₦airaland Forum

AdiscoPele:
This is Obi

How is that Peter Obi? Urchins have run out of ideas

Invest4growth:
Najaatu is a fluent speaker but very weak in mobilizing. Politics is mobilizing and galvanizing your thoughts into workable programmes

Are you referring to the same woman who said her major asset is her ability to mobilize?

ElSudani:
They are victims of misinformation.

You must really live such a sad and bitter life. I do not envy you at all.

Austriaopen:
I made sure I completed the reading.

This is a real life story and not a framed one. I salute her maturity and courage.

The story is as fake as Tinumbu's birth certificate

LordviccoDaGuru:
Stop the killing START the healing BUT he have never commend Unknown Gunmen and ipobs. As a diehard APC supporter we'll do our possible best to make sure this Biafra Terriost is disgraced. Peter Obi bought Fulain clothes for ipobs and told them to go to the North and start killing people so that people will think it's Fulain herdsmen meanwhile they are ipobs sponsored by Peter Obi, they dressed like fulains. las las I see the Military taking over, I think that will be more better than a Biafra Terriost to rule Nigeria 🇳🇬 We're not fools in this country. Peter Obi sponsored EndSars to overthrown Buhari out of office but it didn't work for him because u can't dare a core Northerner like Buhari and go sort free. This is just the bitter truth many people don't like hearing. If the whole world like let them vote obi he will never rule Nigeria, Go and write ✍️ it down 👇 it's not a threat it's a promise 👉

You will cry blood by February 26th

iezeiyida:
Chimaroke Nnamani have been double-standing for a long time now but this isn't the right time to suspend powerful party members

His powerful is not useful for the PDP. He should've been outrightly expelled

PlayerMeji:
Same America that claimed Nigeria may cease to exist if Buhari didn't win the 2015 election.... if Jonathan did not hand power over to Buhari..

I only take Americans seriously with a grain of salt

Now, it's peter obi they want to sell... but history has thought us that anyone America is backing tends to lose in the long run

Same way Buhari lost after being backed by Obama and his wife. Many of you don't have sense. You hardly think before talking

Thinkam:
Obi will drop out of the race latest January 28


Atiku is coming

You're such a joke... By January 28, we'll be expecting you to push it to February 8.

diadem10:
Which Yoruba Christian? Liar..

E no go better for you and your family if you or any of your family lives in Lagos, governed by Tinubu. a nuisance

So the old druggie is the Paramount Ruler of Lagos despite the presence of an elected Governor. Thank God half of the population of Lagos are non Yorubas.

You people will be taught the lesson of your lives next month... Inside that Lagos.

Betanaija42moro:
Bad job, Reno has never promoted his principal, Atiku.

Just wasting Atiku's money, talking rubbish

Reno is floating. No one hired him, not even the Atiku you're talking about.
If he's on anybody's payroll, it has to be Tinumbu. His hatred and constant attack on Peter Obi stems from his general hatred for the larger Igbo nation.

The hungry fool seems to be more of a Tinumbu supporter than an Atiku promoter.

Image123:
Possibly threatened or even being blackmailed by his own people.

You mean the Yorubas They're the people he has always identified with as his own. They're his people. Was he threatened or sidelined by them?

habsydiamond:
oga lecturer why not put me through ur own theory or the judgement u arrived at on the question...in an examination situation, we all can not arrive at the same conclusion cos we are of different opinions.

That's why you fail exams. I'm sure you didn't bother to read the question. Do have a nice day.

habsydiamond:
If na me be one of the student.. I will say.. the phrase is meaningless coming out of the mouth of an old man who doesn't have total control on his sense anymore and deserves to be kept in a caregiver's home for the rest of his life.

Nobody asked you to explain the meaningless gibberish. The question is about SOCIAL JUDGEMENT THEORY. That's what you're expected to discuss using Bulaba as a case study

BluntTheApostle:
Tinubu and Shettima are liberal Muslims, and are models for the type of Muslims that Nigeria needs.

Is it the same Chibok-kidnapping Boko Haram Commander or another Shettima? Ayam not understanding

Moh247:

If it were Joke Silva or Mercy Johnson attending Tinubu's townhall we know what hypocrite would say
.

Thiefnumbu's townhall is different.... from Bala Blu, bloo Bulaba

VicHots:
The same faces that thronged #AsiwajuTinubu rally!

Asiwaju Bulaba mobilization funds being utilized for Peter Obi rally. Tinumbu is working for Peter Obi

SOFTSKILL:
E pain you well well. Next always note you dont have the monopoly of anything

Yoruba Muslims are inconsequential in the scheme of things. Get thee behind me!

seunmsg:
Nobody can arrest or cancel Brymo. He’s already the man of the year for me. Standing up to the bullying of bigots and retuning violence for violence is no crime. May Obidients not happen to Nigeria.

Dirty Yoruba Muslim Pig! Very anyhow Nairaland urchin

PlayerMeji:
So you approve the insult on the entire APC membership thats over 100m be labeled urchins including the ones in Igbo land?

Every APC Supporter is an insane Urchin... No offeinse

AbdulMagaji:
No wonder they never had a colony and no trace of invasion.

I guess they went for an Owambe party in Ukraine

FarahAideed:
I have watched that video over and over and I didn't see where he licked the mic

Please tell us what he did and what prompted the reaction on Remi's face

blacknp:
Same Obasanjo & so called CAN that were against SDP’s Abiola & Kingibe Muslim Muslim victory?

They say history has a funny way of repeating itself, this time around 30 years after, no military or court to help them nullify the impending victory.

If history is about repeating itself like you just said, then it means your Mu-Mu ticket will never see the light of day. Dead on Arrival

Radiant01:
That means tinubu meet with G5 governor in london. Tinubu and wike are denying this just to close their game to the chest,so it will be a massive blow for atiku.
Remember when Obasanjo met them in London with obi they took pictures, when atiku met them they took pictures too but when Tinubu met them they didn't took pictures,they just do that low-key even that time Tinubu group initially deny of anything meeting before ortom disclose that they also met with Tinubu that time.

Is Wike going to write election results for Tinumbu?

duro4chang:
There are many Yorùbá names whose meanings are now lost due to the fact that the words forming their roots are no longer in use.
For instance, ask the young Master Ọlọ́pàádé the meaning of his name and he will probably tell you that his name means “the policeman has come“. Ask Mr. Ọlọ́paádé, his father, and he would probably tell you it means “the owner of the staff has come“. The two of them would be wrong as Ọlọ́pàádé actually means “the Ọpa (re|re) devotee has come“. The same goes for all other Ọpa names like Opadotun. Those names show that the ancestors of the bearers of the names were worshippers or devotees of the Ọpa Cult otherwise called Awo Ọpa, one of the religious cults or secret societies proscribed by the British in colonial days.

Or imagine another scenario: Pastor Ọbáfẹ́mi (re|mi|mi|re), the pastor of a Pentecostal church, is asking Deacon Ògúnyẹmí to change his name because he believes that the name of the deacon is associated with Ògún, an idol (so-called), without realizing that his own name is also idolatrous in its origin.

Even Professor Wọlé Ṣóyínká in his book “The Man Died” gave the meaning of his surname Ṣóyínká to be “surrounded by wizards“. This is far from being the case. Names like Soyinka, Sonuga etc. do not derive from “Oṣó“(wizard) but rather they derive from Òrìṣà-Oko, the Yorùbá deity of agriculture.
The name Ṣóyínká in full is Òrìṣàokoyínká which became shortened by a gradual declension to Ṣóókóyínká, Ṣóyímiká and finally to Ṣóyínká. It is the same for all the other “Ṣóó…” names.
If a whole Professor Ṣóyínká, a master of literature and language can be thus mistaken on the derivation and meaning of his own name, what about we lesser mortals. It is in order to put these various misconceptions right that I am publishing this little work via this medium.

This list is by no means exhaustive and others inputs are welcome so it can be in writing for generations yet unborn so that the knowledge of the meaning of our names will not die out.
Also, if you want to know the meaning of your Yorùbá name, you are welcome to ask.
Àgbà ò ní tán lórílẹ̀ (the elders’ wise counsel will never be scarce in our midst).

The “Okù” (re|do) names like Okusanya, Okusaga etc are not derived from “Òkú” (dò|mí), a dead person. They are derived from “Okù“, the Ijebu deity of wealth which corresponds to “Ajé“, the Ọ̀yọ́ Yorùbá deity of wealth. Thus, Okùsànyà means the deity of wealth has rewarded me for my sufferings and not dead person has rewarded me for my sufferings.

Ọrẹ̀ (re|do)names like Oresanya. They do not derive from Ọ̀rẹ́, (dò|mí), friend, but from Ọrẹ̀, (re|do), a deity. A phrase like “A kìí ọmọ Ọrẹ̀ bọ Ọrẹ̀” (you don’t use the child of Ọrẹ̀ to propitiate Ọrẹ̀) comes to mind.

Igbin names like Onigbinde etc do not derive from ìgbín (do|mi), snail, but rather from Igbin, (re|re), a drum beaten for the Òrìṣàálá or Ọbàtálá worship. The ancestors of people bearing these names were drummers for Òrìṣàálá worshippers.

Ọ̀pẹ̀ (do|do) names like Opetola do not derive from Ọ̀pẹ, (do|re), palm tree, but rather from Ọ̀pẹ̀, (do|do), an Ifá appellation.

Ọnà (re|do) Onasanya; these names are not derived from ọ̀nà (road) but they derive from Ọnà (craft). The name bearers of these names would be people who were craftsmen like sculptors etc in their origin.

Alalade (re|mi|do|do|mi) does not derive from àlá (do|mi), dream, but derives from Àlà (do|do), white, symbol of purity – the insignia of the Òrìṣàálá or Ọbàtálá deity and it means the owner of àlá has come, the Òrìṣàálá devotee has come and not the dreamer has come as many have supposed it means.

Elégbèdé does not derive from egbé (re|mí) – the supposed magical means of teleporting – and is not supposed to be pronounced as Elégbédé (re|mi|mi|mi) as Sunny Ade sang it in one of the records, on the Erelú of Lagos. The name is derived from ègbè (do|do) meaning support. Thus, the name is more properly pronounced as Elégbèédé (re|mi|do|mi|mi) – the defender, the one who will fight or support my cause has come.

Onipede (re|mi|do|mi|mi) does not derive from ìpẹ́ (do|mi) fish scales, but derives from ìpẹ̀ (do|do) – consolation. So, it should not be pronounced as Onípẹ̀dẹ́ (re|mi|do|mi) the owner of scales has come but rather as Onípẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́ (re|mi|do|mi|mi) – the consoler has come.

Baba (re|re) and Ọba (re|re) name such Babasanmi, Babafemi Obasanjo do not derive from father or king. They both derive their roots from Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná, the deity of small-pox, which used to be referred to in reverent tone in olden days as Baba so that he would not kill them. If you will recall, in olden times, the marks left on the faces of anyone who recovered from small-pox attack used to be referred to as Ila-Baba, that is father’s marks.
In Chief Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́’s book, My Watch, he gave us an insight into the origin of the names starting with Ọba. Such names are related to Ọbalúaiyé (also calledṢọ̀npọ̀nná), the deity of smallpox. So the Ọba in Ọbasanjọ́, and Ọbafẹ́mi, is derived from Ọbalúaiyé and not from king.
So, Pastor Ọbafẹ́mi, in the hypothetical case mentioned above would do well to remove the log in his own eyes first by changing his own name first before insisting that Deacon Ògúnyẹmí should change his name.

Oloko (re|mi|do) does not derive from the word ọkọ̀ (re|do) – lorry or canoe and it does not mean the owner of a lorry or the owner of canoe, but it derives from the word ọ̀kọ̀ (do|do) – spear, and it means the owner, master or lord of the spear. It is a war title which has become a name. It is the title borne by the group of warriors whose chosen weapons of warfare is the spare.

Adekogbe (re|mi|do|mi) does not mean the crown rejects excreta as the word ìgbẹ́ (do|mi) in the name does not mean excreta; rather it means a bush or a light forest. The name means the crown rejects the bush, that is to say a prince shouldn’t be involved in manual labour or farming activities. Adékọ̀gbẹ́ is a name much favoured by the Ìjẹ̀bú, as they are of all Yorùbá tribes a tribe that is more averse to farm work or manual labour than any of the other Yorùbá tribes. They prefer to trade instead.

Adé (re|mi) names like Adeboye Adebayo, Adebola are not derived from Adé (crown) but rather they are derived from the verb dé which means to come. Adébóyè means he who came at a time when chieftaincy has just entered into the family. Adébáyọ̀ means he who comes to meet when a thing of joy has just come into the family and Adébọ́lá means he who comes to meet when wealth has just come into the family.

Apart from the misconstrued names, there are other names whose meanings are now recondite as many people no longer know what the names mean.
Sadare, Sadela etc, these names derive from the Òrìṣàálá otherwise called Ọbàtálá deity. Ṣàdáre is an hyphenated form of Òrìṣàdáre. The word Orisha whenever used alone invariably refers to Ọbàtálá otherwise called Òrìṣànlá. So, those names are names of people named after the Òrìṣàálá deity. Ṣàdáre then would mean Ọbàtálá has vindicated (me). Ṣàdẹ̀kó would mean that an Ọbàtálá worshipper has arrived at Èkó (Lagos). Ṣàdẹ̀là would mean Ọbàtálá has arrived into wealth.
Akeredolu (re|mi|mi|re|mi) means he who reduces himself in order to become a king. He who humbles himself to become a king like the title of that play “She Stoops To Conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith.
Adewuyiì (re|mi|re|do) means the crown grows honour, that is, the crown produces honour.
Olofa (re|mi|do) means the owner of arrows or the master or lord of arrows. It is another war title that has become a name and it is the title given to those whose weapons of war in battle is the bow and arrow, that is archers.

Alokolaro (re|mi|re|mi|do|mi) means he who has a large farm and also has a cooperative society to assist him to do the farm work. Aarọ́ is a cooperative system among the Yorùbá whereby the members agree to work jointly in the farm of each member of the group in turn until they have finished the farm-work of all the members.

Olowe (re|mi|do) means he who has an ọ̀wẹ̀ (do|do) cooperative group. Ọ̀wẹ̀ is another type of cooperative society whereby the members assist each other to work in the farm of each other. Olowe is thus somebody who has a large number of people at his beck and call whom he can call upon to assist him any time in his farm or other work

Apara (re|re|re) is short for Apara-ogun-bí–ẹní-palé (re|re|re|re|re|mi|re|mi|re|mi) implies he who sets war at naught. It means literally somebody who gets ready for war as easily as other people get ready for home affairs.

Okoya (re|mi|re) means the hoe has torn into pieces. It is an Àbíkú name. It implies an imploration to the Àbíkú not to die again as the hoe for burial has torn into pieces.

Ọkọ́ṣẹ́ means the hoe has broken, same as Ọkọ́ya.

Popoola (mi|mi|re|mi) means the avenue of Honour or nobility. Pópó (mi|mi) means a broad street or avenue, Ọlá means honour or nobility.

Adesiyan (re|mi|re|re) means the crown is good.

Adelabu (re|mi|mi) means the crown has passed through the deep (the sea).

Banmeke (mi|re|mi|mi) means hold or sustain the rafter of the house with me. Ẹkẹ (re|re) is the underlying structure upon which the leaves used to roof the house was be placed. It served the purpose now served by the rafter as forming the superstructure of the roof. It thus a very important part of the house or family.

Falade (mi|re|mi) means the god of divination has intermingled with royalty, probably a name given to a child who was born of an Ifá priesthood parent and a royal parent, like the mother of the first

Olowu (re|mi|re) who being a princess married his father’s priest.

Oláníyan (re|mi|mi|re) means nobility has swagger, that is to say noble people have a special way in which they carry themselves.

Adeleke or Délékè (re|mi|mi|do) means he who comes to become a very important part of the house. Eke (the rafter) being the superstructure of the roof. The Adé there is not crown but is from the verb dé meaning to come or arrive.

Oluwusi (re|mi|do|do) means kingship has increased.
Adebosin (re|mi|mi|do) means he that came to meet kingship.
Osinbajo (re|do|mi|do|do) – Ọṣìn-bọ̀-làjò – means the king has returned from a journey. Ọṣìn (re|do) means king. Bọ̀ means to come back from àjò (do|do) which means a journey.
Asaju or Aṣíwájú (re|re|mi|mi) means the leader of the van. It is the war title of the chief of the unit that fights at the head of the army.
Seriki derived from the Hausa word for king Sarkin. He is the head of all the junior war chiefs.
Sarumi (do|do|mi) is another war title given to the head of the Cavalry, that is the unit of the army that fight with horses or on horseback.
Aláásà (re|mi|mi|do) is a war title that has now become a name. It does not refer to aasa tobacco, but to asà (re|do) the shield. Aláásà means the owner or lord of the shield, that is the shield bearer, perhaps of the king.

Sadipe or. Òrìṣàdípẹ̀. The deity (Obatala) has used this one (the newly born baby) to console by using him to replace a loss recently suffered by the family.

Sonibare (mi|re|mi|mi) – Ṣọ́-ẹni-tí–ò-nbá-ṣe-ọ̀rẹ́ – means be careful in choosing whom you allow to get close to you.

Eesuola (do|mi|mi|re|mi) means the pool that is the reservoir of honour or nobility.

Bangbegbin (mi|re|mi|do) means assist me to carry the Igbin. It is a name borne by drummers for Orisala worship. (Igbin is the drum beaten in the worship of Òrìṣàálá/Ọbàtálá deity).

Tẹ̀là (Tẹ̀llà) (do|do) – Tẹ̀ẹ́-kó-là (do|mi|mi|do) – is a name borne only by Ọ̀yọ́ princes and it means bend or bow in order to become wealthy.

Oladoyinbo (re|mi|do|do|mi) – Ọlá-da-iyì-bòó – means Honour surrounds him.

Olasope (re|mi|re|mi) means honour has emerged completely.

Kotoye (do|mi|mi) is short for Kò-tó-yẹ́-sí (do|mi|mi|mi), which means not worthy of being honoured, a name given to a child believed to be an Àbíkú because the Yorùbá believe that such a child if shown any love or regard by being given sweet and affectionate names would go back to his group of bad children but if shown he is despised and of scant regard and is expected by his parents to die anytime, he would stay; because Abikus have a perverse tendency to do just the opposite of what you expect them to do. For that reason, they are given derogatory names like Kòtóyẹ́sí Ajá (dog) etc.
Bamgbose (mi|re|mi|mi) means assist me in carrying the Oṣe, that is Sango’s wand. It is a name given to children born by Ṣàngó
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It seems Bulaba didn't drop your N30k for the month of December. Now you have decided to do something meaningful with your life for once. Abandoning your core mandate on Nairaland to be discussing Yoruba names and meanings calls for thorough investigation.

RapistOnBail:
Omo you are Evil and full of bitterness and you are also Demonic.

We catch you too, we burn you alive. Keep your gayism inside your bedroom. Bring it to the public and you get roasted.

Children of Belial

Ramblings of an Islamic terrorist. I'm sure you're an Urchin supporting Tinumbu Bulaba. Your incoherent mumbo-jumbo made no sense from beginning to end.

I advise people not to bother reading to avoid headache

Slawomirr:
Damnnn niggar
One of the gun men was captured alive
Get information out of that one...drag him to hell so he can talk

Annihilate or rather obliterate all of them

You can't be destroying inec property na


There is actually no spirituality in nature...so charms, juju, ritualism does not exist and do not work

It is the coincidence of nature that is deceiving humans especially we Africans...Africans are not smart

The politicians sponsoring them would secretly get the police to dispose of them extrajudicially and the matter dies from there

oyinda1599:
Ode... before nko, who tell say I no accept my evening newspaper age.lolsss, I'm a proud evening news paper guy, no husband , no child . O sweet

Congratulations!

Learn to be humble. It's important.

fuckJones:
When PDP was United in 2019, Buhari flogged them mercilessly and even win their Presidential Candidate in his polling unit.

Everybody was on board in 2019. There was no G5. Peter Obi and Kwankwaso were on board and Buhari used koboko to flog all of them

Now they are divided,
I laugh �

So in your deluded mind, the senile old Bulaba will inherit Buhari's votes. You guys will definitely eat a well-prepared breakfast by February next year. That one is as certain as nightfall and daybreak

oyinda1599:
Yes na, my breast be like slippers lolsss, and as you see me, I don clock 50 this year. I'm only stating the facts, guys with low self-esteem full this forum. Foools that can't even look directly into your eyes for street, will come here and be showcasing their rigid stupidity. And besides, is it a crime to grow old now, ur mama no grow old, her breast no fall?...

Quit throwing tantrums and accept your evening newspaper with your full chest. Nothing wrong with that or fallen breasts. Some of us love to toss it around... Left, right and center

oyinda1599:
. Is it not obvious, your obsession with this beautiful girl. Get a life and stop masturbating on cuppy's matter. Breast falls, she looks old blah blah blah, let her deal with her issue, you cry too much on her matter. Alainishe , ole , ole, oponu , boda agbaya, olofofo , elenu pelebe.

Why you come carry the matter for head like gala? E be like you sef don old and breasts fallen like Olympus