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sgtponzihater1:
Even someone of 2500 pounds per month is not a poor man. Let alone 3800 pounds

Well, it depends on what being poor means to different people. For a medical doctor, that is peanut = poor medical doctor

cosmatika:
The only thing that can stop me from leaving now is getting an oil company job that pays me 1.2m and above per month. My 1.8m/month is already assured in the UK.

With N1.8 M/month in the UK (= 3,817 GBP/month), you will be a poor man. Better reconsider

abbeyty:
Are you even going to believe it if you are provided with facts? You that have already tagged anything comes from Nigeria as fake

When not try me first?

abbeyty:
There was story of dangote PHD truck drivers here on nairaland

It can be on Nairaland; that means nothing. A good % of the stories here are either fake or exaggerated. I DOUBT THERE IS A DANGOTE DRIVER WITH A PhD (except it's faked or forged PhD). Prove me Wrong, please.

abbeyty:
I may not be able to give you any example but I can assure you if you travel down to Nigeria you will see a lot of these PHD holders as headmaster/headmisress of public primary schools due to lack of jobs in the country, are you not aware there are many of them as dangote truck drivers?

Sorry, but everything in life is about proof. If you cannot prove it, then it does not exist. In fact, I doubt it very much. However, I could agree with Secondary school because my own principal (private secondary school) back in Nigeria a few years ago had a PhD; at least so he says. I am not 100% sure since I did not see the certificate, and NAIJA is a land of document forgery and false claims. I read of someone who practiced as a med doctor in Nigeria for many years and it turned out he did not even have a BSc degree.

Speaking about Dangote drivers with PhD, have you personally seen any yourself, or it's just one of those rumors? The last time I checked NUC claimed the rate of PhD-level faculty/staff in Naija universities is low and needs to be improved significantly. How could there be a scarcity of uni lecturers with PhD and you have a Dangote Driver with a PhD? It does not make sense. Ask those Drivers whether they truly have a PhD.

astrodome:
His case is that of an illiterate calling someone illiterate. Irony of life

Can't stop laughing.

abbeyty:
So, there is no PHD holder heading an elementary school in Nigeria?

Would be great if you show us one example in a public elementary school. The US school being discussed in this thread is a public elementary school. In fact, it is quite common in the US to find PhD holders who are principals in elementary schools. I can give you another example right away.

Jiang:
like I said you have some serious inferiority complex, work on that you are just a 3rd class citizen aka immigrant of the US. And stop showing me ur passport, it's worthless to me as I ain't craving for oyibo land like You.

And take note, am not one of those people who want favours from you. Even Buhari or Donald Trump aren't up to d level that I will bend down to tie thier shoe laces talkless of an unknown entity like you

You really wish you are making sense.

lilwetdick:
the op is an illitrate.

This idiot could not even spell illiterate. Very foolish idler.

Adelaide2:
Another mumu. Why not challenge the OP more intelligibly by showing any public elementary school in Nigeria whose principal or headmaster is a PhD holder.

Universities in Nigeria don't even have enough PhDs, let alone have a PhD in public elementary schools. Na yam?

Jiang:
lol, when did I say all PhDs must be white, this old man sef, very quick to degrade ur own country in favor of one which calls you monkeys immediately you turn ur back. Nigerias problems aside, but the way you people come online to glorify a country where you are nothing but an immigrant who isn't even exactly wanted while tarnishing the image of ur origins is really not cool. I really dislike grown ass man with inferiority complex

You are so inferior and recalcitrant. You could not tie my shoe lace outside Nairaland. Speaking about not being wanted as you spew your senseless crap again, I hope these photos choke you. Do you know what the photos mean in terms of my not being wanted?

Loser! Buhari apologist. When you prefer to be led by a certificateless person, how would you appreciate where a PhD holder is an elementary school principal?

Greetings! My name is Cindy Jackson, and it is with great excitement and humility to serve as the Principal of Hibbett Middle School.

https://www.florencek12.org/domain/1438

Jiang:
What's wrong with a Bsc taking d responsiblity of a teaching assistant in a university.

You are living with the whites but still suffering from low self esteem,

Congrats to the kid, I just hope he does not grow with the mentality of white is superior to black like you did

Mumu! The principal is actually a black lady, Dr. Jackson. I did not talk about race or skin color; you are the inferior person who feels all PhDs in America must be white. I talked about a PhD holder being a Principal in an elementary or middle school, while in Nigeria you can hardly, if at all, see such.

Learn to crawl before jumping; think before spouting crap from you orifice

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Men! See the Principal of a public Elementary School is a PhD holder (see last photo). In Naija you still have BSc teaching in Universities.

Emeka Dimkpa (5th Grader aka Primary 5)
1. Awarded ''A Honor Roll'' (meaning he scored all As in his subject)
2. Awarded ''Top 5 Student'' (this means when all A scores are averaged he was among the top 5 best in the school). Unfortunately in America they don't award first, second and third positions as we do in Nigeria. So, it is unclear who of the 5 best was first, second or third. But this boy has consistently beaten his class mates in exams

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Afonja

Afonja taking drugs to Saudi Arabia and getting killed since 1900

I see that the Mods don't want this on frontpage. Bigoted and tribalistically biased moderators

Noun: Oluomo: someone from Afonjaland who rigs election by intimidation
Verb: Oluomorize: the act of an Afonja rigging by intimidation
Noun Oluomorization: The act of rigging by Oluomorizing

Broader implication: Oluomo is an Afonja APC. All Afonja APCs are Oluomo

So you can replace the use of Afonja in Nairaland with Oluomo.

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http://dailypost.ng/2017/05/03/lagos-not-belong-yorubas-oba-akiolu/

Why Lagos does not belong to Yorubas – Oba Akiolu

Published
on
May 3, 2017
By
Seun Opejobi

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land.
Akiolu’s statement is coming barely a week after he publicly humiliated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at an event.
In a statement from Akiolu’s palace, the monarch traced the historical background of the state and why it should not be regarded as part of Yoruba land.
The statement reads: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.
“Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.
“It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.
“Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori’s, Bini’s, Yoruba’s, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone.
“Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks.
“The Awori’s and Bini’s are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori’s are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori’s were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini’s who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head.
“The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom.
“Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father’s Kingdom in Benin are the today’s Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos.
“In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini’s were treated by the Awori’s who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori’s and demanded explanation.
“On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko.
“The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko.
“From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade.
“The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language.
“The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built.
“The palace is called Idugaran meaning “palace built on pepper farm” Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini’s settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called “Isale Eko”. “Isale literally means bottom “. Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos)
“Until the coming in of the Benin’s 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there.
“About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori’s and Bini’s. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers).
“Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King.”

I thought we were told that Yoruba ladies do not engage in prostitution?

koladebrainiac:
thank God Eastern state is witnessing development. at least no one will start shouting marginalization. we need Federal presence in the west, please .

friendlyadvice:
haters will say they look alike

No thanks for being the hater-in-chief.

madenigga:
13 years in the uk English u no fit still speak

What do you expect? She's Yoruba

Hear her Ngb-ati accent:

Hi ham (I am)
Helly hawas (early hours)
Lol

It is very stupid to have loaded this video online. I am an Igbo and support the chasing of destructive (read destructive) cattle rearers from farmers' fields, including fields in Igboland. But making ''noise'' about chasing them away with a video online is unhelpful. I hope they do not retaliate by sending Igbo traders (who admittedly are not destructive) away from Fulani land. You can do these things silently.

proudlyYoruba:
Yeah, u are right bruv. Nice submission

There is a prison in Louisiana named Angola. It was a slave plantation during the slave era converted to prison after slavery abolition. It was so named because most of the slaves were from Angola.

Most AAs were from West Africa, and a good number of them have Igbo lineage. Of course there are Yoruba, Togo, Ghana, etc ancestries too.

The non west African AAs were from Gabon and Angola, Cameroon, etc.

The Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson has traced his ancestry to Gabon.

It would be bare-faced false for any single African ethnic group to claim even 60% AA. Otherwise that group should be held responsible for committing and facilitating human slavery. After all, there is no evidence that white people came into the African hinterland to raid and capture Africans. It was Africans who raided, captured, and sold themselves to equally willing and despicable white slave co-traders waiting on their ships at the Atlantic coasts.