₦airaland Forum

please go natural..natural hair is sexy...it brings out the beauty in african women..d majority of women I see with perms in my opinion look very unattractive..they look like mutants..that type of hair belongs to certain people born with them..don't be fake..be real

mystikal: It sure is not healthy when 97 percent of blacks support Barack, can't just be coincidence na.

Having said that, Obama still seem like the lesser evil to me.

blacks in the americas usually vote democrats regardless if he was black or white...being black was just a bonus for him

Prof Corruption: It's just symbolic. Nothing more.

I have been curious to know about his immigration policies...does obama even like Nigeria..does he see us as a liability..How will this effect us in the long run..

how will this effect Nigerian immigrants by any chance?

what bad thing will happen if romney is elected...how will this election effect us negatively?

if only Nigerian elections can be as accurate as this.

slyfoxxjoe: CNN seem to be the slowest news network at receiving information.

Its because cnn wants to be as accurate as they can be

I messed up...i didnt vote...my friends will blame me for life if Obama loses... I messed up...i didnt vote...my friends will blame me for life if Obama loses...

this isn't knew....no need to imagine.. how can people be faithful to God if they cant even be faithful to one another..such a big mess we have here.

bashr8: at least now nairaland girls will believe us when we say naija girls are not worth the stress ,only understand money language and cheat as much as the men , see even wor wor girls dey follow talk imagine what the fine ones will be dong.

can someone please dispose of this guy already. .i forgot he existed lol

Survey: Nigerians Most Educated in the U.S.

Analysis of U.S. Census data and other surveys show Nigerian immigrants and their descendants score highest when it comes to earning degrees.
By Naeesa Aziz
Posted: 03/20/2012 11:02 AM EDT
Filed Under college, Africa, immigration, National News, Nigeria, education

USA education, college, Nigerian immigrants, most educated in the United States

Nigerian Americans have long been known for their community’s intense cultural emphasis on education, and now an analysis of Census data coupled with several local surveys shows that Nigerians don't just value education, but surpass all other U.S. ethnic groups when it comes to obtaining degrees.



"Being Black, you are already at a disadvantage," Oluyinka Olutoye, an associate professor of pediatric surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, told the Houston Chronicle. "You really need to excel far above if you want to be considered for anything in this country."



According to 2006 census data, 37 percent of Nigerians in the U.S. had bachelor's degrees, 17 percent held master's degrees and 4 percent had doctorates. In contrast, the same census data showed only 19 percent of white Americans had bachelor’s degrees, 8 percent held master’s degrees and only 1 percent held doctorates, the paper reports.



The census data was bolstered by an independent analysis of 13 annual Houston-area surveys conducted by Rice University and commissioned by the Chronicle.



"These are higher levels of educational attainment than were found in any other...community," Stephen Klineberg, a sociologist at Rice University who conducts the annual Houston Area Survey, told the paper.



However, despite the strides in education made by many African immigrants, including Nigerian-Americans, discrimination still colors their prospects for employment. A study of 2010 employment data by the Economic Policy Institute showed that, across nationalities and ethnic groups, Black immigrants carried the highest unemployment rate of all foreign-born workers.



In addition to cultural expectations about obtaining higher education, the paper reports that many African immigrants are more likely to pursue higher education as a means of maintaining their immigrant status in the U.S.



"In a way, it's a Catch-22 — because of immigration laws you are forced to remain in school, but then the funny thing is you end up getting your doctorate at the age of 29," Amadu Jacky Kaba, an associate professor at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, told the paper. "If you stay in school, immigration will leave you alone."




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We still need improvement in b ball lol

man this game na turn into war....Im just upset that you usa broke a record off of us..lol

no problem...glad that i could help..who gave people a certificate to judge others on beauty...

Shollypopz: Thank you bellyjelly!!!....Thank you so much!!
u just spoke my heart, seriously, I've been trying to tell her d same thing......smh!

you shouldn't go off telling people they are ugly..maybe not attractive to you but not ugly..you are just saying that because she made a stupid joke that didn't even make me chuckle..if the circumstances were different you two would have probably been friends.yea she made a stupid joke like millions of others..Dwade isn't taking it seriously..it should be his business not yours.where is your pic.do you consider yourself beautiful..i want to see your pic

MsDarkSkin: Shes not ugly. Shes fugly.

Everyone on here knows I give compliments where they are due.

The girl is hideous regardless, with the personality to match.

always grouping Nigerians together..lol

Tolaaaaannni: She is anything But a poor girl! This is exactly what im talking about. You nigerians don't have the balls to tell your own the truth when she is wrong!!!MTCHHHEEW. Such cowards!But don't worry, i will release her for your sake. Because you "Pleaded" for me to do so.

they are all idiots..the bunch of them...do whatever man...i hate when bad reps are heading towards our way..little things like this will affect the way we move here in America lol[quote author=~Royal~]I don't know why belly would write that....without reading all the fellow people supporting her comment

LoL she is getting praised for it!..by black people!

HAHhHAHHAHAHAHhahHAHAH LMFAO my race ain't worth a damn! ahahahahah[/quote]

going off of what one person said is a pretty dumb look for Americans..[quote author=~Royal~]too late 69 retweets hahahahhahah...looks like United States Black Americans wont be too teary eyed at those Boko Haram Attacks...

And God forbid they actually ask the Usa for support....against them lol

This is awesome.....69 retweets! ahahahah[/quote]

this video made me feel better thank you

BlackPikiN: I go take great solace in this video..



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRmEdZAvXeo&feature=player_embedded

please really do pray for her lol

Tolaaaaannni: But Making such a provocative comment on a wildly social network wasn't very smart for her . Anyways sha i will keep her in my prayers.

why must you abuse her family as well...it is most likely that tweet was a joke ...although nobody should joke about slavery...the fact that you are doing the same thing back does not make it any better..To all Nigerians we have lost so lets shut our mouths and learn from our mistakes and improve them[quote author=~Royal~]Lmfao she on here...most def

Even this byytch Mama ugly as Fhuck!! Lmfaooooo

Father Semmen ain't have a chance once it entered that ugly biitch. GodDamn![/quote]

trust me forget rank..Nigeria is better than the U.S.A in football despite your multiculturalism[quote author=~Royal~]
Usa Ranked Higher than Nigeria in football.....

Lmfao@gabon ranked higher then nigeria with barely 1 million people...

Nigeria is the 10th ranked team in the continent of Africa

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html[/quote]

I still have much respect for my country.Team U.S.A are professionals that play nothing but basketball and get paid millions of dollars.I hope this is a wake up call for basketball players all around Nigeria to step up our game.

when that day comes you will b a hypocrite...i can imagine you now..you r just saying that because you may never get a chance to meet her in person..u will only meet her on tele..

swoosh: question is...were men interested in her before?

If a woman becomes popular on account of a sextape and men are scrambling to watch the tape- does that in anyway mean interest in her?. I dont think so !
Kim is a very beautiful and curvy woman but trust me- I would not want to be seen anywhere near her---dont crucify me being true to myself, that's the african man in me

wtf is a khloe...

Babymiles: Kimmy use to be my favorite Kardashian but nt anymore. Khloe's ma favorite naw cos she does nt care

people can definitely learn a lesson from him..i don't think i would have done the same...temptation too strong 4 me.

but yes i dey tire for her

kim is a fine girl ooo...its her fame that ruins her...she is a normal woman like most women...all of you guys are disrespecting her for having a sextape and sleeping with many men..most women do it and you may never know ...but in kims case it is very known

honestly to tell you the truth people would rather go to south Africa ,north America.or rather uk,the only reason my relatives are there is because they came to visit other relations that live in Libya, Johnie i like your post but we know that we are black, no shame in that but maybe else were you can call us black but in this term u address us as Africans.to most people stereotypically they find it rare to see a white person in a overcrowded population of black.i dont care what info you pull out , you may as well be smarter than me in this situation but we are preferred to be called west africans or maybe south Africans just as people there are called north Africans when the continent isnt called north Africa, that's all if you continue with ur meaningless statement all you want is trouble from people that im not willing to give you, if what you think is true then go up to a country and preach to people about that im sure you'll get a positive response back,

Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa_satellite_orthographic.jpg

A geographical map of Africa, showing the ecological break that defines the sub-Saharan area

A polical map showing national divisions in relation to the ecological break
Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe those countries of the African continent that are not considered part of North Africa. In 19th Century Europe and the Western world, the area was sometimes referred to as Black Africa. Africa as a whole was commonly known as "the Dark continent", a term that was usually intended to refer to the Sub-Saharan region. This was partly due to the skin color of its indigenous inhabitants and partly because much of it had not been fully mapped or explored by Westerners. These terms are now obsolete and often considered to be pejorative. Further, they are misleading, as black Africans are indigenous to much of North Africa, as well.

Since the end of the last Ice Age, the north and sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely populated Sahara, forming an effective barrier interrupted by only the Nile River. The modern term sub-Saharan corresponds with the standard representation of North as above and South as below. Tropical Africa is an alternative modern label, used for the distinctive ecology of the region. However, if strictly applied, this term would exclude South Africa, most of which lies outside the Tropics.

Generally, sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region in the world, still suffering from the legacies of colonial conquest and occupation, neocolonialism, inter-ethnic conflict, and political strife. The region contains many of the least developed countries in the world. (See Economy of Africa.) Sub-Saharan Africa, especially East Africa, is regarded by geneticists as being the birthplace of the human race. Mitochondrial Eve, whom all humans alive are descended from, is thought to have lived in present day Ethiopia or Tanzania. Sub-Saharan Africa has been the site of many empires and kingdoms, including Nubia, Axum, Wagadugu (Ghana), Mali, Nok, Songhai, Kanem-Bornu, Benin and Great Zimbabwe.
Nations of sub-Saharan Africa
There are 42 countries located on the sub-Saharan African mainland.The 6 island nations include Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe. Mauritius is generally not considered to be a sub-Saharan African island because the ethnic make up of the country is predominatly East Indian, Chinese and French. According to this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are:
Central Africa
* Democratic Republic of Congo
* Republic of Congo
* Central African Republic
* Rwanda
* Burundi
East Africa
* Kenya
* Tanzania
* Uganda
* Djibouti
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Somalia (including Somaliland)
* Sudan
Southern Africa
* Angola
* Botswana
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
West Africa
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cameroon
* Chad
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Liberia
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Togo
African island nations
* Cape Verde (West Africa)
* Comoros (Southern Africa)
* Madagascar (Southern Africa)
* Mauritius (Southern Africa)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (West Africa)
* Seychelles (East Africa)
Territories, possessions, départements
* Mayotte (France)
* Réunion (France)












any ways now im very worried, I never imagined this to be so

indeed it has