Nowenuse:


So you admire Kenyan and SA rugby players? Don't they look facially ugly to you compared to Nigerian faces?

Wait a sec, i have never seen a lady who watches rugby or any sports. Do you?

She loves muscles l think no matter what the face looks like. For us guys, it's almost universal that we are drawn to only certain features in ladies.. Facial features,then Front and Back of course. For a lady it's sometimes difficult to fathom..Some treasure height above anything else, for others colour of the skin, and for many like genie, it's muscle. Most don't even care at all, if cash can make up for what is lacking at least. But l'll stop here lest l digress..

Nowenuse:


So you admire Kenyan and SA rugby players? Don't they look facially ugly to you compared to Nigerian faces?

Wait a sec, i have never seen a lady who watches rugby or any sports. Do you?

Heeeee! You caught me.
Many ladies watch sports to check out the guys, buh i think i got used to sports coz of ma brothers.
And i don't find Kenyan or South African rugby players ugly. Why would i? There is one Kenyan rugby player i found very attractive when i once watched

genieluv:


Kk hiiii, cos if you had said the world, i would hav screamed what about African american guys? Those guys are the hottest in the world .jeeee!
True, Nigerian men should be the most handsome in Africa, buh i don't know why i don't crush on most Nigerian male musicians.
I tend to crush on male celebs from other African countries more often. Like Fally Ipupa of Congo, Tanzanian Alikiba and many others ***What bout you?**

I don't know alot of them look like Nigerian men especially igbo. I've gone up to quite a few thinking they were Nigerian . I would say they look like the fresh faced version of Nigerians and Senegalese. But their attractivness go down when they open their mouth
Samw I don't crush on them either. I love Fallt Ipupa, Alikiba, and even Diamond for some reason

freshest4live:

She loves muscles l think no matter what the face looks like. For us guys, it's almost universal that we are drawn to only certain features in ladies.. Facial features,then Front and Back of course. For a lady it's sometimes difficult to fathom..Some treasure height above anything else, for others colour of the skin, and for many like genie, it's muscle. Most don't even care at all, if cash can up for what is lacking at least. But l'll stop here lest l digress..

Intelligence is the hottest characteristic

9jakool:

Political boundaries have really messed with Nigerian's mindset.
Haha one even said that the Yorubas in Benin are descendants of slaves taken from Nigeria so it makes sense that there are Yorubas in Benin.

I'm laughing too much

ArtanK:


It's so complicated.The four biggest clans dominate the rest. Darod, Ishak, Hawiya and Rahawein. If it weren't for the first 3, the country would have probably sorted out its troubles a long time ago. Believe me, I'm Darod lol.

What clans make up Somaliland? And why is it them holding Somalia back?

ArtanK:


I blame the lack of research. Europe and Asia have been dug out and laid bare to the rest of the world. Whilst many places in Africa have been hampered by poverty, political instability and safety issues. Expect many historical findings in Africa as the continent moves forward.

As long as you can read it then it is very easy to translate to English.

I want to learn

forgiveness:




I really don't know.

I don't understand what you mean by which will cost more.

Looking at the projects, they will both cost billions of dollars. The better one will depend on the final outcome of the project. For now we can't tell if they will stick to the original plans or not but I think Lagos has more advantages because it is beside the sea and it is the commercial nerves of the country.

I don't know the size of Centenary City Abuja.

I think Abuja centenary city will be larger than EAC and it has more features than EAC like zero waste management,green city,presidential retreat and so on which EAC cant boast of.

EAC is programmed to accommodate 250,000 citizens while ACC is programmed to accommodate 450,000.

ACC will cost about $18b while EAC will cost about $6b.
abeg, many things dey wey ACC take better pass EAC but I know EAC will get the nod over ACC any time, any day.

fanficgirl:

I'm laughing too much

lol
I didn't know you watch those DNA videos. Here is an interesting Nigerian video I think you might like. Despite looking half-caste, she scored 100% African. Nigerians are truly diverse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZeds5MxKvc&list=WL&index=13
She also did one with her mother

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lCy3GEgQQ

9jakool:

I think education is needed before some pan-Yoruba unification. You can't work on unification if there are still Yorubas who aren't aware of native Yoruba subgroups in other countries.

My field is science related, but I still like history and culture nonetheless.

Yorubas in those countries recognize their individual sovereignty before identifying as Yoruba. However I think some groups like Ketu, Anago and Sabe recognize both their sovereign identity and the umbrella identity at the same time since they border Nigeria. In Benin republic census, the subgroups are classified as individuals and also group under the Yoruba banner. In Togo's census the Yoruba groups are classified as individual ethnic groups. To summarize, the Yoruba in Benin use the term more than those in Togo.

Standard/written Yoruba language from Nigeria is based from Oyo and Ibadan dialects. The de facto standard-dominant-media dialect in Benin is the Anago dialect from Porto-Novo which is actually close and mutually intelligible to the standard Yoruba of Nigeria. The standardized dialect of Togo is the Ana-Ife dialect which is very different from that of Nigeria and has a different writing system.

As for Hausa, I want to ask how much of the Hausa (percentage) from Niger can you understand because I tell you that some Yoruba dialects are impossible to understand by most.

As for the bolded, I also think the problem is most Yorubas in Nigeria are not as connected to those in Togo and Benin. However, a very small percentage of Yorubas surprisingly are connected to those countries especially those along the boarder. Western Ogun and Western Lagos state is where you can see this at best. The town of Idiroko, Ogun state is actually on the border and is both located in Naija and Benin. People in those areas regularly cross borders to trade and visit families. When the French and British split Yorubaland, they also split across families. Many people on the Nigerian boarders in Ogun state have relatives residing in Benin republic and vice versa. Ipokia in Ogun state is an Anago town and the same Anagos are found in Ifagni(Ifonyi) and Porto Novo(Ajase-ile) in Benin. Yorubas in Imeko Afon Lga in Ogun are of Ketu subgroup and the same Ketu-Yoruba are found in Ketu town, Idigny(Idiyin) across the border in Benin. The Alaketu of Ketu once said that his people watch Ogun state television instead of the Benin rep state tv just because the Ogun state tv broadcast in Yoruba compare to the Benin state tv which broadcasts only in French. Some Yoruba in Benin along the border can even speak English.

Interesting.

Truly, enlightenment will go a long way.
I was surprised when i heard that Porto-novo (capital of Benin republic) was owned by yoruba speakers.

How many million yorubas can you estimate in Benin republic & Togo?

As for Hausa, if Sokoto (western hausa) people speak rural sokoto, those of us 2nd language speakers can pick only like 25% or less. While 1st language western hausa speakers may pick like 40% or less. But urban Sokoto which has mixed with Central hausa a lot is like 20% higher in understanding compared to the rural ones.

In Niger republic, this understanding reduces with like 20%. So, i only understand like 15% of what they are saying. Infact, it doesn't really make any sense unless you listen deeply before you can make any sense out of it.
Infact, the first day i came across Nigerien people speaking hausa, i tot they were speaking another language like Zarma or Buzu. I only knew they were speaking hausa because some Sokoto neighbours of mine who could flow with Niger hausa jjoined the conversation with them.

We once had some Hausa Niger family friends and no matter how these people tried to switch to Central hausa, i still could only understand half of what they were saying to me.

The difference is much.

I think i made a thread about the different dialects of hausa some time ago. Here is it, try to go through it.

https://www.nairaland.com/2311617/detailed-list-hausa-dialects-places

genieluv:


Hooy** Nairobi is really beautiful.
Would love to visit someday
Good thing to see African cities developing. I wish all round our countries would be this developed or at least something close in all African countriees. geee

You are very welcome to Kenya girl... there is more than Nairobi to explore.

Benefits of being in Kenya
1. 24hr electricity services
2. Cheap health care
3. Cheap transport alternatives ie, fast trains, best airport facilities & good road networks
4. Cheap education ie, free primary education, subsidized secondary education & free students loans on all universities including private.

obaaderemi:
Black South Africans and kenyans play good rugby.But in Nigeria,football gives no other sport a chance.Rugby is not popular in nigeria although big muscular men abound.We just love the 'beautiful game' too much.

True. I don't think Nigerians can ever love another sport like football no matter how hard anybody tries.
We are stuck with football for life

Can anyone answer this question. Why is nigeria goverment not offering student loan and nationwide health insurance policy？ghana an average country has all these benefit.

genieluv:


Yah i speak hausa, why do you ask?
I am from Benue state but grew up in Kaduna.

Yar'uwa na. Na tambaye ki saboda in san ko ke assalin yar Kaduna ne
Ina ne a Kaduna kina zauna? Na san guraren Kaduna sosai. Keh idoma ko? Don na san cewa yan matan idoma sune suna da kyau irin naki . Ama in keh ba idoma ne, karki ji haushi da abinda na fada, kin ji?

genieluv:


Kk hiiii, cos if you had said the world, i would hav screamed what about African american guys? Those guys are the hottest in the world .jeeee!
True, Nigerian men should be the most handsome in Africa, buh i don't know why i don't crush on most Nigerian male musicians.
I tend to crush on male celebs from other African countries more often. Like Fally Ipupa of Congo, Tanzanian Alikiba and many others ***What bout you?**

Fally Ipupa and Alikiba are talented artistes, i like them too.
Are you saying you don't like or crush on Nigerian male artistes at all?

Kenyanstar:

You are very welcome to Kenya girl... there is more than Nairobi to explore.

Benefits of being in Kenya
1. 24hr electricity services
2. Cheap health care
3. Cheap transport alternatives ie, fast trains, best airport facilities & good road networks
4. Cheap education ie, free primary education, subsidized secondary education & free students loans on all universities including private.

Oga calm down, when l told you l'll visit Kenya, you warned me about illegal immigrants and advised me to identify as Ghanian, no advertisement whatsoever in my honour.
Anyway l'm still in love with Kenya, and would come with genie.

TayserMahiri:


So chop knuckle is fist bumping? Haha, never knew lol a guy told me here I thought he was just being funny. Thanks fanficgirl for the enlightenment. We call the fist bump Gota in sheng'. Is there pidgin dictionary? Here is the sheng dictionary

www.sheng.co.ke/kamusi/?t_word=

have come across some pidgin dictionaries online. There are, buh i don't think they are concise enough tho.

fanficgirl:

What clans make up Somaliland? And why is it them holding Somalia back?

Somaliland consists of Ishak(70%), Darod(20%) and Dir(10%). I think it's unfair to say they're holding Somalia back. Al Shabaab and widespread corruption is holding Somalia back. Somalis should tackle that first before blaming others.

fanficgirl:

I want to learn

I think you should read about them, but not learn them. There is no benefit in learning them in the real world. People who learn old scripts are usually researchers, language enthusiasts and sentimental people lol.

fanficgirl:

I have some family friends who have lived in noth and they vouch for Kenya. Yes I have
I don't know how I appeared here but its interesting and I've learned alot

Kk. Have also seen some excerpts featuring Kenyan tourism. think they have a more advanced tourism sector than Nigeria buh economically i think Nigeria is ahead of them.

vaxx:
Can anyone answer this question. Why is nigeria goverment not offering student loan and nationwide health insurance policy？ghana an average country has all these benefit.

I thought u said u're Nigerian....... u should know that

every state or most states in Nigeria gives bursary to their indigenes/students on a yearly basis and some states govt gives scholarship to outstanding students.

we also have health insurance policy in Nigeria provided u're a tax payer.
all public hospitals and emergency centers can even testify to that.

if u don't know something; u ask, and don't talk with assurance.

Nowenuse:


Interesting.

Truly, enlightenment will go a long way.
I was surprised when i heard that Porto-novo (capital of Benin republic) was owned by yoruba speakers.

How many million yorubas can you estimate in Benin republic & Togo?

Yes Porto-Novo was founded by Yoruba. It was a strong vassal/ally state of Oyo. Porto-Novo is a Portuguese word meaning New Port similarly to Lagos. The original name was Ajase-Ile. The city historically accommodated many Egun/Gun migrants from the West. Till today, it also accomodates ethnic groups accross the country like Fon and others because of its official administration role.
I'll estimate that there are 2-3 million Yoruba indigines in Benin republic. I'll estimate that there are 500,000 Yoruba indigines in Togo. I'll also estimate an additional 500,000 or so Yoruba migrants from Nigeria living in those countries.

As for Hausa, if Sokoto (western hausa) people speak rural sokoto, those of us 2nd language speakers can pick only like 25% or less. While 1st language western hausa speakers may pick like 40% or less. But urban Sokoto which has mixed with Central hausa a lot is like 20% higher in understanding compared to the rural ones.

In Niger republic, this understanding reduces with like 20%. So, i only understand like 15% of what they are saying. Infact, it doesn't really make any sense unless you listen deeply before you can make any sense out of it.
Infact, the first day i came across Nigerien people speaking hausa, i tot they were speaking another language like Zarma or Buzu. I only knew they were speaking hausa because some Sokoto neighbours of mine who could flow with Niger hausa jjoined the conversation with them.

We once had some Hausa Niger family friends and no matter how these people tried to switch to Central hausa, i still could only understand half of what they were saying to me.

The difference is much.

I think i made a thread about the different dialects of hausa some time ago. Here is it, try to go through it.

https://www.nairaland.com/2311617/detailed-list-hausa-dialects-places

Thanks for letting me know!
Hausa has varieties too like Yoruba.
In the Akoko area of Ondo, there are dozens of "dialects" that are so far from the Standard/General Yoruba. Some of those "dialects" are so unique that an average Oyo man can't even pick up 10% or even 5% of some of them. In Akoko, each town speaks its own "dialect"which maybe completely different from the next town over. Language isn't even the most unifying factor for Yoruba. i think it's shared history, beliefs, origin, and strong attachment to Ile-Ife

freshest4live:

She loves muscles l think no matter what the face looks like. For us guys, it's almost universal that we are drawn to only certain features in ladies.. Facial features,then Front and Back of course. For a lady it's sometimes difficult to fathom..Some treasure height above anything else, for others colour of the skin, and for many like genie, it's muscle. Most don't even care at all, if cash can make up for what is lacking at least. But l'll stop here lest l digress..

True, most ladies will still prefer pocket-endowedness above every other feature.

genieluv:


Kk. Have also seen some excerpts featuring Kenyan tourism. think they have a more advanced tourism sector than Nigeria buh economically i think Nigeria is ahead of them.

well, I think Kenya has better standard of living than Nigeria too........

though, i'm not sure if that standard of living is circulated.

freshest4live:

She loves muscles l think no matter what the face looks like. For us guys, it's almost universal that we are drawn to only certain features in ladies.. Facial features,then Front and Back of course. For a lady it's sometimes difficult to fathom..Some treasure height above anything else, for others colour of the skin, and for many like genie, it's muscle. Most don't even care at all, if cash can make up for what is lacking at least. But l'll stop here lest l digress..

holly* Am not really obsessed with muscles the way you guys make it sound. Just admiration. Heee good facial features also count tooo
~~~Continue o, u must to finish ur statement~~~

Nowenuse:


True. I don't think Nigerians can ever love another sport like football no matter how hard anybody tries.
We are stuck with football for life

Don't say we but most Nigerians. There are Nigerians that love golf,hockey, wrestling .

ArtanK:


Somaliland consists of Ishak(70%), Darod(20%) and Dir(10%). I think it's unfair to say they're holding Somalia back. Al Shabaab and widespread corruption is holding Somalia back. Somalis should tackle that first before blaming others.



I think you should read about them, but not learn them. There is no benefit in learning them in the real world. People who learn old scripts are usually researchers, language enthusiasts and sentimental people lol.

I've always wondered. How did Al shabab start?

9jakool:

lol
I didn't know you watch those DNA videos. Here is an interesting Nigerian video I think you might like. Despite looking half-caste, she scored 100% African. Nigerians are truly diverse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZeds5MxKvc&list=WL&index=13
She also did one with her mother

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_lCy3GEgQQ

Yes, I like watching dNA videos. Wow! Would never have thought she was a pure West African. She's igbo too correct? I notice you can see this more with igbos.
Lol she thought she was thirty percent European

shervydman:


I thought u said u're Nigerian....... u should know that

every state or most states in Nigeria gives bursary to their indigenes/students on a yearly basis and some states govt gives scholarship to outstanding students.

we also have health insurance policy in Nigeria provided u're a tax payer.
all public hospitals and emergency centers can even testify to that.

if u don't know something; u ask, and don't talk with assurance.

We poor health insurance scheme in Nigeria. As for bursary, you will have to fight tooth and nail in some state to get it.

genieluv:


Kk. Have also seen some excerpts featuring Kenyan tourism. think they have a more advanced tourism sector than Nigeria buh economically i think Nigeria is ahead of them.

It's not hard to have a better tourism than Nigeria. Nigeria doesn't seem to care about beauty

vaxx:
atakpame is a name of a cityand at the same time a tribe. They are close with another tribe called kpalime. Five largest city in togo.

Some call them Atakpame because they inhabit that city. However "Ana" is their name and it's more encompassing as they are found in other towns too. It's the same thing as referring the Ikales of Ondo state as Okitipupa, which some do.

Kpalime is thought to be founded by Yorubas, however there was a wave of Ewe population from Notse during the tyranical reign of the king which displaced a lot of people. They sought refuge in Kpalime and other areas. Today, there are no native Yorubas in the city at least that i'm aware of. The people are Ewe just like the people in Popo are Mina.

asuustrike2009:

We poor health insurance scheme in Nigeria. As for bursary, you will have to fight tooth and nail in some state to get it.

but, we have the health insurance policy or not?

as for bursary......u really have to fight in some states.

fanficgirl:

I don't know alot of them look like Nigerian men especially igbo. I've gone up to quite a few thinking they were Nigerian . I would say they look like the fresh faced version of Nigerians and Senegalese. But their attractivness go down when they open their mouth
Samw I don't crush on them either. I love Fallt Ipupa, Alikiba, and even Diamond for some reason

Lmao <<true>> African americans and their ruddy mouths . Tho, not all of them talk like that i think, it is mostly those that grew up in those their hoods. Hav met with some who really beahve well n are very cultured.. I suspect their middleclass peeps.
Do yu live in the states?

Kk seems like we love same artistes . I also love Ghanaian Fuse odg and Lethal bizzle and South African Cassper nyovest like hellllll.

Buh my best of all remains this Ivorian singer 'Serge Beynaud', do you know him? He is currently ranked as the best francophone artiste in Africa, he beat Fally Ipupa and Dj arafat to the last awards. I also find him to be the most handsome African artiste.