[size=18pt]Did they die final final or they are still breathing?[/size]

Oh
Wait o
Are you people saying that the man at the extreme right of that group picture is governor oshiomole that I have been hearing about
Looking like an Okada driver that sells kwulikwuli on the side
Upon the money?
My Lord
Tua!

berem: nne m kedu? biko hapu kwa ndi iro na ebu aha m na agba asiri. eweghi ihe di ka aluru m onye mba ozo. asi ka obu. gbaa ndi iro na ndi asiri nkiti!

A si kwa m( I for say)

SewaG.R.I.T.S:
Good morning,
I'm American and my guy is Yoruba. We're planning a wedding ceremony and reception this fall. I am seeking advice, ideas, suggestions on two things:
1) How to fuse traditions from both cultures at the reception to give guests from both cultures a peek at the other culture (Southern and Yoruba). This is what we have planned so far - - We plan on changing into traditional clothes at some point during the reception. We will play a mix of American and Nigerian music. And I'm surprising him with a Nigerian themed cake that I saw online where the couple is in Native dress and sitting on luggage or pillows. It will be the groom's cake. Also I would like to serve both Southern and Nigerian food. That brings me to my next request.
2) Any NLers living in Georgia or upper Florida (Tallahassee or Jacksonville) who can refer a good Nigerian (Yoruba) caterer?
I greatly appreciate your help!

Let me recommend a Chef to you
Chef Okon

http://nations-cafe.com/About.html

I attended a wedding in Georgia and he catered the food and it was the best food I had eaten in any Nigerian event
I am not related or affiliated with him in any way
I had to get his card in case someone ever asked or I needed to use him
His food is very very good,edikaikong soup,jollof,fried rice,stewed meat,moi moi ,suya etc
Very pleasant gentleman too
I know good food and this is one I can testify to

All the best in your upcoming wedding

berem: O ga o!

meanwhile, read rule number 4 on the nairaland rules and regulations.

Bia o Berem
I read that you are married or are to be married to a Yoruba man
Nne shine your eyes o
Shine your eyes well well
Anakwaghi alu ha alu
Mere ha Enyi Rie ego ha,o rue olulu Biko gawa kwa ala Igbo
Umu nwanyi Nile NdiIgbo luru ha n'ekwu kwa the same things
Lezie kwa Anya o
Ndu ha di kwa iche
Ha nwere onu e ji a chu ta nwanyi,ebe ahu ka obiri,
Take this as a word of caution from Nwanne gi nwanyi
Ga kwa choro Onye Calabar instead

solomon111: This is absolutely disgusting.
Someone is gradually digging a grave for himself.

Of course we all know how this will end up
Persin dey carry nwa bingo go church?
Just enjoy the thread for now
The day the revelation go burst,I will quote myself .
Rochas has always appeared as a con artist to me anyway so he is in good hands with the association of conmen of Nigeria ACN

dayokanu:

Igbo women cant just resist Yoruba men , See as dem dey happy and shake what dem mama gave them upon seeing a few Yoruba men.

What would now happen if they come to a Yoruba city filled with men?

As for
Some of your men dey manageable
Just some o

Igbo women are fine o
Just look at this random cross section
Fine fine mothers looking fresh and clean
If this were somewhere else,the ugly harsh looking things that will be displayed here eh
We thank God o

Rochas needs to add more material to his clothing


Who is that one with a long cap
He looks ridiculous
He looks like a butcher in Gbongan market

I hope Fashola didn't go there to look at beautiful Imo girls
See him looking with lovey lovey eyes

Please who is that chikpored looking man on the extreme right?
Is he somebody's driver?

adexsimply: me too

Afam see,the above poster is asking the same questions
You never know how many people want to know these things you asked
I commend you for this

critique101: You must be a virgin then. I hope u shave your armpits and down below. Try to b clean. Keep your house tidy

Please all men don't shave
Some women actually find clean shaven men gayish,
A trim is just OK

Yes Afam,axe is the name of the body spray
My father even uses it

GraphicsPlus: U said u were never fashionable. Then what are u re-inventing? Re-inventing what was not there before? It's a pity u are living ur life like this. U said u dont even go to church because u ar a computer geek. I wonder if u know computer more than Zukerberg but he has time for his God. U cant even boast of any application u hav developed that is been used Nationwide, yet u are living a secluded life in the name that u ar a computer geek. Here is my advice to u. Go to God and ask Him what He wants from your life. There is a reason why He created u and kept u alive till today. Do not allow false illusion to deceive u. There are computer geeks all over the world who attend church, honour invitations and live a clean social life.

Biko carry your constipation waka
Judge Graphicsplus

sleekcm: Afam, you can pick foot wears like the one below and a dozen jean trouser and body fitting/branded collar pollos. Throw in a couple of cool sun glasses and I tell ya, you'll be rocking in a week.

Yes Afam
Get a good pair of sunglasses that fit your face.
It compliments your looks but please don't wear them indoors or at night abeg

This reminds me of red Mosquitos thread sometime ago.

Afam,geeks are not bad at all
Women find intelligent geeky,nerdy guys ,attractive.

For lotion just get ordinary Vaseline intensive care lotion,it still works well
Men have coarser skin than women so you can use regular Vaseline or baby oil to rub on the feet,soles and elbows to keep them from looking ashy.

Get a roll on anti perspirant for men.
My hubby and son use right guard,they have different scents,get them and use them daily
You can also get a body spray ,axe is a good brand and there are many different scents of that brand too,just pick one or two and try them.
Men who smell clean and good are attractive

For haircuts,nothing fancy,good old low hair cut,down to almost skin level looks good on any man and will work for you

For dressing,speaking from a woman's perspective,the most important thing is that you look neat and well put together,the cost of the clothing or the designer label is immaterial.
NIce polo shirts with good well ironed pair of pants are great casual wears.
For outings,a nice long sleeve shirt and a pair of good trousers will do


The other thing you need to invest in that will make you pop are your shoes.

A man who knows how to pick shoes is a keeper.
You must have at least 3 good pairs of shoes to balance out your outfits.
Polish them too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bWKIdko9TI


For those who have never heard her beautiful songs
Her first single

This may be the best of times in the life of controversial singer and actress Judith Mazagwu also known as “Afrocandy”. The singer may have found her missing rib after all which makes it look like an answered prayer to her song “Who go be my Man? This is exactly how best to describe the latest information at our disposal about the actress cum singer. In a matter of months, Afrocandy will most likely walk the aisle with Ibadan millionaire, king maker and president of the Agbekoya Movement Worldwide which has its headquarters in Ibadan.

We gathered from reliable source that the two are presently having the best of times with each other and that the relationship has been going on for the past three months. We were told that the two met just before the last general election when Afrocandy went to perform at an event organized by the Agbekoya Movement and immediately after her performance which we were told was electrifying, Kamoru Okiki Aremu caught the love bug instantly and ever since, the man won't let Afrocandy rest. We were told after the performance fee paid to her for her brilliant performance, the millionaire contacted her for a private discussion and pronto, it has been one weekend of fun and the other. Aremu must be so much carried away by Judith's beauty that he has not stopped spoiling her silly with cash and gifts.

The source went ahead and told us that their love nest is a three star hotel in Ibadan and that Aremu was even the one who sponsored her trip to the US where she has gone to perfect her divorce with her former husband, Elemule Mazagwu. It will interest you to know that Chief Kamoru Okiki Aremu has bought a bungalow and a Hummer 3 jeep for AfroCandy and what is remaining is just for her divorce to be complete and for her to come back to Nigeria to be the wife of Chief Aremu. We understand that Aremu is so much in love with Afrocandy and will stop at nothing to make Judith his wife notwithstanding that she already has children in her former marriage. Judith is expected back in Nigeria anytime soon after which the wedding plans will be done immediately so that she doesn't change her mind. We promise to keep you posted as situation unfolds

That was 2 years ago
Looks like the Ibadan millionaire picked race

dowjones: she should be in italy not new-jersey.

Woman, you're over forty with 2 kids, living off welfare and worse of all, and trying to break into the infamous american music industry, and you are WAITING for wealthy husband ! LOL ! You better come to bayelsa where Rich eediots abound!

A mother of 2 teenage girls o
I feel sorry for the poor kids
Only God knows if she hasn't already started pimping out her daughters to her clients at a tender age


There was one Yoruba polygamist that was rumored to have proposed to her
It looks like the man ran four forty

remecy:

Sweetheart, if you are a working mum or wife, then you shud know that Maternity leave in Nigeria is 3mths unless you are given special considerations. So that was my case, after 3mths i had to resume wrk and there was no provision for creche @ my place of work.
Check out some creche around you, and you would be amazed to see 2-3mth old babies there.

So a day care/ crèche is called a school in Nigeria?

Lilimax:
There is no doubt that you are a Lunatic
Better locate Yaba left asap.

This is a mistake I suppose

Lilimax: [@ OK_2_NV You must be mad for posting those things.

Those are the sort of fetuses that should have been aborted and flushed down the loo

nenergy: A friend introduced me to this pretty lady and as we got talking she told me i look like one Nollywood actor. I smiled and felt very cool,because i was sure she'll mention Jim Iyke or even Imeh Bishop (Okon In Lagos),only for her to say; "Mr Ibu". C'mon,seriously?!LOL Nairaland, do i really look like Mr. Ibu?

#LaffNorGreeMeVex

[size=18pt]Not Mr Ibu,you look more like Governor Uduaghan[/size]

Chai
Musiwa you need help
Can't you see how you are all over the place with your thoughts?

I agree with this article to a large extent

Looking forward to a repeat of 2011 when Nuhu Ribadu was propped up and suddenly thrown under an Ekene bus last minute as Tinubu started courting Buhari
The Yoruba man in national politics can sway whichever way the wind blows
That is not necessarily a bad thing since that characteristic helped Goodluck in the long run
The candidates should just learn not to rely heavily on them because you never can be sure

Didn't Buhari,Atiku, and Ciroma and various other northerners make similar threats?
Hypocrites

[size=18pt]“If what happened in 2011 (alleged rigging) should again happen in 2015, by the grace of God, the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood.’’ [/size]

---Mohammadu Buhari

eagle,eye:


Dede,
I have no doubt that Buhari actively participated in the July 29, 1966 Coup. The July coup was an answer to Nzeogwu's coup.
If Nzeogwu and co did not deem it fit to carry out a coup in which some Officers of the Nigerian Army from other tribes were killed, their would never have been a retaliatory coup by Buhari and co.
Please stop being clouded by Sentiment. I am not justifying any of the coupist, but don't just give a dog a bad name in other to hang it.
Take Buhari to court let him be tried for his sins, that is all I am saying. Because if Buhari is taking to court all other coupist will be taking along with him.
Justice for one is Justice for all.

If Nzeogwu were alive today and contested for presidency will the northerner vote for him?
Your answer is mostly likely to be a no
So why on earth should any SS ,southeasterner ( or a southwesterner with commonsense ) vote for Buhari?

This is the reason why he will campaign till 2099 and will not smell the presidency
He can only rule Nigeria by the Boko haram that he unleashed on the nation after his failed attempt yet again

jayriginal: I have a personal experience of this kind of matter. I served in Anambra State so I am familiar with the consequences of killing an Eke. After the school I lived in was a thick bush and then a dibias home.

Now, right from camp, we were warned not to kill snakes. We were told that if we suddenly come into our rooms and see a snake on our beds or pillows, we were to carry it by hand and throw it into the bush. If we were afraid, we were to call an indigene who would remove it for us. If we were brave enough, we could sleep with it still on our pillow.

We were assured that the snake was harmless and would not attack. We were told that if we killed the snake, we would have to bury it like a titled man. It was taboo to kill eke.

All the while, goose pimples were sprouting from the girls and cries of "blood of Jesus" rent the air. We were even told of notorious communities were we had to be extra careful in case we were posted there. For the avoidance of doubt, Eke is the royal python.

Some months into my service, on our way to the tap, one of the lady corpers spotted a snake which quickly squeezed itself into a locked garage. Peeping through the cracks, we saw this thick snake chilling. We began to speculate because when we heard python, we expected something really big. I remember as a child my grand mother would tell me how pythons use palm trees to measure length. This wasnt as long as a palm tree but it was no ordinary snake. It was long and fat. Thick!
We couldnt get at it so we let it be while we wondered how long it had been living with us and what it had been eating. Then we saw the school gardener and brought him to the garage. As we told him about the snake, the first thing he asked was "na Eke?". We said we didnt know because we had only heard but we had never seen one. He looked into the garage but by then the snake had hidden itself. Then Mazi (that was what we called him) said very clearly "if na Eke, kill am and cook am. If una no go chop give me, I go chop". We asked him if it wasnt taboo to kill Eke, but he shrugged it off.

Later my friend and I went outside the compound to buy some stuff and we asked the man selling stuff if Eke could be killed as we were told otherwise in camp. He said that it was old tradition and it doesnt hold anymore. He said people kill and eat Eke (though he didnt volunteer to eat it if we killed it).

Its important to note that these were all indigenes resident in the area.

My friend and I went back to the school fortified in the knowledge that if we see the Eke, we could kill it. We didnt see it that day, or the next, or the next . . .

Sometime later (weeks after), at about 9pm, the remaining female corper in our lodge (the other had passed out) came running "Gudugudu, Barri Wonder, something is making noise near my room". We went to check it out (we had no electricity) and our torch showed a snake struggling under a barrier. Its a bit hard to describe. I will just say that the snake tried to crawl underneath a fence like thing and got stuck. Its head and neck went through but the body couldnt pass. It could neither go forward nor retreat so it was thrashing about and making a racket.

Quickly we ran to our secretarys house to borrow cutlasses. As soon as she heard "snake" she was so frightened. She gave us the tools and locked up after us. We went to the snake and hacked it until it stopped thrashing. For good measure, I doused it with kerosene but didnt set fire since most of its body was out of our reach. By climbing over the wall, we could see the other part of its body but we couldnt reach it.

In short, we dealt mortal blows on the reptile. There was blood everywhere and we left it for dead.

In the morning, we went to the spot and there was no snake. Just blood. So we climbed over the wall and looked and there the snake was. The snake we left for dead astonishingly wasnt dead when we thought it was. By morning it was dead though. What happened was that the snakes head was flattened by the blows we dealt it and so in its throes, it was able to retreat finally. Imagine our shock when we looked in the daylight and found out that it was the very same snake we had seen some weeks earlier.
Without being told, we knew it was Eke!

We went to return out tools to the secretary. She asked if we killed the snake and we said yes. Only then for the first time did she ask if it was Eke. We looked at ourselves and said "no". Then she became boastful. This same woman who almost ran up the wall into her ceiling the previous night told us that if it was Eke, we ought to have called her and she would drive it away. Then she started telling us how Eke used to eat her eggs and she kept warning it. It got to the point that one day, she flogged it with a cane and told it that if it came to eat her eggs next time, she would kill it. According to her, Eke never bothered her again.

After her lengthy narrative, she took Kolanuts and threw them around our lodge and asked us to remove some wood and zinc as these were hiding places for snakes.
When school started that same morning, we went and reported ourselves to the acting Principal.

The man was befuddled. He asked "did you kerosene it" and we said yes. He was downcast. He started thinking aloud. He said "what was Eke looking for in the lodge? Is Eke not supposed to know that you are strangers. Eke dont suppose to come here". Then he said he wished he could have been there so he would remove it with his hands and throw outside the compound adding that a five year old child could have carried the Eke away. Then he tapped his head (like papa Ajasco) and muttered to himself. He was in a severe dilemma. He wanted to retrieve the body of the snake but he feared sending a student to do it lest that student be seen by other students and then the gist gets to the community and then his corpers are in hot soup. Then it seems he fancied his chances of defending us against the community because he kept telling himself that he was a first class citizen of the community.

He also told us of a nearby community, some church school or something, how Eke was found in the girls bathroom. He told us that Eke would never attack a stranger or an indigene but that if Eke sees and Abakaliki man, Eke will attack him. The reason he said was because Abakaliki men kill and eat Eke.
We then told him that Mazi and the man that sells things outside the school told us to kill the Eke that the tradition no longer held. He was disgusted and said that they said that because they were christians. Then, he told us that if Eke is crossing the road, cars stop to let it pass.

In the end, he asked us to keep the matter quiet. The snake was left there in the enclosure next to ours and because of the size of the snake, its decomposition kept the air in the lodge foul for the better part of two weeks.

I have not embellished neither have I exaggerated.

My take is that there is nothing special about the Eke. Nobody knew we killed Eke except the principal to whom we reported ourselves. The reason Eke is "harmless" is because nobody attacks it. If you raise a chicken from a chick, if no one attacks it, it will not fear humans. Ive seen chickens like that. They walk up to you and are not moved if you shoo them. No one attacks Eke in the community so it has no need to defend itself.
I dont believe that Abakaliki crap as a snake has no means of knowing who is from where.

Now if the Pastor was an indigene of the place, he could have been more discreet, but he probably taunted the indigenes with the death of the snake. It kind of reminds someone of Benson Idahosa destroying idols in Benin City.
He did what he did because of his religion. Its not everyone that reacts kindly to snakes so I can understand his killing it, particularly as the bible talks about crushing snakes with the heel of the foot. He shouldnt however have waved his "sacrilege in their faces" as I feel he must have done.

Nice story and I agree with your conclusions
The pastor should have quietly buried the snake