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In the handover note from Fredrick Lugard to his successor, there is something he said about the three nations in the contraption known as Nigeria which was established by him and his mistress, Flora Shaw. Take notice of his emphasis about the IGBO.

Fredrick Lugard was the governor general of Nigeria between 1914 and 1919. Earlier he was the governor general of Hong Kong between 1907 and 1912.

Sir Frederick Lugard handed over as governor general in Nigeria to Walter H. Lang on the 25th of September 1918, and by 1919, he finished his administrative duties in Nigeria.

Follow up please about his note on Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. This will tell you exactly how they view us.

1. Hausa

The Hausa-Fulani has no ideals, no ambitions save such as sensual in character. He is a fatalist, spendthrift and a gambler.
He is gravely immoral and is seriously diseased that he is a menace to any community to which he seeks to attach himself.

2. Yoruba

Lagos has for 20 years opposed every Governor and has fomented strife and bloodshed in the hinterland.

I have spent the best part of my life in Africa; my aim has been the betterment of the natives for whom I have been ready to give my life. But after some 29 years, and after nearly 12 years as Governor here, I am free to say that the people of Lagos and indeed the Westerners are the lowest, the most seditious and disloyal, the most purely prompted by self-seeking money motives of any people I have met.

3. Igbo

These people of predominantly Eastern Nigeria are fiercely rebellious with no regard for authority. Though industrious and religious, in deference to the objectives of her majesty and the crown, they are highly dangerous to be trusted with power.

They know all this thing and chose to give the power to the north so that it will be easier for them to indirectly rule others in proxy.

For those who believed they were nothing before the colonists came. Who told you? Igbo were already independently developed in their own world. They fought the British for over 30 years through the Ekumeku. They didn't want anyone to come and order them around. Igbo enwe eze. Ị bụ chi m? Are the philosophies guiding ndị Igbo. The British know this. The world know this. Igbo have their own republican and democratical system. The ụmụnna system unite the Igbo. If you try to impose ideologies and western leadership on Igbo, they must be rebellious to you.

Come to think of it, Lugard said: "though industrious". Don't you think this is the major reason some lazy folks hate on you? Industriousness is a follow come on every Igbo.

Being rebellious to the authority of the western world is not a new thing. The Igbo worldview is different. We worship no human. We lick no ass. We don't throw ourselves on anyone cos he or she has power. How can people from a different nation come to control us, tell us what to do in our own land whereas we were doing things, doing business with them; all of a sudden they decided to be forcing us to take those things we sell to them by force, then we begin to pay them tax over what we produce? Mbanụnụ.

A typical Igbo man will rather commit su***de than succumbing to any negative authority and subjugation.

When the Igbo like you, they massively like you. They don't hide it. If they hate you, they don't hide it. It's massive. They have the eyes on good market. Once they deduce bad market, they don't care...they back out no matter what you promise. They hate incompetency. Recent elections in Nigeria and their candidates can be used as a typical example of this.

I really wish some know who they are. Igbo anaghị eme nkụja.

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© Maazị Ogbonnaya Okoro

18/11/2021

HOW LORD LUGARD’S GIRLFRIEND GAVE NIGERIA HER NAME

Not many people know that the name, NIGERIA, came from the girl friend of our colonial Master, Governor-General, Lord Legend in those good old days before we got independence. It was Flora Shaw who gave Nigeria its name. She suggested it to the man who later became her husband and he accepted it. How did the name come to be?

The name Nigeria, was minted in the 19th century, in the year 1897. It happened during the colonial era when most African countries had not been in existence. As of then, Nigeria was referred to as merely geographical and not a country.

“The word Nigeria is a mere distinctive appellation to distinguish those who live within the boundaries of Nigeria and those who do not” Obafemi Awolowo.

The origin of the name “Nigeria” lies within the river Niger. Niger is the British way of referring to Blacks. Before the naming of Nigeria, it used to be called The Royal Niger Company Territories. The naming of my former country was done by a woman who isn’t a Nigeria, not even an African. Her name was Flora Shaw.

Lady Shaw was a British journalist and activist; fighting against Slavery. She worked as an editor of The Times.

In an essay that first appeared in The Times on 8 January, 1897, by “Miss Shaw”, she suggested the name “Nigeria” for the British Protectorate on the Niger River. In her essay, Shaw made the case for a shorter term that would be used for the “agglomeration of pagan and Mahomedan States” to replace the official title, “Royal Niger Company Territories”. She thought that the term “Royal Niger Company Territories” was too long to be used as a name of a Real Estate Property, under the Trading Company in that part of Africa. She was in search of a new name, and she coined “Nigeria”, in preference to terms, such as “Central Sudan”, which were associated with the area by some geographers and travellers.

She thought that the term “Sudan” was associated with a territory in the Nile basin, the current Sudan. In The Times of 8 January, 1897, she wrote: “The name Nigeria applying to no other part of Africa may without offence to any neighbours should be accepted as co-extensive with the territories over which the Royal Niger Company has extended British influence, and may serve to differentiate them equally from the colonies of Lagos and the Niger Protectorate on the coast and from the French territories of the Upper Niger.”

She died of pneumonia on 25 January 1929, aged 76, in Surrey.

18/11/2021

NIGERIA'S FIRST LAWYER

Christopher Alexander Sapara Williams (July 14, 1855 - March 15, 1915), son of an Ijesha father from Ilesha, Osun State, and an Egba mother from Abeokuta, Ogun State, was the first indigenous Nigerian lawyer called to the English bar. He also played a prominent political role during Nigeria’s colonial days.

Williams was also the elder brother of Oguntola Odunbaku Sapara (1861-1935), a prominent physician who was best known for his campaign against secret societies that were spreading smallpox.

When Northern and Southern Nigeria were united in 1914, the new legislative council was headed by the Governor and consisted of seven British officials, two British non-officials and two Nigerians, one of whom was Williams. He died on March 15, 1915. He was 59.

18/11/2021

𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 (𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 1939) 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗕𝗖 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗔𝗕𝗖-𝗧𝗩 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝘅𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗶𝘅𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 1971.

Melba Tolliver, made national news in the early 70’s when she decided to start wearing her hair natural and got push back from the powers that be at her television station. They tried to pressure her into wearing it straight or, at the very least, to put on a wig or scarf , but Tolliver flatly refused (and was kept off the air for a time as a result). Before she debuted her natural ‘do, Tolliver had been given the assignment to cover the wedding of Trisha Nixon (daughter of President Nixon) and defiantly reported without a wig, scarf or any other headgear. The station had no choice but to run her stories, but they tried to sideline Tolliver upon her return—until local newspapers got wind of the story (and essentially the issue became a national one). Tolliver can take credit for taking a stand—paving the way for countless professional sisters to do the same.

So today, we celebrate Melba Tolliver, a phenomenal woman who stood up, took a stand and said, Thank God I’m Natural, I’m Beautiful Just the Way I Am.

#𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 #𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 🤎 ✊🏾

18/11/2021

For many years, TAI SOLARIN was a trouble for IBB; a hard critic of IBB and a perpetual lover of the poor. He called IBB incompetent. So One day, after series of criticisms, IBB invited Tai for a discussion, he asked him what he could do to better the lives of the poor.

Tai was happy, he quickly proposed a soft loan for all the poor Nigerians to enable them start small scale businesses and as they return the loans, other poor people will continue to benefit until it reaches all. IBB clapped for Tai and pleaded with him to champion the noble cause so that the programme can run without a hitch. Tai agreed.

Immediately, a Peoples Bank was formed by Decree and huge fund was pumped into it with Dr. Tai as the Chairman. Poor people were getting funds to start or expand their businesses, it was coordinated by Tai, IBB never gave him any bottleneck, no distractions. But after giving out loans to the poor, the poor refused to return the money, neither did we see their businesses on ground, they have spent the money but no repayment. Wahala de!!

Tai was sweating under the Air conditioning system, "this is trouble". After many futile attempts to recover the loans, the Celebrated Peoples Bank crashed and became liquidated. Tai was running helter-skelter.

He finally went to IBB but IBB was not angry, he merely said "Egbon, see what we are facing in government? It is easy to talk, talk is cheap sir but look at your bank. This is just one small bank that you cannot manage o, imagine how many banks we have, imagine ruling a whole country sir? If people now blamed you for the collapse of the bank you proposed and ran, how will you feel? Don't worry sir, you will not be prosecuted. Just go home and rest. You have had enough troubles already......thanks for your service to the nation....."

But before he could leave Dodan Barracks, the then Military President Ordered that he be called back. Tai Solarin started sweating. But he quickly composed himself before IBB asked him, "would you like to serve as the Minister of Education or Finance?" All he needed to say was "Yes sir, either of the two will be ok." And IBB would have appointed him right away.

But Tai Solarin quickly answered. "Mr President, you already told me to go home and rest. I will be on my way now." With that, Tai Solarin left the presence of the President. The two men never met again and Tai Solarin never criticized IBB again.

*As written by Akindele Ayekooto.*

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SECURITY NEWS:
NGO Condemns Hasty Disbandment Order On NATFORCE*

A non-governmental organization, Forum Against Threat to Peace, FATP, has condemned in stronger terms, the reported declaration by the National Security Adviser, NSA, Major-General Babagana Monguno, (rtd), that the National Taskforce on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism, NATFORCE, is an illegal security outfit.

Describing declaration as an anti-democratic action that is against the rule of law, the NGO, in a statement from its leader, Elder Emmanuel Abanikannda Mathew, reminded that a court of competent jurisdiction in Abuja had earlier declared the outfit legal.

Recall that a pronouncement of an Abuja Federal High Court, presided over by Hon. Justice E.S. Chukwu, which declared the NATFORCE a legal outfit on April 30, 2013. The case was a civil suit brought before the honourable court by the NATFORCE against the Minister of Finance, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Inspector General of Police, IGP.

FATP further reminded that a Bill towards legalizing the outfit as a security apparatus is before the National Assembly, the legislative organs mandated to make law for the country, reasoning that fairness demands that the outcome of their oversight function should be awaited before any action on the issue.

The Bill is reported to have passed a second reading.

Recall that the sponsors of the bill were former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, APC, Bauchi, and Senator Smart Adeyemi, APC, Kogi.

The NGO is of the belief that observance of the rule of law in and compliance with court pronouncement in a democracy should be the order of the day, insisting that anything contrary to that can never be acceptable in any civilised clime.

The organization therefore challenged the generality of the people to assist the government in any way possible to rid the country of any form of threat