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Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by MichaelAustin(m): 5:45pm On Feb 07, 2015 |
where two or three yorubas gathers, gossip strive amebo na dia second name 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Nobody: 12:07pm On Feb 08, 2015 |
Mathematical: Are you on sabbatical? |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Mathematical(f): 1:14pm On Feb 08, 2015 |
Generals02: Wha? |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Nobody: 1:18pm On Feb 08, 2015 |
Mathematical: Noticed you stopped posting. |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Sheriff19: 12:16am On Feb 09, 2015 |
My Friend Peterchristopher......The igbos have more than enough reason to biv the yorubas becos we are far far ahead of them. PROOF: By Patrick Dele Cole THE Yoruba town of Ibadan is largest native market in Africa. The Yorubas engage in the business of planting and trading in Cocoa, Palm produce, timber, rubber, and kola nuts, apart from their normal food crops. They are good businessmen and women, some of whom dealt in timber, cocoa, kola nuts, trading from Lagos to Bathurst (now Banjul), in The Gambia, and South Congo; whist the Ijebus, Ijesha and the Oyo speaking Yorubas deal in general merchandise. They have high entrepreneurial ability; and they are also the leaders in the professions, such as Law, Insurance, Banking, Medicine, Accountancy, Architecture, Engineering, etc. The Yorubas are in International Businesses – Ogunlesi, Doherty, Odutola, Bank – Anthony, Harry Akande, Adenuga, Otudeko etc[i][/i]. They again equally excel in Arts and Drama. Wole Soyinka, Bobby Benson, Victor Olaiya, Hubert Ogunde, Ojo Ladipo, Titiola, Dapo Adelugba, Ola Rotimi, to mention just a few, are of the Yoruba stock. They were also front runners in the News and Entertainment Media in Nigeria. Examples abound in the Publications of the Akede Eko, Daily Times, Punch, Nigerian Tribune, Daily Sketch, etc.; whilst the Western Nigerian Television (WNTV) was the first Television Service in Africa;, which was supplemented by the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service (WNBS), with the Radio Service. They are, yet again, trend setters in fashion; and are well ahead in Education; having started with Free Primary Education in 1955 under Western Region Government of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, which gave them an edge as regards mass education, thereby creating a gap between Yorubas and the rest of Nigeria, that is still yet to be bridged. The Ph.Ds of Ekitis are well known, and they far outstrip other Nigerian groups in higher education, and their rate of female education far outstrips the respective rates of the other groups, particularly at that tertiary level. Large scale prosperity had made it possible for Yorubas to have a major say in the development of Nigeria. They have abundance in political willingness, political astuteness, and incredibly ambitious/enterprising. The combination of the above qualities has led them three times to the Leadership/Presidency of Nigeria, and the 4th MKO Moshood Abiola’s presidency was aborted by the Babangida military administration, which declared its annulment. The Yorubas have managed to live more harmoniously with the other groups, as well as among themselves. In fact, religion-wise, the Yorubas are heterogeneous, as one Yorubas family may have all the three religions within the same one family fold, namely, Christianity, Islam, and Traditional Religion. The Yorubas seem to have a deeper social life than others, regardless of the degree of outward manifestation of Westernization. They are culture enthusiasts. Yorubas are well cultured people, and even, those of them who do not speak the language, just like the majority who speak the language, understand the custom, etc, learning at an early age how to kneel down, prostrate, etc., at all levels. The Yorubas have a greeting for all occasions : For example, for walking, standing, selling, travelling, working, resting, etc. The Lagos Yorubas (the Lagosians), who were the least educated of the Yoruba race, missed out on the 1956 Awolowo Free Universal Primary Education (FUPE). I had a friend, Mr. Lamikanran, who was my boss in BP. He told me a story which reinforces the wisdom that the best form of defence is attack. The office had 10 Yorubas. One retired and was replaced by an Ibo. The remaining nine held a meeting to complain about the onslaught of tribalism in BP!! The Yorubas have no fear of succeeding in Nigeria; are prepared to go it alone – so confident are they that will make it. No other ethnic group in Nigeria, are prepared to accept a break up, the Yorubas would be happy to go it alone, and are confident of success. There are some who was argue that paragraph is clearly a misrepresentation of the Yoruba character and national aspirations. As regards the first issue, the BP tale, certainly does correctly portray the true Yoruba trait. They are not an exclusive/selfish people, like some of the other ethnic groups of Nigeria. As regards the second issue, of the three (3) major ethnic groups of Nigeria, only the Yorubas have not threatened the corporate existence of Nigeria. At its inception, the Second Military Coup Leader declared that: There was no basis for unity; whilst another ethnic group attempted to secede from Nigeria, which led to the Biafrian War. Despite all the vicissitudes the Yorubas suffered during the NADECO period of the Abacha Regime, it is on record that the Yorubas never expressed any secessionist view. Rather, they kept on demanding for a Sovereign National Conference which would enable the Nigerian people truly determine the form and nature of their association with one another within the Nigerian national entity. Where then is the evidence of the Yorubas wanting to go it alone apart from the other ether ethnic groups? They remain, as of today, the only one of the three major ethnic groups that has not threatened the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria. The Yorubas have their own Traditional clothing Industry, at which they produce the Adire and Aso Oke cloths, etc Awolowo’s Yorubas legacy remains enduring. He pushed the ethnic group forward, to become second to none in all areas of human endeavour. Chief Awolowo was not universally liked by all Yorubas, and several fought him to the death. But his influence on them remains pervasive. The Yorubas in the Diaspora The Yorubas in London took early advantage to buy houses originally allocated to them for having children in the U.K. Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s tightened the regulations allowing people born in England or of English parentage to claim domiciliary status and citizenship. She also introduced selling of Council accommodation to those who occupied them. Nigerians in the U.K. bought the Council flats they lived in; and since then have been able to transport members of their families to the U.K. on the basis of house ownership and British citizenship. Moreover, the Yorubas are the majority of those having houses in the U.K., they were serious minded and worked hard - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/yorubas/#sthash.H3tzF9N5.dpuf....TI OLUBADAN BA WO NIKA KO KI SHE EGBE OCHUKU. THEREFORE U GUYS CAN KILL YOURSELF 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Sheriff19: 12:25am On Feb 09, 2015 |
1. The yorubas have high entrepreneurial ability; and they are also the leaders in the professions, such as Law, Insurance, Banking, Medicine, Accountancy, Architecture, Engineering, etc. The Yorubas are in International Businesses – Ogunlesi, Doherty, Odutola, Bank – Anthony, Harry Akande, Adenuga, Otudeko etc. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/yorubas/#sthash.H3tzF9N5.dpuf 2. They are, yet again, trend setters in fashion; and are well ahead in Education; having started with Free Primary Education in 1955 under Western Region Government of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, which gave them an edge as regards mass education, thereby creating a gap between Yorubas and the rest of Nigeria, that is still yet to be bridged - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/yorubas/#sthash.H3tzF9N5.dpuf 3. The Ph.Ds of Ekitis are well known, and they far outstrip other Nigerian groups in higher education, and their rate of female education far outstrips the respective rates of the other groups, particularly at that tertiary level (just one state pass una ) - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/yorubas/#sthash.H3tzF9N5.dpuf Large scale prosperity had made it possible for Yorubas to have a major say in the development of Nigeria. They have abundance in political willingness, political astuteness, and incredibly ambitious/enterprising. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/yorubas/#sthash.H3tzF9N5.dpuf NO WONDER BUHARI DEY TEAM UP The Yorubas have managed to live more harmoniously with the other groups, as well as among themselves. In fact, religion-wise, the Yorubas are heterogeneous, as one Yorubas family may have all the three religions within the same one family fold, namely, Christianity, Islam, and Traditional Religion - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/yorubas/#sthash.H3tzF9N5.dpuf I THINK U GUYS GO SCH @ LEAST SECONDARY SCHOOL. IGBO BOIZ GO CHECK AM.THIS ONE NO BE OSHODI RUNS. We are talking of intellectuality 3 Likes |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by shindarayo(f): 9:40am On Feb 09, 2015 |
MichaelAustin:still ur women wont stop chasing after our men. 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by shindarayo(f): 9:44am On Feb 09, 2015 |
yollychika:yes she is hurt, now kill urself |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Mathematical(f): 11:01am On Feb 09, 2015 |
Generals02:yeah. .bn busy with academics |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by yollychika(f): 12:41pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
shindarayo:Hahahhahahaaaaaaahahaaaa |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by MichaelAustin(m): 2:53pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
shindarayo:lol, dirty yoruba men una men dey worship an beg our women |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by shindarayo(f): 3:05pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
MichaelAustin:u wish abi. |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by MichaelAustin(m): 5:22pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
shindarayo:our women dey use yoruba men do yeye yoruba men are helpless before our women |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Rilwayne001: 6:41pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
Jokay07: Indeed! I don't know much about igbos but most of the hausa i know are damn dirty a**zz |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Rilwayne001: 6:42pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
MichaelAustin: blockhead And how did u got to know about this? 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by MichaelAustin(m): 7:06pm On Feb 09, 2015 |
Rilwayne001:from ma yoruba neighbours |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Aystarz: 7:31pm On Feb 10, 2015 |
MichaelAustin: Where two or three YORUBAS GATHERS,gossip STRIVE... This na English or 'Engreeesh'. Boy! Your dull brain needs school now, not tribal bigotry....bad for your health. 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by holatin(m): 10:04am On Mar 08, 2015 |
phinerd:you wan make I kick twenty kobo from ur mouth |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Nobody: 6:12pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
holatin: |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by afeezmore: 4:17pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Goahead:the comment i saw got me angry wait a minute bro u sound pained. |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Goahead(m): 4:40pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
afeezmore:pained I got no time to discuss this obsolete trivia with you. |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by afeezmore: 5:04pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
igbo una bi fake ! real fake, humanimal haha with una flat head, una wur wur get bow leg, any small thing if u go east eeh! no money many of una dey hungry,them fly come lagos, they talk rubbish say yoruba one thing, lagos nah no mans land nah igbo man papa be the king ahbi hausa no dey say lagos nah no mans land igboman kill is fellow bro because of land, mofos, fuckers una opolo eye no be open eye, and una mumu moral no dey near yoruba film una mama igbo man wey poverty catch be like devil. |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by afeezmore: 5:13pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
Goahead:nah u sabi, who cares flat head mofo trying to be us we are what u want to be nah una carry the beef 4 head pass and una no reach Bleep off rest in pieces. |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by TheWayToZion: 12:30pm On May 14, 2016 |
Re: Top 10 Misconceptions About The Yoruba Tribe by Omartins365(m): 10:16am On Jun 08, 2020 |
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