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Pray he doesn't bite you first when he eventually becomes the governor.

I witnessed such incident in warri Years back. Only the one who returned the host back to the priest survived. The rest 4 died. May God forgive them.

Mathematics

Good 1.

What about the device collection, when are you people going to start giving it out to participants of the programme?

How much do they register for the examination as a whole? Me pay 18,500? How much do they register for the examination as a whole? Me pay 18,500? I better write another one.

Buy Huawei, change go even remain.

She looks like Timaya.

snrman:
Am not surprised. A friend of mine told me that in Benue if a visitor visits a man with more than 1 wife its their custom to allow the visitor to sample any of the other wifes

And you believed that your mumu friend Why believe such fake news? Never in the history of Benue state has any tribe or person done such a thing.

If the car has an ATM machine, refrigerator, can drive on it own while the owner sleeps, can cook your preferred meal on it own and many more. Then it worth the amount, but if not. Na lubish e bi o

Reno! Reno!! Reno!!! You try wella.

What is happening in Benue State?

Dollyak:
The Northernern states are the only region not owing their workers. This shows the Northern states are getting wayy more funds than they need. They are surely not smarter or 'holier' than the southern governors. SW needs to demand for regionalism.It doesn't help SE and SW leaders are also corrupt.

The northern states receives lesser fund than the southern states. For example, a state like Zamfara receives the smallest allocation in the whole of Nigeria, but they don't owe salaries. You hardly hear of unemployment or even bad roads from these states. That's what we call transparency, accountability and prudent management of funds.

Here in Mubi, filling stations are selling for #350 while black market is #580 as at yesterday.

Where is number 13?

thesicilian:
All the Adas I know are of Igbo extraction. Although they're all female, but you never can tell. Some of the men are quite feminine also, so one can't be too surprised seeing a male 'Ada'

Pls you guys don't need to argue, the name 'Ada', is a masculine name from both the Idomas and Igalas from Benue and Kogi state precisely. It is also a feminine name in the Eastern part of Nigeria. But from the description on his passport, he is from Benue.

I am here in Mubi presently. Mubi is a local govt in Adamawa state, close to madagali, North eastern Nigeria. It is relatively peaceful and calm here. Police officers shouldn't be afraid to be posted here.

TippyTop:
http://dailypost.ng/2016/02/28/deadly-militants-will-emerge-to-replace-tompolo-youth-leader-warns-buhari/

Wait o!!! Where Bros Asari Dokubo nau

iamjayboss:
More photos here: http://www.lasgidionline.com.ng/2016/02/late-alfred-akawe-torkula-tomb-in.html

Begha u Tiv chii, Za dedoo. Bem alu awegh!!! RIP to the King of the Jungle.

opeyemiieblog:
To all ma Benue peeps in the house, is this how you guys are enjoying yorself?

This bucket of oranges cost N150


Mound of 10 yams cost N2000 naira in Kadarko, Benue state, middle belt Nigeria.


This is so saddening. I feel like we are being robbed blind in the so-called urban centres.



http://www.praizeblog.com/2016/01/see-cost-foodstuffs-in-benue-photos.html?m=1

Op is really funny. The Kadarko people don't even produce enough yam to sell. If you need yam, go to Zaki-biam. 20 big tubers of yam for that amount you've mentioned above. As for orange, it depends the size of the bucket. You can get a bagco bag full of oranges with the same amount you have mentioned above in Vandeikya, Ushongo and Konshisha axis of Benue state. Don't forget, Mango season is approaching too! I am to be from Benue.

zikIPE:
Hello everybody.
I was walking towards Y-Junction somewhere in awka, the Anambra State capital, when i spotted the police cars recently commisioned by Governor Willie Obiano being put to good use. I'm happy it hasn't been sold after showing off or parked in someone's backyard. This is not the first time i'm seeing the car there, but i've always been scared to take a picture of it lest our trigger happy policemen use me for target practice. I've also seen some of them parked at strategic locations all over awka The police also setup a make-shift base at Y-Junction where there is a high incidence of motor accidents. Last month, a cyclist had his head crushed by a trailer *shivers*. More power to a working governor-Governor Willie Obianor. As he would say, "Willie is willingly working" 8-)
cc: obinoscopy lalasticlala seun Afam4eva

Good development. We need performances.

petkruz:
Hey guys, i'm so angry right now i'm tempted to break up with the love of my life.

1) he didn't tell me he was saving to buy a car, he just drove to my compound and was looking at my face, I kept my cool.

2) My so-called boyfriend decided to call me today 3rd January and that's his first this year!! I didn't get any new year wishes. I confronted him, he apologised and all but ladies and gentlemen, the era of Men being non-challant is over.

Fine I did wrong years ago,but gone are the days when someone tries to pay back a sin I committed in my youthful restlessness.I have apologised,cried, begged, I became humble by force, I realised my mistake yet he hasn't gotten over the fact that I left him because he didn't have money when actually his possessiveness and lack of trust made me wanna always run out.

He can't be pained after 4years,its better I dump him now before he drops another bomb! But to be honest I do love him a lot, a whole lot. I'm angry and confused

He has even tried to accept you back. I won't dare try that. What were you thinking when you almost frustrated his life out of him? He gave you an opportunity, but now you are begging for that same opportunity. Pls dance to your reggae- blues.

completeskin:
Ask question about your skin problems. Skin doctor want to talk.

That's great. I have this skin reaction that looks like eczema for over a long time now. The worst is that it affects only my face. I have done test, taken ketokonazole, fulcin, and many other drugs been prescribed. I have even rubbed skineal and funbactA but the skin problem returns when ever I stop using them. what can I do to eradicate this skin trouble?

fratermathy:
Hello Nairalanders ,
I remembered at a point in time, there were lots of threads that hit the front-page about Nigeria's major ethnic groups and their dialects! I remember that of Edo, Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba. However, it ended there. Other ethnic groups were not listed and that trend died. However, it is important to know things like this. For one, speakers and learners of the language can known and learn these things. Other Nigerians and the world at large can understand the internal intricacies of these languages and how they work. Hence, I have decided to revamp this tradition with Nigeria's minority and less known ethnic groups. I am going to be covering most groups and will appreciate speakers of the language to help make the work easier by opening threads and adding facts, correcting errors and what have we in already opened threads.
The Urhobo People as a cultural unit has already been treated by me sometime ago in this thread:https://www.nairaland.com/2133542/interesting-facts-urhobo-people-delta/
However, to recap important points about the Urhobo people as whole, let me start by saying the Urhobo people are a group of people that effectively constitute Nigeria's 5th Largest Ethnic Nationality (Countered by the Ibibios though). They inhabit Delta South(Parts) and Delta Central(Totally). They speak an Edoid language that shares similarities with Afemai and Esan. The Urhobo people are similar and largely deemed as same by some people with the neighbouring Isoko people of Delta South. Urhobo people share common boundaries with the Itsekiris, Ijaws, Isokos, Edos and Ndokwa (Igboid) Ethnic Nationalities. They effectively dominate current Delta State politics due to their large numbers (estimated at 3million). Urhobo people occupy the following local government areas:
1. Okpe
2. Sapele
3. Uvwie
4. Udu
5. Ughelli North
6. Ughelli South
7. Ethiope East
8. Ethiope West
9. Warri South (Shared with Itsekiri)
10. Patani (Shared with Ijaws)
11. Burutu (Shared with Ijaws)
12. Sagbama (in Bayelsa State and shared with Ijaws and Isokos)

Urhobos also have large settlements in Ore, Owo and Okitipupa in Ondo State, Ajegunle and other places in Lagos State, Oro in Kwara State, as well as other clusters across Nigeria.


Now to our main discourse:
Urhobo has never been an homogenous linguistic entity. Since time immemorial, Urhobo has been colored by variation that occur on various levels. These variations manifest in the various Urhobo clans and kingdoms. A specific dialect of Urhobo has even broken off and become an individual ethnic nationality (Isoko). Another dialect is prospecting at this option (Okpe). The main reason for this break-off is that these dialects see themselves as individual groups as much as Ikwerre see themselves as being different from Igbo. Some of the "major dialects" of Urhobo are:
1. Isoko(Also has sub-dialects such as Erhowa, Enwhe and Iyede)
2. Central Urhobo (Agbarho-Ughelli Dialect)
3. Okpe
4. Ughievwien
5. Uvwie
6. Agbon
7. Avwraka (Abraka)
8. Udu
9. Ofoni
10. Orogun
11. Agbarha

These Dialects accounts for the main branches of Urhobo(Clans). Although there are other Urhobo clans such as Ogor, Olomu, Agbarha-Ame, etc but the linguistic features of these clans are either similar to one of the those mentioned above or not too obvious to become a dialect of its own. Most of these clans use central urhobo. The dialects listed are sometimes not mutually intelligible except for Central Urhobo which is the lingua franca of Urhobo People. These various dialectal groups also have peculiar cultural traits. We will not briefly examine these groups one by one.

1. Isoko
The Isoko Dialect of Urhobo is so broad and large that it is effectively a language of its own. Isoko is a proto-Edoid language and hence it is closer to how Urhobo once was when the people said goodbye to their Benin progenitors. Isoko has its own sub-dialects such as Iyede, Erhowa, Enwhe, Olomoro, Oleh, etc. The main dialectal difference between Urhobo and Isoko include; Use of Degwo instead of Migwo for greeting, repetition of utterances and words.i.e. "Yanzobone Yanzobone (Come here, Come here)", different names for various objects, etc. My Isoko people here can help out with more.

2. Central Urhobo (Agbarho-Dialect)
The Agbarho/Ughelli dialect of Urhobo is deemed to be the purest, fluent and undiluted form of Urhobo language. It is understandable by all Urhobo people and has widespread acceptance. It is spoken mainly in Ughelli and Agbarho, a suburb of Warri and Ughelli, both in Ughelli North LGA. This is the version of Urhobo taught at Secondary Schools, College of Education and Delta State University.

3. Okpe
The Okpe Dialect has the largest number of speakers in Urhobo land. They stay in Okpe and Sapele Local Government Areas. They are all ruled over by the Orodje of Okpe, a historical and semi-hereditary traditional kingship and a first class King in Nigeria. The Okpe dialect is considered deep and hard by other Urhobo speakers. In fact, the Okpe dialect is believed by many to be closer to Edo than it is to Urhobo. The average Urhobo man will have a field day understanding Okpe. The differences between Okpe and Central Urhobo is so large that one wonders why it is classed together as Urhobo when it obviously has more connection to Isoko than Urhobo. However, they are culturally the same with Urhobo. Dialectal differences cut across greeting.i.e. Deewho instead of Megwo, names of objects and animals, meaning of common words, etc. My Okpe people, please help me out here with some differences.

4. Ughievwien
When I was growing up, we had two neighbours that were Ughievwien (Ujevwen) people. I remember that my mother always had a field day analysing how funny they spoke. The Ughievwien people occupy Ughelli South LGA. Their major town is Otu-Jeremi with other towns and villages such as Egbo, Effurun-otor, Olomu, etc. These people are simple minded and live in mainly riverine areas. Their language is seen as "impure" and unintelligible by most Urhobo speakers. Their version of Urhobo involves a lot of tongue twisting and tongue rolling. They speak as if they sing. Their words are pronounced differently most times and the stress/tonation is slightly different from Central Urhobo. Ujevwen People, please help me out here with more examples.

5. Uvwie
Uvwie Dialect is spoken by the people that occupy Uvwie LGA in such towns as Effurun, Enerhen, Ugbomro, etc. Their Urhobo is mildly understandable by the average Urhobo speaker. Theirs is an amalgam of Okpe, Agbon and Udu. In their cultural system, the Otota (Spokesman and Prime Minister) found in other Urhobo clans, is replaced with the Unuevworho with similar but slightly different functions. Uvwie people greet differently, some words and their stress placement are also different from central Urhobo. Uvwie people, you know the drill. Its your turn.

6. Agbon
Agbon is spoken by the people of Ethiope East LGA. It is the second largest Urhobo kingdom. The main Agbon divisions include; Okpara, Kokori, Eku, Igun and Ovu-Oviorie. Of these divisions, Okpara is the largest while Kokori speaks a more proto-Agbon, or harder, version. Agbon Urhobo is extremely close to Central Urhobo. Differences are barely noticed. The main differences constitute the physical nuances of Agbon speakers. Other differences include pronunciation of certain words and their usage. Agbon speakers are understood across board. Their main difference is that the dialect is deep. It is the main dialect used in Urhobo proverbs, idioms and metaphysical expositions. If you want to learn Urhobo, dont start with Agbon. Agbon speakers can say more on this

7. Avwraka (Abraka)
The Avwraka dialect of Urhobo is spoken by people who occupy the northern parts of Ethiope East LGA. Their main divisions are; Oruarivie-Abraka and Umiagwa-Abraka, each with its own king. Divisions include; Ekrejeta, Ojeta, Oria, Erho, Ajanomi, Urhuagbesa, Otorho, Urhuoka, Umeghe, etc. Avwraka Dialect is seen as slightly "impure" by most speakers. Their dialect is a simplified version of Urhobo, perhaps too simplistic. The dialect lacks depth and its not as linguistically rich as most dialects. There are also cases of borrowings and adaptations in Avwraka dialect. Maybe the people from Abraka can do more justice to this

8. Udu
This dialect is largely elusive. It is mostly similar to that spoken in Ughievwien and also resembles Uvwie. I'd call it a secondary/mixed dialect of both Ujevwen and Uvwie. However, it is different in its own rights. I haven't met most of its native speakers so my personal knowledge of this dialect is somewhat limited to what others have said. However, it is also "impure" and has a lot of phonological differences with central Urhobo. Udu people occupy Udu LGA, a suburb of Warri. Major towns are Otor-Udu, Aladja, etc. Udu people please help me out.

9. Ofoni
The Ofoni dialect of Urhobo is an offshoot of the Ughelli dialect and it is spoken by Ijoid Tarakiri people in Odurubu and Oduophiri in Patani LGA of Delta State and Ofoni in Sagbama LGA of Bayelsa State. These people have lived alongside the Ijaws for so long that it leaves much to marvel that they have not been acculturated by now. They live far off land and one must fly a speed boat to reach these places on time. As expected, their version of Urhobo has been colorated by Ijaw with so much borrowings, transliterations, adaptations, jugglery, etc etc. I call on the Ofoni people to bail me out here.

10. Orogun
The Orogun Dialect of Urhobo is one of the most unique ones. It is spoken by the Orogun people who occupy Ughelli North LGA. They are close neighbours to the Ndokwa People of Abbi and Amai as well as the Isoko people of Iyede and Owhelogbo. They are mainly bilinguals. Most of the Orogun people can speak/understand Ndokwa(Igboid) and Urhobo. Most also add Isoko to their arsenal. Orogun itself is a kingdom with a King and it has several quarters. Orogun-Urhobo sounds like Ughelli/Agbarho Urhobo, just like the close Agbarha neighbours, but the influence of Ndokwa has penetrated the language. Words are different, syntax becomes juggled, pronunciations take a funny turn, most speakers code-mix and code-switch between Urhobo and Ndokwa and some cant even separate which from which. Only Orogun people can fully explain how unique their dialect is.

11. Agbarha
The Agbarha dialect of Urhobo is spoken, in its various forms, by people in Agbarha and Okere in Warri South LGA, Idjerhe, Mosogar and Oghara in Ethiope West LGA and the aboriginal and eponymous people of Agbarha in Ughelli North LGA. The earlier mentioned groups (Agbarha/Okere Warri, Idjerhe, Mosogar, Oghara) were all migrants from Agbarha-Otor. The Agbarha dialect is similar to central Urhobo spoken in Ughelli/Agbarho. It is not impure per se but it is slightly different and not perceivably shallow. Only experienced speakers of Urhobo can pick out its dialectal differences. Agbarha People, you know the drill



Whew! It's time for me to rest now. Like I said earlier, this dialectal list is not prescriptive but descriptive. IT mainly shows the various forms that the Urhobo language has taken in its development. Aboriginal speakers of the various dialects should contribute meaningfully to this thread by showing us some of the unique features of their dialects. I am not an expert nor do I claim to be but I love language documentation and plan to do what I have done here with other groups such as Ijaw, Itsekiri, Ibibio, Ogoni, Ebira, Igala, Nupe, etc. Let us harmonise ourselves here and eschew tribalism! We are one! Urhobo Ovuo'vo!

Urhobo Wadoo!!!

THE LAST WORDS OF DSP ALAMIEYESIGHA I was just thinking what will be going through the mind of DSP Alamieyesigha those last moment before his death. He couldn't travel abroad for treatment because he is a wanted man outside the shores of this country and couldn't get proper treatment here because almost 8yrs as governor he didn't build a single good hospital that can save lives. Like the rich man and Lazarus, he can't come back to warn his brothers(and sisters) but if given the opportunity he will tell them "all is vanity” and I guess those will be his last words. Albert Nobel who invented dynamite woke up one morning to see his obituary in the news papers. The headline was "the merchant of death is dead.” he was described as a man “who became rich by finding ways to kill people faster than ever before." This made Nobel worry about how the world will remember him after death and began to dedicate his life to foster world peace and a year before he died,he signed his last will and testament, which set aside majority of his vast estate to establish five Nobel prizes including one for the pursuit of peace. This is the history of the Nobel Peace Prize. Our politicians are too shallow in thought to use the death of Alamiyeisigha to ask themselves that thought provoking question of how they will be remembered in Nigerian history. What will Nigerians be writing on social media about you when you die? What will the younger generation tell their unborn or young children about you? we all must ask ourselves this question again and again. The living can still do something about their legacy but not the dead.

THE LAST WORDS OF DSP ALAMIEYESIGHA I was just thinking what will be going through the mind of DSP Alamieyesigha those last moment before his death. He couldn't travel abroad for treatment because he is a wanted man outside the shores of this country and couldn't get proper treatment here because almost 8yrs as governor he didn't build a single good hospital that can save lives. Like the rich man and Lazarus, he can't come back to warn his brothers(and sisters) but if given the opportunity he will tell them "all is vanity” and I guess those will be his last words. Albert Nobel who invented dynamite woke up one morning to see his obituary in the news papers. The headline was "the merchant of death is dead.” he was described as a man “who became rich by finding ways to kill people faster than ever before." This made Nobel worry about how the world will remember him after death and began to dedicate his life to foster world peace and a year before he died,he signed his last will and testament, which set aside majority of his vast estate to establish five Nobel prizes including one for the pursuit of peace. This is the history of the Nobel Peace Prize. Our politicians are too shallow in thought to use the death of Alamiyeisigha to ask themselves that thought provoking question of how they will be remembered in Nigerian history. What will Nigerians be writing on social media about you when you die? What will the younger generation tell their unborn or young children about you? we all must ask ourselves this question again and again. The living can still do something about their legacy but not the dead.

tintingz:
He's going to use his own money so whats the fuss?

80% ladies wants a wedding ceremony that will shake the street.

This lady is an experience wife material. Thinking of what will happen after the wedding is very vital. I have seen couples spend a lot just to make people talk about the wedding ceremony. And then find it difficult to feed after few days into their marriage life. Keep it up Lady.

GabrielSuswam:
The Biggest Mistake Saraki made was not compensating the Lawan/Akume group with other principal positions..

Sorry Saraki you went too far ooooooh...

George Akume Dajoh Shooooo Chenge

Saraki nguenege a kwaghga. Ahen ye wen boo Ashe. Sen. Akume do not forgive easily.

gateleo:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/more-suspects-to-join-diezani-uk-govt/

I pity these thieves called politicians. They think oyibo is safer than Nigeria. Well, as it seems Nigerian laws in fighting corruption are too loose. Oyibo (uk and others) pls help us prosecute the thieving politicians like you did to Ibori. Thank you very much.

themosthigh:
And i use to think adultery is part and parcel of tiv culture and tradition

If you always think like that then you have a shallow brain dude.