₦airaland Forum

nice thread.

saxywale: Modakeke is a town within ife hence they are surrounded by ife towns.

Modakeke's are originally from Oyo. They fled Oyo after the collapse of the Oyo empire to seek refuge in ife. A small area (similar to a large refugee camp) was mapped out for them within ife town. I dont know what happened in those days but Ooni Olubuse, chased them away, Ooni ademiluyi-Ajagun allowed them to return during his reign.

delpee: Most of their farms were also taken on lease so they were regarded as tenants by the Ifes.

This is why assimilation is important. Imagine it's been over a century yet they still have that identity that separates them from the Ife people. Imagine living in a secluded area for decades and not assimilating into the bigger community. of course there will be conflict due to cultural differences. And they can't run back to Oyo because they don't belong there anymore. They've been away for too long.
They need to assimilate into their host community. It doesn't mean that their culture will be lost. It will be incorporated into the bigger ife culture that's all.

yet they find it more dignifying to brag about how much land or mall gov orji or obi owns in lagos or Abuja.

the same ugly arrogant people that like to call yoruba people dirty and blame all their woes on Nigeria (aka Yorubas and Hausas)

what kind of english is "bendiest" now?
you mean flexible?

gluv01: Bendiest?
So OP even if this is copy and paste, re-reading the article and correcting the grammar is such a load of work?

Na so we see am o

This is the main difference between catholic and protestant churches.
Protestant churches believe in the gospel and grace of Jesus Christ.

italo: You are dishonestly making it to look like we are persecuting people who kill their babies. We persecute no one. The persecution is being done by those killing millions of defenseless innocent babies.
What about murder? Would you like the state to make it legal because the Church is against it too?

Well then your statement is illogical.
if something is illegal, there has to be a punishment for an illegal act, otherwise, it can't be called illegal.
ex. murder is illegal and punishable by law (jail). what should we use to punish women who commit abortion?

murder of a person is illegal by state law. a fetus is not a person by state law.

If we could make adultery illegal, we will.

of course you would. In fact, why not go as far as make it illegal and punishable by law to miss church service on sunday? rubbish.
Jesus condemns people like you throughout his life teachings.
http://questions.org/attq/why-did-jesus-condemn-the-self-righteousness-of-the-pharisees/

It is illegal in many western countries and it is largely due to religious teaching.

You are crazy. Adultery is NOT illegal in ANY western country. you don't go to jail for cheating on your husband or wife.
Adultery is only illegal in muslim countries where govt is controlled by religious leaders. And only women are punished for it. again, most religions are biased and favor men over women. hence most "moral" punishments are targeted towards women and the poor. The hypocrisy is very blatant.

they condemn homosexuality yet many of their priests are closet pedophile homosexuals.

This is a dumb topic.
why do you think Jesus prevented the "holier than thous" from stoning the adulterer?
Just because something is bad doesn't mean that you have a right to judge or persecute others for it. Leave that to the state government. The church should not be involved in promoting such matters. we were instructed very clearly not to JUDGE. christianity is about following God's instructions and encouraging others to salvation. Jesus did not say we have a right to ban abortion or ban condoms or ban this and that. God gave us free will for a reason. It is up to each individual to use his/her free will to make the right decisions. All of us in this world are sinners.

I personally don't think abortion is a good thing. but people who do it should not be persecuted.
ex. I don't support alcohol drinking. but who am I to promote a law to ban alcohol drinking?
or ban condoms or ban tattoos. what ARE WE TURNING INTO A CATHOLIC SHARIA STATE?
what about adultery? should we make that illegal by law too?

the catholic church needs to realize that this is not middle ages anymore when the church was the government. Church is NOT a government anymore (except in Muslim countries where the government is religious= sharia). religion should be a personal matter and the problem with the catholic church is that it sees itself as an authority over the world. who can blame them when they have a pope that is treated like a president so of course he will act like one and start imposing dumb laws like banning condoms and abortion. wonder why they haven't banned alcohol or made adultery illegal. . of course they will stone the woman not the man. as usual. irrespective of religion, the woman is somehow always the casualty. ex witchcraft accusations, adultery, abortion etc it's always one-sided.


If I were ever to support a law to ban abortion, I will need to find a social reason for it and remove religious reasons. ex sending a thief to jail shouldn't have a religious reason. it is simply a social reason. We are not under sharia abeg.

paulokougha: A good idea indeed.How many of thier children were taught in Yoruba language in Primary School? Stop fooling us.

they are talking about basic schools. ie local government schools. It is certainly not a bad idea because if you go to a local government school, depending on the area, most of the children can't read or write properly in english. many can't even speak it. it is only yoruba that they know so why not let them get an education in yoruba?

it will be a good idea to test it on a few schools and see how it works. It may be an efficient way to educate local childen who otherwise would be deemed illiterate. At least they will be getting education even if in yoruba. Eventually if it is successful, it can be expanded.

XereX: The same people laying claims to Lagos on this thread are the ones secretly wishing the CITY should be destroyed here https://www.nairaland.com/1417909/lagos-ranked-4th-world-worst/2

These are ibos, and they are the most shameless and bittered snakes out there.

Exactly!! They are very bitter and it shows. They always have the most horrible things to say. Their ill-wishes are very blatant.

I have never had any reason to categorize lagos governors based on religion. what a trivial idea. Dunno why these silly topics are cropping up.clearly only an igbo person would be preoccupied by an idea like this.

yoruba christians are typically not interested in participating in politics. i'm sure Adeboye could run for office and win. he choose not to. he doesn't need to. unlike Chris Okotie who makes a fool of himself every four years.
http://nationalmirroronline.net/thumbnail.php?file=/jonathan_121941020.jpg&size=article_large