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Onegai:
A white South African going around fanning racism and xenophobia globally...South Africans, come and collect your person abeg and keep him busy.

This is so funny.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

GboyegaD:
The picture depicts the danger of a one side story.

Succinctly put.

Karleb:
I think those Docs that say the ear self cleans are full of sheet.

There are professionals whose job is to clean ears and I have never seen any of them complain of any issue. Some use these services regularly.

Hahahaha 😆 😂, I don't even know for these people mehnnn.

Funny enough, I'm not sure I've ever heard an ENT doctor complain of over-cleaning the ears. Matter of fact, I've taken a child to the hospital in Abuja when his ears were troubling him while preparing for school exams, the ENT doctor "washed" his ears, you need to see the quantity of wax/dirt that came out. He felt better afterwards and could write his exam well.

Yesterday night. I over clean it sef, it is addictive and I love the sensation.

Happy Birthday pretty woman.

Proserpina:
Lol

I was shocked!!

You gave them perfect response

My dear, let them go and take lessons from Babatunde abeg.

Konquest:
Dayum!

I admit here and now, I may NOT have visited this discussion forum within the time frame that Babajide Adebanjo's exploits got reported in the news. I've got to read up on the story right away.

Besides, Folake, are we expecting any "record-breaking misadventures"... Erm, I meant "record-breaking adventures" in any field from our "baby lawyer" soon?

No problem.

Lol. Nobody should be expecting any record breaking misadventures from me soon. Well, anything can happen.

Konquest:
That's mad cool. "So aromatic and tasty" depending on the ingredients used andcwho makes it... That's "yaji" for you. I had my schooling at an elite high school with boarding facilities decades back in a major Northern State, so, that's how I got more exposure to the Northern cuisines and ways of life. Nearly all Northern and/or Hausa foods are practically OK. That's why I spoke about confirmation bias and prejudices by some on this thread.

You're right about the last paragraph though. Presentation matters to many folks BUT once each regional or ethnic-based cuisine is served creatively and with attention to little details, then we're good to go.

You've said it all, Sir.

Proserpina:


For twerking?

Maaaannuuuu

Even me, I cannot twerk to save my life but look at our stallion.

Gerrard59:
VDM is being mischievous, and it is a pity many Igbos, including the prominent ones, aren't seeing this.

VDM is not someone you bring close to yourself.

I have seen through the werey from Day 1 but trust Nigerians and their gullibility. They see the a_hole as a Messiah. LOL.

descarado:
I don't know the names. Haven't seen them in Nigeria before. They are also soft in texture when cooked. You know our potatoes dey like yam. I think that's why we do not cultivate them.

Oh okay then, No walz Des.

Thank you.

Konquest:
Folake,

"Creativity"... Yeah! I'll have to go check him up on YouTube or IG to see some of his twerking video moves. I can just imagine the masculine "Bakassi violence" right now.

Nigerians have indeed been registering themselves relentlessly into the different categories of Guinness World Records within the last 10 years! How come this wasn't in the news and on the NL front page which I visit at least once daily because of news reports. Kafee the Lagos-born dancer and choreographer ALSO won a Guinness World Record in a dance category years ago. You're indeed up-to-date on some of the goings on in the entertainment soace. I appreciate your sharing this with us or I would NEVER have known about it.

When we "work smart" every work week, we also have to get creative and "play hard and smart." I can't stand a rigid lifestyle WITHOUT stimulating adventure, cuisines and leisure travels. There's NO virtue in poverty and the duality of life (hot and cold, male and female, good and bad, day and night, etc) and existence emphasizes "balance," so I disagree with those who think creativity is NOT needed here. That's just boring as life shouldn't be taken too seriously tbh.

LOL.

It was actually on Nairaland and other social media spaces, surprised you're finding out since you frequent here on a daily basis.

https://www.nairaland.com/8161139/meet-babajide-isreal-adebanjo-guinness

We all know about Kafee, that's old gist.

GloriousGbola:
i am sure you carefully watched the man weaving and waving his hips

Nah nah.

descarado:
Im afraid thats the type we have.

The less startch and fibrous among them. They use that one to do fried potato in the north.

Worst type is seen in the east. Takes ages to cook and so starchy. Even the pit you use to cook it is very hard to wash. You peel it, your hand will change colour. So gummy.

Wonder why our farmers don't cultivate these ones.
They are called sweet potato but not up to half as sweet as what we have. If you see them, do buy them. They are very good. The same thing with purple and orange yams

I guess times have changed and it might not be profitable for the farmers to cultivate that variant.

What's the local name of this one?

Konquest:
Whaat?! "Babatunde Adebanjo"... I'm ONLY just hearing of his mother-of-all twerking exploits and Guinness World Record for the first time ever.

That's creativity at its finest.

What a woman can do, a man can do best.

erad:
Are you freaking serious right now? Creativity?

Woaw! I give up.

Bro, if you're looking for creativity, here's a Nigerian man who broke Guinness World Record for twerking in 2024.

Leave Hilda alone and face Nigerian leaders.

Thanks.

descarado:
Nigerian varieties of potatoes are red flag that should be avoided at all cost. The worst is the one with purple back and white inside.
Aside that one we normally fry as chips but Nigerians don't want to steam of boil it.

I love eating that potato.

Oh wow.

I like boiled potatoes though.

So what variant should Nigerians eat, Des?

This should be a troll account.

GenFunction:
Then u must be a nutty girl

Lmao, I'm just a girl.

TONYE001:
Whoever teaches you guys these things has defrauded you all.

Funny how many of you think you sound smart, but in reality, your lines of thought are distant from facts.

A wife a liability? Just how? Your positions on husband-wife matters are strongly suggestive of childhood faulty family settings since our parents are the first to introduce the concept of marriage to us.

Now, I won't just stop at attacking you and your likes; I'll make frank efforts to educate you:

1. No, a wife is in no way a liability. In fact, the ideal husband-wife relationship isn't a business transaction where one can be labelled an asset, and the other, a liability. Ideally, a marriage is a setting in which a husband and a wife come together to work up a project - the family project. Both parties contribute according to their abilities; ideally, there is no fixed law guiding this collaboration. No law should dictate if the husband should bring A and the wife, B. This is because the union is fluid-like, it does not assume any particular conformation. Where one party is unable to bring A, the other party easily compensates. Like this, both husband and wife support each other, and do a lot of sacrifices backstage.

2. The African tradition has plastered an annoying stereotype in our heads. The African man easily thinks that the husband is the sole provider. In fact, this is not just a thing of tradition or culture; it actually reeks of ego, unhealthy ego and pride. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOMES THAT ARE RUN BY WOMEN?? You just have no idea! In one Nigerian study, researchers noted that female breadwinning is becoming "increasingly common" in urban settings (Akanle and Nwaobiala, 2019). In another study that sampled Nigerian primary school teachers, results showed that in over 70% of families, females/wives are the breadwinners ((Nnubia, Ibeanu, and Okechukwu, 2020). The concept of female breadwinning would have been there decades before now if not for the skewed African culture many of our parents and grandparents practice(d) (this culture NEVER MADE SENSE; essentially, it is a STUPID idea to deprive women of education and empowerment, depriving women of their rights to steps that would have ensured their independence shows how insecure our forefathers were). Just imagine how the family structure has changed since females started achieving independence, especially financial independence. Now, because they now have money, wives support their families...and in multiple instances, they RUN/SPONSOR their families.

Let me explain more. Females are more motivated, more caring (biologically), and more ambitious than men (Tao, 2014; Wicht, Miyamoto, and Lechner, 2022; Naz, Shah, and Qayum, 2020). Even among Nigerian populations, the findings are similar (Ojule, 2024). With these attributes, females are likely to be more successful than males IF ALL THINGS ARE ALLOWED EQUAL. Imagine they were allowed access to financial independence long before now? If this were the case, many families would have been liberated from poverty long before the current generation. So, partly, it's the African culture that has made poverty strongly palpable across families today.

3. How can you call the woman that births your children a liability? Why did you not have those kids with the side chick? This is callous thinking and demonstrates a heightened level of irresponsibility. With this thinking, I should feel pity for any woman you end up with. Perhaps, intending spouses should be submitting their social media handles before marriage. With a post like this, I wonder if any woman would want to settle with you (that's if you aren't married already).

4. If you fall sick or run into difficult situations, who would stand by your side? The side chick? Mabel Okungbowa is a Nigerian wife who donated a kidney to her husband. Would a side chick do this? Who is present throughout the growth of the children? A side chick?

5. A more personal example. I went back to school roughly 2 years after getting married. At the time, I and my wife were concluding our master's-degree programmes. I was working, my wife was too, but not something rewarding, just something to keep her CV busy. I resigned from my work, went back to school for a third degree - MBBS. I was in medical school for 7 whole years. In these years, my wife was my strongest support system. If not for that lady, I wouldn't be a medical doctor today. She helped me realize my dream, and in so doing, she gave up some important moves that would have skyrocketed her career. My wife did a whole lot, a whooooooollllllleeee lot. Every single day of our 11 years of marriage so far, I make sure I let wifie know how grateful I am! In my family group chat, when discussing with my parents and siblings, I ensure I let them know all my wife does. I want my people to know about her sacrifices...just in case I pass on before her. And, thankfully, my family appreciates her! Is there a side chick in this whole world and in the heavens that would have done a millionth of what my wife did? Nope! How can anyone call a wife a liability?

6. Just like I had said, when it comes to husband-wife matters, many people think they sound smart, but in truth, their positions in the matter displays ignorance and poor parental orientation....like Gehgeh (or whatever he's called). Women are doing a lot on the family front. Many are sacrificing their lives just for the family to succeed. Many would have been professors, millionaires, heads of great corporations, international figures if not for the fact that they are wives and mothers......though I do not support this (I would create a thread about this one day).

Dear Nigerian women, dear wives and mothers, on behalf of the many grateful husbands of yours, I say THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. We see your works, your sacrifices, your doings. Maybe we should be speaking out more so this horrible narrative about you won't be extended to the next generation.

NB: I'm guessing that many commenters on this thread are single young guys. This post is educative, and you all are the exact targets. You all may not accept it, but I'm grateful for those that will.

Links to References (in no particular order)

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021909619880283?utm=

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13668803.2020.1797634

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341758004_Gender_Differences_in_Motivation_And_Academic_Achievement_A_Study_Of_the_University_Students_of_KP_Pakistan

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0362331914000354

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343576708_Are_Girls_More_Ambitious_Than_Boys_Vocational_Interests_Partly_Explain_Gender_Differences_in_Occupational_Aspirations

https://www.tnhjph.com/index.php/tnhj/article/view/817#:~:text=Females%20are%20more%20motivated%20to,affiliation%2C%20and%20enjoyment%20than%20males.

Get him Sir!!!!!

Thank you for your well detailed response to him.

And may God bless your home continuously.

tuoyoojo:
Someone just said something. It's a fruit not sold in the market....I wonder why

I have not had this fruit for over 20 years

Lol It's never been sold in the market.

Awww. The tree is still in existence though, maybe it's no longer in your locality?

Nazgul:
Lol you sef carry stone de break seed. Chie.

How time flies. 😍

Ah yes oh. No time! 😂😂

I take my time to eat that fruit. The fleshy part and the nuts.

Time really does fly.

Nazgul:
A real national treasure. Back then we would roam round the school looking for the dried seeds, we'll gather them in bulk, use stone to break it and eat the groundnut like substance inside it.

It was fun back then.

I know right! 🥰

I did that a lot too.

Good ol' days.

Make I nor wear man polo?? Maka how? I go wear am oh. All those oversized polos are sweet to wear/steal.

Nazgul:
Almond fruit.

I used to eat it during my secondary school days we had the tree in my school.

Suprisingly it's the only fruit I know of that isn't sold in the market.

A national treasure.


Fill the remaining characters, Shehun.

tuoyoojo:
Seems thus fruit was found more in South south. I don't know if other regions had it

We had this big tree in my aunt's house. When ever it was raining and windy, it was free elelebor for everyone

After eating the freshy part, it has a groundnut like inside that's if u have the strength to break thru it

Ebelebor!!!!! I love it so much.

This was my childhood fruit.

It is also found in the North, funny enough.

Yoooo! You're spot on with the description. I used to break the fruit to eat the nutty part.

Good times.

Konquest:
In terms of taste buds acclimatization, I can deduce that you've almost become a far Northerner already since you like some of these meat-based cuisines above. Indeed, the peppery mix (or yaji)🌶️ consisting of dry peppers, peanuts, ginger, and some other secret spices is impressive!.

If you ever find yourself in the Allen Avenue area of Ikeja, I propose that you glide into the "University of Suya" to get some special Suya combo offers with their added "unique yaji taste" which you'll NOT find from other wannabe Suya outlets. ONLY the London-based "Obalende Suya" comes close. The Northern Hausa guy has been operating on Allen Avenue since the 1980s till it got rebranded to it's current name of University of Suya and it has a huge clientele among the Middle Class to the Upper Class.

As for the "yaji," you ordered from Kaduna for your noodles, what's significantly special about it?

Last but not least, I took the time to scan through the thread pages here and without a shadow of doubt, a lot of posters here talking down on Northern cuisines have deep-rooted prejudices and more.

Yeah, yaji is very nice and I like meat-based cuisines.

Thank you, I'd check it out.

Well, there's this taste that yaji gives to noodles. The aroma and taste is divine.

Well, Nigeria have deep-rooted prejudices regarding cuisines especially for those whose eyes eat before their mouth.

Silentgroper:
Since the very first I tasted yaji , I also don't joke with it .

E get one time wey dey chop am with bread sef ...

Very tasty thing .

I know right!!! Very tasty.