₦airaland Forum

hillsate:
Guys Guys Guys, lets not push this issue too far. The problem with MOST african names are the following
1. The do not have any meaning
2. is to despise somebody,may be the second wife who may be childless
3. coined from fettish origin
4. a play of sounds
5. Non-sense meanings e.g Birom names like Botmang means a frog
Are these the names you want to be identified with?

i am not saying we do not have good and meaningful african names but the fact that technology has made the world a global village where the stronger economies dictate the culture, we can only pray to God to help us. We need to fortify our culture by building and rebranding ourselves such that other cultures can desire ours.

Lets start with nairaland for example. Why would seun a bonafide yoruba guy not create nairaland in yoruba? rather he chose the language as english.

Guys there are so many issues. We need to work on ourselves in totality.
we have a problem. Leaders who told us years ago that we children are the future of nigeria. But they have refused to leave the stage, how then can someone somewhere desire to be called chukwumerije or babangida or obasanjo tell me oh!

Your argument is daft and filled with ignorance and contradiction. Working on ourselves in totality includes embracing our culture,language, and who we are;hence, "Totality". You really it the dirty when you said African names have no meaning. Ask the average or even un-averaged Igbo or Yoruba man/woman the meaning of their native name and then tell me it has no meaning. And as far as you mentioning Seun, ask him what Oluwaseun means in Yoruba and you will be put to shame. You may attribute what you wrote to european names such as betty or bob,ect. which have no meaning but do not dare utter that about African names.

Andre Uweh:
A looser will always be a looser. If you are intelligent as you claim, why not make references to my post?. Are you blind enough to the pictures I have been posting here highlighting how Igbo people are united in London.
I earlier wrote that I was in a meeting with your Obi-The Obi of Owa this summer in South west London and he revealed his passion for his Igbo kins.
I also congratulated members of Ika Town Union who celebrated Iri Ji with us in London last 16/10/2010.
Once again, I challenge you to face me on this issue than posting the same crap all the time. Does that not bore you?.

I was banned because I posted Ika history. Obviously admin is supporting him and trying to hide the truth.