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Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 6:04pm On May 22, 2017
TayserMahiri:
Ohh lovely. The word rorachio is the kikuyu word for dowry. I must say it is a bit embarrassing our kenyans could show up in such an African event in suits!!!. Jeez Kenyans! They really think everyone else in Africa is that westernized. Forgive us our nonsense wink

I love those Edo outfits and the village setting is also beautiful. Which peoples inhabit the Edo region?
Lol, I didn't even notice the little details. I don't expect them to be wearing their traditional garb. Nigerians usually do 2 weddings, the traditional one and the Western one. Is this true for Kenya as well? I'm sure Kenya has old pre-western Marriage rites.

Edo region is a historical region containing dozens of Edoid speaking groups mainly in Edo state and adjacent areas. The main ethnic groups are Edo, Esan, Etsako, Urhobo, Isoko, Afenmai(numerous groups), etc. The Edo were the founder of the Benin empire from the 12th century to 1897 when it was destroyed by the British.
Some artworks from the Benin empire (Ivory and bronze works)

Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 5:35pm On May 22, 2017
Hati13:
There are many tasteful wet, but I would recommend you "Doro wet(Chicken stew), Kitfo(not the light cooked, but the raw) and Shekla Tibs.

Doro Wet, Kitfo and Shekla Tibs respectively.
Looks good
I think I will like Doro Wet a lot. What kind of meat is used for Shekla tibs?
Also I've only had raw fish though and it was good. I've never really tried raw meat, so I don't know how kitfo would be like for me.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 5:16pm On May 22, 2017
Nowenuse:
Hmm, i know that Shuwa arabs in Chad refer to themselves as Baggara, but am not sure about the Nigerian shuwa arabs.
Nigerian Shuwa arabs are adressed as such all over northern Nigeria.
An uncle of mine married one of them. I have never heard them rejecting the name.

Infact no one calls them Baggara in Nigeria.
Shuwa is used more in Nigeria more. In Niger, they are called Diffa Arabs. Baggara is a more general term.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 5:10pm On May 22, 2017
Hati13:
Yes, try it. The Grain used to bake injera is known "Teff" and it's becoming one of the world most healthiest food. It was first discovered in Ethiopia and Eritrea between 4000 BC by Agew people.

In case you didn't know, the 11 monolithic rock-hewn churches(UNESCO heritage) were built by Agew people around early 13th century. They were built from a single rock being chiseled.
Yes, I've heard about the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. They are impressive.

BTW what kind of wot/tibs do you recommend?
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 5:10pm On May 22, 2017
TayserMahiri:
I like the art bro kiss
I was impressed especially by the quality of the animal depiction. It shows that thousands of years ago the Sahara wasn't as dry.

Check out this Kenyan-Nigerian wedding I found
BTW the Nigerian culture shown here is from the Edo region/people groups. The natural Kenyan setting is also very beautiful.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co-wlkyFVTk
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 4:35pm On May 22, 2017
Hati13:
Peace wenedem!
Ok!
I must try that injera have heard so much about lol.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 4:26pm On May 22, 2017
Nowenuse:
You obviously forgot that we have millions of Semitic Shuwa arabs in Nigeria. Like these ones who speak an arabic dialect as their first language.
*sigh*

You obviously didn't see the "Baggara" I included in my list. Maybe you didn't know, but Shuwa is seen as derogatory by them, the correct/Preferred term is "Baggara."

*sigh*
Also, FYI your last picture is of a Woddabe Fulani clan from Niger.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 4:20pm On May 22, 2017
Hati13:
I thought Fulanis were Berber. Now, I know the truth.
Since they are speaking Niger-Congo super family language, they must have been in West Africa for thousands of years.

Tnx for the info wenedem(brother)!
āmeseginalehu!

They are not Berber
Have you ever heard of the Green Sahara?
The Fulani are Pastoral Nomadic. I believe the Fulani had an extensive territory thousands of years ago where they could herd their livestock. Nowadays, they are reduced to the Sahel due to dessertification/expansion of the Sahara. If you go to the Sahara, particularly near the Hoggar Mountains, you would find a UNESCO world heritage site callled Tassili n'Ajjer. The earliest pieces of the 15,000 or so rock paintings are thought to be around 12,000 years old. Some people say these paintings show some proto-Fulani traditions.

One thing I like about West Africa is the history and linguistic/ethnic diversity. In one town, it's not impossible for each neighborhood to be speaking a different language from another. Deep history and multiculturalism is a part of the narrative.

Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 3:35pm On May 22, 2017
Hati13:
Tnx for the info!
Hey, sorry for the late response.
No, there are no Cushitic people in West Africa.
Yes, there are Semitic people in West Africa like Saharawi/Bidan, Haratin, and Baggara.

No, Fulani are not Semite, a lot just have the "Semitic" look. Fulani also don't speak a Nilo-Saharan language. They actually speak a Niger-Congo language.

There are millions of Nilo-Saharan people in West Africa like Kanuri, Songhai, Zarma etc.

There are 3 branches of Afroasiatic languages spoken in West Africa.
Chadic
Berber
Semitic

@Muafrika2
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 11:41am On May 22, 2017
vaxx:
sure but the elite of liberia are the free slave from american. they are the one who develop mordern liberia .
yes, I know. As for "develop"...let me just leave it like that.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 11:50pm On May 21, 2017
vaxx:
what i mean by virgin land in this context is a land that is not exploited
Ok.
There were people living in Liberia before the arrival of America.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 11:48pm On May 21, 2017
TayserMahiri:
If I may ask, why was Liberia never colonized?
It depends on the definition of "colonize." It was kind off colonized by freed slaves from America, so yes technically "colonized." I'm not sure about now, but the political class of Liberia was once dominated by the freed slaves and their descendants.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 10:54pm On May 21, 2017
vaxx:
the first set of people to occupy the virgin land were slaves from america. I agree with you if you say there is native owner which is true. The kpelle in particular. Unfourtunately liberian native language is going into extinction. Many native liberia now speak american english with little of thier native language .they called it creole. Many liberian cant speak their native language.
What virgin lands?
Yes, many Liberians speak a distinct English language instead of their native language.
Nairaland GeneralRe: See The Alligator I Killed Today by 9jakool: 10:23pm On May 21, 2017
atims73:
That is an iguana
No, it's a monitor lizard
Iguanas are native to the Americas and alligators are found in the Americas and China. Monitor Lizard can be found in Africa.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 10:01pm On May 21, 2017
TayserMahiri:
Technically what youre saying is that no Africann country survived colonization. Liberians themselves were former slaves
Not necessarily. Liberians are not former slaves, except for the small minority of 150,000-200,000 descendants of former slaves repatriated from America which are less than 5% of the population of Liberia. The largest ethnic groups in Liberia are Kpelle, Bassa, and Kru.
CultureRe: Neanderthal Dna Exist In Yoruba And Khoisan by 9jakool: 9:55pm On May 21, 2017
Olu317:
Smile. Part of your ancestors are in the American continents. These people are barely 200—400 years old where they found themselves. Many of them don't look like your West African structure .Imagine if people had lived in West Africa for almost 1200—1400 years, inter marrying with people they met.
Here is the Connection OF YORUBA DNA WITH MIDDLE EAST .Are these coincidence too? Go and do your findings on why Adimula descendants are connected to RAM SACRIFICING,EMPHATICALLY WHITE. I INFORM BECAUSE I AM SPECIFICALLY FROM THAT LINEAGE.


Cheers bro
Nahhhh

Keep that to yourself lol.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool:
TayserMahiri:
Awesome. I will try read about the Berbers because they sound like magnificent people. How old was the Kanem Empire?
Yes Berbers are interesting. Most Berbers practice a very liberal form of islam incorporating a lot of traditional elements. They are the link between West Africa and North Africa and have a lot of similarities between other African groups like Fulani. Some Berbers are Nomadic like the Tuaregs who live in the Sahara desert and make stops between settlements in West and North Africa, they were more active during the Azalai caravan/Trans-Saharan trade route. Others are agriculturists who live in villages and cities like the Central Atlas Amazighs.

Most dating for the start of Kanem is between 300 AD-700 AD. Researchers say the country of Agisymba mentioned by Ptolemy between 107-105 AD on accounts of a trader who traveled to the region in 90AD is likely a reference to Kanem. The Bornu empire founded by the Kanembu people replaced Kanem in the 1384.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 9:24pm On May 21, 2017
TayserMahiri:
Are the blacks majorities there? I presume they are not. Are the berbers black?
You have to understand that the European line boarders between what is North and West Africa did not split between "Black" and "Non-black." It's just a political boarder. In the South of Libya, you have the Toubou(Tubu) people who are "black" and speak Nilo-Saharn languages of Teda and Daza and are also found in Chad and Niger etc. They are credited with founding one of the earliest African empire, the Kanem empire which stretched from Southern Libya to Northeastern Nigeria. Yes, they are a minority while those who identify as "Arab" are the majority, although you have significant "Berber" or Amazigh population.

Are the Berbers black?
Some are "black", others have varying skin tones. Berbers are very diverse. Some with more Southern European admixture from the Andalusia era of Spain and the Roman empire are much lighter in complexion. Some with "black" admixture have darker skin color. Some with little admixture have "brownish/olive" skin color.
CultureRe: Neanderthal Dna Exist In Yoruba And Khoisan by 9jakool: 9:00pm On May 21, 2017
Hati13:
You told me once that you are Christian, but not like the Christians of catholic, orthodox or Protestant. Is your Christianity related to Yoruba Judaism?
There is no such thing as Yoruba Judaism. Yoruba have their own traditional beliefs which were incorporated as part of Yoruba culture until contact with foreign religions like Islam or Christianity.
CultureRe: Neanderthal Dna Exist In Yoruba And Khoisan by 9jakool: 8:58pm On May 21, 2017
Olu317:
I want to believe it was coincidence. But was it coincidence too for children of Odu'a descendants to be attached to white Ram sacrificial? You can only find this amongst HEBREWS and later adopted by MUSLIMS. Now I have opened a new chapter of my history. This EDOS don't know this. This is the reason I mock their ignorance when they call my ancestor's ,a lineage of Edo people. They are bunch of liars. Is it coincidence, that the real story Odu'a was of his father being killed in Middle East? Do you really think Odu'a was his name? Let me believe, you are correct but note that the ancient way of reference to JUDUA was O'JUDUA and “j" can be interchanged to D and can be reverse too. if you do your studying very well you will understand. The Bible may look as a history book to some people it is not to me because the Bible specifically mentioned kings history before they were born before they were born. That is the reason I use the Bible connect to even the might of Egypt. Even the OGBONI has Due 29vs 29 as a shield. You will not understand certain things. Was coincidence that Yoruba had beads attached to kings family having Somolon's knot? Let us believe, the name Dua and Judua aren't related, as you have claimed. But have you thought, why Adimula had fringes on his Shawl? Have you seen how Ooni dresses? That's the way of Judaism priest and king's dress mode. I mentioned Arnold Josiah Ford because, during his own time, he didn't have access to the internet but oral history pass to him by his parents. And he had knowledge of doing his findings. Arnold wasnt the the issue but a RABBI that came and said what he saw. was that a coincidence too? I am extensively read and I will advise you to do the same without being bias but study to see it those things are part of history or not. Then you can begin to draw conclusions gradually . Read what the RABBI SAID
You are overthinking everything. It's coincidence and that's all. Jewish are Middle Eastern. Yoruba are West Africans.
PoliticsRe: How Lagos May Be Underdeveloping The Rest Of Nigeria - Ynaija by 9jakool:
Odingo1:
Aviation minister don't have the power to build a sea port or airport,the budget do so,Stella Odua only bought bullet proof vehicles at inflated prices,I don't really understand what you are saying because it doesn't have any connection with the topic we are discussing.
Only bought bullet proof vehicles?
Only?
Then you wouldn't mind explaining the billions of naira she also embezzled while Minister of Aviation. Sea port or no sea port, she had a very important task. She was tasked with rehabilitating 22 airports across the country. You know what that could have done for Nigeria? Instead, as low as 15% or even 0% of the projects were completed after spending loads of money. 20%-50% was cut from the money that was supposed to be allocated for contractors. The dilapidated pothole covered Enugu airport was not fixed. Loads of money was spent on MM int. airport but only a paint job could be shown for it, meanwhile toilets in the airport don't work properly and the airport is hotter than inside of a bakery.
CultureRe: Neanderthal Dna Exist In Yoruba And Khoisan by 9jakool: 7:45pm On May 21, 2017
Olu317:
You are quite funny. This is because, you only opined your view and didn't do anything to counter my findings, I screened shot. I am not the first to have been able to establish certain facts about Yoruba. Have you gone back in history to find out why certain features and characteristics of Canaan or Hebrews are found in Yoruba way of life.
It's called coincidence, nothing out of the ordinary.
Have you for once forgot your research to the extent that, it was only in ancient Yoruba that had glass beads production which were not in existence in any part of Sub Saharan Africa? Why is it only in YORUBA do SOLOMON'S KNOT ARE ONLY USED BY KINGS LINEAGE AND CHIEFS?
Ok, cool. It was an independent evolution, that's all.
WHY DO YOU FIND “UDUA" FOUND IN JUDUA AND O'ODUA(ODUDUDTell me, where did olofin Adimula and his people came from?
Oduduwa has nothing to do with Judah. ODU TO DA UWA. Judah actually comes from Yehuda meaning praised which has no relationship to oduduwa.
DNA isn't about self glorifying but hitting at the ancestors connection and unraveling link with the part whom share family links. Oromo and tigray aren't the only people Yoruba had link with Even there is a particular Kenya Bantu that Yoruba shares with.
Yoruba people are from Africa so why won't there be shared DNA with other Africans. It's nothinjg shocking nor special.
Don't get worked up. Just do the RESEARCH AND COME COUNTER MY FINDINGS or you respect my findings.
The moment you pull up Arnold Josiah Ford was the moment I started to doubt the credibility of your findings.
Perhaps, you think I just jumped into this because of self pride, I guess, you are wrong as F9 if that was your thought.
Nahh, not at all.
Every man has a purpose on earth, and I am destined to speak up and write accordingly to the dictate of ELEDUMARE on my people. It is an insult though to infer that I shouldn't use the word Yoruba. Are you more YORUBA THAN I AM? You need be engrossed in bitterness because of what you think it look untrue but IT IS THE TRUTH.
Nahh, I just hate the attachment of Yoruba to Hebrew or any psuedo science origin claim. Somebody who is proud of their lineage does not need justification nor attachment.
Why is it that YORUBA GOD (ELEDUMARE) have the same features with HEBREWS? Where did Yoruba learn the tradition of using lamb, ram, heifer, birds, etc as sacrifice and atonement of sins? Why do Yoruba of old do redemption for women after menstruation? Similar to people of Middle East. Egypt worship Ram in the ancient times. How come Yoruba having same naming period and circumcisions with Hebrews? How come Yoruba God is ageless and referred to Ancient of days?
You know there are correlations between different ethnic groups, but those correlations does not necessarily mean relationship. This same correlation is why some Igbo people think they are Hebrew.
I mentioned the manner at which Eledumare brought forth word through “EL—A ROO–WAA. Have you knowledge who the Hebrew referred to EL? All these are coincidence, right? I want to do research before being emotional on issue. Perhaps, when you do your own DNA, you may be thinking of doing more personal research. Cheers
El just means God in Hebrew. "Ele" in Yoruba is used as possession.
CultureRe: Neanderthal Dna Exist In Yoruba And Khoisan by 9jakool:
Olu317:
I didn't infer that were close to Yoruba but mentioned that they were sharing percentage of traces DNA with Yorubas. Yoruba have over 80+ DNA traces in all the regions of the world. And tigray, Oromo are part of them.
On the NEANDERTHAL, that's the theory being speculated.
Despite the fact that the whole world came out through one source, ideologies differed because of self groups developments.
Why Oromo and not other Cushitic groups? Why Tigray specifically and not Amhara or other Semitic speaking people of the Horn when in fact all of them descended from the same line? Ethiopia is the origin of humans so the ancestors that likely form the Yoruba people as well as all humans from Asia to Europe to Americas etc came from Ethiopia. Ancestors of Yoruba were never the exception. Notice my usage of ancestors and not Yoruba people in particular. Most of the culture of Yoruba likely developed in West Africa. This is why you can see parallels across Africa.
Now, Many part of Yoruba history has some contradictory aspects because of the creation myth being the place where the world begun. However, there are certain characteristics seen amongst Yoruba that made researchers of western world to acknowledge the Judaism in part of Yoruba history. Take for instance, the claim of DIVINE KINGS in Yoruba beliefs. In Yoruba land, the over all Chief PRIEST of YORUBA WORLD IS CALLED “ARABA" (RABBI is a Hebrew word for priest ). The first word created in Yoruba account of how the world was created by EL-EDUMARE (EL) was ELA(word) .The Bible record this in the beginning of Gen1:2(God spoke/Word).
Yes, if you take Yoruba origin myths literally, then you may come across contradictions. A lot of Yoruba culture is figurative or symbolic in meaning.

Also what researchers? You mean the very minuscule outcasts who call themselves researchers and don't follow the Scientific method, but rather rely on pseudo theories and insignificant evidence to point out some obscured links.

One of such ridiculous claim is the word araba having some link to Hebrew. Hebrew is a Semitic language that relies on root words and their alteration.Yoruba is heavily influenced by tone, so there is no direct link. Rabbi comes from, the root R-B-B meaning master with the literary translation of the "great one" which is different from the denotation of Yoruba araba. Yoruba doesn't use the root system for words and Hebrew doesn't rely on tone, that alone should be enough evidence to disproof a link. Yoruba is closer to other Sub-saharan languages than Hebrew.

The first Colour RABBI IN THE US was A Yoruba man. ARNOLD JOSIAH FORD. IT WILL shock you that he was the one that anointed Ras Tefari. Do you know the ancient Hebrews aren't different from Egyptians in complexion? Their religion was the difference between them. However, I don't want to go into it. Yoruba have FIVE Jewish DNA traces NAMELY; SAMARITAN, SEPHARDIC, JEWISH TURKEY, COCHIN JEWISH AND BNEI MENASHE JEWISH.
I see you have surrounded yourself with "The Black Hebrew Israelite" or whatever they call themselves. These are the people who are trying so hard to rewrite the history of Africa. Also does Arnold Josiah Ford sound Yoruba to you? He is from the Caribbean, specifically Barbados. He is simply not Yoruba.
Why are so many Africans/descendants trying so hard to attach themselves to other people even having the audacity to claim that certain people are fake and they are the "real" whatever. Is that not pure inferiority complex? Must you become people from the Bible/Torah/Koran to feel accomplished or special?

"Yoruba have Five Jewish DNA Traces?" shocked shocked shocked
Are my eyes seeing right? Just say it already...1...2...3...YORUBA ARE JEWS! Like dude if you believe you are Jewish or whatever, it's fine. You can go with that identity, but do not and I repeat do not attach it to the name "Yoruba."

TRUTHFULLY,I don't share in the belief of supremacy of ethnicity. In fact the Hebrews have suffered more in life, simply because of their disobedience to God. Based on the typical nature of Yoruba, I wouldn't want to be boastful of something like that but to acknowledge it. Despite the fact that few elements amongst Yoruba people believed that Yoruba originated from West Africa. However everything our forefathers left down for us to use as a link to our past point out that WE AREN'T FROM SUBSAHARA AFRICA. TAKE FOR INSTANCE , AROUND 10TH—11TH CENTURY, WE WERE THE ONLY ONE WITH GLASS BEADS PRODUCTION WHICH WERE ALIEN TO OTHER PEOPLE.
This part makes sense! smiley
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 10:32pm On May 20, 2017
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 10:18pm On May 20, 2017
JiggamanGh:
What role have you really played. Please don't bring up liberia and sierra Leon war. You weren't the only country that got involve in the war. Apart from sending troops, Ghaba also opened her border for refugees.
Nigeria contributes 73.7% of funds to Ecowas. Between 2003 and 2011, it contributed $918.7 million.
CultureRe: Origin Of The Word " Oyibo".. by 9jakool: 8:00am On May 20, 2017
bigfrancis21:
A possible origin of 'oga' comes from the English word, 'organizer'. Except you can prove this word is authentically Yoruba, you are merely speculating.
What is this?
Oga is a standalone word just like many words in Yoruba. They don't even have the same intonation. Why would oga come from organizer? Why wouldn't it come directly from master or boss, but organizer of all terms? Does that even make sense?
CultureRe: Yeye Oge Pays Courtesy Visit To Ooni Ife - Pictures by 9jakool: 7:46am On May 20, 2017
Of course Okun people are Yoruba and part of the Yoruba nation regardless of the political divide.
Proud Okun people!!
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 8:07pm On May 18, 2017
leathalbeast:
your Nigerian brother nowenuse started the war by calling Ghanaians and Kenyans black and ugly. were you expecting us to thank him?
Not excusing his action
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 8:05pm On May 18, 2017
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 7:36pm On May 18, 2017
vaxx:
it is not true. Ghana has a lot of biracial. Many lebanese and india are naturalized ghanians. Infact the consulate office is full with request letter. Many ghanian has adopted oyinbo child from their wves first marriage. The former minister of foreign affairs in ghana is biracial . Hannah tetteh. I agree with you there are lot of biracial in ghanian movie. But is not becuse of fair skin prefrence. It is just base on the role they play. There are still more natural blacks than them. Put in mind that the purpose of film industry is to make money.
It has to do with perception of light skin. This exists everywhere in Africa, even in North Africa. I heard the mixed race business inin Ghana was growing. I first encountered this like 3 years ago. Some Ghanians are paying top dollars to adopt mixed race babies because they believe they are more likely to be successful.
https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2014/01/26/mixed-race-baby-business-booming-ghana-couples-paying-3000-half-caste-kids/

Believe it or not Nigeria has a fair number of people with light skin tones. Sure, a lot of the Fulanis are light skin from Northern Nigeria but I'm not even talking about them. A lot of Nigerians are naturally light skin especially from the South with higher concentrations in Cross river and Akwa Ibom. Although rare, some non-mixed Nigerians (100% African) have lightly colored eyes. I know it sounds unbelievable but there are some, although quite rare with hazel and green eyes. Nigeria is very genetically diverse. It has the highest twinning rate in the entire world for example. Scientists have found the rate of R1b gene at high frequencies among Chadic people of Nigeria and Northern Cameroon as well as in Western Europe. The Hausa in particular and other Chadic groups like Marghi share this genetic trait. Anyways this genetic trait isn't solely skin color based because the Hausa are mostly dark-skinned. I used this example to show the genetic diversity in Nigeria. There are also a large chunk of Nigerians with dark or medium dark skin tones. The 70%/77% is an obvious overestimation. if that was true, almost every Nigerian would be light skin. Also most Nigerians who actually bleach don't usually share it. Why? Because it's not the norm, you get shunned very easily. A lot of the western media/organizations like to peddle that 51% of Nigerians live in rural areas, yet at the same time say 77% of Nigerian women bleach. In the North, many people are very conservative that they cover their heads, why would they bleach when the consequences would be high?

Also, one last thing. The WHO report cited the survey back in 2013 and ever since a number of online articles have published the articles. It was the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) which actually conducted the non-factual survey, and the document was later taken down and removed by the organization. The damage is already done anyways.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 6:10pm On May 18, 2017
fanficgirl:
Wait the Dahomey waa freedom by a Portuguese Brazilian? Why did Ghezo want to free Souza, or were they already allies before then?
I can see you are really interested in this topic.
Yes, Dahomey was freed by a European Brazilian. He was the descendant of a Portuguese colonial governor in Brazil before he migrated to Dahomey. You have to realize that when someone is named "the greatest slave trader," that title alone means something. Souza was very wealthy as a slave dealer and oddly enough he very influential in the society and had a lot of local support. He also had a lot of African "wives" and 80 children or more. Even more odd he was a Catholic but also a practitioner of Togo/Benin vodun religion. The reason why Souza was jailed because he asked for the money he lend to the king. Ghezo did not free Souza. Souza escaped from prison and exiled himself. Remember he was still rich. Anyways, in exile, he sent money and gifts to Ghezo, the king's brother. Why? So that he could use the money to gain support on the ground for the coup they were plotting. You can't just come in and claim the throne from someone else without the public backings. So, it was more like a deal. Ghezo gets to ascend his brother's throne, and Souza gets to return home. That basically sums up the friendship. Under Ghezo, Souza received a chieftain title. Dahomey was launching rebellious raids in Oyo's territory. Remember, Dahomey had to pay tributes to Oyo and Oyo was also controlling much of their affairs including military and economic related affairs. For some years, Ghezo refused to pay tributes to Oyo as a sign of defiance. Souza was asked to negotiate peace with Oyo and talks failed. Oyo was growing out of patience and Dahomey fought numerous times with Oyo. This point in time is known as the fall of Oyo. Oyo was weakened due to the Sokoto Jihad from the North it had to defend itself from and the rebellions brewing in its numerous states. In a final battle, Ghezo with the help of Souza secured a victory and independence from Oyo.
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by 9jakool: 5:24pm On May 18, 2017
Nowenuse:
Interesting. I have heard about this Canoe too.

I wonder if it was used by Homo sapiens grin cos we always assume Ancient Egypt as the cradle of African origins.
Besides, i wonder what a Canoe would be doing in the semi-arid Yobe state. Apparently, that area was not arid millenia ago.
Nahhh, that title goes to Ethiopia and besides modern humans(homon sapiens) have been around for longer than that. The first mummification in Africa was before Ancient Egypt in Libya known as the "black mummy of the green Sahara." Humans have also been living in Nigeria and West Africa thousands of years before the dafuna canoe was built.

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