[size=14pt]Is Dora not the abbreviation of Dorherty?[/size]
why dont she bear her full name,not abbrv b4 asking 9jarians to stop saying naija?

lets leave her alone, she's to be pitied, was wondering how her end will be?
An overambitious, serpentine opportunist! when Adedibu was complaining about, u all were shouting in her favour,
now the smoke had been blown away to reveal the caricature!
Imagine her temerity saying NAIJA shouldnt be used!
   

she isn't serious cos if she wants to travel to the US or UK, she'll be proud to say am going to the
US or UK. So, y not be proud and pet Nigeria with naija

[b][/b]the madam made a strong point if u read inbetween d line
she is saying it is nt appopriate to use naija instead of nigeria for official context

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[size=20pt]Welcome to Naija Republeek !!!![/size]

@Topic
Not is support aor against the idea, but I remember Reuben Abati (Whose insight on issues is revered in Nigeria) made a similar statement some months back. I am of the opinion that the people making this allusions should school us better as to why they have this opinion. Not in support of it!

Oh Dora. . .what really happening to her?

it all comes down to this, NAIJA NO DEY CARRY LAST!!!!! nufff said

nobody can stop the use of the word :-NAIJA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not even mr and mrs minister

KUDOS TO MADAM MINISTER,
NAIJA AT 50 and the first thing you want to work on is a slang!!!
a well deserving KUDOS KUDOS KUDOS
am sure madam minister wont regret that statement after she goes through all this comment
NAIJA TILL I DIE

Not is support aor against the idea, but I remember Reuben Abati (Whose insight on issues is revered in Nigeria) made a similar statement some months back. I am of the opinion that the people making this allusions should school us better as to why they have this opinion. Not in support of it!

[size=14pt]The Diasporas has no other home other than Naija, it encompasses every single town in Nigeria, it also covers the six geo-political zones, you don't have to tell someone abroad that I am going to Enugu or Lagos, Naija is enough, Sadly it also covers an utopian land devoid of the calamity on the ground, an idea held in high esteem. Someone living in Nigeria cannot grasp the erroneous howler masseurs Akunyuli has commited, you need to be in our shoes to grasped the magnanimity of these proclamation.

In effect she is making the Diasporas stateless, by passing this fiat , stripping 20 million Nigerians of their citizenship.[/size]

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Why must you use large fonts?

Dora of when to inform us not to use that word, NAIJA, Abag pass jor, What happened to ur all ministries to have website and good people bad government projects. Go and sleep jor

It seems membership of the Federal Excutive Council is the sure-fire way to gett indoctrinated into the ranks of the S.TUPID.

Dora, wetin dey happen? E be like sey u better pass dis before.

Myriad of problems dey, na Naija dey worry una. O ga oo.

There are too many ways to describe the stupi.dity of this pronouncement, don't know where to start from.

SMH at Dora, she's getting senile at such a young age.

Kilode?!:

SMH at Dora, she's getting senile at such a young age.

Lol, this had me rollin

bloody criminals on this thread - i am reporting ll of you to efcc, nigerian police , sss, civil defence corps, ndlea and every law enforcement body in this great nation of ours. what devious effontery

how dare you tarnish the name of this nation by reducing it to meaningless slang.

we shall sue all of you and send each and everyone of you warning letters

useless malcontents, reversing all the fine work dora achieved with district 9 and sony.

perhaps you don't realize that the reason why nigeria is not respected in the comity of nations is because so many of us refer to it as naija

i hope fashola takes a leaf from doras book - anyone referring to lagos as las gidi - deport them with immediate effect!!!

next we will take on those maulers of the english language - anyone using the word swagga shall be arrested

it's a  new day. zero tolerance to abuse of the word nigeria in particular and the english language in general

She lost it on this one!

The word Naija speaks good about Nigeria not evil.

Please! Please! am i missing something here. I mean i love the word "NAIJA". To me and a whole lots of other good law abiding loving "NAIJARIAN" it means our place, our domain, our root and everything associated to our country.  New Zealand is refered to as "Kiwi", Australia "Aussie" even Enugu State is called "Coal City". So whats wrong with NAIJA. Its not like it has this degrading history associated with it, or is she mistaking it with the real N word.
Mrs Prof of Information or whatever you call yourself, your rebranding of NAIJA is a fluke. You  need to start your rebranding from the President to theLocal councillors past and present who have failed utterlly in doing anything positive for NAIJA. Stop wasting your time on trivial and irrelevant matters like the great word "NAIJA" and focus on the real problem of the country. "NAIJA FOR LIFE" NAIJA FOR LIFE"

Let madam go and hug transformer, NAIJA FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in reply to oyb. i guess u r lost. what do new yorkers call dem selves? yankees. calling nigeria naija doest make politicians to steal money and stash them abroad. how come u r just *****. u cant make fashola to stop us from callin lagos lasgidi. if u want cheap pub u can do dt anyway. naija for life. stop calling web bloggers criminals. go kiss transformer if u cant find better things to do. rubbish

SmashingM:

[size=16pt]Let madam go and hug transformer, NAIJA FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]

+1.

[size=16pt]RUBBISH.! Yeye Woman don chop belleful, na to dey shook eyes inside irrelevancies remain.

NAIJA FOR LIFE JOR.![/size]

Ok ok enuf children!!! Mama Dora has spoken, so obey simple instruction and stop behaving like spoiled brats. hmm?

[size=15pt]No more NAIJA! [/size]

KnowAll:


The Diasporas has no other home other than Naija, it encompasses every single town in Nigeria, it also covers the six geo-political zones, you don't have to tell someone abroad that

I am going to Enugu or Lagos

. Naija is enough, Sadly it also covers an utopian land devoid of the calamity on the ground, an idea held in high esteem. Someone living in Nigeria cannot grasp the erroneous howler masseurs Akunyuli has commited, you need to be in our shoes to grasped the magnanimity of these proclamation.

In effect she is making the Diasporas stateless, by passing this fiat , stripping 20 million Nigerians of their citizenship.[/size]

@ knowall, [b]please pay attention to your sentences:
The diaspora? I would say 'The Diaspora Nigerian (or Naija)
Every single town? I would say every town
masseurs?  check the definition please!
To grasped? To grasp is the correct one!
'Magnanimity of these proclamation'? Do you mean to say the 'magnitude of these proclamation'?[/b]

she is rreally seriously mad my school are on strike she no talk dat one na useless tin she dey talk go go punish all her family and gbenga daniel family dey will neva hav peace but will have plenty money

oriname:

in reply to oyb. i guess u r lost. what do new yorkers call dem selves? yankees. calling nigeria naija doest make politicians to steal money and stash them abroad. how come u r just *****. u cant make fashola to stop us from callin lagos lasgidi. if u want cheap pub u can do dt anyway. naija for life. stop calling web bloggers criminals. go kiss transformer if u cant find better things to do. rubbish

ever heard of , erm SARCASM?

Nigeria has 3 syllables whereas Naija has 2, so Naija is easier to use among Nigerians when referring to our country.
I don't see anything wrong with Naija.

NAIJA

What is wrong with this woman sef? I dont think she has anywork to do. She must be crazy or something.
NAIJA! NAIJA!! NAIJA!!! NAIJA!!!! NAIJA!!!!!
What the hell is wrong with NAIJA. Infact I prefer NAIJA to Nigeria (the thing hard to pronounce ma sef).
Very soon this Dora Akunsilly will stop us from speaking pidgin English in the name of rebranding.