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And they get pissed if they're called parasites. This is their opportunity to convince other regions that they can survive without oil awoof, but I guess not.
Shame on You Northern Parasites!

Cossy orjiakor.

Na So! #22 billion to build sub-standard roads.

kulyie: The answer to your question is in the bible.: when the wicked perish the people shout for joy,when d great die,the people mourn.can u compare the leaders in america and the leaders in nigeria.why wont nigerians rejoice.they are rejoicing because death has eliminated one of nigeria's many problems.they are worthless people so its worth celebrating.

The people celebrating, are they better than the people they're castigating?

There was no helicopter for him because they've all been boarded by more important people.

Hate it or love. The FRSC under Mr Chidoka is one of the few federal agencies that have been impressive in their perfomances over the last few years.

They shut themselves in the foot.

I'm currently using the sony xperia ion. Its best phone I've ever used in my entire life.

Access bank don turn sugar daddy, abi na sugar bank.

tpia1: They were trying to kill her, no doubt.

What they planned for her will be their portion in Jesus name.

Amen!

Mr Katsumoto, are you trying to say that you know the history of the Yoruba better than the Alaafin?

She is a legend of the fall.

Stupid parents, now they have to start all over again.

chinedumo: Could this be why some women are desperate to have sex, get married, get pregnant?

Is this thread saying that menopause is bliss?

Absolutely Yes. Caroline said "there's no such thing as a good period". In other words, all women have bad experiences with periods and they can't wait for such an experience to end.

Also, she was trying to tell men that they can't (or they'll find it extremely difficult to) handle or compose themselves when women go through these experiences, hence the reason her company tries to paint a rosy picture of periods.
That's the funny part. . "Exposing men to a reality they hoped we'll never face". . . Absolutely stùpid

One more person mention god again on this thread and i'll bomb nairaland.

Absolutely boring, even more boring is the fact that this old thread made the frontpage.

pazienza: Which ejiofor and nzes? The same ones that are now jesus worshippers and church members,acquiring alien titles like knights,etc.

They are still custodians of tradition whether you like it or not.

coolkris: so you support gay maraige

No

freecocoa: Those of you who still have theirs should be thankful and pray for her everyday, only a mother's love is 2nd to God's.

Trash. Millions of babies are aborted every year.

Looks like he's giving her a cigarette.

fellis: I also think that payment of bride price should be abolished; it is a very useless and destructive culture.



I have mentioned the reasons why prohibiting same sex marriage is not discriminatory in this thread. How did you miss it?
Homosexual behaviour is not a normal thing and legalizing same sex marriage would in a way, be encouraging this abnormal behaviour. If you see something that is abnormal that you cannot change, you try to tolerate it, you don't encourage it. Legalizing same sex marriage is approving and encouraging the abnormality that is homosexuality.
And I don't care what anyone says to the contrary; homosexuality is abnormal. The large intestine and anus evolved to work in the alimentary canal, they did not evolve as sëxual organs.

What is useless and destructive about the bride price tradition?
If it should be abolished, why can't gay marriages be introduced?

Homosexual behavior is not a normal thing? Says who?

pazienza: You can't pick and choose,it's either all or nothing. In igboland i don't know of any moral injunction that precides one's duty to the gods and ancestors. Igbo culture didn't evolve,it was simply replaced. Igbo customs were injunctions from igbo deities,made known to us by messengers of these deities,you have no business talking about igbo customs if you no longer believe in or worship these deities.

I didn't pick or choose anything. There are custodians of tradition (the ejiofors', the nzes' et al)to whom such responsibility is accorded.

Going by the revelations from the Alaafin, it seems evident that his throne and kingdom is the most influential in Yorubaland. Correct me if I'm wrong though. . .

Good to know he drank Champagne before he died.

pazienza: The act of refusing to worship the gods of our ancestors,accepting the gods of other people, burning down the places of worship of the gods of your ancestors,allowing twins to live,terming most of the ancient practices of your ancestors as evil,while you embrace alien practices,etc,is equally abomination in igboland,if you have partaken in any of these abominations,then you have no moral right talking about what is,and what is not abomination as such attempt will lead to hypocrisy.

I don't think there's any tradition or culture that has not evolved, changed and amended to suite the needs, issues, developments and trends of various times in history.
Of course, it is an abomination to desecrate the shrine and name of the gods in Igboland but you have to admit it, these traditions and religions were not meant to last without necessary and unnecessary change(s) and amendments forever. However, you should note that some moral codes, traditions etc are still 'unbreachable' and highly respected notwithstanding these cultural changes. Homosexuality is currently one of them and it will be so until there is a total erosion of all igbo customs.

Emusan: OMG am i a Yoruba because i never hear this type of story before.

pls somebody should put more light on it.

I think you should meet the Alaafin.

See face, e be like amala wey dem vomit.

Yay! Our oringo governor is still alive.

From GBENGA ADESUYI, Ibadan
The frosty relationship between Ooni of Ife,
Oba Okunade Sijuwade and the Alaafin of
Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III continued over
the weekend, as Oba Adeyemi lashed out at
Oba Sijuwade, describing him as one fond
of distorting history and ignorant of the
details of his ancestral roots. Oni had during
the Centenary anniversary of late Chief
Obafemi Awolowo held at the MUSON Centre
in Lagos criticized Alaafin over the
celebration of Oranyan.
He was said to have described Alaafin as not
being connected to Oranyan, one of the
sons of Oduduwa and so not qualified to
celebrate him. Ooni was said to have
stressed that Alaafin was reigning over a
dead empire, saying that Alaafin was a
rascally person and that “Alaafin is not
Oranyan”, but he had kept his cool and went
ahead with the Oranyan celebration, “which
attracted many dignitaries from all walks of
life in Nigeria and in the Diaspora”. Oba
Adeyemi while reacting at the weekend
during the special birthday lecture
organized in his honour by the ‘City People
Magazine’, entitled: “Reviving Old Oyo
Customs and Tradition”, delivered by a
Portuguese national, Ms Paula Gomes
(Alaafin’s Cultural Ambassador), the monarch
said he had decided not to engage in
altercations with Ooni any longer since
former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
summoned him, the Awujale of Ijebu, the
late Oba Oyebade Lipede and the Ooni to an
all-night meeting, and everybody had agreed
to cease fire.
He however said despite keeping his cool,
Ooni had continued to castigate him and his
traditional activities, adding that he had
deemed it appropriate “to recall history,
educate the Ooni and let the world know
the truth.” Making reference to series of
documentary evidence, Alaafin recalled that
Oyo is superior to Ife in many ramifications,
asking, “where did this Yoruba Language
that we are speaking originate from? Which
language was used in writing the Bible? It is
Oyo Language. Why not Ife language? Where
else are they speaking Ife Language apart
from Lagere Quarters? Why are the
Modakeke people, who are living behind Ife
not speaking Ife Language?”. Alaafin further
said that he had confronted Ooni with
various questions in the past, even before
Chief Obasanjo at the meeting, but he could
not answer them, “instead, he came with
books that could fill three baskets”.
Alaafin said that, “In 2009, Ooni had
rubbished the institution of Alaafin, but a
year after when he was celebrating his
birthday said Oranyan was his father’s
ancestor. “How could you have denigrated
your ancestors and later claim that you are a
son of the Alaafin. Anybody who does not
know his ancestral roots, who did not strive
to learn about it, and does not learn from
those who know, will continue to make
mistakes and flounder in ignorance. That is
part of Ooni’s inadequacies. “When we
wanted to celebrate Sango, they said Sango
is not Yoruba. Sango studied Quoran. He
was the one that was first conferred with
the title of ‘Akeugberu’. He was the first in
the art of adjudicating justly.
When he was born, the umbilical cord that
joined him with his mother could not be
detached. Because they pulled it and it
would not cut, it became the name ‘Afonja’.
The glory, success and tradition of Yoruba
started from Oyo”, the Alaafin emphasized.
He added that Oyo state during the
administration of late Chief Bola Ige (SAN)
came up with a stamped paper recognizing
Oranyan as the Head of the Princes and
Princesses in Yorubaland, “and that Oyo
dominated all other nations, namely: Ife,
Ijebu, Egba, Ijesa, Sabe, Owu and so on”.
Oba Adeyemi equally said that when Messrs
Richard Lander and McPherson visited Oyo-
Ile in 1827, they concluded that what they
saw in Oyo-Ile in terms of historical
structures and rich cultural heritage was
uncompared with what obtained in the old
European world, while cautioning the Ooni
against further distorting historical facts,
which he said his (Sijuade) predecessor, Oba
Adesoji Aderemi, did not do. In his
congratulatory address on the occasion, the
Director, Institute of African Studies,
University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Albert,
said that the university was ever proud to
associate with the Alaafin, who turned 74
on October 15, “being our able and
reputable patron that epitomizes the rich
African cultural heritage and an inspiration
to all of us.”

Meanwhile. . .

The frosty relationship between Ooni of Ife,
Oba Okunade Sijuwade and the Alaafin of
Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III continued over
the weekend, as Oba Adeyemi lashed out at
Oba Sijuwade, describing him as one fond
of distorting history and ignorant of the
details of his ancestral roots. Oni had during
the Centenary anniversary of late Chief
Obafemi Awolowo held at the MUSON Centre
in Lagos criticized Alaafin over the
celebration of Oranyan.
He was said to have described Alaafin as not
being connected to Oranyan, one of the
sons of Oduduwa and so not qualified to
celebrate him. Ooni was said to have
stressed that Alaafin was reigning over a
dead empire, saying that Alaafin was a
rascally person and that “Alaafin is not
Oranyan”, but he had kept his cool and went
ahead with the Oranyan celebration, “which
attracted many dignitaries from all walks of
life in Nigeria and in the Diaspora”. Oba
Adeyemi while reacting at the weekend
during the special birthday lecture
organized in his honour by the ‘City People
Magazine’, entitled: “Reviving Old Oyo
Customs and Tradition”, delivered by a
Portuguese national, Ms Paula Gomes
(Alaafin’s Cultural Ambassador), the monarch
said he had decided not to engage in
altercations with Ooni any longer since
former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
summoned him, the Awujale of Ijebu, the
late Oba Oyebade Lipede and the Ooni to an
all-night meeting, and everybody had agreed
to cease fire.
He however said despite keeping his cool,
Ooni had continued to castigate him and his
traditional activities, adding that he had
deemed it appropriate “to recall history,
educate the Ooni and let the world know
the truth.” Making reference to series of
documentary evidence, Alaafin recalled that
Oyo is superior to Ife in many ramifications,
asking, “where did this Yoruba Language
that we are speaking originate from? Which
language was used in writing the Bible? It is
Oyo Language. Why not Ife language? Where
else are they speaking Ife Language apart
from Lagere Quarters? Why are the
Modakeke people, who are living behind Ife
not speaking Ife Language?”. Alaafin further
said that he had confronted Ooni with
various questions in the past, even before
Chief Obasanjo at the meeting, but he could
not answer them, “instead, he came with
books that could fill three baskets”.
Alaafin said that, “In 2009, Ooni had
rubbished the institution of Alaafin, but a
year after when he was celebrating his
birthday said Oranyan was his father’s
ancestor. “How could you have denigrated
your ancestors and later claim that you are a
son of the Alaafin. Anybody who does not
know his ancestral roots, who did not strive
to learn about it, and does not learn from
those who know, will continue to make
mistakes and flounder in ignorance. That is
part of Ooni’s inadequacies. “When we
wanted to celebrate Sango, they said Sango
is not Yoruba. Sango studied Quoran. He
was the one that was first conferred with
the title of ‘Akeugberu’. He was the first in
the art of adjudicating justly.
When he was born, the umbilical cord that
joined him with his mother could not be
detached. Because they pulled it and it
would not cut, it became the name ‘Afonja’.
The glory, success and tradition of Yoruba
started from Oyo”, the Alaafin emphasized.
He added that Oyo state during the
administration of late Chief Bola Ige (SAN)
came up with a stamped paper recognizing
Oranyan as the Head of the Princes and
Princesses in Yorubaland, “and that Oyo
dominated all other nations, namely: Ife,
Ijebu, Egba, Ijesa, Sabe, Owu and so on”.
Oba Adeyemi equally said that when Messrs
Richard Lander and McPherson visited Oyo-
Ile in 1827, they concluded that what they
saw in Oyo-Ile in terms of historical
structures and rich cultural heritage was
uncompared with what obtained in the old
European world, while cautioning the Ooni
against further distorting historical facts,
which he said his (Sijuade) predecessor, Oba
Adesoji Aderemi, did not do. In his
congratulatory address on the occasion, the
Director, Institute of African Studies,
University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Albert,
said that the university was ever proud to
associate with the Alaafin, who turned 74
on October 15, “being our able and
reputable patron that epitomizes the rich
African cultural heritage and an inspiration
to all of us.”