uselessgoat:
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Rubbish. Yorubas are greater than igbos. simple

Lol. I find the inclination of some Yorubas to hold on to past glory as basis for 'greatness' quite laughable. Being the first to be exposed to the European civilization should never be your basis of being great. If you take pride in being the 'first' to meet the white civilization, in other words, you think of your native civilization as inferior and the European civilization as superior, hence the inclination to celebrate your 'greatness' by being the 'first' to meet the white man. This is utterly poor logic to say the least.

During my secondary school days, there was this statement my friends and I used to say, that coming first is easy but maintaining the first position is where it becomes difficult. Because we all used to compete for the first position back in my secondary school. Looking at that statement, it holds true in the outside world today. The moment you lead in an endeavour, due to stiff competition in the world, there are other competitors trying to get to where you are or overtake you. Staying ahead of the competition (maintaining your first position) becomes harder than getting there in the first place.

Also, your statement is as false as it can get. In today's scheme of affairs, everyone knows that is totally false.

bigfrancis21:


First of all, this thread is totally useless and uncalled for. Almost every ethnic group or country in this world has achievements that they are proud of. The US can go on to list feats that make the country great. The UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany etc. can all go on to list innumerable feats that make them great. Greatness is not limited to one particular group on earth.

Second, most of the so-called achievements I see on the list are 'first' in this or 'first' in that. Truth be told, being the first in any venture does not make you great, what makes an ethnic group or country great is the now and the economoic power or influence it has currently. The US is never the first country to be created on earth, neither is it the first country to experience the coming of the white man and civilization (the US originally belonged to the native red Indian ethnic groups before the Europeans landed in about 1492) but yet the US is the greatest nation in the world today. Egypt was once a wold power in its time. The Egyptian civilization was known and admired over the world during its time but today Egypt lives as a shadow of its former self.

Parading oneself as being 'the first to do this' or 'first to do that' is not a measurement of greatness. Here in the western world, people would laugh at you if you try to parade yourself as best because 'you are the first in this or that'. Look at the black race for example. Biologically speaking, blacks are said to be the first people on earth before other races. Of course, some blacks can take pride in being the first on earth but you me know that that does not make you the greatest in the whole world. Egypt, Rome, Spain, Britain etc. were all world powers or wielded influence in the world at one time or the other at different points in history but today these countries cannot be said to be great neither do they go about parading themselves as greatest for being the 'first to do this or that'. I find this inclination to reason quite laughable.

Just as Yorubas have been the first to achieve or attempt some things, the Igbos equally have been the first in many other fields of endeavours. However, the status of greatest today in normal terms will be given to who has the greater influence, economically, politically, socially, financially etc. in today's scheme of affairs.

Life is all about competition and one thing is sure in life - change. People, countries, nations etc all compete to outdo one another and the ensuring factor that determines one's greatness is the power or influence you hold today, and not 'the one you held in the past'. Probably in some couple hundreds of years, another country may overtake the US in being a world power and US would definitely not go around parading itself as 'greatest nation on earth'.

Applause.

let the igbos move to their erosion ravaged land first before i comment. That most of them see Lagos as their small London and a place to visit and live says it all

cc: uselessgoat

BABANGBALI:
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Then why won't you guys allow them to create their own nation?

The Richest Woman In Africa Is Folorunsho Alakija - Inu Mi Dun Gidigidi Gan Wipe Mo Je Omo Yoruba - Ilosiwaju Ile Yoruba Lo Jemi L'ogun.

Raydos:
The Richest Woman In Africa Is Folorunsho Alakija - Inu Mi Dun Gidigidi Gan Wipe Mo Je Omo Yoruba - Ilosiwaju Ile Yoruba Lo Jemi L'ogun.

did she know you exist? Funny. Better buckle up your shoe and find how to survive in this dying economy.

Raydos:
The Richest Woman In Africa Is Folorunsho Alakija - Inu Mi Dun Gidigidi Gan Wipe Mo Je Omo Yoruba - Ilosiwaju Ile Yoruba Lo Jemi L'ogun.

Thanks to Nigeria's oil blocs and favourable government policies and practices. I bet you never cared to find out the source of her wealth and how she became world's richest black woman other than the fact that she is Yoruba.

Oil prices and sales are diminishing with no returns (reminds me of the law of diminishing returns in Economics) at an exponential rate. Would you care to observe what happens to her net worth and value based mainly on oil sales and produce as this trend continues?

Maybe the Forbes richest list of 2016 may contain different new names altogether.

jcross19:
did she know you exist? Funny. Better buckle up your shoe and find how to survive in this dying economy.

bigfrancis21:

Thanks to Nigeria's oil blocs and favourable government policies and practices. I bet you never cared to find out the source of her wealth and how she became world's richest black woman other than the fact that she is Yoruba.
Oil prices and sales are diminishing with no returns (reminds me of the law of diminishing returns in Economics) at an exponential rate. Would you care to observe what happens to her net worth and value based mainly on oil sales and produce as this trend continues?
Maybe the Forbes richest list of 2016 may contain different new names altogether.

jcross19:
did she know you exist? Funny. Better buckle up your shoe and find how to survive in this dying economy.

see beer-fans youth all around me E Dey Pain Them.

Olabestonic001:
Dick measuring ba
Seems op did not know that the strength of the Yoruba's lies in the fact that we don't make a noise and the only motivation of an Igbo lies in the fact that they make a noise about themselves being great.
My Igbo woman told me yesterday that the only great thing an Igbo man can do to motivate himself is to make a noise about being a self-accomplished, great warrior which interestingly is viewed with gross disdain amidst the Yoruba's.
As an Igbo man, when you are feeling unmotivated, down, beaten or oppressed, you just need to beat your chest about the fact that you are a superhero, a champion and the greatest. Is this a good way of motivating oneself? I think for the Igbo's it certainly is (if you go to the Igbo community, you will know its a normal thing for a man using bicycle to rant that he's greater than everyone in the society and everyone is cool with such a claim; its just to cool tension).
I think its high time Yoruba's stop taking such rant to heart, its a noise of a notice-me and we just need to respect their noise and ranting since its the only way for them to get motivation. Let's not criminalize their crazy claims again. Let's forgive and accept them. Only history can tell who's the greatest and not our dick measuring tactics. If a man that is having low self-esteem feels by ranting he's greater than you, he will fee better for it, let's pardon him (at least we can help a manage a malady) and let's just face our own problem be our concern not theirs our concern.

*The fact that Enyimba rants that it is bigger than Barca does not make it true (even if Enyimba convinces itself in such a lie) but during a football match, all the aggression and optimism will not let it survive the onslaught of Barca against its goal posts; Life is judged by result not noise
Yoruba, pls take a note.

Look at this Yoruba fool. Igbos have to remind you of their achievements because Yoruba tribalism blinds the Yoruba from seeing and appreciating Ndi Igbo.
The mere mention of the word Igbo gets every Nigerian interested. Long before we were born, or at least before I was born, a bewildered BBC reported asked the Hausa/Fulani bigot called Ahmadu Bello why Northerners seem obsessed with Igbos, he couldn't give an intelligent answer, he said some rubbish about Igbos being the sort of people that want to dominate everywhere they go. All he could've said was the the Hausa and Yoruba are jealous of the Igbo.
In 1966, the jealous got out of hand and ended in the barbaric 1966 anti Igbo pogrom after which Igbos rejected Nigeria and fought gallantly for their dignity against a combined forces of U.K., U.S. & Russian supported Nigerian military. Yet, our people were able to hold that army off for over 2 years! Nigeria can't even survive small illiterate Hausa Boko Haram terrorists.
In case you don't know why an Igbo man riding a bicycle in the village can say that he is the greatest, I'll educate you, it's because the Igbo is taught from birth that he is an independent person who is equal to all regardless of his status in society. The man on the bicycle might be a palm wine tapper but he works hard and provides for his family so just because your father is rich or even the King doesn't mean you are better than him! That's the difference between us and the rest. An Igbo is not held back by his status at birth, an Igbo is full of self believe and ambition while the Hausa and Yoruba bow before some old men as if those men are God. The Yoruba is lazy and submissive so he can never be like the Igbo, the Hausa is submissive and dull so he can never be like the Igbo.
You come here and say your Igbo woman told you whatever rubbish you wrote, perhaps it's time we ban marriage between our beautiful Igbo women and cheating Yoruba men. Stick to your women and leave ours alone since you Yoruba are the biggest tribalists in Nigeria. Your bigoted leader Awolowo is the father or tribalism!

Stop this... Nairaland does not need this.

Which of igbo musician is greater than Olufela Anikulapo kuti Abamieda aka Baba 70...i rest my case

emperorgoke:
Which of igbo musician is greater than Olufela Anikulapo kuti Abamieda aka Baba 70...i rest my case

i wonder why you youba guys think fela is God himself,his name and songs are only heard in lagos and environs/south west,millions of ndigbo born nd bred in the east careless about fela,i had a hard time explaining him to a cousin of mine,she thought fela was a title in youbaland

oboy3:
i wonder why you youba guys think fela is God himself,his name and songs are only heard in lagos and environs/south west,millions of ndigbo born nd bred in the east careless about fela,i had a hard time explaining him to a cousin of mine,she thought fela was a title in youbaland

I will be very glad if u can Google fela.... I don't nid to argue with you. There is no way u will discuss Nigerian politics or military regime in Nigeria without mentioning Olufela especially in 70s and 80. My landlord in cross river where served can sing fela's song from A to z, British govt even fear his thought, Ankrah, formal military leader of Ghana called him "president of the poor" ur cousin nd those u asked abt fela over there in the east might probably secondary school children or born in 1995 upward or not conversant with Nigerian politics

bigfrancis21:


Lol. I find the inclination of some Yorubas to hold on to past glory as basis for 'greatness' quite laughable. Being the first to be exposed to the European civilization should never be your basis of being great. If you take pride in being the 'first' to meet the white civilization, in other words, you think of your native civilization as inferior and the European civilization as superior, hence the inclination to celebrate your 'greatness' by being the 'first' to meet the white man. This is utterly poor logic to say the least.

During my secondary school days, there was this statement my friends and I used to say, that coming first is easy but maintaining the first position is where it becomes difficult. Because we all used to compete for the first position back in my secondary school. Looking at that statement, it holds true in the outside world today. The moment you lead in an endeavour, due to stiff competition in the world, there are other competitors trying to get to where you are or overtake you. Staying ahead of the competition (maintaining your first position) becomes harder than getting there in the first place.

Also, your statement is as false as it can get. In today's scheme of affairs, everyone knows that is totally false.

Good points. But you and your likes must stop deceiving yourselves, there is nothing like past glory. The Yorubas still have their glory with them, till date it exists. Being first(s) is something, the records can never be broken, and they are infinitely motivating. WE ALWAYS SET THE PACE.

The Igbo's are still handicap were Yoruba people are in many diverse areas. We the yorubas must not be arqueing with the the over jealous Igbos. Ask them how many of their state has the best university in Nigeria talk less of Africa. How UI is ranked among the best university in Africa and in the whole globe. They still have the time to argue with us foolish tribe on earth. Our state is like small London to them which means that without us they can't achieve anything. And if not for our university most of there professor wouldn't had been anything . Yorubas are still climbing academic ladder to get to the peak level of excellence till now. They are dying to gain admission to out prestigious University. They don't allow us to enjoy our land Lagos. They like ritual like bad. In fact, all igbo people must leave Lagos and use their business sense to build their state.

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Rubbish. Yorubas are greater than igbos. simple

Yorubas are not greater than Igbos.

Yorubas are just pace setters then Igbos carry the baton from you and lead.
Yorubas rely on past glories.

sure

Dude, did you read the counter attack list the Igbos gave you?