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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by jstriker442(m): 11:31am On Jan 02, 2016
FisifunKododada:


cool He is right you know. He no go better for you and your family. Sango and Ogun will visit you with hardship and confusion this year.
you are still as confused as him u know

the good lord will return back to you a thousand folds watever you wish me.

Is this how the so called yoruba scholars are trained ??

To hide behind e-walls and dish insults ??

God hav mercy on this kind
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by ariesbull: 11:35am On Jan 02, 2016
BobbyDean:
then the South-South people also cowed during Ken Saro Wiwa case. Let's assume Kanu goes to jail & dies there (God forbid), y'all will going to the battle field? The rest of us will be waiting sir!

We are not here to compare ..we are here to say the tribes globally that stood up for something ..which u gave him an instance that would have made the world to respect Yoruba but they cowed ...abiola died, wife murdered so thats it



Ogoni fought a terrible fight and that's its on record yet they are minority

But we are yet to see Yoruba in any modern confrontation.. What we heard was 18th century oyo bows and arrows wrestling bout

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by jstriker442(m): 11:38am On Jan 02, 2016
refreshrate:

Don't you ever ever ever refer to such a person as your bro again.
Jokingly or otherwise
Today is new year
Play-play play-play you go carry nonsense join body.
thanks man
i just tire for these guys oo
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by ariesbull: 11:39am On Jan 02, 2016
BobbyDean:
then the South-South people also cowed during Ken Saro Wiwa case. Let's assume Kanu goes to jail & dies there (God forbid), y'all will going to the battle field? The rest of us will be waiting sir!

We are not here to compare ..we are here to say the tribes globally that stood up for something ..which u gave him an instance that would have made the world to respect Yoruba but they cowed ...abiola died, wife murdered so thats it



Ogoni fought a terrible fight and that's its on record yet they are minority

But we are yet to see Yoruba in any modern confrontation.. What we heard was 18th century oyo bows and arrows wrestling bout


General diya a yoruba general was accused of treason ..he cried and pooed on his khaki uniform

Nnamdi kanu a civilian was charged for treason he still hold his head high and this is a civilian still facing the nation head on


Now that's is bravely

Diya with his Yoruba counterparts are cowards

Obj even took a bullet in the buttocks...its on record
The military officers that was fired for leaving their armoury for boko haram to over run last year

They are still Yoruba

Ilorin and kwarra a yoruba town has been over run by Fulani but small tiv still hold their forth against Fulani...that is bravery

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by ariesbull: 11:40am On Jan 02, 2016
BobbyDean:
but does the fact that Yoruba as an ethnic group, has not stood up against anyone make them cowards?

BobbyDean:
then the South-South people also cowed during Ken Saro Wiwa case. Let's assume Kanu goes to jail & dies there (God forbid), y'all will going to the battle field? The rest of us will be waiting sir!

We are not here to compare ..we are here to say the tribes globally that stood up for something ..which u gave him an instance that would have made the world to respect Yoruba but they cowed ...abiola died, wife murdered so thats it



Ogoni fought a terrible fight and that's its on record yet they are minority

But we are yet to see Yoruba in any modern confrontation.. What we heard was 18th century oyo bows and arrows wrestling bout


General diya a yoruba general was accused of treason ..he cried and pooed on his khaki uniform

Nnamdi kanu a civilian was charged for treason he still hold his head high and this is a civilian still facing the nation head on


Now that's is bravely

Diya with his Yoruba counterparts are cowards

Obj even took a bullet in the buttocks...its on record
The military officers that was fired for leaving their armoury for boko haram to over run last year

They are still Yoruba

Ilorin and kwarra a yoruba town has been over run by Fulani but small tiv still hold their forth against Fulani...that is bravery
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by ariesbull: 11:44am On Jan 02, 2016
EreluY:
"Yoruba Muslims enjoy their beer; Yoruba Christians set no record for church attendance" What would the idiotic Orientalist say about Saudi Princes frolicking and cavorting with prostitutes in Chelsea, London.

He meant that yoruba are double edged swords that can't be taken seriously ..they are neither here nor there

And this is a fact of life . I live with them and I have seen a lot of their two faced attitudes
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by BobbyDean(m): 1:06pm On Jan 02, 2016
ariesbull:


We are not here to compare ..we are here to say the tribes globally that stood up for something ..which u gave him an instance that would have made the world to respect Yoruba but they cowed ...abiola died, wife murdered so thats it



Ogoni fought a terrible fight and that's its on record yet they are minority

But we are yet to see Yoruba in any modern confrontation.. What we heard was 18th century oyo bows and arrows wrestling bout


General diya a yoruba general was accused of treason ..he cried and pooed on his khaki uniform

Nnamdi kanu a civilian was charged for treason he still hold his head high and this is a civilian still facing the nation head on


Now that's is bravely

Diya with his Yoruba counterparts are cowards

Obj even took a bullet in the buttocks...its on record
The military officers that was fired for leaving their armoury for boko haram to over run last year

They are still Yoruba

Ilorin and kwarra a yoruba town has been over run by Fulani but small tiv still hold their forth against Fulani...that is bravery
first off, the ilorin case was a case of one man (afonga) 'selling out' his people cos he was greedy. The brave Igbos have not been in power since Ironsi & y'all have done almost nothing about it except the cry about 'marginalisation'. I think grumbling is quite different from bravery and let me take this opportunity to ask Igbos, what exactly do you have against Yorubas?

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by FisifunKododada: 4:40pm On Jan 02, 2016
jstriker442:
you are still as confused as him u know

the good lord will return back to you a thousand folds watever you wish me.

Is this how the so called yoruba scholars are trained ??

To hide behind e-walls and dish insults ??

God hav mercy on this kind


cool Sango is in the gym doing press up for your calamity this new Year. Sango will kill you at a tender age this new Year. Amen.

Ogun punish you and your entire family this new Year Amen.

Hardship and confusion fill your life this new year. Amen.
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by NgwaManNaija4LF(m): 5:32pm On Jan 02, 2016
Love my yoruba brothers and sisters thou.
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by Allann(m): 6:40pm On Jan 02, 2016
ariesbull:


We are not here to compare ..we are here to say the tribes globally that stood up for something ..which u gave him an instance that would have made the world to respect Yoruba but they cowed ...abiola died, wife murdered so thats it



Ogoni fought a terrible fight and that's its on record yet they are minority

But we are yet to see Yoruba in any modern confrontation.. What we heard was 18th century oyo bows and arrows wrestling bout

Your perception of confrontation is what makes the difference. Yorubas have taken up different military regimes on different issues in the history of Nigeria. IBB had dribbled the high and the mighty of this country during his reign, but the day a yoruba man (Abiola) showed interest on his seat, he had to leave. Abacha could have be in a better position to tell us about the impact of NADECO and Kudirat Radio.

Though the outcome might not be 100%, none-the-less, the game changed, so much that by 1999, practically all Nigerians were begging any available Yoruba person to come and rule Nigeria. Now, did the civil war and the senseless waste of lives by the Igbos achieve near that? I heard that even Ojukwu once said if the Yorubas decide to leave Nigeria today, they will achieve that without firing a shot.

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by jstriker442(m): 7:30am On Jan 03, 2016
FisifunKododada:



cool grin grin grin grin grin grin You that we have ALREADY conclude your case. grin grin grin grin grin grin
na laugh u dey ??

Lyk ah said, u dnt knw wat u'v done to yaself.

U thought all those wit ur own mind

na laugh u dey.
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by FisifunKododada: 7:35am On Jan 03, 2016
jstriker442:
na laugh u dey ??

Lyk ah said, u dnt knw wat u'v done to yaself.

U thought all those wit ur own mind

na laugh u dey.


grin grin grin grin grin I am ROTFLMAO because I have ALREADY seen it IN THE SPIRIT. You will hear from US. grin grin grin grin grin
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by ariesbull: 8:13pm On Jan 03, 2016
BobbyDean:
first off, the ilorin case was a case of one man (afonga) 'selling out' his people cos he was greedy. The brave Igbos have not been in power since Ironsi & y'all have done almost nothing about it except the cry about 'marginalisation'. I think grumbling is quite different from bravery and let me take this opportunity to ask Igbos, what exactly do you have against Yorubas?

What about diya et al
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by BobUg28(m): 9:10am On Jan 05, 2016
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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by Sagamite(m): 2:35pm On Jan 05, 2016
maestroferddi:
You are craving for my attention but I will not be obliging this time around.

This is a new year and so it wouldn't be out of place for you to make the trip to your village so that someone can place a finger on your dysfunctional/split personality.

Make a trip to your village and beg your family enemies to remove your curse of daftness. It is not marginalisation that is causing you to fail in life.

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by maestroferddi: 4:34pm On Jan 05, 2016
Sagamite:


Make a trip to your village and beg your family enemies to remove your curse of daftness. It is not marginalisation that is causing you to fail in life.
I can see that one of the symptoms of your schizophrenia is follow-follow act.

There is still hope for you sha...
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by Sagamite(m): 4:57pm On Jan 05, 2016
maestroferddi:
I can see that one of the symptoms of your schizophrenia is follow-follow act.

There is still hope for you sha...

You are a fuuktard.

Who is following you?

Can you see now that you have mental health problems when you think people are following you?

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by AlPeter: 9:30pm On Jan 05, 2016
kaycii1:


therez an atom oF COWARDICE
it's folks like you that acts first and think later. The Athenians are Laid back can you refer to them as cowards? Yorubas understand very well that it's not every battle you fight, something a particular tribe needs to learn fast.

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by AlPeter: 9:38pm On Jan 05, 2016
oluamid:


A lot of people need to read A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) books to realise that many times, tact will win a war where strength fails. A simple analogy is why a small man like Tyrion Lannister (despite all the people who want him dead) is still alive when strong men like the Mountain, Oberyn Martel, Kahl Drogo are dead. 99 times in 100, a wise man will survive a conflict where millions of strong men have lost their lives.

A lot of Nigerians confuse tact with cowardice.
talk am well the Igbos confuse tact with cowardice.
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by dolphinheart(m): 4:26pm On Jan 07, 2016
Sunofgod:
C.H.A.M.E.L.E.O.N.S . . . . .


Among its class(reptilia) the chameleon is unique and very well respected. Few could change there personal preferences to allign with their present situation without losing their identity.
The yorubas can adapt easily to most economic, political, tribal and religious situations without stress and eventually come out as champions, while maintaining their identity.
They know who they are and make sure(like chameleons) that one foot is definitely secured in the race for development before taking the the next step.

The crocodile is not a coward, but its skin is used for shoes and women bags!

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by dolphinheart(m): 4:42pm On Jan 07, 2016
ElekeNtioba:


you repelled which jihadists?? your pple where traditionalists before the Sokoto cliphate started its land-grabbing southwards. Today half your population is muslim.

Infact if not for the coming of d British dat halted Hausa/Fulani expansionism, the entire yorubaland would have been knocking their heads on the ground to d moon god.


What happened to ur traditions when a superior force came around?

The yorubas where smart enough to know that the cliphate consist of "ready to die" people, and could best be stopped by "ready to kill" british!. See where they are today cus of that smartness, the loss of intelligent youths to tribal war was avoided.
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by dolphinheart(m): 4:57pm On Jan 07, 2016
wristbangle:


No mind us especially those agberos.

Tunde: ma wo saliu sa, ma fo ori e. (Look at that saliu guy, I will break his head)


Saliu: pulling clothes, wristwatch, necklace, shoe, remaining boxer alone: Tunde se e mi lo n ba soro; are u talking to me tunde?


Next thing.

Tunde and saliu exchanging blow from 5km distance gringrin. Abeg how 5km flexing fist wan take hit their head? cheesy

Years later......

Both saliu and tunde celebrate the marriage of their children after using the agbero earnings to send them to school.
...... It good to try and break each others head from a distance atimes.

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Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by zimoni(f): 10:18am On Jan 08, 2016
EreluY:
[b]Blaine Harden is a total idiot. His assertion demonstrates his lack of knowledge and understanding of Yoruba history. In fact the secession that the Igbos embarked upon only in the 1960s was attempted by the Yorubas in the 18th century. Following the annexation of the buffer Nupe Kingdom by Uthman dan Fodio, Oyo-Ile, the administrative headquarters of Yorubaland, at that time, was overran but not annexed thanks to the joint efforts of indigenous soldiers from other parts of Yoruba land (the Ibadans, Ijebus, Egbas, Ondos, Ijeshas, Ekitis, etc.) who collaborated with the Oyo soldiers to push back the Fulani invaders. An aftermath of this is that whilst the Oyo hegemony was dealt a mortal blow, zonal armies (Ijebus, Egbas, Ibadans Owos, etc) became strengthened. Conscious of the weakening of the Oyo hegemony, the other Yoruba city-states broke free of Oyo dominance, and subsequently became embroiled in a series of internecine wars which ultimately fuelled the trans-Atlantic slave trade that witnessed millions of Yorubas forcibly ferried across to the Americas (especially Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela, etc.) where elements of Yoruba culture and traditions (arts, music and dance) as well as religions (Sango, Ifa, Obatala, etc) still persist. Conscious of the fact that it is peaceful resolution and not violent conflict that resolves disputes, the Yoruba people have learnt their lessons. They may deploy 'shakara' (empty threats) but never, as a people, resort to violence.

What I explained here, I learned in primary school and I am thoroughly ashamed of the fact that Nigerian history is no longer mandatory in our schools. Compulsory civic studies (in the 1970s) didn't stop my generation from becoming world class surgeons, accountants, financial analysts, scientists and professors in various disciplines. And I feel really sorry for this generation and future generations of Nigerians for being denied knowledge and understanding of their culture. Sociologists and anthropologists in the house would agree with me that formal education is an avenue for socialisation and enculturation. The Nigerian society is currently failing to enculture its own. Any wonder an ill-educated American would publish rubbish about our motherland and certificated but uneducated, uncultured and un-liberated Nigerians would rush to defend rather than lambaste the imperialist and Orientalist. Most importantly rather than join forces to 'fight' the idiot, the matter has become a source of tribal mudslinging. Any wonder, foreigners are entering our country to plunder our resources whilst we're busy engaging in inter-tribal verbal war.
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[size=14pt]You've said it all Ma'am.

The haters are going to get what are asking for someday. Our people are watching and taking records. I only hope they would not chant genocide and run to UN when the crises started.


WHAT A USELESS THREAD, SPIT ON THE USELESS THREAD.[/size]
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by ariesbull: 5:01pm On Jan 10, 2016
AlPeter:

talk am well the Igbos confuse tact with cowardice.

It'd not igbo that said this buy
T oyibo
Re: What A Blaine Harden Wrote About Yoruba People by addey44: 8:40am On Jan 11, 2016
LarrySun:
Was he praising or insulting the Yorubas? The so-called Whiteman can't even write in perfect English expressions. This shows that every race has its shortcomings.
He was merely stating the truth about the Yoruba. What perfect English are you talking about? Perhaps you simply can't understand the grammatically correct English written by the journalist.

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