
The Ooni, at the weekend, bestowed the title on Sanusi during the unveiling of 2geda, an indigenous social media and business networking platform, held at Ilaji Hotel, Ibadan.
Conferring the title, Ogunwusi described Sanusi’s commitment to the cultural and economic growth of the Yoruba race as unparalleled.
But the Alaafin, in a statement issued on Monday through his media aide, Bode Durojaiye, said the Ooni overstepped his bounds, insisting that no traditional ruler other than the Alaafin reserves the authority to confer a title covering the entire Yorubaland.
Oba Owoade demanded that the title be revoked within 48 hours or the Ooni should “face the consequences.”
He said, “The attention of the Alaafin of Oyo and the Titan of Yorubaland, Oba Engineer Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has been drawn to the purported conferment of the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on a business tycoon, Dotun Sanusi, by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
“The Ooni of Ife is behaving as if there is no authority to check and call him to order. Because of that ‘above-the-law’ syndrome of his, he is in the habit of walking on everybody’s back, including the apex court in the country, the Supreme Court, which had ruled on the exclusive preserve of the Alaafin to confer any chieftaincy title that covers the entire Yorubaland.
The dictum that nobody is above the law of the land is now being put to a crucial test. The Alaafin hereby demands revocation of the so-called Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title conferred on Engineer Dotun Sanusi within 48 hours or face the consequences.”
The Alaafin further argued that the Ooni’s jurisdiction on conferment of titles was limited, stressing, “The instrument of office presented to Oba Ogunwusi during his installation specifically limits his traditional area of authority to Oranmiyan Local Government, which has now been split into three local governments, viz: Ife Central, Ife North, and Ife South.”
While warning against attempts to undermine his peace-building efforts across Yorubaland, Owoade recalled his earlier appeal to traditional rulers to work for unity.
He said, “It is the joy of our forefathers for us to be in unity, and they did their part in ensuring peace and unity in Yorubaland. We must also strive to achieve this. God Himself is involved in our matter; therefore, we must always, at all times, be concerned about the peace and unity of Yorubaland. We say we want development, but no meaningful and sustainable development will come without peace and unity.
“But it seems the Ooni of Ife is misconceiving the Alaafin, Paramount with the Heart of Gold, and his peace initiative as a sign of weakness, hence taking decisions that are not only ultra vires but derogatory to the Titan of Yorubaland.”
Efforts to reach the spokesperson for Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare, for comment failed as calls to his line did not go through.
Text and whatsapp messages to his lines were not also responded to as of the time of filing this report.
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Gullible And Blind Pastor Called Emeka Okala:1. Did you ask yourself why Yakubu Mohammed who was a close friend of Dele Giwa and who was always with Dele Giwa was conspicuously absent at Dele Giwa’s house on the fateful Sunday to welcome Soyinka from London, if not that he had been informed by Akilu to stay away from Dele's house on that fateful Sunday?2. Did you ask yourself why Yakubu Mohammed who is a close friend of Dele Giwa waited all these years till virtually all witnesses to and participants of Dele Giwa's murder died before talking about Dele Giwa’s murder?3. Did you ask yourself why Yakubu Mohammed who was a close friend of Dele Giwa and who knew Dele Giwa complained about Akilu and Togun's persistent terror of Dele and other Newswatch staff members, now telling Nigerians and the whole world that Dele gave nothing but complements about Akilu and now exonerating Akilu who collaborated with Babangida and Togun to kill Dele Giwa of Dele’s murder?
4. Did you ask yourself why Yakubu Mohammed who was a close friend of Dele Giwa is exonerating Babangida who killed Dele Giwa in collaboration with Togun and Akilu of the murder?5. Did you ask yourself why Yakubu Mohammed who was a close friend of Dele Giwa, decided to tell the same story that Babangida concocted to absolve himself of Dele Giwa’s death?
6. Did you ask yourself why Yakubu Mohammed, who was a close friend of Dele Giwa intentionally denied that there was no Gloria Okon who carried Cocaine for Maryam Babangida and who was arrested and interrogated by the Nigerian police about Maryam Babangida's participation in illicit Cocaine drug business?
7. Did you ask your why the police deliberately removed Tsav who was assigned to investigate Dele’s death and who knew about Gloria Okon's existence and who knew about Babangida, Akilu and Togun's involvement in Dele Giwa’s murder, from the investigation of Dele Giwa’s murder?
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Ya kpọtụba
Ya gazie.
Ụmụ nne Abrahamụọgụ Aṅụsịobi Madụ.
>>How could one take you seriously when you surreptitiously criticized Kayusee while you're committing the same offence.
If writing with a pseudonym is a crime, then you're criminal-in-chief!<< (Femi Olajide)
Akalaka!
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Ọchịchị.
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Ọ na achị anyị ọfụma ọfụma!
Ọchịawụụtọ
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ofọ ka nsi.
Kw
Ikwere.
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Ekwe.
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Anyị agaghị ekwe.
IGBO.
We are Ndigbo.
We speak Igbo language.
Ndigbo means Igbo people from the time immemorial.
We have always been Ndigbo.
The fault is not in us, but in the Whiteman’s inability to pronounce Igbo words correctly.
Ọka Igbo was pronounced “Ọkigwi” by the Whiteman.
Ọka was pronounced Ọwka by the Whiteman.
Ọnicha was pronounced as Ọnitsha by the Whiteman.
Ọlụ was pronounced Orlu by the Whiteman.
Ọkwụrụ was pronounced Okra by the White man.
What anybody chooses to call us is his/her business.
The important thing is we know who we are.
We are Igbo.
Cha cha Igbo kwenu!
YAA!
Cha cha cha Igbo Kwenu!
YAA!
Cha cha cha Igbo kwezuonu!
YAA!
Igbo Amaka!
Ụwa mụ ọzọ aga mụ abụ Onye Igbo,HO! HA!
Ntị ọdị kwa?
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>>Too long post to explain yourself pseudonym while accusing Kayusee of same.
I can't be bothered to readyourlong post. It's bound to be nonsensical<< (Femi Olajide)
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