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People must realize that these people are members of the same cult looking for power to get to the honey pot ie the treasury.

How long did it take Abacha to invade the treasury or Abubakar for that matter?

IBB killed his best friend so did Dimka.

Yet Nigerians split into groups defending one over the other. Do not wail when they probe one another.

Obj & Da 40 Thieves: Their Only Good President Is A Dead MKO

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Do not cry for Obasanjo as the only head of State to be tried and condemned to death which he luckily escaped. MKO Abiola, a member of the same gang, was killed without a trial. They now honored him in his grave. It could have been preferable to honor him alive but Their Only Good President Is A Dead MKO. If it is true that OBJ might be tried again, dare you him with Babangida, Jonathan and Danjunma as members the 40 Thieves.

OBJ once jailed, should have known better that their only good President was a dead one! M.K.O Abiola that won the freest election ever in Nigeria, was prevented from honoring a mandate he earned, in flesh and blood, out of hatred from the same gang he trusted. If that is not the height of hypocrisy, bare face power corruption of the rule of law in order to loot the treasury in disguise as Abacha did, nothing else is. Who does honoring him epp?

So why would Buhari try OBJ alone without Jonathan, Babangida and Danjuma? It is because he could. They all wrote a letter or spoke out against Buhari, IBB even locked him up. Buhari bragged that he was the only one that could topple an elected civilian Government, of Shehu Shagari. He kept Shagari under home arrest but jailed his Vice President, Alex Ekuweme. Military and civilian looters are the same. Imagine all of their gang in a Trial dock. This would be cause for a celebration. Every dog has its day sha.

Some of the other 40 Thieves have actually come out and confessed that they steal because we do not stone them. Not to be outdone, another claimed corruption is just “Iberiberism”. Ebele had proclaimed that stealing is not corruption. Even one of our head of State, IBB that overthrew Buhari, once wondered how Nigeria was still standing despite all the money stolen. Most of these politicians throw the ball back into our court asking if we would be happy if we visited them and left their houses empty handed.

Professor Abimbola, if you remember who he is. The babalawo that was made Vice- Chancellor at the University of Ife. This man really believed that he could come back to his constituency poor and be a loved honest Senator! Sometimes, you have to wonder if it is because he is highly educated or it’s the babalawo title he was bestowed. He refused to steal and distribute. Comfortable in public transport, folks poured abuses on him as a failure. Kai!

It must be noted for the record that Obasanjo was not the only one that went broke as “militrician” President. Gowon did but was able to sustain himself and his family in London by the goodwill of well-wishers after he was overthrown. He considered himself poor then, but certainly not by Nigerian or African standard. He was able to send his children to school in England. Actually, Nigerians felt insulted when he was seen serving himself food in London.

These members of the gang of OBJ and the Forty Thieves may have wrecked their own Country forever. They have laid examples for the youths to follow. The reason these youths are lazy is because they see their friends and colleagues showered with luxuries they did not work for by their moneybag parents. They can only wish and pray that their own time and day would come; by any means except working hard as we used to.

Anyone that criticized those parents spoiling their children with free luxurious houses, cars and sumptuous weddings is slammed as suffering from poverty mentality. Free gifts have become a right, not an incentive to be responsible and to work hard. This is what creates entitlement culture where youth that should be thinking of how to liberate themselves from a gang of vultures turn into their praise singers.

If Buhari and his gang want to help Nigeria, all members of their gang must be put on trial so that the youths can learn a different culture than the one they wish for right now. It does not matter in whose reign vultures are tried and convicted. What matters is that as anyone gets elected, he should renounce corruption like Murtala Muhammed and throw the rest of his gang in jail. If Buhari decided to trial them now, another President would try Buhari later.

Their code of silence and comradeship are the factors that is killing Nigeria.

Priorities and youths’ sense of diligence have changed since the days Igbo were known for hard work. Most people in Lagos in those days knew that you have to employ Igbo in your business if you did not want a leak or drain. If it was a choice between Yoruba and Igbo, Yoruba would trust an Igbo man for the job. Ask anyone old enough.

The Hausa were the most honest of all Nigerians. Leave your goods and houses to them. If anyone ever tried to mess or steal from you, they would dagger him. It is only recently that Nigerians do not fear Hausa and their dagger anymore. They now have guns, AK47! Some of us were surprised that Hausa were putting a great deal of cash in the booth of the car when forex became a business. Nobody would dare try to steal from them in those days.

The Yoruba were the most accommodating of all Nigerians. They were very good mixers with other Nigerians. Many of us still remember what we were told in those days in Lagos: when a stranger entered Lagos in the morning; before dusk, he would be fed, clothed and given a place to sleep. The Yoruba always follow an adage that the way a free child is born, that is exactly how a slave is born.

The real majority and stakeholders in Nigeria that were not Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba were good folks that shared many of these virtues. They actually made and kept Nigeria standing where everyone was comfortable. Many spoke more than a couple of languages or dialects marrying into the behemoth ethnic groups, reminding us of our commonality.

It is important to remind us of who and what we were and to wonder how we got to this stage. We were contented people that saw ourselves as our brothers’ keepers. Other Africans knew that once they stepped into Nigeria, they were good to go. They were comfortable and felt at home in Nigeria during Apartheid, change of government or misfortune in their countries. Nigeria was it!

Dr.Nnamdi Azikiwe cried out the day Nigerian politicians decided to throw the children of Nkrumah out. After all, some claimed Kofi Busia did the same to Nigerians at some point in the past. Only Gods knows what has gotten into Africans these days that we are no longer afraid to be greedy, selfish and indifferent to the sanctity of African lives.

In those days, the biggest risk an African would take was to leave the comfort of his own village, town or city to go to the next cities to take his chances, not knowing if he would succeed or fail. Today, out of greed and indifference of OBJ And Da Forty Thieves, our children leave the place where they were most comfortable. Since it has become hostile to their success. They are starving while the greedy are celebrating birthdays, wedding of their spoilt children and remembrance of their dead. They watch wishing it was them.

How did we get here again? Look at where our youths are heading!
Source: Farouk Martins Aresa
Published: Friday, June 15, 2018

Talking about killing English. He is lucky that he is not a Nigerian defending English language more than their own.

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MIKOLOWISKA:
who talk epp

Bro, I may understand your point but not necessarily agree with it.

If we turn to the survival of the fittest in the jungle what about those who have brains but not brow.

We achieve more with brains than we do with brows.

MIKOLOWISKA:
Who will vote ppl that can't make difference in their own lives


Is poverty you wan de vote abi


Let them call them broke
IU will motivate them to make money
Evans dem are hard workers


Laziness should be shamed



If it doesn't hurt it won't work


Welcome to real life

My God, this guy is cold blooded O!

You are one of those this writer is talking about.

Poor Youths: Stop Hating Your Cohorts Love Enjoy Elect Them

Poor Youths: Stop Hating Your Cohorts Love Enjoy Elect Them


If you wonder why the poor and young folks that make up the 60 percent of African population do not love or vote for one another, it is because they do not believe that those that are poor like themselves can make good politicians. Prove everybody wrong regardless of ethnic groups, age and gender as the majority in African countries, vote youths that can make a difference.

Do not let wealth by toil, sweat, celebrities or looting divide or distract you. Love unites, hate divides. Poor young men and ladies are wrong to disparage one another based on poverty they didn’t create from their sorry circumstances, despite their best effort, qualification and working really hard. If prodigal sons flaunt riches to the poor, especially where most people live on less than 3 euro a day, it is them not you that deserves the outrage, stop hatred for one another.

Ladies and young men, do not start a battle you cannot win. Men, either way you lose. However, calling well-trained and struggling men broke ass does not help poverty in a country sucked to death by vampires. In such countries, even those that make their money legitimately through hard work must learn to be graceful and less ostentatious in their excessive celebration in the midst of poverty. It invites jealousy, discourages humility and encourages armed robbers and desperadoes to make money the crooked way like Oyenusi, Aninih, Evans or Nana Kwame.

Shaming and name calling between young men and ladies because of their unfortunate status generate resentment and create adverse or evoke past failed relationships. It drives youths to the extreme like suicide, crossing the desert and sea at the risk of precious lives that we need as voters or radical protests against our oppressors at home. Young men should treat female cohorts the way they would want their sisters to be treated unless they disrespect themselves.

Blame poor men and call them out all you want to wake them up and find solutions to their problems but never in front of ladies. Some years ago, Louis Farrakhan on African tour, decided on local tour to Boston, Massachusetts. He decided to talk to men only. He got sued in court for discrimination. He shot back, that those behind black women suing him did not do so when Teddy Pendergrass and others sang and dance for women only.

The point here is that when it comes to poverty, drug, hard work, violence and tough talk, give it straight to men in front of men. We react differently in front of women. Ladies are men’s motivators, nurturers and the ones encouraging men to reach high ground by their acts and deeds, on one to one. This is why it hurts more when anyone humiliates men in front of ladies than when ladies chide their men privately. Words may not brake bones but only your hearts.

Just as it is wrong for men to call an innocent lady or one you do not know names and give them labels, so it is to call men struggling hard that you hardly know, names. When you disrespect even your own man after struggling so hard, or go on offence instead of remorse when caught pants down, you have dishonored him. When men’s honors are at stake, they react differently from the men we know. The same way women would react if insulted unjustly.

When young educated men and ladies go for one another’s throat just as different ethnic groups do as e-warriors, we already know who are grabbing “guguru”, taking a comfortable seat in front of their computers and laughing their heads off. The same rich folks that party and celebrate the sumptuous weddings of their children; love to divide you along ethnic lines and gender. Learn to respect poor people in no fault they created. (Abeg painment dey kill bad bad)

It is difficult for some people to have money and not flaunt it conspicuously, especially in a country like Nigeria, known worldwide for flagrant ostentatious and reckless display of wealth at ceremonies and to impress others. However, majority of Nigerians not known to outsiders are humble, hardworking, invoke and preach their parents’ values to train their own children. Of course, it is the minority of loud mouths people that are famous.

There has to be some genetic predisposition that command poor people to worship their oppressors and despise those that are unfortunate. It could be the original basis of serf’s oppression by lords, chiefs and kings, not only as rulers to organize communities but to exploit the masses before separation of powers. This is why some people still operate a caste hierarchy system in different parts of the world including some vestiges in Africa.

If you are baffled by the reason poor people vote against their own interest, it is because they believe their oppressors’ promises that they are going make them rich. They hope that one day, if they persevere or obey their oppressors, their wish would come true; even when in bondage until they drop. Even then, some expect reward in heaven as preached faithfully them.

If you think because both poor young men and women would love to marry one another, think again. Many despise and disrespect one another for being poor. Since the rich are looking for the rich to marry and the poor are looking for the rich to marry, there are not enough rich people to marry in poverty stricken countries, leaving more poor folks to themselves that blame, doubt and hate one another's’ guts.

When politicians display ill-gotten wealth, the poor wish they could marry into these families. While the rich protect themselves by making laws and regulations that favor one another, the poor work too hard on two or three jobs to think on how to overcome the only few rich folks protected by police. They redistribute and buy goods only on a retail level from the rich, fight and kill one another over deadly drugs manufactured and distributed by the rich and powerful.

Whatever the rich and powerful tell them to do, like voting against the union to negotiate livable wage or a raise on their pay; deny services like roads, schools and hospitals so that the rich can have more money for outrageous salary, benefits and pay no or little taxes. The poor could not wait for election to vote as instructed by the looters parading stomach infrastructure.

There is that saying that if you are so smart and educated, why are you not rich? The youth must answer them: that if they are so rich, why are they not smart and educated? If they were smart, educated or well informed, they would be spending their loot wisely and tangibly. Not on only imported perishable goods that could be manufactured as finished goods at home.

If you already know all these, why are you cursing, labelling your cohorts instead of facing and solving your political and economic void together?

Source: Farouk Martins Aresa
Published: Wednesday, May 2, 2018

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What London School Of Economics Did Not Teach Africans


Why African goldcannot back African currencies? What African scholars did not learn in London School of Economics, Wharton School and others is that politics of western privileges comes before economics or Gold Standard. Politics dictates which economic theories they adhered to. English common lawsare built on these privileged economic theories. So common laws upon which western economic laws are based shapepolicieswhereregulations are made or enacted.

Natural resources stolen before Independence deserve remuneration compared to those taken with the full cooperation of leaders. Repatriation of gold is different. It was a commodity, not humans, freely taken and royalties paid to another country. Some of us still remember the Gold Standard used to back currencies. Keeping gold reservein other countries in “good hands” as credit.Try to abandon thisglobal monetary system, a high destabilizing measure for western countries that only print paper money without the amount of gold found in Africa to back it up.

Africa is yet to gain equal entry into world Trading Club. Even when we areBanana Republic.By the rulingof World Trade Organization in 2012, small farmers in St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Grenada, Dominica and Martinique lost the banana trade war to our Latin American countries .Ifyou are following the trade threats between United States and China,you know that China, despite its authoritarian and communist system, was allowed into the Rich Country Club to spite Russia.

In the Judeo-Christian Tradition of Capitalism on which these moral values are based, there is little moral obligations for serfs, slaves or captured non westerners by war or conversion into Judeo-Christian beliefs and culture. Clergies bless them for rewards in heaven. The Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealings curbed excessive greed within the western society, not outside of it. So while they preach moral obligations within, it does not extend to those “aliens”.

However, the liberals, unlike conservatives, argue otherwise. It must be stated that it was the old economic order, privileged class depended on everywhere. Even in Africa, men have their privileges over women. It has been reformed but custom still remains with “kinder and gentler” conservatives (good old days men) in the western world. This is the basis of the opposite views between conservative religious right and otherreligiousbodies to the left and center doctrines.

The scramble for Africa was not by accident, but a well-executed plan in order to get raw materials for the sustenance and enrichment of the western world. Raw materials could only feed the industrial machines of the conquerors from which finished products are made. By the time finished goods are sold back to providers of raw material, excessive profits, jobs creation and growth at home but only crumbs paid back to Africa. China deals not as bad for alternative.

Indira Gandhi got India to the door of Rich Club after condemning “Aids”. She demanded equal Trade not “Aids”.Indeed, greed is a motivation for riches and it is not the means that matter but achievement of their goals. They eased India and Pakistan in with the prerequisite of Nuclear Power into the Trading Club. North Korea will finally get incentives not to go ballistic.

Many countries have been able to bring their gold back home after the wars that devastated their countries. Recently, Germany brought its gold back home from United States. Many other Asian and South American countries have done the same, keeping it out of the reach of enemies as in the case of Russia against East and West Germany.

However, Venezuela under Hugo Chavez brought its gold home in protest against capitalism with little effect trumped by western politics. More disconcerting to Europe and America was the cause championed by the former Strongman of Libya, Mohammed Gadhafi. He wanted the Gold Standard brought back to back each currency. He went further, proposed that most oil producing countries should change from United States dollar to dinar or oil currency.

Libya paid$2.7bfor Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people.Then, Gadhafi regime became tolerable to the western world since he was willing to give up his nuclear intelligence obtained from Pakistan. He actually became an “important ally”. He later became a target for regime change within a few years after proposing dinar for African oil producing countries.

This is 2018 and many African countries are still robbed of their natural resources in gold, diamond, cobalt, uranium, tin, cooper, oil and gas flared with cooperation of the local cabals without any accountabilities. When Zimbabwe asked for lithium refinery, agreement stalked. The GhanaCustoms Division Revenue Authority (GRA), impounded 12 boxes at the Kotoka International Airport containing gold bullion weighing about 480kg, valued at US$18million .

Nigeria does not have a firm grip of the amount of crude oil leaving the country. Gas is still being flared after promises and ignored laws to capture it for energy because they would rather import refined oil and gas into the country. Recently some foreign citizens were arrested for illegal mining but only a few of them were convicted in Nigeria .

Ironically, Gold Standard to back currencies became a common demand between both right and left political wings. Western gold reservebanks are not backing their currencies with gold anymore while African currencies with more gold that western countries, are devalued into toilet papers. Whenchallenged, Lumumba was murdered, Ujamaa in Tanzania was rubbished. Zimbabwe suddenly tumbled from the Queen dearest to a country whose currency was useless.

The use of vicious force and economics of privilege is clear. As other continents were found or discovered, indigenous people of Africa and America became subservient to western privileged class. Asia could not be swallowed fully, so they conquered the countries they could. Those that were not compliant were subdued by force as the use of Atomic Bomb in Japan. The subdued people were either captured, killed or used as slaves for their own privileged prosperity.

There was a country called Gold Coast, the present day Ghana, which lost its gold and royalties to England under a different circumstances in the days of colonialism. Most civilized countries now agreed that colonialism was as wrong as slavery. But they are not the same. In the case of slavery, Diaspora Africans are demanding repatriation in the form of compensation for free labor they performed in building western countries.
Source: Farouk Martins Aresa
Published: Friday, April 13, 2018

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Take another look or a second look. This is how to curb prostitution, fatherless babies and raise moral standard according to their religion. Mind your own business, they do not have to behave exactly like you in the South.

I bet a million that these loafers or "supeeds" are foreigners living in Lagos

Until you found yourself as one.

docsholz:
Stupid question

I would rather be Egan, the literate and most educated people but would chose to live in Badagry

So you came to Nigeria as a foreigner but had to chose a place and an ethnic group. After your research, which place and ethnic group would you chose?

Our Colo-Mentality Too Much With No African Standard
Africans are advancing no doubt but still at a point in 2018 where we value standards such as “civilized world, saner climes”; preference for foreign workers with less qualifications, foreign miseducation repackaged to us to avoid the label of “expired education” and most important, the Gold Standard used to influence fair and free trade. Education that does not foster foreign std. is an uphill battle. Case in point: lure of Ajaokuta Steel Looting College nor go well lailai.

It is no secret na; African employers prefer foreign graduates to our local university graduates. We have to be fair, some employers have good reasons like: it takes them too long to graduate because of strikes or students lack certain skills employers want. The one that ticked this writer off is that they don’t have time to train locals. Usually they look for readymade graduates that are foreign trained. The same way we patronize foreign hospitals despite highly trained staff and equipped wards at our teaching hospitals, loved foreign rice and hate local cassava bread.

If one had joked that he preferred foreign graduates locally, he might get away but certainly not outside the Continent. Most of us cannot imagine an American, German, Irish or British saying he cannot hire an American and prefer foreign graduates in America without losing his job or an election today when anti-immigrant sentiment is high. While it is appalling that after first year at local university, some lecturers jump to new universities to become professors; it is not an excuse by another foreign loser elevating himself to get recruits to say local education expired.

However, the most disqualifying requirement for most well qualified African graduates in the job market abroad is lack of Canadian, American or British experience. So many foreign talents are wasted abroad. But those African graduates that could slip through the bureaucracy always come out with flying colors proving to be more competent. Most of the blacks in American universities as graduate students are Africans, West Indians or their second generation.

Actually, some of the distinguished African professors in many universities abroad got first or second degree from African universities. If these sons and daughters of Africa can excel in their chosen field of study anywhere, one has to wonder what they could do if our African employers spent some quality time to train them at home instead of looking for less qualified expatriate. No one wants global multinationals to discriminate against either foreign or local graduates.

The same expired education trained new generation in arts and natural sciences recognized as pioneers in vitro surgeries, automobile engineering, social sciences, arts and literature. Boston Childhood Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention that led in United States through the eighties and nineties until high levels of lead in children was almost wiped out, had an African Manager. Compare Boston program that long ago to the high lead levels of lead in Michigan kids today!

Though Nollywood is highly praised and successful outside, our scholars ridiculed it instead of contributing to make it better. Ogunde, the pioneer said if he had studied abroad, it could have killed his ingenuity. As some African scholars claim Africans do not speak good English, others do recognize that we can import English into our language and export out philosophies, idioms and thoughts into English by writing many best sellers such as “Things Fall Apart”. As soon as foreign recognition is given, the tunes change. The scholars that once see American English as inferior, now point to even the British, copying them today.

In order to ameliorate this blatant assertion by this Nigerian, the facilitating professor tried to set him right by saying he meant preference for African foreign graduates not the foreigners. It certainly was not enough because most African local graduates know that foreign graduates are paid more except in the governments where there are salary levels graded by degrees. But in the private sector, the foreigners without university degree not only earn much more than local and foreign African graduates, the so-called expatriates supervise them. It’s all colo-mentality.

Coming back to the training part; for sixty years or after independence from colonial powers, African countries have not insisted that every major contract or project must include training of Africans! It is only lately in some African countries including Lesotho that we see such contracts included in their projects. Some West African countries including Nigeria and Ghana would rather accept bribes and give foreign contractors a pass as in South Africa Zuma/Gupta/gate.

Frivolous excuse that they have no time to train local graduates prevent local production of pins and pencils. Our universities cry for imported equipment instead of designing and making theirs after so many years. Imagine how many engineers, ironworkers, plumbers could have come out of Eko Bridge, Eko Atlantic or diamond and gold mines that were exported from countries with so much, one was named Gold Coast. Colo-mentality pride on English gold and expatriates.

This brings us to the meaning of standard. Whenever you hear an African talk about “standard”, please ask him whose standard he was referring to. Most of the standards Africans talk about have no relevance, input or consideration for and from Africans. They are American, British or western standards, mostly. In some cases, such as World Health Organization bodies, African experts are consulted or actually have inputs before the “standards” are developed.

When China started their barefoot doctors and finally got to the point where their scientists are awarded Nobel Prize, nobody would even think of meeting “world standard”. If the Russians have to wait until they could meet “world standard”, they would still be trying to figure out how nuclear bomb design could be stolen and developed. Nobody outside America doubts that the Cuban produce one of the world best doctors, yet they did not wait to meet “world standard”.

Those of us old enough know the history of the “Gold Standard” that was abandoned when it could not be supported by their natural resources and services. It is still used to control world financial system by printing papers instead as: I Owe You. If you have been following this train of thought, the meaning of “standard” is so jaundiced to favor those that developed it. Yet, the Africans that are not invited for input or contribution, are the ones insisting on rigged standard.

When United States CDC rushed to Nigeria during Ebola, diagnosis had already been made from homemade machine in one of the new universities: Redeem in a village at Ede. The slogan was if Nigeria could kick Ebola, so could USA! Schools of health technologies training Community Health Officers, Nurses and other health grassroots workers were established by giants in the field in Nigeria hopping at least one African country would catch up with our needs and spread it across the Continent. When was the last time you heard Community Health Officer deserted?

Our educational standard has not expired, just to be renewed by foreign equipment. We have not developed ours as China, Germany, Cuba or N. Korea according to our languages/cultures. We are still training doctors, nurses, engineers and social scientists for alien countries. We then wonder why most of our doctors desert our countries for greener pasture.

Source: Farouk Martins Aresa
Published: Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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When The Fulani Raise Red Flag

For the first time since the Fulani menace became a national issue, a sore subject of course, a delegation of elders from the ethnic group domiciled in both Nkawkaw and Koforidua have sent an SOS to the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu about what they say is the precarious situation they find themselves in.

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While it would seem that there is a lull in hostilities, the reality on the ground points at the contrary; the narration of the delegation which met the Islamic cleric a few days ago suggests.

Primed with what they told the cleric are pictorial evidences of dead cattle lying prostrate after being shot by soldiers deployed to prosecute the anti-Fulani operation in the Eastern Region, they claim that the anomaly, if left unaddressed, could threaten national peace.

We have no doubt about the potential threat to national security the Fulani issue is. We do not agree with the delegation though that soldiers have been given the green light to shoot to kill cattle in the area of their operation.

It is important that this impression is erased so that the relationship between the Fulani resident in both Nkawkaw and Koforidua and other parts of the country and the security agents is not further worsened.

Indeed there is bad blood between the indigenous people of both locations and other areas where the clashes have been endemic between them and the Fulanis.

That the delegation went to meet the National Chief Imam with a view to having him intervene suggests that matters are really getting out of hand.

If indeed cattle are being shot at sight as the delegation told the cleric, it would not be long before we record a standoff between the owners of the cattle on one side and the security agents and the locals on another.

The Chief Imam has called on the Ministers of Defence, the Interior and National Security to address the issue of cattle being shot at sight. An investigation must be undertaken to establish the veracity of the allegation anyway before any conclusion is drawn.

Having lived among the indigenes and possibly been assimilated through intermarriages, there is a cause to get worried when the relationship gets sour and deteriorates to the level of fisticuffs and the use of firearms.

We are pleased that President Akufo-Addo has offered a long term solution which is the ranching and kraal system for all cattle owners. While this is the modern way of raising cattle, it also addresses the incessant destruction of food and cash crops by the grazing animals.

As noted in a previous editorial, the Fulani challenge is not limited to Ghana but all over the sub-region especially in Nigeria where it is even worse than being noticed here. In Benue State in that country, for instance, where there have been fatalities just like in Ghana, the ranching system has been planned.

When eventually the system is rolled out nomadic Fulani should not be allowed under any circumstance to continue the old ways of free ranging – the source of avoidable bloodshed.

Source: Daily Guide
Published: Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Some Silver Lining Opportunities For African Optimism

This is not the time to give up hope of revival. Look at many youths’ skepticism of supernatural and religion used to keep us down to accept subjugation, there are some reasons for optimism. Africans have long been victims, though waking up. Arabs lost it all. If you look at Anglo-Saxons and Arabs: greed, plutocracy, racism and religion divided them into selfish tribes in possession of weapon of mass destruction and lethal arms to negotiate and retain power in disguise.

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As Britain and America break out of free, equal and FAIR trade, Africa has opportunity to move up as expected since Independence. If Africans work at home as hard as they do outside, they would be richer and Africa could have moved from potential rich resources to exploration, exploitation and control of those resources to make themselves richer. Brexit signs spreading to U.S is capitulation. Africa must follow China in filling the void, it must not get worse for us.

Brexit and America-first have to ask themselves if they can prosper without their leading multi-international corporations making profits from foreign countries. What most of their citizens do not understand, asking Bill Gates is: why more of his charities are in foreign countries? If British and American Churches, charities and non-governmental institutions do not show angelic faces outside, hostilities and resistance would make their foreign profits too odious and repulsive.

The countries making and selling arms or bombs to poor countries, send Red Cross or charities. Longing for the days to bring back white superiority and privilege for a tribe is like Britain trying to retain its original black skin again . Inward looking and self-defeating uneducated minority of voters’ economic interest have been used to bully the majority in a country where most of its inventions, trade and services are propelled by immigrants, sons and daughters of immigrants.

Indira Gandhi repeatedly told western countries that she did not care about foreign aid as she did more about equal access to free and fair trade of the rich countries’ club. When expensive western goods and services were sold to third world and emerging markets, their workers were making jumbo wages while emerging markets paid workers starving wages to buy overrated and expensive finished products made from the same raw material Africans arduously supply.

However, as corporations introduce automation, computers and contracted low skilled jobs easily performed by anyone, anywhere in the emerging markets; it gave rise to revolt by angry autoworkers, coal miners etc. that lost their jobs. Higher education and highly skill services are no longer in the exclusive domain of highly developed countries. China, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa now have highly educated and skilled folks in and out of their country.

No matter where you are, even in the most developed country, if you do not have the skill, you cannot retain good paying jobs. Your nationality does not determine your remuneration. Those politicians promising you the good old days when high school or less could get you well-paying jobs are only after your votes because they know you are not well informed enough to realize your skills belonged to the past centuries. So, they claimed they love the “uneducated”!

Since more Africans started using their skills to shape their future instead of selling out to their colonial masters’ economic whims and caprices, the trade game is changing. There is no way to disguise racism of trying to make Anglo-Saxon dominant again backed by nuclear force; as Asia, Middle East and others have developed their own nuclear capabilities. South Africa gave up its own to weaken hands of those dreaded in negotiating trade. Libya gave it up and got whapped.

Rejection and sub-human treatment Africans encounter abroad is an eye-opener for those that have lied to us that European and American streets are paved with gold, flowing with milk and honey. While it has not deter some of taking the risk, no matter what, reasonable African youth have hesitated and given traveling out without documentation, second thoughts. Many more than those venturing out prefer their own countries. No need to die trying to live a poorer life.

The paradox is while many parts of Africa have not move educationally, there are more school graduates now than ever. However, they have not turned what they learnt into practice out of laboratories into field studies. While many have come out with discoveries, refused to publish them for the rest of the world to verify. Believe it or not, these discoveries are kept within the families like the olden days. Our socioeconomic studies must emulate China to propel us into world stage. The dictates of Bond and Wall streets still dominate our financial services.

Poor Arabs. They are so divided, foreign arms control their land right now: Turkey, Iran, Israel, Russia and United States. These are the proxy wars going on within Syria worse than Congo or Sierra Leone . Saudi Arabia would rather burn the whole area than find solution within. They are so divided not only within a single religion as Muslims but by sectarian conflicts and supremacy.

Indeed, some of their leaders are wondering why they are not as united as the Africans! What, Africans united? Recently, the new power-house, Arabia in waiting has shaken up the elites by detaining them and forcing those suspected to have accumulated money illegally or dealing in money laundering to negotiate their release. “Civilized” Nigerians wondering why they are not employing our tactics. Nigerians use the rule of law and due process to embezzle money, na!

Brexit by Britain may be an expression of self-determination by the Anglo-Saxon tribe opposed by other part of United Kingdom. In actual fact, it is nothing short of abdication of responsibility based on their fear of foreigners. This is a fear spreading not only in Europe but had been in place in Japan and China. They all want to keep migrants out of their countries especially Arab religious fanatics and Africans. Yet, their population is growing old begging for young migrants.

Racism – xenophobia has spread not only in Europe, but in South Africa against fellow Africans. The case of Europe as any other is self-defeating. The more they limit trading with outsiders, the more they lose because they have never negotiated any trade agreement with Africans and Arabs without getting the upper hand. They dictate world financial rules at a disadvantage and at the expense of Africa and Arab countries. If Africans cry with eyes open, what about Arab?

The most powerful trading block they ever formed, is the European Union. Breaking that Union works to the disadvantage of Britain as all economic indicators demonstrated. But their fear of foreigners, even fellow Europeans has forced them into a cocoon where they cannot flourish. In the process, they can no longer dictate the pace and game of world trade.

Source: Farouk Martins Aresa
Published: Friday, February 23, 2018

Please let us take this opportunity to educate one another. I am not a great fan of Fani-Kayode but that is beside the point. He made a bold claim he could not or probably did not back up very well.

In the same vein the Sambo guy that was trying to glorify the Fulani is a thief of Hausa culture and well documented literacy. Hausa were rulers of old West African Empires.

Before those Empires were African Empires or Kingdoms in the Southern part of West Africa from Senegal to Cameroon not to mention East Africa.

The civilizations in charge of gold in Southern West Africa were neither Fulani, Arabs or Europeans. If anything, the Morocco invaders killed the last West African Empire partly ruled by Hausa and Kanuri - Kanem Bornu.

Many people claimed Ife did not have an Army. So were the kings and queens around the world. What they had were Balogun(s) and Generals that protected and guided them jealously. Otherwise their civilization could have perished. Well, to some extent some of these perished.

The problem the Yoruba have today is a fight between who is superior - the General or the King. While it is true that Generals have to lead battles like a King or a King like the Generals, kings and queens leave it to their appointed generals.

The Igbo culture gave us a good example of of a republican culture that placed less emphasis on kings and queen but existed separately as independents ruled by representations. (Wonder what became of one of the best democracies in the world?)

Take a look at University of Timbuktu, Oyo cabinet system, Queen Amina, Igbo Ukwu, Benin Kingdom and King Shaka Zulu.

If we are talking about literacy, The Senegalese, Sudanese, Egan in Nigeria and Ethiopians were literate before Europeans and Arabs. In no way did the Fulani come close.

It is like those labelled Barbarians in those days claiming to be the most educated today.

http://www.gamji.com/article5000/NEWS5174.htm

ARCHEOLOGY: The best tools we have are the discovery made in Nigeria in spite of wet acidic soil that is not good for preservation. A relative comparison of discoveries inside and outside of Nigeria can be convincing evidence of our ancient civilization:



Iwo Eleru – 10,000 B.C Between Akure and present Ile-Ife

Nubia culture - 10,000 B.C

Indian culture - 6,000 B.C

Dafuna Canoe near Yobe dated 8,000 years old compared to oldest

Egyptian boat 5,000 yrs old

China culture - 3,000 – 2,200 B.C

Malenician and South Pacific Hawaii – 2,000 B.C

Olmec Mexico- 1,100 B.C

Igbo Ukwu - 10 AD In the heart of Igbo land



I have left out many Yoruba, Igbo and Benin Arts paraded around the world exhibiting African craft before our Asian and European neighbors caught on to our civilization.

I telli u, eh. All those grown up women wey dey dis-virgin most young boys, eh. One day go be one day when discrete young boys go dey dey tok.

BUHARI BREEDS OBJ COALITION LIKE JONATHAN PAVED WAY FOR HIM

Buhari has resurrected Obasanjo and Babangida so-called duty for another President in 2019. Buhari may actually thank them for giving him a way out in order to take care of himself. The man is not as vigorous as the Buhari/Idiagbon we knew but still better than Jonathan. Buhari kitchen cabinet would never admit that he is not healthy enough to tackle the dual problems of Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram the way he should have. We need peace for viable economy.

For all we know, Buhari may be more interested in taking care of his precarious health than going through the rigor of election campaign. But the cabals’ self-interest would not let him take a good rest with his family and grandchildren. Cabals are ready to sacrifice him, the way they sacrificed Yar’Adua, for their insatiable lust for political and economic power. Indeed, Buhari was lucky to survive his ordeal in hospital. The decision to run again may not be his.

Nigeria has always been unfortunate with most of its leaders after Independence. They lost focus mired in greed and inter-ethnic squabbles common to most African leaders. However, Jonathan was like a godsend. A well-educated man from a minority group came with a great deal of potential to put Nigeria in its rightful place in Africa. Nigerians gave him more votes from the North to the South than any other leader.

Unfortunately, he paved the way for the least of two evils, Buhari! Obasanjo is far from a saint and Ibrahim Babangida is even worse. Both of them overstayed their times as President in the office and left in the least graceful way while trying to cling onto office of the Presidency. Let us face facts: if it takes a devil to clean up the mess in Nigeria, so be it. No angel would come out from the sky to cleanse corruption in Nigeria. We always criticize our Corruption Czar.

Jonathan was a big disappointment. He headed a government that brazenly looted the treasury because the oil income came from their backyard and they had a right to steal as they deemed fit. By the time Jonathan was sent packing, the environmental contaminated area he came from was left more polluted than he met it. One could have rightly predicted that his gangs had to loot so much, in order to buy an island in Europe or America where his people could relocate.

This was how they paved the way for anyone but a gang of looters without remorse or shame. They saw it as their birthright to steal which they claimed was not corruption. Most of us know Buhari because he had a history and reputation against corruption and we were willing to take our chances because we believe he was well placed to also fight Boko Haram instead of looting the money allocated for the Army to take on Boko Haram.

Buhari won not because he was so good but that Jonathan as a choice was worse. Buhari has tried on corruption and fought Boko Haram much better than Jonathan. However, he has become complacent or tired from his recovered sickness to the point where some of the weakness we feared he had for his Fulani kinsmen, has reared its ugly head again. Many now fear he is being manipulated by appointees he hardly knows, controlled only by his cabals.

The angst against Buhari right now are the Fulani herdsmen he seems unable to control and appointment of only Northerners into most powerful and security positions. Both of these may not be unrelated to the way he was overthrown in a palace coup as a military head of state.
The fear of alienating those he needs for resisting any power grab against him is always there because he would not suffer it twice. Guess what? Babangida the Maradona, Buhari’s old nemesis, is not denying his right to contest or vote, but hollering him to back out!

Fulani herdsmen trespassing on others’ land killing and maiming anyone that rise up to protect their land was met with the same impunity and defiance we saw in “looting-is-not-corruption”. It has raised the ire of people across the country yearning for an action government. Contrary to some quarters wishing the country would return to the other PDP of looters, there must be a third way out. It does not make a difference which: Labor Party or Obasanjo Coalition.

If OBJ coalition can seize the initiative from Labor Party, so be it. The Middle Belt area is fed up with their past association with the North and they are ready to go their own way if that is what it takes to stop Fulani herdsmen for assailing their land and impugning their integrity. Actually, the North had displayed their differences with J. S Tarka and Solomon Lar in the past.

These Fulani herdsmen are heavily armed. Indeed, they formed reinforcement militias waiting on calls in case herdsmen are resisted. Whenever innocent farm owners are maimed or killed, committee of peace is called but if one Fulani is injured or killed, constituted Authority of Police or Army appears to deal with their resistance. Fulani Islamic scholars are laying claims to others’ land as booty of conquest. However, these are not American Indians or Australian aborigines.

There is a big difference between Obasanjo, as he inaugurated a coalition of political parties or minds and Tinubu that already has firm hold on the APC “tablet”. As you send devils after devils Yoruba had to come around Tinubu. Yoruba only came around Obasanjo in the second election after soundly rejecting him in his first 199 campaign bid for Presidency. It is more embarrassing to call Tinubu a leader of the Yoruba because he is not different from the looters in PDP.

They all turned politics into Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves. One person that can call Mafia, oligarchy and cabals’ bluff is Obasanjo. Tinubu lacks that type of courage except the penchant for looting.

Nevertheless, nobody can underestimate Obasanjo’s courage since he has a record of daring not only heads of state but Fulani oligarchy that most politicians would rather work around or form alliance with. During his time as head of state, he included Fulani officers, as he retired most of the military politicians to the surprise of everyone. The sky did not fall despite all the fears as threatened. He also took on Abacha family. Who else has dared since then?

If Buhari is not as worried and would rather retire for peace of mind and health, his cabinet may not be so reflective. Those that held up Yar’Adua when he was too weak and sick to govern are still around this President. They are ready to prick his conscience that he needs to stick around for the interest of the whole North. If he is too weak, they are ready to prop him the way they did Yar’Adua. So while Buhari be resting, his cabinet will be ruling!

Farouk Martins Aresa
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Some people do not learn. How many times do we have to point this out?

Culture / Re: Ile-Ife Existed Before Birth Of Jesus Christ - Ooni of Ife by banku: 7:49pm On Dec 02, 2017

Iwo Eleru – 10,000 B.C Between Akure and present Ile-Ife

Nubia culture - 10,000 B.C

Indian culture - 6,000 B.C

dafuna Canoe near Yobe dated 8,000 years old compared to oldest
Egyptian boat 5,000 yrs old

China culture - 3,000 – 2,200 B.C

Malenician and South Pacific Hawaii – 2,000 B.C

Olmec Mexico- 1,100 B.C

Igbo Ukwu - 10 AD In the heart of Igbo land

https://www.nairaland.com/4211072/father-all-nigerian-ethnic-groups#62918865

Politics / The Father Of All Niger

Yoruba called themselves Yoruba - OYO ROBA, YOOBA, O-YO OBA.

Those who come to you from the following [sic] clans: the Mossi, the Gurma, the Busa, the Yorko, the Kutukul, the Yoruba, the Tanbugbu, the Bobo are considered non-believers who still adhere to non-belief until now.... You are allowed to own all these without questioning. This is the ruling about these clans, and Allah, the Highest, knows and judges (please see Baba c1622: 137).

AhMed Baba or whatever, only referred to Yoruba by name as other non-believers.

jmoore:
"What is also interesting about us is that we have all embraced different kinds of identities especially the ruling classes in Nigeria. The Yorubas for example call themselves what they are but the word ‘Yoruba’ is not a Yoruba word because actually, the Yorubas didn’t give themselves the name. The word was given to them by Ahmad Baba of Songhai and Ahmed Baba used the word “Yoruba” not even “The Yorubas" to describe the people who live in what is now modern day Oyo, Osun, Lagos & Kwara states but it simply meant people living in the south. In the same way that word “Hausa” is not a Hausa word and the Hausas didn’t give themselves the name. It was simply given by again the same Ahmad Baba who was living in Songhai and Songhai as you know is the modern day Niger. He just used the word to refer to the people who are living to the south of Niger. In the same way that we are very proud we know a people called the Igbo people, but Ibo is not an Ibo word. The word Igbo was used by the people of Onitsha who were largely monarchical and felt a sense of contempt for other uncultured people who lived around them. So, they used the word to describe others but now it’s been adopted and of course there are people who call themselves Igbo.” ~ Bishop Matthew Kukah Bishop Matthew

Sir,

The only reference I made to Egypt is a boat older than that of Egypt.

If you have been following great minds on this forum, you would have known most of the credit given to Egypt came from Sudan, not Egypt. Please type in anything you want, on Nairaland or Google may educate you. You do not even seem to understand or check the hints I gave you. No wonder you missed so much on this forum where great minds sneak in to educate internet generation.

SIRTee15:
First ancient Egyptians are not black Africans ok....
So we are going to leave them out of this discuss....
It's dishonesty to claim credit for what u are not....
Now pictoral symbols n signs mainly used in occultic practice and sometimes for artistic decorations cannot pass as a form of written language....
I didn't say africa never had ancient civilisations....
The question is what unique thing did they bequeath to us....
Nothing much, I'm afraid.....
The white man came n used logic to destroy whatever institution they had....
Because those institution were too weak n primitive to resist foreign domination....
They collapsed just because they couldn't stand the test of time.....
That's the crux here n the lesson we present generation must learn....

So there are people still this ignorant.

Why don't you educate yourself?

This is exactly what white people say until one of them said it out in a conference where he was thouroghly lectured and disgraced. People known as Barbarian calling Africans illiterate that wrote and read when they were still in stone ages. No woner they destroyed your civilization and claimed it for themselves. After all the education you get on Nairaland, you are still saying nonsence. You are one of the people that claim the article is too long and someone should summarize them.

Go back and do your own research and come back to us with what you learn.

Hints: check the most sophisticated ship bigger than the old one found in Egypt. Africa's oldest known boat” the Dufuna

Iron ore, terra cotta, Iwo Eleru,

African ancient writings, closer to you than you think http://www.taneter.org/writing.html

Ancient Africans were writers http://www.gamji.com/article10000/NEWS10454.htm

You want to be spoon fed the way your colonizers did with their own civilization. Honestly some of you are just a disgrace.

There is another guy here that spent so much time and labor trying to educate you guys, yet you come out here talking nonsence.

Who is going to open your head and pour it there. You visited Europe, how many villages have you visited in Africa?

SIRTee15:


I'm Yoruba but I absolutely agree with u....
U cant claim civilisation without anything to show for it....
An advanced civilisation goes beyond conquering n subjugating ur neighbours....
There must be both physical n social evidence of such empire visible to all.....
I live in canterbury and I marvel at the city walls, cathedrals, castles etc built hundreds of years ago by its inhabitants.....
Thousands come from all over the world just to visit these monuments.....
Where is the contemporary of such in ancient African civilisation....
None bothered to invent the wheel to make transportation easier....
None made effort to have an organised n structured religion strong enough to resist foreign ones.....
None of the traditional healers made any effort whereby knowledge of herbs could be taught n passed on in a structured manner in order to prevent abuse n corruption of the practice.... .
Ancient civilisation has a standard definition n redefining it to suit to own ego is unacceptable.....
Rather, let's learn from our ancestors n ensure we build a proper African civilisation we can proudly bequdeath to our children.

The Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury that went to see Buhari in the London hospital when he was dying must raise their voices before Fulani terrorists consume Nigeria and beyond with atrocity.

More people are dying from Fulani mayhem than from Libya slavery.

There are too many accounts of killings never brought to light until now.

.Action is needed now, not excuses or toothless panels! We need strong and decisive message to Fulani herdsmen that the days of religious hide and seek are gone.

The question is do we have anything positive or flattering to say about the average lady regardless of her ethnic group other than foul mouths spewing garbage.

YORUBA LADIES ARE THE ULTIMATE WIVES

Why are Yoruba ladies so cocky superficially but graceful inside? It is confidence! Be sure of yourself before even asking one for a date. Yoruba men know better than to ask a Yoruba lady above their standard for marriage. If you want to, the best way to do it, is to court your school mate from primary school. Once she finishes high school, you may as well proceed to college or show high potential in order to marry her. In order words, Yoruba ladies seldom marry down. If they do, consider yourself very lucky.

It is a fact that Yoruba ladies were the first to defy the norm in many cultures and marry men of their choice outside their ethnic group. We still remember when Yoruba ladies would not dare. While other men from different ethnic groups and cultures still have a hold on their ladies, most Yoruba men learn long time ago that they dare not tell most Yoruba ladies who to marry. Other ladies are not even allowed to marry outside their own clan from proximate villages.

So some Hausa and Igbo men are still cranky about their ladies marrying outside, especially to Yoruba men. They will learn just as most Yoruba men did that ladies have come a long way and no Yoruba, Igbo and lately Hausa men can control liberated and well informed ladies. It is not your place, so don’t even try. Mind you, while inter-ethnic marriages have been encouraged by politicians for national unity, some find it hard to give their daughters away to other cultures.

However, if you have made it, if you do not have a Yoruba as a wife, you have failed to clinch the ultimate lady. It does not matter which ethnic group you belong to, Yoruba lady is it. Go to other cities or towns, once they know you have a Yoruba wife, you are entitled to a chieftaincy title and they brag about it too. One reason is what most of us know: Yoruba ladies do not marry down except when certain circumstances demand it.

Most men see nothing wrong in taking a wife from a different ethnic group especially when they think they have made it and deserve more. In the first place, if men are rich enough to support more than one wife, they are allowed. After all, studies show that polygamous men live longer than serial monogamists. The problem is those that cannot not support themselves, not to mention a wife, going after many ladies. They end up being dragged by those women and children they cannot support.

You may have heard about different types of stereotypes to degrade ladies from other ethnic groups. None of them are true. Most classy ladies depending on their levels behave decently and if you are too poor to pay either their dowry sooner or their exclusive taste later, say so.
Actually Yoruba ladies are too proud to pay attention to slights from ignorant sources. They laugh it off as comedy. Apart from the sophistication, Yoruba ladies are so elegant, they are difficult to replicate. One enchanting look at the man they really want, he will melt into their chests, even if their bosom is not as big. Most ladies may walk and look the same; after all the makeup and world exposure, even on television. Not Yoruba ladies, they are distinctive.

The darker Yoruba women are, the prettier they look. Only dark Hausa and Sudanese ladies can compete. So fine dark Igbo ladies are mistaken for Yoruba. Bleached skin does not matters, it is beauty in the genes that can be passed on to your children. Yoruba ladies carry themselves and exude some type of confidence that makes a poor man think twice before approaching them.

Indeed, unlike other ethnic groups, they would not suffer men considered below standard gently. Yoruba ladies must learn to give a poor brother a break and marry down like Igbo ladies. The same graceful look Yoruba ladies give to attract men can change into scorn of: me, emi ke?

However, when Yoruba ladies dress, you can differentiate their style from a distance. It does not matter if the occasion is in Timbuktu, Yoruba ladies would impress even foreigners not used to their majestic demeanor. It is their manner, mode of dressing and dancing that attract other ladies worldwide to dress like them. They are so easy to spot, from their distinctive appearance, even when they party outside their hometown. They project African pride with a bent!

Take the way Yoruba ladies dance for example. They never exert the energy common to most ladies especially now that twerking has gone worldwide. Yes, Yoruba ladies twerk like all the young girls do but twerking was not common to most Yoruba cultural dance. They can stand on one spot, seductively move or roll each part of their body without being forceful. It is more of a slow dance. The Yoruba musicians always remind them: sa ma mi!

Yoruba ladies work hard and love to party to “owambe” music as widely known. It is true that some of those parties may have gone to extreme mode by wearing attires like uniforms for different parties. A few may have turned it into business since they expect you to buy directly from the celebrant that buys it in bulk. But it does not take anything away from their creative styles of “up and down” or “iro and buba” not to mention their artistic or designer “gele”.

[/i]Watch out, [i]owambe is addictive and infectious. They change the styles and patterns of each of these every season. Sometimes it is hard for their friends to cope as it drives some men crazy, even when most of the ladies spend their own money. Tell them to stop the extravaganza and they have answers: hardship in Nigeria is so depressing, it is their way of ameliorating stress and unpleasant situations. All of them seeking a place of sanctuary on weekends. Would you rather give the money they merry with to some pastors, imams or shrines?

The worst criticism is the display of wealth at parties where conspicuous spenders spray cash to impress the crowd. Well the display of cash started as modest appreciation to celebrants and the drummers. It went wild and has been discouraged by local governments. It is an unusual way to impress our ladies, especially for some of us crying about expensive dowries and high maintenance ladies. Haba, please pity a poor brother!

Unfortunately, some of the people that criticized spraying of cash to impress ladies most have gone wild with it. Outside Yoruba parties, some of their critics have gone wild. Cash is now sprayed with hand machines as the whole dancing floor is carpeted with all kinds of currencies. No Yoruba lady would be impressed with that charade. They are not for sale O!

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Farouk Martins Aresa

chydii:
His three wivies won't still be enough for him. He will still look outside.

Chydii, Chy, Chy

Na how many times I call you? You be one jealous lady o.

IGBO LADIES ARE THE MOST LOVING MARRIAGE PARTNERS

There are good women everywhere but there are certain virtue you observe in most Igbo ladies that you do not often see in other women. It is when Igbo ladies marry only within their ethnic group; they are more willing than most ethnic groups to marry down. Most Yoruba ladies would not marry below their “level” unless some circumstances demand it. In the case of Hausa ladies, their families usually introduce them to men above their level. Other ethnic groups may vary.

What is even more surprising is why well-informed Igbo ladies would be willing to marry Ogbete Igbo men when they could do better! Some of us are so envious when we see a well-rounded lady being followed by one of our brothers. You can bet that she is Igbo! The same lady would never consider anyone outside of her ethnic group on the same level with our brother. It baffles some of us. We must ask what it is that makes modest Igbo man score so high with Igbo ladies!

Indeed, some Igbo men have complained that too many of their women are marrying outsiders, especially Yoruba men. The excuse is that Yoruba men cannot find such beautiful ladies in their ethnic group. Nothing can be further from the truth because the well informed Igbo men also marry Yoruba ladies gleefully. Igbo men must learn from Yoruba men, the days we control ladies are gone, ladies marry whoever they chose. Beauty is created in every ethnic group.

Unfortunately, Africans are going through some inferiority complex right now since high toned skin, whether bleached or natural in African girls are mistaken for beauty. This has created separate industry and market for bleaching creams. Unnatural hair that is not theirs have taken over the different hair styles we used to admire and many men just loved. It was Eddy Okonta, glorifying Abeni’s ikebe in one of his songs as ayakata.

Seriously, most Yoruba men would not even dare go to Yoruba ladies above them asking her in marriage unless they wanna hia wod! If they dare, you can be sure none of the ladies would be on the level of Igbo ladies that would marry down; but only to Igbo men. By the time ladies are well educated, they must have established some relationships while in school; though others may miss out. In that case, these ladies would rather stake their chances on good education.

You can also be sure that when these Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo ladies are marrying outside their own ethnic groups, they are going for men above their levels. One of the hot debates is that if you are not an Igbo man, the dowry for Igbo ladies are intentionally raised. Some of us have forgotten that the same is true for Igbo men based outside or in Diaspora when home to marry Igbo lady. By the time many of these Igbo men get back to their base, they are almost broke!

If all the stories are true, Efik or Calabar ladies have been judged the best in Nigeria. It could be the best stew no other ethnic group or country can compete with. It is called edikang ikong. Any human that has never tasted it, must do so before they die. It will be an exaggeration to say that alone can make a woman, Calabar ladies know ways to men’s heart and care for them. Money surely play a part in keeping the best woman but the woman makes a good family.

We like to fool ourselves about Igbo dowry. The fact is well informed and educated ladies come with higher investment, so they demand higher potential. Yoruba or Hausa ladies are as dear as Igbo. It is your choice if you want to pay now or later. Nobody is selling their daughters since no one can pay for care, love and money invested from birth. Sooner or later ladies will demand investment that will take care of their families, even when they have their own money!

Nevertheless, demanding too much money up front in terms of dowry, showoff to entice a lady above your standard and conspicuous spending with bank loan may become detrimental to the modest actual incomes of the couple. There are enough problems to overcome getting used to one another, going broke early in the marriage as a result of extravagant ceremonies demand for exotic honeymoon, white and traditional wedding can take its toll.

All the money could be used as down payment for a house, land or investments that will bring returns to a modest couple. It is not a problem for rich parents that can take care of expenses including honeymoon vacation and guest travels. But too much spending that both husband and wife have to pay for has led to grave consequences beyond divorce.

Marriage is a long term relationship, get to know each other, including planning for the-day-after financial reality, so that parents and friends can be well advised of what can be afforded. No one should be carried away with the glee of marriage only to cry when all the guest are gone. It is even worse when men marry hoping to reap from the hard work of the wives because of her profession or her rich parents.

It has led to problems in Diaspora where couples kill one another. There are silent cases where men inflate their education or professions only for the wives to find out they married someone well below their standard. There was a lady that quit a responsible position to travel out only to find out the man she married lied about his profession and financial status. She ended her life!

Africans and Asians have been vindicated. Polygamy is not a barrier to good ladies since studies have come out that men in a polygamous relationships live longer on the average than those in monogamous relationships. Even Europeans found a way around monogamy by getting into serial monogamous affairs. So their best way of finding out the qualities of women is marrying serially to a woman in the village or every continent. Watch out for the one that might kill you.

After all these, there is a special class of men regardless of their ethnic group known as fine and bad boys. They break all the rules above. Many ladies fall for them, even high class responsible ladies from all ethnic groups bow at their feet. Most of them, could say all of them have nothing to offer but sweet mouth and clean white shirts. Some ladies buy everything for them just to be accompanied by “presentable” men. Unfortunately, broke boys jump from one lady to another.

In short, Igbo men are lucky with their women regardless of their financial or educational level, their women can only say no. Yoruba women would look at their men that dared, from head to toe, wondering who this ambitious man wanted as a wife. Most Hausa ladies are still modest and influenced by families than their sisters from other ethnic group. But hurry up, not for long.

Farouk Martins Aresa

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It sure does add gravity. Thanks.

I like the part about Da Rocha too.

Konquest:
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Yes it is known as Akara Ijesa or acara je in Bahia
in the Salvador area of Brazil. A lot of Yoruba
descendants are there till today. The first
millionaire in Nigeria, Candido DaRocha
was a Brazilian-Yoruba of Ijesa descent
in Bahia who returned to Nigeria in the 1850s
for the first time with his father and settled
in Lagos Island.


Between the late 1700s and the late 1800s
a lot of Yoruba people such as Ijesas
were taken as prisoners of war and shipped
to Brazil and Cuba were they took akara to.


Hope this info adds more to the existing topic.


Happy 2018 everyone!

I have notice that many groups sought counsel and obaship from Ile-Ife.

Some even called Ile- Ife Home in their dialect.

If you do not know why please stay out and let scholars discuss.

I was really impressed with the preparation of akara in Brazil.

It shows they never forget their culture. They are so proud of it telling visitors akara was brought to Brazil during slavery.

There are many food and styles of preparation in the West Indices as well.

Oh Poor Omarosa And Ma Diaspora People


Does anyone remember or know the saying that on your way up, remember those you climbed on because you may need them on your way down. It is never easy for African Americans in the managerial or supervisory positions as the lonely ones or when they are the minorities. Get this straight, you are supposed to be the sharp shooter and the shield against criticism, justifiably or not. Damn if you push back, damn if you don’t. It is a balancing act and you may still fall or fail!

It is immaterial whether Omarosa Onee is an African American, Kenyan or Nigerian, her skin color commands the same indifference. There are those that would not take direction from her, no matter how sweet she is. They may like it if she baked cookies and brought it to work or had the best candies in a jar on top of her table for everyone. Any black in a managerial position that told you she has never encounter racism or dis(respected) is stingy with the truth.

Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. the late famous O. J Simpson’s lawyer had been the prosecutor defending police officers against many black “criminals” complaining about police brutalities. He got sick and tired of doing that and became a defense attorney that finally got O. J Simpson exonerated in a highly controversial case because of police unfair and sometimes outrageous tactics. When you manage a system that is indifferent to the welfare or justice for your people, be careful O!

Africans or first-generation Africans like Obama also face additional tasks to overcome. Some African Americans wage a tribal storm in a tea cup against them. You are better off if you ignore them and face the bigger tasks. It was the job of Omarosa to defend the President whom she later claimed had racial attitude but not a racist. African Americans seized upon making that distinction without a difference to justify their disdain for knowingly defending her boss.

Why did it take the end of her job, resignation or outright firing to start speaking out? Some African brothers say the job was too good to quit. Omarosa do have other qualifications and qualities but she got the job because of her affiliation to the highly rated show Apprentice: You Are Fired! Others claimed she had no qualitative duties as African Americans Outreach Director of Communication that were very offended each time she defended the Administration.

Let us be fair, it was a political job and anyone the President so desired could have got that job. If it comes to keeping a job, Africans know how to keep their jobs than African Americans. It has nothing to do with competency. It’s the difference between their feeling as a right and not a privilege. This could be worse when unqualified African American assumes that a well-qualified first-generation African should not get the job since there are African Americans.

Unfortunately, even someone as highly informed and educated as the only African American in cabinet, Dr. Ben Carson thinks President Obama does not have the generational experience of African Americans. So, it is not only some whites that thought Obama should not be President, some African Americans thought so too. But that is a tribal “war” we would rather keep within.

Therefore, Omarosa did what she could to keep her job. Nonetheless, lonely. You should believe her when she said it was an emotional draining experience for her and how her people were viewed including some slights she must have encountered on that job. Of course, she had no place to go to turn to but to her people and her community. Even if Africans live mostly in white area, there are reasons to go into black community for parties or get some spicy chicken!

Africans claiming that Omarosa never identified with Africans are very unfair. Her wedding pictures were there as she donned African attires with her friends. Moreover, all your friends do not have to be blacks or Africans. If you are not careful, through a few bad companies or jealousy some may get you into trouble.

This is what African parents in Diaspora warn their children about. It is a delicate advice between keeping and losing your identity as Africans. Some Africans kids are now going astray! Unlike the days when Africans mainly got out to study and returned home after graduation. Africans stay put and only come back home on visits, lately. So are the older Africans, especially when their bodies need medical repairs, tune up and oil change.

Some background while we wait for Omarosa to give details of her emotional experience at the White House. Many have been in her shoes, in positions bigger than hers, already know. During the reign of President Reagan, he came into the conference room one day and saw Samuel L. Pierce his Housing Secretary, he politely greeted him as one of the mayors he was going to have a meeting with. It tells you that he hardly met or knew him as a member of his cabinet.

Dr. Ben Carson was placated as a Vice-President at one time, then for other high profiled posts, but he ended up as Housing Secretary, a traditional post for African America. When Ron Brown became the commerce Secretary in the Clinton Administration, it was another First. Clinton will be remembered for ending the traditional Welfare system and got mixed reviews as the “First honorary Black President” that incarcerated too many black men with the “three strikes law”.

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed the first black division head at the Department of Justice, the first black female Cabinet member Ms. Patricia Harris as Housing Secretary and the first black ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young. President Carter named more blacks, Latinos and women to the federal judiciary than all previous administrations combined.

However, Barbara Jordan never got Attorney General (or nothing) job she desired so much from President Carter. The position of Attorney General for the first black had to wait until Obama Administration and Eric H. Holder Jr. got it!

When Reagan came in 1981, African American suffered a reversal of fortune. Though Omarosa joined an Administration after the reign of Obama, another first generation African American, there may be another reversal of fortune, again for Africans in general like the one suffered when Reagan replaced Jimmy Carter as President.

Source: Farouk Martins Aresa
Published: Wednesday, December 20, 2017
https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/261255/oh-poor-omarosa-and-ma-diaspora-people.html#

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