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This little girl's parents need to be charged with child abuse!!

Say no to drugs!!

Gbana is not your friend o!

*smh*

Fake ko Rose ni.


Why yu tight face like that?

na simple flower cause you so much pain?

*smh*

dante01:
aahn ahn,  why does it pain you so?

because some of u babes are fake

hmmm, tales by moonlight

I have yet to meet a person who can write coherently and eloquently and fail to express themselves with the same level of eloquence verbally.

*smh*

na boredom cause this kain post on Nairaland

dante01:
these our Naija babes self.What do they need flowers for?What will they do with it when they get it?Sow it & watch it grow as a sign of love? We can't always copy these white people some of their ways of "showing love" can be dumb sometimes.You can imagine a lady waiting for you to open the door to the car/house for her even when she gets there before u.Does this really signify love.You reading this post did your father give your mum rose when they were young? Check your answer & does that in anyway increase or decrease their love for one another? Too many shit our ladies want to emmulate & it really pisses me off. There are lots of better ways that we can show love which our spouse/ fiance will appreciate not doing dumb things. I'm out of here.

aahn ahn, why does it pain you so?

Okanran:
And if e dey do u like sey na that guy or no-one else. . . there's a place on allen avenue wey them fit help u sow am 2gether.

Please don't quote me oooh.

Bros man u don waka o!

Nautillus:
ROFLS _{On the last day . . . Devil will surprise PLENTY peeps . . .}

Abi o?


The devil made me do it indeed.

ekpereka:
When i was a virgin, i made a promise to boy that we will not know each other till we get married in which he took me as he's wife,but n[b]ow i ve been tempted by a devil[/b], in which i don't know how to explain it but the fact is,am no more a virgin.He's calling me every day and keep on asking me are you still what you are even the day that it happened but i said yes.How can i explain this to him, should i keep silence till we marry or should i tell him now but am afraid he will leave me if tell him and i don't want him to leave blc i loved him too much.

Na real wah for you oh!

what kind of tempted by the devil? nonsense
*smh*
You did what you wanted to do Q.E.D.no amount of deception will change the fact that you are no longer a virgin.

Woman up and take responsibility for your actions!! tell the truth then and Shame the devil

my dad does o, and I can tell u now he is most certainly NOT new age {I love u daddy but erm, }

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=160259.msg2660866#msg2660866 date=1218809240]Its not that we can't give flowers the question is will Nigerian babes take a flower over a date to a fast-food joint,the cinemas,credit or clubbing?[/quote]You bring the flowers  (Plural) (not some wilted stem picked over the wall from somebody's garden o) and a good movie (DVD) and I hook up some good home cooking and we're good to go

[quote author=$$Rhino link=topic=160259.msg2660827#msg2660827 date=1218808858]if your brother cld give your mom flowers, i am sure he will do same to his babes, so maybe u need to date your brother's friend, because he seems to have a right mentality.[/quote]eermmm nope. I think not
My bros friends are waaay too old. I'm not into the sugar daddy bandwagon sha.

Come to think of it, maybe that's the problem, giving flowers and opening doors and pulling out chairs at table etc. (Which my dad does for my mom seemingly without even giving it too much thought) seems to be "old school " romance.

Hmm these naija boys of nowadays need to go back home for some training from their dads o!

[quote author=$$Rhino link=topic=160259.msg2660786#msg2660786 date=1218808349], i still firmly say that nigerian men do give flowers.[/quote]Of course my brothers give my mom flowers , but that does not count in this context now.

[quote author=$$Rhino link=topic=160259.msg2660747#msg2660747 date=1218807824]i so much question where you meet you own kind of nigerian men, maybe u need to stop talking to the negros on the subways~~lol
anyhow, trust me, nigerian guys do give flowers.[/quote]Subways?? I wish!!

These are guys that are in college. Grad School mind u!!

*smh* talking about "nigerian guys do give flowers."

for wia?

[quote author=$$Rhino link=topic=160259.msg2660574#msg2660574 date=1218805902]At least the man thot of you on his way back, you should be happy oh[/quote]u mean thot of his stomach abi?

But really, the only guys I have gotten flowers from are Oyibo.
Naija men,  Ahn ahn. them no do o!

Giving me Mango plucked from someone's yard on the way to school does not count as giving flowers o!

Neither does collecting Vegetable( Ugwu, bitterleaf etc) from market because you want me to cook you your favorite soup

Naija men give flowers?

Efo Riro

uwangue:
But just for the records, I just want to know what version of Banga Soup, I know people cook Banga Soup in diffrent way.
I cook it diffrently because na we get the soup.
thanks
but I do love your work

Thanks uwanque

I'm not sure which of the banga soup recipes you are refering to?
I think I posted 2 different ones
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-25475.32.html#msg641987

and
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-25475.576.html#msg2493581

I would say about an 8.

I love cooking and experimenting with food.

so who won the $200?

me me meme me !!

INGREDIENTS
Beef (orisirishi)
Salt
Maggi Cube (I usually prefer the chicken flavor)
Garlic
Onions
4 Green Bell Pepper
2 Red Bell Pepper
Habanera pepper (I use 3 I like it really spicey, but you decide)
1 Cup of Palm Oil
White Rice

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut the beef into small pieces and put them in a pot.
2. Rinse the beef thoroughly and season with maggi, salt, slice in onions and add water.
(Even though this is designer stew DO NOT USE any fancy season like curry powder etc)
3. While the beef is cooking, pre-heat your oven at 475 degrees.
4. Once the beef is soft, put them in a oven tray and bake for 30-45 or till they are brown.
5. Next you will blend the green pepper, red pepper, one whole onion, and the habanera. Don’t add water or TOMATO. (at this point it looks like the green pepper refuses to mix with the red—that’s ok).
6. Heat up the palm oil with sliced onion and some garlic until the onions and garlic are burnt then remove the oil from the stove and let it cool.
7. (Can you smell that traditional stew smelll…delish.) Anyway take out the burnt onions and garlic and trash it.
8. Then put the palm oil back on the stove and add the blended peppers.
9. Season the blend pepper with salt and maggie to taste and cover it up to fry.
10. You will know when the pepper is fried when you can see the palm oil on top of the heated pepper. (FYI -The quantity of the blended pepper shrinks).
11. Add the baked beef to the frying pepper and leave it to cook. You will know it is ready when you see the palm oil on top.
12. Turn off the stove and set the stew aside. A few minutes later the stew changes to a dark brown (this is when the “localness” comes out).

The stew is better served with boiled rice.

INGREDIENTS:
3 Measuring cups of rice
Salt
Curry
Thyme
1 Tsp Turmeric
Maggie Chicken or Goya
2 Cooking spoon of mixed vegetable
2 Cooking spoon of butter
Large shrimps (the more the wealthier it looks & tastes)
Crabmeat (quantity is left to you)
Chicken broth

DIRECTIONS:
1. Bring out the mixed veg and let it defrost for a while.
2. Clean the rice.
3. Add the teaspoon of turmeric, the chicken broth (add enough to taste but not too much so it wouldn’t be too salty), and add a little water to the raw rice then boil everything together.
4. Once the rice is soft but NOT mushy set it aside.
5. Get a new big pot, put the butter in it and let it heat up.
6. When the butter is hot add the mixed veg first because they take a little longer to cook.
7. The mixed veg is cooked when the green beans is soft.
8. Next add the crab meat and the shrimps and mix them together.
9. Add the curry, thyme, Maggie cube to the mix that is heating up and stir it.
10. When you feel the blend is fried but not burnt add the boiled rice one spoon at a time.
11. With each spoon of rice you add make sure you stir everything together so the rice is stirred in with the fried mixture.
12. After all the rice has been stirred in completely then the fried rice is ready to be served.

have a look at this site. It is very useful

http://healthycooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/low_salt_cooking

INGREDIENTS QUANTITIES
Beef (cooked) 8 medium pieces
Dried fish 1 medium size
Fresh pepper optional (ground) 4 medium size
Kuka 2 tablespoons
Dawadawa 1 cake
Yaji 1 teaspoon
Potash Pinch
Palm Oil (optional) 1 cooking spoon
Maggi Cubes 2
Water 1½ litres
Salt to taste

METHOD

Season the beef with 1 MAGGI Cube, salt and onions
Boil the beef for about 35 minutes.
Add the fish, ground pepper and Yaji.
Boil for about 10 minutes.
Add the ground Dawadawa.
Cook for about 10 minutes.
Add THE REMAINING MAGGI Cube.
Stir and add salt to taste.
Turn off heat allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Then add the kuka and whisk thoroughly to increase resilience.
Return to heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
Serve with Tuwo dawa.

These are two cereal drinks that are very revitalizing. Fura da nono is very popular in the Northern states especially in Sokoto state where it can be taken any time of the day. Kunun Gyada is also popular in the Northern states especially in Adamawa state. Nono is the Hausa word for cow’s milk sold by the Fulani women. However many people prefer to use plain yogurt to mix with the fura and drink.

FURA GERO DA NONO
INGREDIENTS QUANTITIES
Millet or Guinea corn flour 1½ cups
Soya bean flour ½ cup
Dried pepper (ground) 1 teaspoon
Cloves (ground) ½ teaspoon
African black pepper (ground) ¼ teaspoon
Dry ginger root (ground) 1 teaspoon
Corn flour 1 tablespoon
Water 2 litters
Yogurt or Nono 1 litre
Sugar To taste


KUNUN GYADA

INGREDIENTS QUANTITIES
Raw groundnut 2 cups
Rice ½ cup
Yogurt 1 litter
Lime juice 1 teaspoon
Water 2 litters
Sugar To taste


METHOD

Mix the flours with all the spices thoroughly.
Add a little water and mix to form a thick paste.
Mould into medium sized balls.
Boil the water for about 5 minutes.
Add the balls to the boiling water and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.
Remove from the boiling pot and pound thoroughly.
Mould into small balls and sprinkle corn flour to keep the balls moist.
Serve mashed with Nono or Yoghurt and sugar to taste.


METHOD – KUNUN GYADA

Wash the raw groundnuts.
Add water and grind the nuts to a smooth paste.
Strain and boil the extract for about 15 minutes constantly to avoid sticking to the pot and boil for about 12 minutes.
Remove from heat and sprinkle limejuice. Stir.
Serve sweetened with sugar and yoghurt or evaporated milk

INGREDIENTS QUANTITIES
Raw groundnut 2 cups
Rice ½ cup
Yogurt 1 litter
Lime juice 1 teaspoon
Water 2 litters
Sugar To taste


METHOD

Mix the flours with all the spices thoroughly.
Add a little water and mix to form a thick paste.
Mould into medium sized balls.
Boil the water for about 5 minutes.
Add the balls to the boiling water and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.
Remove from the boiling pot and pound thoroughly.
Mould into small balls and sprinkle corn flour to keep the balls moist.
Serve mashed with Nono or Yoghurt and sugar to taste.

EDITAN SOUP

INGREDIENTS QUANTITIES

Snails (optional) 4 medium size
Smoked Fish 1 large size
Stockfish head 1 medium size
Beef (optional) 8 medium pieces
Perewinkle (inshell) 2 cups
Odusa leaves (optional) 2 small bunches
Editan leaves 1 big bunch
Water leaves 4medium heap
Crayfish (ground) 3 tablespoons
Dry Pepper 1 level tablespoon
Palm oil 4 cooking sppons
Maggi Cubes 3 1½ litres Water
Salt to taste.

METHOD

Wash, season and boil the stockfish together with the beef for about 45 minutes and set aside for use later.
Wash and bone the fish.
Pour boiling water on already cut and pounded leaves then, strain. Rinse the leaves thrice to reduce the bitterness.
Pick and wash the waterleaves and cut into tiny pieces.
Get rid of some of its water by squeezing a little bunch at a time between your palms.
Pick and wash the Odusa leaves then cut into fine pieces.
Periwinkle can be used either in the shell, which is the traditional way, or out of shell.
Chop off the tail end of the Periwinkle with a large knife, wash thoroughly to remove all dirt, and mud.
Add waterleaves into the pot containing the meat and stockfish already placed on the burner.
Stir, add fish, crayfish, pepper, water, and Maggi cubes and allow cooking for another 6 minutes. Stir.
Add the palm oil. Stir and cook for about 5 minutes.
Add the Editan leaves and cover the pot. Do not stir immediately after adding Editan leaves, then cook for 10-15 minutes. But you can shake the pot to enable the leaves have an even spread.
After 10-15 minutes, stir and taste the soup.
Add salt if necessary, and then add odusa leaves last and cook for another 4 minutes.
Editan soup is served with fufu, Ekpang Iwa or Eba.

courtesy of Maggi E- Cookbook

This light Efik soup is traditionally cooked without oil using goatmeat or chicken in which case, they are called "afia efere ebot" or "afia efere unen" respectively. Fresh fish can also be used.

I kg / 2 lb fresh goatmeat
I medium smoked fish (washed)
250g / 8oz fresh okro (sliced)
100g/4oz ground crayfish
250g / 8oz pounded yam
25g / I oz chopped fresh chillies
I uyayakpod
1ltr/2 pint stock or water
salt to taste

Wash and cut the meat into even size pieces. Season with salt and boil for 30 minutes or until soft and tender. Add the stock, washed fish, chopped chillies, okro and ground crayfish. Break the uyayak pod into small pieces and add to the pot.

Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Mould the pounded yam into small rounds and drop into the soup to slightly thicken. Add seasoning and serve with pounded yam.

Igbo wedding attire

Dear Ugochukwu,

I was sufficiently provoked by your last week's column captioned, "Criminalisation Of Poverty," to share my great and exciting success story with Nigerians who throng this page every Wednesday to read you. Let me start by proudly informing you that I am a prominent, highly-placed lady, a distinguished member of the nation's ruling elite, highly-connected political leader, a super organiser and one of those who decide the future and direction of this great nation. I worked really hard to attain my present exalted status, so no columnist should be jealous of me.

I am very happy and fulfilled. Today, in my community, State and nationally, I am highly respected and always applauded as one of the "illustrious daughters" of the land and role model, despite what some of you journalists may consider as the unflattering route I took in my rapid journey to the top. Well, not all of you are unappreciative of my person and status. I regularly read brilliant reports full of flowery descriptions of my person in the media, especially, when I hold my usually great parties or attend public functions. But whether you would choose to accept it or not, in this our great country, once someone has "made it", that is, achieved real financial, political and social success as I have done, and is also willing to occasionally dole out some crispy Naira notes, the person would become an instant celebrity, and anyone trying to question his integrity would be impatiently dismissed as an irritant and insufferably jealous.

Right now, I have two highly-rated chieftaincy titles, one conferred on me by the traditional ruler of my community (where I was practically a 'nobody' only a few years ago) and the other by a highly respected traditional ruler in another State. I am equally arranging to have a reputable University offer me an honorary doctoral degree to add more dignity, sophistication and intellectual colour to my already high status. My Special Assistant, a former University lecturer, obtained his PhD from a very reputable University in the United States. And my driver? Well, he was always on top of his class while at the University. I have choice properties at highly coveted privileged spots in Lagos and Abuja, and my country home stands out as an exquisite palace befitting my status. I have no interest in owning houses abroad, so I only reluctantly purchased a 'little mansion' in London.

I am not ashamed of my very humble beginnings. When I finished secondary school, my father had dismissed me as a horrendous disappointment because of my dismal performance. And just like I had failed at school, I also was unable to learn to sew very well, and was always quarrelling with customers I had messed up their dresses at my shop in the State Capital where I had relocated. My boyfriend was the personal driver of a prominent politician. He lived in the Boys Quarters in the man's massive compound where they stayed each time he was in town. One day, he agreed I should visit him at home, but on the condition that I introduce myself as his cousin. That suited me perfectly, because I had my own plans too. Everyone agreed I was a very beautiful girl, an asset that helped me through secondary school since I was a favourite of my male teachers. And so as the Security Man admitted me into the massive compound and called my boyfriend, his boss suddenly appeared and barked at his direction:

"Who is she?" he asked with a malevolent scowl, which could not obscure the undisguised lust with which his eyes devoured me.

"My cousin." My 'bobo' answered almost quaking.

"Okay," the man said, smiling nicely. Later, he invited me into the massive mansion "to welcome me properly," and from there I entered a good, exciting life I never imagined existed,

Chief was simply mad about me and took me to many important places in the country and around the world where I met very important people. My (former) boyfriend complained once, but I silenced him by reminding him of his wife and children in the village, showered him with gifts, and occasionally allowed him to sleep with me when Chief travelled without him. Trust me, I can be that generous. Moreover, you never knew with these drivers; he could pull a surprise one day and Chief would just show me the door and all the good life would suddenly end! One day, I told Chief I wanted to be a Council Chairman. He was shocked. A prominent, formidable godfather in our State, even our governor was anointed and installed by him.

"But you don't have adequate education?"

"What do you mean, Chief? I have a School Certificate. The person who just vacated the office, what had he?" Then, Chief smiled, and soon after I was anointed and installed as the Honourable Chairperson of my Local Government Area. My father could not believe it. A great tumult occurred the day I rode into our community with my convoy to receive a distinguished Chieftaincy title conferred on me by our traditional ruler at a very impressive and well-attended civic reception organized by the community in honour of their "illustrious daughter."

I didn't want a second term, so Chief got the Governor to appoint me a Senior Special Adviser on Youth and Cultural Affairs, and later Honourable Commissioner for Women and Youth Affairs. Then, my foreign trips increased tremendously, some with Chief, and many others to attend any conference on anything (no matter how insignificant) that had to do with youths or women even in the remotest part of the earth. Although I owe my appointment to Chief's awesome influence, I nevertheless lured my Governor to my nest, and soon, he also became my active supporter, although he pretended he did it because of Chief, since he knew he could be impeached the very next day if Chief found out about our affair. Chief soon announced me widely at the national level as a "Women Leader" and powerful "grassroots mobilizer" from his State, and with his support, that of my Governor and State Party Chairman (whom I also was sharing very secret moments with), my visibility and prominence at the national level in our great party grew with incredible speed. Chief wanted me to go to House of Representatives, but I preferred a national appointment (which I still retain). I have an excellent Press Secretary who ensures I am in the news always, and everything I say or do gets duly reported, and prevents my 'secrets' from getting into soft-sale magazines. I have invested massively and wisely. This is my story, Ugochukwu. And I must tell you, as a prominent member of the ruling class, the present Administration is on course and has the capacity to make this nation one of the greatest in the next couple of years. I therefore solicit the support of vocal Nigerians like you, for the president's excellent Seven Points Agenda. Very soon, our nation will be ushered into a glorious era of unimaginable prosperity. We are here to ensure that happens.

Thank you.

I am Chief (Ms.),

http://www.independentngonline.com/colu/scru/article01


Too true