₦airaland Forum

I congratulate Nigeria for the adoption of a Nigerian language, Yoruba, as a testing language for the Department of Motor Vehicles in the United States.

Similarly, since 2014, Selfridges and Harrods have been employing Yoruba-speaking staff, and the UK Metropolitan Police Service has been hiring Yoruba-speaking Constables and Officers since 2015.

Elsewhere, I have written about traversing the American continent and studying the staying power of Yoruba language and culture in the Americas. Enslaved people were taken from all over Africa, but ONLY the Yoruba language, culture, and traditional religion have collectively withstood the acculturation by European culture to become one of the most dominant cultures in the Americas and Caribbeans.

Yoruba Ifa-based Babalawo are very popular with Whites and Latinos in the Americas, and Santeria and Candomblé are two of the fastest growing religions in North and South America. They are both based on traditional Yoruba Ifa religion, mixed with Catholicism, with saints known as Orisa.

Even in modern times, music of Yoruba origin is rebranding Nigeria's image away from 419 and romance scams. For this, we thank those who set the table and laid the foundation, especially Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey.

Unsurprisingly, all of Nigeria's Grammy Award winners have been of Yoruba descent, except Burna Boy, including:

Sade Adu (1986), Babatunde Olatunji (1991), Sikiru Adepoju (1991) and Seal (1996), Burna Boy (2021), Wizkid (2021), Temilade Openiyi AKA Tems (2023).

Once again, I say a big congratulations to Nigeria.

#TableShaker

Tochi3:


This kain wailing, gnashing get as e be lol..

Needful is necessary..but first check in your LGA for emilokan enpowernment palliatives...& do the needful thereafter

rintileri:
Give the advice to thifnubu the mandate bandit. Nigerian youths are coming for your wrinkled ass jagagbantis

The National Chairman of the APC His Excellency Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR, has requested me to return to the APC and continue to give my best in consolidating the gains of the party from top to bottom, which I have gladly accepted. I've withdrawn my membership from the PRP and will rejoin the APC.

Uyomiya:
Do you know the name of this fruit?

In Igbo it is called ugiri and the seed is what is used to make ogbono soup you enjoy.

You can eat the back just like apple the the seed is dried and blended for ogbono soup.

Is God not wonderful?

Treasure17:
I see no reason why this should be celebrated as if it's not their duty to fix dilapidated roads.

Ofunaofu:
Emancipate yourself from ethnic and tribal bigotry and watch your life turn around for good

Kukutente23:
People saying fashola preformed as minister of works conveniently forget he left Lagos- Ibadan Road uncompleted despite all the noise and deadlines.
Which road did he even complete self?

ojtech8291:
Confirmed story. This is my area. The Man is a Monster. He has been beating his wife until he finally kills her this time around. The Wife refused to vacate the Marriage because her Family and Friends did not support the Marriage from the beginning. She died because of what people would say. Is it not reasonable to choose shame for death? No matter what happens your Family will still receive you. Too bad! According to my Pastor, it is better to be alive and not married than to be killed in marriage.

Bluntguy:
I'm sure Aisha's resume is 💯 times better than that of the mumu challenging her.

Bring out your resume, show us where you worked before. Give us your GitHub reposl let us see the application or python scripts you wrote. You have had no known job.

But for NHIS loot, you and ur hubby can afford $50k fees since sec school

jconsulting:
This one has allowed devil to use him, if your wife provokes you to the extreme just leave the house and camp with your side chick......

I lie?

immortalcrown:
Domestic violence is always deadly. RIP to the deceased. May the man get the legal treatment he deserves.

The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) has condemned the murder of one of its members, Dr.Ogechi Ezeagu.

Ezeagu, a resident of Bwari in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, lost her life during a scuffle with her husband on July 10, 2023, according to the family.

NOA, in a statement signed by its President, Dr. Anderson Chimeziri, sympathized with her family and the Optometry community in Nigeria.

Chimeziri called on the concerned authorities in the Federal Capital Territory and the Inspector General of Police to intervene.


Chimeziri also urged the National Assembly, the National Human Rights Commission, Law Enforcement Agencies, Ministry of Women Affairs, Civil Society Groups, Non Governmental Organizations and well-meaning Nigerians to join hands in ensuring that perpetrators of crime against vulnerable people as well as their enablers are punished.

“Nigerian Optometric Association will not let this lie low as we shall put measures in place to safeguard our women members.

“We are already collaborating with Women Optometrists in Nigeria(WON) to provide legal services that will protects our female members whether single or married from abuse of any kind.

“The welfare of our members is our utmost priority. NOA has set up a committee on Women Affairs to liaise with existing bodies and interphase with gender based activists to protect our women members from harassment and abuse.


“We are closely monitoring the case of Dr.Ezeagu’s murder and shall respond as the need arises. Enough is Enough,” the statement said.

RenaissanceGuy:
What a shame. Sharing of bags of rice in 2023. 3000 bags of rice for party members or there are only three thousand poor people in Maiduguri?? Hundreds of billions of naira will be embezzled through this heist.

The 5 trucks, consisting of 3000 bags of rice, courtesy of the Federal Govt, approved by Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, have successfully reached Maiduguri.ProfZulum has shared already.

Did your State receive too? U guys should be asking questions.