nwanlecha:
Hahahaha! See as Yoruba people are rejoicing thinking they've got one up on the great Ndị Igbo. This is inferiority complex at its peak. For your info. BBC will only be launching a Pidgin English service in Nigeria. There's no mention of Yoruba in the article.
The person who posted this article is deceptive as hell. Well 'am not surprised. Anything to try to measure up with Ndị Igbo. SMH

ArodeTsolaye:


What do you expect? when yorober and foolery is like bread and butter.
They couldn't see through the real issue before jumping for 'victory over Igbos'.

Oil prices are plummettng.There is no more free oil money for osun, oyo and the rest to pay waec fees. Demographics also show that yorubers are the least educated in the south. They have the lowest cutt off after the illiterate north.

Now a simple test, what do these group of people have in common?-

Hausas,
Somalians,
Eritreans, and now
Osun, Oyo and co

1. ) illiteracy?
2.) poverty?

The British are trying save them from having a 100% almajiri situation, yet they think they won one over the Igbos.

ezeagu:


It has nothing to do with history or heritage. The BBC is a form of British soft power which they use to spread their influence in whatever way they can, they literally said it in the article.

"The World Service is one of the UK's most important cultural exports and one of our best sources of global influence. We can now further build on that."

The BBC or the British do not care about your culture or heritage. Lol.

IlekeHD:


So Swahili people don't understand English? So Swahili people are illiterate?

Do you see how foolish you sound?

ArodeTsolaye:


yorubas are inferior and they know it. Explains why Igbo is the S.I unit to measure relative superiority for them. lol

ArodeTsolaye:


yorubas are inferior and they know it. Explains why Igbo is the S.I unit to measure relative superiority for them. lol

ezeagu:


Do Swahili speakers in French countries like the Comoros and DRC understand English? What about the millions of people who speak little to no English like even in Nigeria, evidently.

IlekeHD:


Actually this is a victory over Igbo's dying language.

Igbo is restricted to SE Nigeria, and even then, they've acculturated themselves with pidgin and Yoruba language.

Yoruba is not only spoken in English, it's even being taught in USA/Europe, so why should BBC ignore Yoruba?

Tell me why igbo people are crying on BBCAfrica about not having BBCIgbo?

IlekeHD:


Actually this is a victory of Igbo's dying language.

Igbo is restricted to SE Nigeria, and even then, they've acculturated themselves with pidgin and Yoruba language.

Yoruba is not only spoken in English, it's even being taught in USA/Europe, so why should BBC ignore Yoruba?

Obiagu1:



This shows that in Yoruba land, education standard is degenerating to Hausa level with mass illiteracy now equaling what's obtainable in the North.

A local language program is needed by a foreign organisation to keep millions of ever increasing illiterates in Yorubaland informed on global matters.

nwanlecha:
Hahahaha! See as Yoruba people are rejoicing thinking they've got one up on the great Ndị Igbo. This is inferiority complex at its peak. For your info. BBC will only be launching a Pidgin English service in Nigeria. There's no mention of Yoruba in the article.
The person who posted this article is deceptive as hell. Well 'am not surprised. Anything to try to measure up with Ndị Igbo. SMH

superstar1:


Coming from a person without any history, culture or heriatge to share with the world.

Abeg park well jare and let better person pass.

Musiwa419:
The idiot that you quoted had is secondary education in Ibadan, he speaks Yoruba language fluently more than his own dying ibo language

ArodeTsolaye:

Here in the east, i hardly hear Igbo school children speak english but they still thrash yoruba children in national and international academic competitions. Igbo language is VERY MUCH ALIVE than you think.
Teacher: 'Nneka okafor! '
Pupils: 'Obiaro'

Musiwa419:
Chidozie Udeogu, swear by your mothers life that your placenta isnt buried in Yorubaland.

IlekeHD:


Swahili is one of the widely spoken languages and one of the most studied languages all over the world, that's one BBCSwahili exists.

BBC Hausa
BBC Swahili
BBC Yoruba
BBCPidgin


Pidgin is also spoken by lots of SWern Africans, no?

Get the drift?

nwanlecha:
Lol! I don't see it that way though. If they decide to broadcast in Yoruba, it's a good thing 'cus it will help promote their culture just as they've been doing for years now with the Hausa service. I hope you know it's not a thing of pride to value English more than your own language?

IlekeHD:


Swahili is one of the widely spoken languages and one of the most studied languages all over the world, that's one BBCSwahili exists.

BBC Hausa
BBC Swahili
BBC Yoruba
BBCPidgin


Pidgin is also spoken by lots of SWern Africans, no?

Get the drift?

nwanlecha:
Lol! I don't see it that way though. If they decide to broadcast in Yoruba, it's a good thing 'cus it will help promote their culture just as they've been doing for years now with the Hausa service. I hope you know it's not a thing of pride to value English more than your own language?

ezeagu:


Igbo is an actual recognised language of Equatorial Guinea, an economy whose per capita income is almost four times of Nigeria. Even though there's massive inequality, their HDI is several ranks above Nigeria.

http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=MRGI&type=&coi=GNQ&rid=&docid=4954ce2a2&skip=0

Sorry, it has nothing to do with culture or history, but money influence and most especially power.

Obiagu1:



Swahili is an Official Language in many countries just like English and French.

Obiagu1:



Swahili is an Official Language in many countries just like English and French.

IlekeHD:


Yoruba and Hausa is one Nigeria's official languages.

Africa's most widespread languages.

Africa's most priced languages.

IlekeHD:


lmaoooo na him go jam the radio more than Yorubas sef




There in the East, Igbo language is dying.

Igbo people even speak Yoruba more than some Yoruba people.

So why should BBCAfrica ignore Yoruba?

There's another Yoruba radio station that Gani just started airing...... and you're telling me I shouldn't be happy that someone is reviving and spreading my language?

ezeagu:


Igbo is an actual recognised language of Equatorial Guinea, an economy whose per capita income is almost four times of Nigeria. Even though there's massive inequality, their HDI is several ranks above Nigeria.

http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=MRGI&type=&coi=GNQ&rid=&docid=4954ce2a2&skip=0

Sorry, it has nothing to do with culture or history, but money influence and most especially power.

superstar1:


Your language is recognised in only one obscured country and you expect us to be rolling on the floor.

You need to read up on the spread of yoruba language from Ile Ife, to SW Nigeria, to Benin Republic, Togo, SOuth America, and now Scandinavians where it is being taught in schools..

ezeagu:


[size=18pt]Swahili is a lingua franca for a diverse people in east Africa[/size], many of which do not speak English much. The same for Hausa. BBC is looking for ways to spread their influence so they'll spend their money on things which can which is why "A TV service will be added to the existing service for Somalia." Does an emerging country like Vietnam, miles ahead of probably the whole of Africa have a BBC Vietnam?

ArodeTsolaye:


[size=18pt]We don't understand yorober here in onitsha.[/size]

Teacher: 'Nneka Okafor'

Pupils: 'Obiaro'

Go find your imaginary chidozie friend.

mrvitalis:
What of igbo?

ezeagu:


LOL, in what world is Equatorial Guinea obscured compared to Benin Republic? No offence to Beninians (?).