Why Nigeria’s Problems Can Be Traced Back to This History | Thomas SowellTV

[@ikepatrick9154]

Ahmadu Bello is an excellent example of the short sighted Nigerian leaders, who sowed the seeds of the problems that befuddles Nigeria to this day!

[@edwardlani-george1272]

No he isn't. He was the exact opposite. If Bello didn't do what he did, Nigeria would be worse off. Sometimes being a leader requires doing the hard thing, if the northern part of Nigeria didn't have affirmative action and caught up to the south, there would be war still. We are however maturing

[@diranshouse7061]

Affirmative Action is ALWAYS wrong.

[@clarenceonyekwere5428]

@@edwardlani-george1272 lol no. He kept his region undereducated, then decided to prevent competition than fix underlying issues. His "more powerful" region remains undereducated by a huge margin.

[@rebel4721]

@@edwardlani-george1272And we can see how that turned out

[@Oseiwe]

Ahmadu Bello was a far better leader than any other of his peers, and certainly compared to the people of today. Do you realise what constituted the "North"? Ojukwu certainly got a bashing when he tried his damned best to paint his secessionist war as a fight for survival again a Hausa-Fulani muslim hegemony trying to liquidate his people when the head of Nigeria was a Christian non-Hausa, non-Fulani who was forced into power by those same people. Nigeria's problems have always been human failures caused by societal backwardness. It is not political structure. I see Tunubu is about to create chaos now with his political project when the ordinary man is at his lowest economically in a generation. If governors didn't become multi-billionaires in naira just because they held the office, I'm sure the country would be in a better place. And let me repeat that the average backward African has no care in the world what political system is being run, for as long as he can marry and create as many children as he wants, and live a comfortable life

[@beaupierrebondurant5651]

Dr.Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.

[@tobylou8]

He is not allowed to die!!

[@Impericalevidence]

Amn

[@superiorson]

Of course because he's anti black

[@Dododawa]

Thomas Sowell is a glorified dunce who is too lazy to carry out original research. Igbo were late commers to the Nigeria struggle for independence. The struggle was started by Herbert McCauley, a grandson the Bishop Ajayi.

[@niyijayei5395]

10:40 nailed it. As a Nigerian who grew up in the north that point irks me a lot. The region contributes the least to Nigeria's economy but still gets the most allocation of the nations resources.

[@chamboyette853]

I tried showing this to people in my college at Dartmouth but the school banned it alleging I was "spreading racism" and I got suspended.

[@niyijayei5395]

@@chamboyette853 Idk the context of your presentation at college but it's common knowledge in our polity. To keep the status quo, the primary occupation of well to do northeners is the political arena state and federal. Those are just the facts..

[@martins3870]

The northerners never asked for it. We southerner gave it to them because we want to dominate and then cry when the blow up in our face. They reject unitary, you forced it upon them and then complain later. Also, the northerners don't get most of resources. Please check how allocation are derived. It benefited the northerners no doubt

[@kharris9359]

Doesn't the north produce the most food(grain)? That's how they were able to starve Biafra (Igbo, SE) into surrendering?

[@nhauj]

They enforced a blockade with the help of the British government. They used starvation as a tool of war.

[@MikeOlly-ev5ku]

There should not be a Nigeria in the first place. Even europeans are not homogenous. A brit is different from a french.

[@seismicvertigo345]

This

[@bookkeepinguptofinalaccoun8733]

16:45

[@bookkeepinguptofinalaccoun8733]

The fact that the British forced different ethnic groups that would rather stay well clear of each other into one contraption called Nigeria implies that they don't regard the ethnic groups as humans. It is the ultimate insult and a cruel display of racism. English colonialists would never voluntarily live in a similar situation that they dumped our people in, which is why they refused to be a part of the European union.

[@pamcornelius9122]

Behavior of people in developed countries: 1. Ethics, as a basic principle 2. Integrity 3. Responsibility 4. Respect for the laws and rules 5. Respect for the rights of other citizens 6. Work-loving 7. Strives for saving and investing 8. Will of super action 9. Punctuality In poor countries only a minority follow these principles in their daily life. We are not poor because we lack natural resources or nature is cruel; it’s because we lack the will to comply with these basic principles.

[@weskerwillie9044]

With all due respect shut up. Your society isn't even half as complex as the people you're comparing yourselves with. Second of all you do not have a similar history and cultural disruption like we do. Third and most importantly which is entirely omitted by this video, you are not at the bottom of a racially bias global economic structure run by the dollar. You're at the top actually. So please shut it

[@macten5223]

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[@2thousand24]

There has to be a unifying factor greater than the individual and a vision for a better future beyond theirs. A manifest destiny….

[@nifralo2752]

Chinese work hard and they are poor

[@herbertmacaulay8987]

Jim Crow is an example of all these beautiful qualities

[@imnotanalien7839]

That was a great history of Nigeria. It is a very difficult time for Christians there too. Hundreds of women and children are being kidnapped by Muslim gangs and sold off in slavery or slaughtered. No one seems to help Christians in Nigeria. It must be a lawless country, except for the North.

[@TingTong2568]

This issue is not highlighted in the maainstram media in the west.

[@nifralo2752]

Most of those are from smaller tribes so the big northern tribes don't care.

[@Handletaken4]

Muslims are big trouble

[@bzb8554]

Except that it's the Northern Nigerians doing the kidnapping. You must be challenged.

[@philiproseel3506]

Slavery still in Africa??? You must be joking!

[@grondhero]

*"Conquests and Cultures"* was the first book by Thomas Sowell I ever bought. I now have finished nine of his books and am always looking to add more.

[@mcclaink06]

Africa as a whole summed up in less than 17 mins

[@rositascarborough5751]

Not true. A handful of well governed countries with vibrant economies and strong middle class: Rwanda, Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, Benin, Morocco………don’t generalize if you haven’t been on the continent and travelled extensively.

[@faithbiyapo9297]

@@rositascarborough57515 countries out of 54 that’s not very impressive. There’s still a lot of work to be done.

[@acersterl]

⁠@@rositascarborough5751Rwanda and Benin, does NOT have a Strong Middle Class stop it. 🧢

[@jakins250]

If you are European you would have to keep quiet. You too have had history of centuries of intolerance of various ethnic groups. Many of you ethnic groups broke up into several countries because they could not bare each other. The colonialist always handed over power to the least progressive and most controllable tribe. Knowing they would not be ambitious to move the country forward, and would always be easily manipulated. If you see how the West relates to the man that used violence and bribery to rig himself to power, who is now messing up the economy even further, then you would know the West does not hope for us any good. How can congratulations messages be coming from US and UK?

[@mangopudding5979]

​@@rositascarborough5751 Mauritius is run by Indians, Morocco run by Arabs. Benin, Rwanda, Botswana, Namibia aren't doing well.

[@vanhetgoor]

Nice to see a picture of Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, she was the mother of Fela Ransome Kuti, later known as Fela Anikolapo Kuti. She was killed during political unrest in the country. Fela Kuti made a song about it. Politics in Africa is like being hunted down by hungry swines. Politics in Africa is much more extreme then in other parts of the world. Africans are easily set up to march against other tribes or parties. To often a "one party" state means cleaning up all others, ethnically seen that is.

[@Sankara80-v5f]

And jet, Africans don't kill each other as Europeans do to each other. All African conflict together from 1960 till date don'"t even make up half the casualties of world War one alone!!!

[@iykejnr6296]

Weldone thomas sowell❤

[@TheFirstManticore]

In my experience, high voter turnout IS a sign of political polarization. I recall a time when, in the US, voter turnout for a presidential election was less than 25%. In those days, nobody was excited. Now the US voter turnout for President is very high, and polarization is the greatest in living memory.

[@mauherkan]

I didn't Believe that so I looked up the statistics. After 1932 voter turnout for US president elections was Never Below 50%.

[@jackdeniston6150]

Yup, the more boring politics are, the better peoples lives are.

[@lenniefei6710]

Most Middle Eastern countries don't vote, but they economies are envied by many

[@Leonard-y7r]

Through all the long pre-Internet modern period that I lived through, it was very difficult-often almost impossible-for ordinary Americans to find out the realities of faraway countries like Nigeria. Now thanks to Mr. Sowell and KZbin, people like me can catch up on some of what we missed!

[@realosasonline4152]

These foundational problem still persists till today. Tribal and Religious sentiments and systemic corruption drives public policy and government spending. A new constitution emphasising regional government is desperately needed

[@chamboyette853]

I tried showing this to people in my college at Dartmouth but the school banned it alleging I was "spreading racism" and I got suspended.

[@Escaping_the.matrix.5197]

Sorry

[@chamboyette853]

@@Escaping_the.matrix.5197 Why? You are not responsible.

[@nkonrhi]

How long ago was this?

[@gg_rider]

that's utterly ridiculous. Black people in Nigeria and America are speaking for themselves. BANNING the speech of Black people about themselves is kinda racist simply because it doesn't align with White Liberal demands.

[@utteero]

It would depend on the context under which you were sharing it. What was the point you were trying to make with the video?

[@handsonlabssoftwareacademy594]

There's no crime in wanting to dominate...it's natural to improve. The only crime is when you become enviously aligned to other hardworking individuals or group of persons.

[@bookkeepinguptofinalaccoun8733]

The fact that the British forced different ethnic groups who would rather stay well clear of each other into one contraption called Nigeria implies that they don't regard those ethnic groups as humans. It is the ultimate insult and a cruel display of racism. British colonialists would never voluntarily choose to live in a situation that is even remotely similar to the one they dumped our people in, for their own selfish economic gains. That is why they pulled out of the European union. Who in their right mind would voluntarily choose to be the citizens of the same country with those who go about killing, rapping, kidnapping and destroying farms and other properties that belong to other ethnic groups? Who would voluntarily choose to be dragged down by those who are still engaged in the archaic and destructive so-called open grazing?

[@Kagemusha08]

Please please PLEASE get this book on Audible!

[@zino8068]

Your analysis is spot on

[@nunyabiznes33]

Kinda reminiscent of the Philippines, except the Christians are up north and the Muslims are down south.

[@pikapi6993]

and Islam is the main problem here

[@traykunable]

Interesting and it makes sense considering that the Muslim migration came from the Muslim dominated Indonesian archipelago south of the Philippines making it a southern religion while in Nigeria it came from the Sahara at the North thus becoming a Northern religion.

[@nnajidaveed9896]

Read the BIAFRAN IGBOS

[@beaupierrebondurant5651]

Equality of results is not rooted in reality.

[@kiuk_kiks]

That’s why it took 1,000-1,800 years for Europeans to get their act together after the collapse of the Roman Empire 😂

[@seismicvertigo345]

It absolutely isn't. This is why the forced oneness is problematic. Not everybody wants to move at the same speed 🤷‍♂

[@JK-gu3tl]

New Africa has a great video on this subject.

[@CaptTAAyodele-uy7jo]

Thanks so much Dr Thomas Sowell

[@user-fc1ld9ts8u]

As an American (including those of all colours and races) I have little knowledge of Nigeria and most African nations. I didn't know of the conflicts among groups were based on tribal, ethnislc, religious and even racial differences. It certainly does put the problems America had in the past and presently has in a different view, revealing that the historic issues that America has suffered is not unique and, in fact, rather common in the world.

[@bzb8554]

There is NOTHING "common" about the chattel slavery that happened in America 🙄. One of the most inhumane things in history, and you still refuse to pay reparations. Just stop.

[@michaelan139]

I try to point this out to people, I'm Nigerian and can tell you tribalism is even worse than racism. Obama would have a tougher time becoming president if he was from a minority tribe in Nigeria.

[@user-fc1ld9ts8u]

@@michaelan139 I am so sorry to learn this. It just seems to me that human beings are compelled to find a difference between groups, and use that as a basis of injuring others not in their group. It is such a human failing; and it causes so much pain and injustice.

[@ley5230]

You can't compare what happened in America to what is happening in Nigeria completely different things, the history in America is more unique than you know and so is the one in Naija

[@user-fc1ld9ts8u]

@@ley5230 I can't compare in any depth. But there does seem to be a general human trait when in competition with others, to prefer people from your race and background, and be aggressive towards others that often includes being in unfair (to say the least).

[@bzb8554]

@8:28 "now a millionaire"? Ojukwu was always a millionaire 😂. He was educated at King's College, Lagos (where he was expelled for assaulting a white teacher for rac!sm) and Oxford University. His father was the wealthiest man in Nigeria, and they also hated him for it because he was Igbo.

[@michealnd969]

Yea his father was amongst the richest men in western Africa.

[@princegeorge13]

His father was at one time the richest man in Africa, a well known business man

[@nnajidaveed9896]

In AFRICA!

[@nnajidaveed9896]

IGBos are called Jews for a reason.

[@pa1361]

Who told you his father was the wealthiest in Nigeria?

[@Rhodietoo]

The attempt to develop a strong commercial farming sector by attracting farmers from Zimbabwe (Kwara project), showed promise in terme of production on the leased farms, and mentoring local, mostly subsistance farmers - it all eventually failed due to the farmers being treated pooly, and several actual attacks on some of the immigrants, who eventually left.

[@masada2828]

Looks like envy toward those who have success from hard work.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

​@@masada2828What envy? Your mind is messed up

[@chineduamadi5958]

For a non Nigerian Thomas Sowell's summary of the political events pre - and post the Nigeria civil war, is decent. But its lacking in many nuances that paint a complete picture. For example, when he says the Nigerian Government took the part of reconciliation, that was in print only. The reality on ground was vastly different. For example, after the igbos surrendered, the federal forces roling into 'rebel' igbo territory for the 1st time post war opened fire on innocent civilians at Asaba, Isobo, Ikwere land, killing thousands of innocent civillians who came out to welcome them. The officers responsible for those crimes were never charged. Also, igbos who had risen to positions of dominance, meritoriosly I might add, in all walks of public life in Nigeria prior to the war, were not allowed back to their jobs. Furthermore, their personal properties all over the country were confiscated from them and sold to or taken over by people of other tribes. Finally, a campaign of ostracization, and suppression was against igbos was launched by the government, which continues to this day. Igbos, have had to find a way to thrive despite it all and re-emerged the more prosperous tribe, yet the government continues to seek to take away from igbos what they've managed to create for themselves despite all the opppression, simply because they're managing to outpace evrryone else in building wealth for themselves. This continues to this day. And the igbo homeland was never rebuilt, that is a lie. Instead, it was decimated further by breaking iit in apart to reduce igbo influence. The grand problem with Nigeria is absolute absence of meritocracy. The British colonizers, did everything possible to place the far less educated, less competent north at the helm of the country, over the far more educated and competent south. To do this, the British themselves sabotaged all the systems of meritocracy by which they themselves governed before independence was an option. Without doing so, it would be impossible to get the northerners in power. They simply wouldn't qualify. The country has remained in their country since and they've run it to the ground. The truth remains, in a true meritocracy in Nigeria, the south will dominate everything, with the igbos leading the pack, cos the north simply cant compete. But it'll be a much more stable, peaceful, and prosperous country for everyone, including the north.

[@OneonelegOga]

The evidence is clear till today.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

To claim that Igbos personal properties were not returned to them throughout the country is a lie. There were people especially in Yorubaland who kept Igbos properties safe and returned them after the war. No need to lie about anything. It's true that people in certain parts of the country confiscated those properties. But not everywhere.

[@chineduamadi5958]

@ADE-of-LAGOS If you search, you'd find instances where some igbos got their personal properties back after the war, but the key is you'd have to search for it, and that includes in Yoruba land. And even in those cases, those properties were never reserved for them. They had to fight to get them back, in many cases they had to pay hefty prices to get them back. A classic example is Sir Luis Odumegwu Ojukwu. In his time, he was the wealthiest African entrepreneur by country miles. He was the first African entrepreneur to exceed a million British Pounds in net worth, and he achieved it before 1950. He was also the largest individual land owner in Lagos, the capital city of Nigeria at the time. Pray tell how much of his lands and properties was returned to his family after the war? Also, pray tell how much of the personal funds owned by igbos and held in banks throughout the country was returned to them after the war? They got £25 flat, no matter how many thousands they had amassed in the banks in Savings prior to the war. Yet in the same vein, while igbo's were unable to even access their own funds saved up in banks, just 6 years after the war, Hausa and Yoruba people were able give themselves loans fron Nigeria banks to acquire companies and assets in Nigeria - belonging to foreign companies and investors - in Murital Muhammad's "indigenization" policy, the largest wealth transfer in Nigerian history. Hausa's and Yoruba's were able to take out loans from banks to buy the same banks, yet igbos couldn't even access their own funds. Now after a years of toiling and griding, igbo's have emerged again at the top of the nation's economic chain despite all the economic restrictions and exclusions and not being in Government or wielding political power, and now their properties are being targeted again for destruction and outright confiscation, and Yoruba land is leading this fresh charge. I'd like to see you deny it.

[@Shevybaba2105]

​​@@ADE-of-LAGOSPls avail us the names of those whose properties were returned in Lagos apart from the residential house of Sir Alex Ekwueme. The military together with the people of North and South West moved in the middle of the night picked and killed anything they perceived as South Easterner in Lagos.

[@rotimikayode1072]

You are not correct. Federal troupes were inside Biafria for 18 months. All military action stopped immediately the wars ended.

[@stockstock6805]

Nigeria should let us Biafrans leave to form our own Christian majority Igbo country period 👊🏿💪🏿🫡

[@hasssnbakare8645]

even if thats allowed, you people will never stay home in your own land . You can't fight nature to wander around somewhere else. Imagine if all the assumed prowess and ability to be something different from other Nigerians is true and concentrated within IGBOLAND since Biafra concept, that region should look very much different and more powerful today but unfortunately, that's not the case. laughable and sad because it show just how Africans are. We are not even going to talk about the fact that Biafra is increasingly debatable within the region as to who wants to be part of it or not...smh You know you can't just say we are Biafra and everyone around agrees 🤔 and follows . This is usually not the case in Africa as whole and it explains the constant inter tribal wars and genocidal reactions. Biafra could have never survived in one of the most diverse areas of what's called Nigeria today while surrounded /LANDLOCKED by 10-12 different Ethnic groups that are willing to be Biafra. oh well.. May God have mercy on Nigerians as a whole because under that Name, you people west east south or north are driven by the same spirit..🤐

[@ADM.II.]

Even if secession takes place your "Biafra" isn't going to become a utopia.

[@ADM.II.]

​@@hasssnbakare8645What are you yapping about 😢

[@OneonelegOga]

⁠@@hasssnbakare8645you have made zero sense. People adjust to their current situation. The reason why we venture out is because the corrupt and unfavorable environment of Nigeria, which is consistently worse, so as ambitious people we are we venture out. By the way just because we are brave enough to venture into other states or country does not mean we won’t again if Biafra is restored. The entire world is for the exploration of brave human, but scary to meek and unadventurous. Also your small brain has not grasped that those that travel seem to be well knowledgeable and sophisticated in their thinking that those that stay in their locality. So if Biafra is to restored, would they all-included those that left as a child to the west still operate in the simple and unsophisticated manner that you are suggesting? Igbo are known to be industrious and sophisticated. By the way, stop pedaling lies about a region that you probably never stepped foot in and also steeped in passive aggressive tribalism. Biafra is not landlocked and out of all the ethnic group they are one group that have never depended on the government to enrich them and their families. History always repeats itself, except this time, the outcome would be drastically different.

[@MrRoyck10]

Nigerians can’t live together and can’t live apart so what exactly is your point? Nigeria is a case of negative diversity and people should have the maturity to have a referendum to solve some of the issues raised. Belewa the past leader has a deep rooted hatred of the ibo people mostly driven by ethnic jealousy as the north don’t have the education, capacity or ability to even manage their region. Nigerian must devolve into different nations what happens in Biafra region is not your business, so you do not need to be so insecure just focus on reducing poverty and wealth creation in your region. Tribal sentiments is a disease of the mind, let those you don’t like have their landlocked country, Zimbabwe and Rwanda are both advance and cohesive countries better than Nigeria. The truly land lock region is the barren desert of the north and if Nigeria disintegrate then the north will be landlocked.

[@chidieberennamani]

Nigeria should never have happened in the first place, you put nations of people with different ideology language and believe in one cage, but expect it to flourish how? Dividing to what it was before white men invasion is the only option.

[@abdulazizclare9545]

The British made it and gave it all these problems.

[@christianifechukwu9865]

One Nigeria is a crime against humanity.

[@agbadimusa9365]

Yes if it's after a political loss,before that it was a requirement for independence by your forebears.........what does that tell you?

[@christianifechukwu9865]

@@agbadimusa9365 nobody wanted one Nigeria except the British

[@urbinverbiest9222]

Somebody tell them diversity is their strength !

[@vibrantwoman1323]

Not when the northerners believe they are born to rule others.

[@stockstock6805]

😂😂😂 They couldn't careless 😂

[@raymondmordi7937]

Not that type of diversity

[@sonofnok2153]

That was the lie. Yet a homogeneous ethnic countries are stronger in reality. So, is "diversity" truly a strength or just a babble meant to fool the idiots, so oil can keep flowing while you keep dying?

[@seismicvertigo345]

sarcasm successfully received

[@dera_ng]

Anyone who thinks Nigeria has a future can as well believe that then Christians in Haiti, Ukraine and Sudan didn't pray well enough.

[@beaupierrebondurant5651]

I stand with Biafra.

[@imranmo]

The flow of this documentary is surprising though. The premise is the north and Ahmadu Bello behaving anti Igbo and by the 5th minute you mention a coup by mainly Igbo officers and choose to ignore that the same Bello that made such inflammatory statements was also assassinated, along with his wife. Tafawa Balewa was also killed as mentioned but then it seems as if he was the only politician that was murdered. Perhaps that first coup, with its ethnic tilt is why Nigeria is where it is today?

[@jeanolotu4095]

The fundamental of a country called Nigeria is wrong. Word for thought. We keep making the same errors from the past. What a vicious cycle.

[@Fife_knight]

In other words, Africans should feel lucky that colonialism formed what we call countries. Otherwise, Africa would consist of thousands of sections of villages with each having its own separate jurisdictions.

[@stephj9378]

Hmmm...maybe

[@nifralo2752]

That just isn't true many countries existed prior to colonialism. Buganda the kingdom of the Kongo the empire of warrior Kings. Swaziland has the same royal family from the pre colonial period

[@jayfizz545]

Quite the opposite actually you ruined it. We had kingdoms like the rest of the world largely built around shared language roots, ethnicity and culture. But you knew that. Typical white savior complex let you comment this nonsense

[@AYTM1200]

​@@nifralo2752don't waste you time their not that cultured.

[@Akinlolu-xd8ke]

stupid talk

[@magatism]

Nigeria must be divided into North and South.

[@freethebirds3578]

The Muslims would never accept that.

[@TingTong2568]

@@freethebirds3578 the muslims is one of the main problem in Nigeria.

[@fjtpersian6566]

Correct .In the 1970s to the Mid 1980s the Nigerian economy was booming and advancing until the Northern military generals took over .

[@magatism]

@@freethebirds3578 Get yourself a nation and you can take care of muslims. These Jihadis are cowards. If CAR, Ethiopia can do it, so can you.

[@magatism]

@@freethebirds3578 Theyvaccept everything when spoken correctly. You seeing Gaza, aren't you.

[@DIOHAOKEOMA]

SARDUANA DOES NOT WANT IGBOS BUT WOULD PREFER AN EXPATRIATE. DO YOU NOW SEE MORE REASON WHY AWOLOWO HAD SAID THAT NIGERIA "IS A MERE GEOGRAPHICAL EXPRESSION?" THANK GOD, SOON AND VERY SOON, EVERYONE MAY ANSWER HIS FATHER'S NAME. FACTS ARE SACRED AND VERY GLARING. WE HAVE SEEN THE STARK REALITY BEFORE US.

[@OFCnmezi]

I love this narration and the last statement made. We copy other countries' solutions a lot. We seldom look into our own societal patterns to make native laws. Hence, problems linger. In sincerity, Nigeria should look at disintegrating because, even Britain that formed it did so for their own benefit. There is no natively beneficial ideology as to why we are still keeping it till date. We fight fights that wouldn't have been fought if the cultures were more similar. People with more similar cultures should go ahead and form their countries. Solving problems will be easier. Peoce would grow. Right now, the North is refusing to accept an anti-grazing policy since they are traditionally nomadic cattle rearers. The South presented this law claiming that in times of economic hardship as we are in today, these cattle go into people's farms and destroy their plants. This has caused bloodshed. The cattle rearers carry AK47 and claim it is against wild animals yet, they use it to kill people who attack their cattle when it encroaches their farms. The chaos caused by the differences in the country is massive. And the government of the country has refused to outrightly appear circular in religion. Eventually, it mostly appears Islam since the country has been mostly ruled by muslims. Also, Muslims are more in number by a tiny percentage.

[@Oseiwe]

Largely accurate. A great fan of Professor Sowell, I was quite excited to watch this video and hear what he thought of Nigeria. Personal failings, aka corruption is a major reason for Nigerian backwardness. It is society-wide and not just a preserve of those in power. As he said correctly, much of the people in power themselves are only one generation removed from extreme poverty and total backwardness -- like they were still living several centuries ago. Time is required to civilise the people and they're not speeding up the process at all. It will still take centuries for the Nigerian to become an actual modern person. All ethnic tribalism are a result of their (our) backwardness because some of us live here, are victims of ethnic nepotism, but aren't ourselves in that world. Many of us weren't even born in our ancestral lands, don't speak the language well enough or at all, but yet would be subject to the disadvantages of having "come from there" as they put it here

[@veraaddoyobo8482]

I was surprised to learn how much percentage of money the North get from the federal government to the amount of tax they contribute to the country

[@ifeoma_amaechi]

Biafra was a necessity to save the people. And the Nigeria Government has yet to issue an apology or acknowledge the genocide of people.

[@freesk8]

I wish that all people could be free, and that their governments defended their equal, individual rights to life, liberty and property.

[@princekappil4143]

Some people wish it. Other people work to make that a reality

[@collins9383]

Biafra is the greatest force for good, in their collective aspirations for dignity and material prosperity on the African continent. Jealousy alongside envy of Igbo industry, resilience, initiative and pursuit of excellence blinds common sense, truth and justice.

[@okene]

If you don't take SS regions, I'm fine with Biafra

[@LawalOshoma]

Nobody envy igbos but igbos envy others and too much obsessed with another man's land Western region is the most developed region during regional government but envy and jealous from igbos which Aguyi ironsi abolished the regional government where each region generate and controls their resources The first television station,the first radio station,the tallest building in Nigeria then so tell us with evidence where igbos do these ahead of west

[@collins9383]

@@okene SS is not going anywhere! That is an integral part of the Biafran aspirations for statehood. Biafra needs direct access to the sea and oil reserves that lay in the delta of a region once collectively known as the East. We have no time for nonsense. Biafra must be free from imperialist Hausa Fulani Yuroba elite hegemony and betrayal. Africa has suffered indignity and abuse for far too long and Biafra is the greatest opportunity to materialize the desire for dignity and material prosperity through diligence excellence.

[@collins9383]

@@LawalOshoma you have a good point my dear friend but you must remember Igbos control 80+% of all investment in the SW. In fact 70+% of real estate is owned exclusively by Igbos as a result of dominance in business, initiative and pursuit of excellence. Abuja is not far behind with Igbos controlling almost 80+% &90+% of all investment and property in the capital. The SW is nothing but desolate wasteland without Igbo investment and initiative- jealousy alongside wickedness and decadent greed spurs needless tribalism and backwardness in a place with such immense potential yet has nothing to show for it but corruption, misery, deprivation and destitution ranking as the poverty capital of the world, a festering den of crime and prostitution.

[@okene]

@@collins9383 is Biafra not imperialist? Those Delta regions are filled with people not Igbo and Igbos that don't want to be part of your so called Biafra. Forcing them is literally imperialist. Land grabbing🤮 Igbos have never been sea and coastal people

[@stuckintha90s]

The north was going to secede until the British ambassador told northern leaders they would suffer without the South. The idea that the north has the larger population is one of the most protected myths in Nigerian history. Its a ploy to get more budgetary allocations and representative seats. The British really screwed Nigeria

[@derekmclellan7337]

Nigerians screwed Nigeria. I lived there when the built a brand new capital in the North at enormous expense to replace Lagos. Not one Yoruba when I was there said a thing. As the corruption money flowed into into Yoruba chiefs and leaders. The Igbos hate the Yorubas as it was Yoruba commander at the behest of the Hausa. You seem to know even less about Nigeria than Sowell. Which is something.

[@kharris9359]

Just like how they screwed Iraq, Palestine/Israel, India, Pakistan, and Hong Kong.

[@nnajidaveed9896]

They screwed IGBOS!

[@johnnycrown5097]

Wtf are you talking about... This hate boner for the British is making people spew rubbish history... Where did you read that the north wanted to secede but the British told them no??? When did that have the chance of happening??? The economy of the north back then and currently was and still is in the gutter with not much harvested natural resources to boast of, the country's revenue came from the south, if the south seceded, the north is screwed as an independent country and they knew it... The British had nothing to do with the civil war which is why the parley took place in Accra with African leaders not western leaders who could have solved the entire problem easily if they picked a side... Don't go blaming everything on the west like a victim... The north has always been dependent on external finances... Lol, the north wanted to secede, what a joke...

[@johnnycrown5097]

And the British didn't screw Nigeria... If the British didn't come when they did, the northerners would have wiped out the Yorubas and the east would have kept on killing twins and other atrocities, we would have still be stuck in ancient times with no access to phones, education, medical technology, vehicles, any sort of technology, foreign trade, capitalism and the system of government you're screaming the British screwed us over with... Do you think we're better off now than we were during the McPherson regime??? With the west being currently anti racist and having white guilt, imagine how good we would still be having it if they were still colonizing us currently without any racism involved, compared to how our own people in power are treating us... Rather than seeing the rot in our own country and what's causing it, you're carrying the blame to everyone's accepting scapegoat, the west, the civilization that brought us out of complete poverty, constant warfare and jungle lifestyle into modernization and foreign trade... Use logic before throwing accusations around...

[@enanguko2237]

Writing from Nigeria…. this has the ring of veracity. The analysis did not get to modalities for progress.

[@freedomslunch]

Free Biafra.

[@ifeifesi]

Listen and learn what's on this video instead of stupidly spamming Biafra crap everywhere

[@freedomslunch]

@@ifeifesi No

[@freedomslunch]

Free Biafra.

[@ADM.II.]

​@@freedomslunch Your "Biafra" us but a pipe dream 😢

[@ADM.II.]

​@@freedomslunchYour Biafra is but a pipe dream. Wake up to reality.

[@BrotherTshepang]

As a South African I laugh at this. The more things change, the more they stay the same

[@nubosite]

Across d major tribes, there aren’t enough political leaders with d foresight and clear ideas of how to build a thriving nation state from all d constituent tribal states and regions. The Nigerianisation vision was never really birthed. It’s still d case today. This conflict between tribes has blinded this vision, d idea dat tribal states should exist as constituting parts of the nation state requires an honest appreciation of sufficient numbers of d ruling class and the masses about our collective prosperity whether we decide to separate or remain as a nation state. D geographical proximity we share and shared history can serve as d foundation for nation building. Prof was wrong to say Ojukwu came back from exile a millionaire. No, he was d son of a millionaire and only had a military career, so he inherited money, he didn’t create it.

[@Akinlolu-xd8ke]

They have no interest in fixing the nation and enjoy the status quo as is. Mind you ethnic lines fit in perfectly in their agenda since it distracts the people from focusing on the massive corruption and looting taking place. Funny how tribalism hasn't affected the elites from inter marrying with no problem what so ever, that should tell you a thing or two. Tribalism is used by the elite to confuse the gullible poor and impoverished who poverty has been weaponised against. It would take the collective effort from the Nigeria people to take down the Kleptocratic class.

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

Most of the western historians have no clue.

[@chimdiegboh6743]

That's why every bloodshed in the north, i dont sympathize with them. The evil their fathers started should not stop on them. Now, Ahmadu Bello kin, fhe fulanis are successfully raiding their lands

[@deal2live]

Has he analysed the Yugoslavia forming and breakup? Even the Russia v Ukraine is about ethnic Russians in the east of Ukraine. Crimea is a left over thing from being USSR.

[@jivkoyanchev1998]

If you think the war in Ukraine is about the russian minority in the country, you have absolutely no understanding of international relationships.

[@mcsaworld2898]

1:26 This guy, Ahmadu Bello, is the "founder" of one of the better University in Africa, Ahmadu Bello University - named after him and "founded" using state funds - of-course. (Let's pretend South African universities do not exist for a moment). They gave Mugabe an Honorary LLD degree which the Zimbabwean state media where more than happy to provide extensive coverage off, especially when British and American Universities started revoking all the honorary degrees that had been awarded to Mugabe. 1:30 For those into memes, Ahmadu Bello was the leader of the "NPC party". Makes sense in retrospect.

[@nifralo2752]

There have been universities in Egypt and morroco before there were any in Europe outside of Greece and Italy

[@raymondmordi7937]

Ahmadu Bello and his political ideology was tolerated and patronized by the colonizing Brits who did little or nothing to nip his brand of ethno-religious nationalism in the bud. He primarily hated Ibos who he saw as mainly Judeo-Christian, successful, educated and westernized and saw it as "cancer" vis a vis his Islamist background.

[@kitoTacWard1521]

He was favored by the Brit's because in him, the Brit's found a crude object with which to handle their biggest fear of the country which is the igbos. The Brit's so feared the igbos since they were bright enough to compete against their colony of the Nigerian state. So they tilted towards the barbaric side. To control your enemy you'd make sure to crown the dumbest as its king. This is the fact and reason the north agrees with every deal from the west just to retain power, which they can't actually use for anything good, to maim and kill is all the strength they have.

[@Scrambler85]

Same thing happens in every city in the United States where they are in charge

[@ifeifesi]

Where are Nigerians in charge anywhere in the US? Seems you are just spouting the usual racist crap

[@ADM.II.]

@Scrambler85. Another brain dead individual 😢

[@Nethanda]

Racist rat. Be silent.

[@Impericalevidence]

I was just talking to my step father about this video, I asked if hew knew who Thomas sowell was, he said "yes, he's a genius" then "he might even be as smart as me" (stepdad is a double doctor) I mentioned "yeah, and he says 'when I was young I was a Marxist" and he said "were all allowed to be stupid when were young." Lol

[@kitoTacWard1521]

Tafawa balewaand the north was favored by the Brit's because in him, the Brit's found a crude object with which to handle their biggest fear of the country which is the igbos. The Brit's so feared the igbos since they were bright enough to compete against their colony of the Nigerian state. So they tilted towards the barbaric side. To control your enemy you'd make sure to crown the dumbest as its king. This is the fact and reason the north agrees with every deal from the west just to retain power, which they can't actually use for anything good, to maim and kill is all the strength they have. Till date Nigeria doesn't own a refinery that works, but the Brit's has a high sea pipeline conveying crude oil to the west daily. It is a well engineered contraption where even the ruling class are slaves...pandering to western masters.

[@PinPointEnts]

Nigeria needs to be divided. It's to young to have solidarity.

[@thejohnbeck]

for a corrupt nation, they sure do have a lot of generous princes

[@afroxyzz]

And your nation is not corrupt?

[@thejohnbeck]

@@afroxyzz you don't remember the nigerian prince email scam reference?

[@bzb8554]

@@thejohnbeck your Neanderthal jokes clearly don't translate. Try harder.

[@BoskiM]

​@@thejohnbeck your administration is the most corrupt in living history

[@raymondmordi7937]

That corruption was learned from the Brits who introduced vote rigging, tribalism and inflation/deflation of population to influence parliamentary allocation of seats

[@siadbarre5636]

Cultural issues, dependence on resource extraction, foreign interference, fragmented economies.

[@asiedukwaku4006]

Nice documentary. But is there anything nice you can say about Nigerian?

[@asiedukwaku4006]

Also what you opinion about the ethic division in Nigeria?

[@CharlesAdeyemi1]

Why don’t you say the nice things yourself ?

[@asiedukwaku4006]

Nice things about Nigeria # Nigeria is the most populous Nation in Africa # Nigeria has the most natural resources than the other African countries # Nigeria has the second largest river in Africa. The river is called River Niger. # The richest man in Africa is a Nigerian and he is responsible for employing a large number of Nigerians making him the largest employer after the Government public employment. These and many more. We shouldn't allow people who don't have Africans at heart nor understand Africa to control the African narrative. This is because in some cases they contributed to some of Africans problems but they don't project their errors instead they prefer project the problem they created as though its our fault, but rather it was actually them creating the problem all along.

[@jonnynasz]

You could see the Nigerian problems when you hear sir dauna speak. This is the same old hatred these people have for Nigerians. The y infection the Yorubas with religion and put division amongst brothers in one household.

[@ProductivityKnowledgeAction]

What could solve this problem?

[@oyeyipo]

which book is this an exerpt of?

[@paulk3681]

I wonder if they had not followed an American style of government but had modelled their government on the British style, would things have been better or worse?

[@ifeifesi]

It certainly would have been no better because the underlying culture within which the systems operate is the main problem

[@diranshouse7061]

Worse.

[@georginawellman5370]

Speaking as a so-called Nigerian, the American system made things much worse

[@masada2828]

Better.

[@VicecrackVoldermort]

I'm not sure. It didn't perfectly follow the American model. It doesn't have the electoral college for example.

[@stockstock6805]

Colonialism is the cause of most of the problems in Nigeria and most African countries 😏 The amalgamation of very different tribes/religions of people into one generic nation or country by the colonials definitely ensured that the different tribes/religions in that African nation will spend more time fighting each other instead of moving forward😏 Had they never colonized Africa and left Africans to form their own different nations based on their tribes/religions and ethnicities just like you have in Europe and in many other continents that didn't experience colonialism, Africa and African nations would have been doing much more better today with lesser tribal and religious bigotry/conflicts😏 The whole of UK speaks English, the Germans speak German, the French speak French but Nigeria has more than 250 tribes and languages in one country as well as many religions😳 And how do you expect there not to be constant intertribal and religious conflicts😏

[@collins9383]

Nigeria is truly the key to Africa's emancipation and aspirations for dignity and material prosperity - Igbo aspirations for self determination 'Biafra' is that unique key.

[@kelvisezeribe5246]

Colonization by the British was primarily focused on economic exploitation. It had no intention to improve the lives of the indigenous people.

[@mangopudding5979]

Nothing to do with colo Nial ism, there are afri can countries who were not colo nized.

[@stockstock6805]

@@mangopudding5979 Name them? Just 2, Liberia and Ethiopia. Liberia which was a mixture ex US and British slaves plus some local African tribes was put together by the US and England, while Ethiopia was a great and powerful empire in the ancient times until the Italians invaded and occupied the nation in early 20th century. So your point is basically Ign.rant and free of historical facts😏

[@mangopudding5979]

@@stockstock6805 Ethiopia was never an em pire, nor an adv anced emp ire, it contributed nothing to humanity, Italians colo nized Ethiopia but they never des troyed Ethiopia because Ethiopia had nothing to des troy. Liberia was never har med by anyone. The fact is Afri ca never had a civ ilization, afri ca was never advanced, it has always been under sto ne age since inc eption until colo nization.

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸

[@ebingo10]

DEI in Nigeria

[@beaniesonna3052]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@moden20232]

I don’t care what Thomas Sellout has to say it won’t stop the judgement coming on all those who have oppressed The Most High God’s children so called blacks will be in total rulership under Christ soon so live it up while you can esua man!

[@artemusdee]

Hmmm??? Tribalism. Something sounds familiar evolving here...now, 2024. "Bokonon Book 14 - 'What can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?' Chapter 1 - Nothing'" from Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut

[@benderbender1233]

🖖

[@herbertmacaulay8987]

Is Thomas Sowell a certified historian or a pundit?

[@ohukwh606hgghk]

Stupid ofemmanu question

[@ADM.II.]

​@@ohukwh606hgghklmao

[@rgray531]

Start @ 11:55, and put Obiden's era into mind. Trade in your old car for a 'greener' one, get a 'free student loan', and put millions in your family members bank accounts, because?

[@greggweber9967]

Are there any lessons for Americans?

[@pamcornelius9122]

Yes, the tribalism encouraged by Democrats will destroy America, as will the corrupt politics of the Democrat party. Obama’s weaponization of the IRS, FBI and JD reeks of Nigerian politics.

[@frosty3693]

Yes, the replacement of traditional religions, and their values by the impostion of a corupt socialist state and the governing bureaucratic class with no moral values and the creation of tribes, feminists, LBGQT, trans, BLM, ect will destroy the country. Divide and conquer vs. the golden rule. The US works not just by it's laws but the values and culture of it's people. The US type government was tried to be put in place in Iraq but the underlying culture was not there.

[@iykejnr6296]

Dude this was for nigeria or you dumb?

[@JK-gu3tl]

If move for secession comes, let It happen.

[@abdulkareemaliyu-iz1ek]

How is this correct, Nigeria after independent was a regional government, every region depend on it economy. How is a regional government depending on federal allocation. North is a region on it depending on it regional income.

[@antnam4406]

The Igbos couldn't compete, that's why they favoured the unitary government instead of the regional government that the two other regions preferred.

[@welcometoubuntufashion]

How can you be telling your problems to enemies Africa

[@Alphaemex]

Britain is responsible for all the problem of Nigeria how can they bring more than four country joined them to be one this is inhuman Marriage is not force Igbo's want to go their separate way Britain's if you know how you marrie us together the same way you divorce us I rest my casa

[@drunkdrftr]

Time for a yoruba nation, and fulani nation. And zulu nation

[@alexanderjoughin5898]

How much better their English was then

[@busouting]

I noticed this too, you can't tell the distinct Nigerian accent we hear now

[@jamesgreenldn]

This applies to most countries, the English has deteriorated where I am in England too

[@busouting]

@@jamesgreenldn It could be due to media consumption perhaps social media too

[@ifeifesi]

Those you heard speaking were among the elites of Nigeria and had access to English schools abroad in the UK at that time.

[@diranshouse7061]

The English in Nigeria has and is improving. What you mistakes for better English in the past, simply highlights the elites speaking the language. Today it is spoken by a far larger % of the population. Not just the elites. So a commoner is bound to speak differently than someone from the elite who mixed with other elites of the world and was well traveled.

[@marcbra5074]

How does equity stack up in DEI ? Should Westerners in aircon officers, MVs, TV’s, feel guilty because tribal culture is the fault of Western culture?

[@shelleyscloud3651]

Teach a man to fish….we did, they failed the final exam and frankly I’m for just leaving them to it now. Especially when any attempt to help only gets thrown back in our face. Your bed guys, lie in it.

[@naijasocialtrends]

@@shelleyscloud3651 Attempt to help? What are you smoking?

[@crepin2535]

@@shelleyscloud3651 i dont believe westerners owe us anything but calling your interventions here "" help"" is insane . the prime reason is interest lol not a sudden rise in humanitarism.

[@nathanjones9127]

Amateur analysis, please refer to Max Siollun for an informed overview without the broad stroke generalisations Sowell is so prone to.

[@merlinwizard1000]

5th, 8 June 2024

[@antnam4406]

Western Region, the Yoruba were victims to be held in the same region as the backward north and east. Yoruba country would have advanced far ahead,but being held back by these two backward groups.

[@emechebeudodirim9085]

Lol, the only region that supports the northern Muslims and majority have joined Muslims because of political appointments 😅. My friend, stop playing,if truly you guys are forward thinking as you claim,why are you people against Biafra freedom and fight for your own freedom. Stop hiding your coward and chameleon lifestyle trying to play wise . Let the country, let's see who will need eachother more.or at least, let the government build seaport and better airport in the East,let's see how Lagos will be in the next 2 to 3 year's. Stop living in fantasies bro, what you can't do when we are forcefully together as a country,is is when we separate you will start it.our people have this adage, you can not learn how to use left hand when you are old.East survived after genocide and are still doing great irrespective of government policies against them, while you with government support is still living in a fool paradise, imagining future impossible thing. East (igbos) are business oriented and adaptive and our never give spirit make us unstoppable. When we come to your land,we are there for business and to contribute our quarter to the development of the region. We are taught business management from early stage.we are made to understand the government doesn't care about us ( which is true) ,that we need to help ourselves and siblings, in-law and also help to improve our communities.while growing,all this will make you not to give up in your quest to be successful. We value communal success than individual own. Get a life Bro

[@waskyhenry6306]

​@@emechebeudodirim9085 Don't pay attention to "antnam", but be cautious. He's been that way from time. Naija is a dangerous place for the Igbos. I wish that the younger generation should be made aware of that.

[@pacmanadeyemi3655]

Ahmadu Bello was so backward

[@waskyhenry6306]

He was supposedly coming back from a university studies abroad(1952).

[@aliceeffiong4196]

Why did you fail to mention the complete selfishness of the British in forcing tribes together arbitrarily to live together without their opinions? You didn't mention the West gladly accepting all the stolen oil loot?

[@dumoprincewill3912]

You didn't even put the tribes land which this Nigeria oil is gotten from and their own fights against the government, the igbos never fought alone there are many tribes, even the word biafra was given by an ijaw man

[@loto7197]

Is it possible that africans have less of an inclination towards cooperation in comparison to other ethnicities by means of evolution? I would imagine that living in a harsh environment that is sparsely populated would result in genes that favor self preservation and survival over cooperation and preservation of community. We see much lower trust societies over there in comparison to say, china or japan, which both put more of an emphasis on the collective than the individual

[@shelleyscloud3651]

Nomads. Could’ve moved. And try telling me survival was any easier in highlands Scotland or the forests of Norway. Tribal societies are usually best controlled by absolute monarchy. It serves the purpose of uniting under a common identity which hopefully can then mature on to democracy. Look how Saudi Arabia uses monarchy to stabilise tribes currently. You can’t impose the democratic stage on a society that still hasn’t evolved through monarchal statehood. It’s like taking a crawling toddler, skipping the walking stage and throwing them straight into skiing instead.

[@loto7197]

@@shelleyscloud3651 I'm simply asking if genetics may also play a part. Its worth speculation

[@nubosite]

African empires like d Benin and Kanem Borno empires had cooperated across vastly different cultures, religions and tribes b4 colonialism.

[@nubosite]

@@loto7197Dat speculation has no basis in fact or history. It’s d stuff of racial superiority. D same pattern of behaviour existed in every single part of the world according to history. Eventually, people see dat cooperation serves them better than isolation. It’s normal instinct for people to protect their way of life. Until enlightenment helps them see d need for cooperation.

[@artemusdee]

True. People generally suck. But they suck worse in some places than others. Wonder why that is?

[@Impericalevidence]

Ahh yes, the British partition... Nevermind that you are five separate people's, who basically hate each other and share no culture, you are Nigeria now, you are Pakistan and this is India, this is Iraq, that is Syria... Not really the worst thing... People have been waring for milenia. Maybe arbitrary identification can fix it. I mean, how would you deal with the remains of another empire that you yourself didn't really want, otherwise you would have gone and taken it. Satan's offer of "the world" is less attractive when you realize you can actually have it. Most humans become disillusioned at the mere thought that it is possible, and the ones who don't... Whoooey they're in for something funny.

[@zino8068]

The yorubas are the ones carrying the country economically but must marginalized.

[@Infinitefire-w3]

Carrying with what? Lol, shay dey have asked you to go and create your own country

[@ADE-of-LAGOS]

Every group in Nigeria can claim to be the most marginalized. But it's surely not the Yorubas if all criteria are considered. Let us be truthful. The poor of all groups are the marginalized. The elites from all groups are the ones enjoying.

[@zino8068]

@@ADE-of-LAGOS only an ignorant individual without any understand of the history of Nigeria and how nigeria works would say this, the yoruba region gives significantly more than it receives to the federal government in terms of allocation, let's not talk of June 12, and the persecution faced by awolowo for looking out for his people. You need to educate yourself.

[@Daseeker4895]

The currency of Nigeria dropped, it's always about devaluation of currency which is in the interest of the West, When the West borrows they don't get those crazy conditions given to Africans. When oil price dropped in 1980's, The West through the World Bank pushed for Structural Adjustment Program' (SAP) in 1986 , but you would not mention it. It was what caused a lot of sufferings not only to Nigerians, but to other Africans as well, while the West was subsidizing stuffs for it citizens. Such hypocrisy! These kind of stories has been told over the years to break Nigeria, but Nigeria is still standing no matter what the West and their propagandist do. Always focusing on the learning curves of Nigeria as a country and trying to interpret it in ways to make the country look bad. America is the most corrupt country in the world , one cannot imagine the number of people America has killed because they needed resources, the countries they have destroyed because they want to sell ammunitions, or the corruption scandals happening there even in 2024, but they will never come up as the most corrupt nation since they are the ones that creates those false lists of corrupt nations. America and it's allies destroyed Iraq and killed people over a lie, is it Gadhafi we want to talk about, the list goes on. As much as I know, since 1776 the common objectives of U.S. foreign interventions have revolved around economic opportunities, you cannot phantom how many people have been killed, and nations that have been destroyed and looted by the West. Every time you guys want to make videos to say Nigeria is the most corrupt country in the world, Nigeria in Africa is a voice the West cannot silence, and the people of Nigeria are unstoppable. This Western propaganda has been going on for many years, it hasn't stopped the country. It's 2024 @Thomas SowellTV look for other ways to make money online and stop this nonsense one sided stories you guys have been telling for many years.

[@superiorson]

Thomas soweall is an economist but never talk about economics . What a fraud

[@alsoknownas875]

Have you ever bothered looking up his bibliography? What a stupid comment

[@Foresythe]

Haunted?*

[@stockstock6805]

But wow, the Nigerian politicians of those days were well spoken for real🫡

[@FrancisAquinas]

This video is highly flawed and jaundiced.

[@tundeshebolatan4678]

Even Sowell confirms it was an Igbo coup

[@MichealTeskey]

You clearly lack comprehension.

[@tundeshebolatan4678]

@@MichealTeskey It's either you're deaf or just apologetically bias

[@MichealTeskey]

@@tundeshebolatan4678 learn to read and try again 😂

[@FERESE]

Ukraine and Russian war, abeg who go find trouble? You come expect the other person to just fold arms dey watch you kill him people because you want power abi dominate. Who find trouble go see trouble. Eeh ehn Who find trouble for this matter?

[@joem551]

This video is nothing but a regurgitation of western propaganda. Dr. Sowell should have done better. I don't believe this channel belong to Dr. Sowell. I think somebody is impersonating him. The man is two intelligent to present this nonsense. He is even citing Wikipedia. If this is indeed done by Dr. Sowell, then I am highly disappointed in him.

[@olamideolanrewaju4005]

WTF. Was this narrated by an AI?

[@waskyhenry6306]

It's actually Dr Sowell himself reading the text.

[@waskyhenry6306]

*

[@olamideolanrewaju4005]

@@waskyhenry6306 Really? It sounds so much like AI

[@usmanibrahim7459]

Lies

[@waskyhenry6306]

Not totally lies, but embellished presentation. To appease and calm the power that be.