₦airaland Forum

barcanista:
There is something I don't like here.
1. Why should the Attorney General not oppose the bail application?

2. Is murder now a bailable offence?

3. The Justice system of Lagos State should not pamper any sacred cow. This is disturbing and unacceptable.

Justice must be served!!!

Gun possesion doesn't mean they are guilty of murder unless its proven in court. I think the governorship aspirant was just taken out of the equation for 2015,not that he stood a chance anyway but Kasali is very popular amongst the Ibeju-lekki, Epe axis.

EnlightenedSoul:
Well, I can def see both sides of it, but one's not complete w/o the other. Trust me, it seemed like every one in my family was having their own personal fit/mini seizure when they heard about it I wouldn't elope. My parents rarely agree with my taste, but I work on them lol. They've only ever liked one of my suitors(... weird word). Just one. And I thought I was picky.

Parents rarely agree with choices of their daughters unless the guys from a family they are familiar with. Better work more on your tastes or they'll fail your parents vetting process . But seems you've settled on one for now. Best wishes

ArtanK:
This type of slavery is facilitated by the Ethiopian government. Thousands of Ethiopian men and women leave for the gulf countries every month. It's sad really but I'm not surprised.

Should the Ethiopian government deny the people the right to seek greener pastures elsewhere? Its so sad when you read about the injustice and indignity they suffer in Israel as well. The horrors they experience in the Sinai desert alone are gut-wrenching.

How about the global powers calling out the gulf countries about this form of modern day slavery? But yet again Africa remains what it is, and millions are desperately trying to flee for better lives albeit living in bondage.

EnlightenedSoul:
Wow, judge-yness hiding behind a sea of emoticons much?

Who proposes at 18? That's just wayyy too young and immature. Characterized by the fact that we didn't even discuss any element of marriage prior to when he quite literally 'popped' the question. It was too much pressure. If he would've stayed, there wouldn't have been a rush to propose, and things would've moved on naturally. But how can you stay in a LDR with someone whom, in their mind, you'd just rejected? So...it's true what they say. Timing is everything Plus, my parents would've killed me for entering an engagement at 18, and they sure as hell didn't like the guy either.

In essence, it's a good thing I 'teleported'. We're both better off for it.

Don't mind me I'm just pulling your legs
Frankly speaking you did the right thing, heck if it was my younger sister I'd have a fit if her Bf proposed to her at 18. Way too much pressure esp when you've never discussed it. Your parents not liking the guy was a factor you just shouldn't ignore, not unless the girl wanted to elope.

EnlightenedSoul:
I'm not sure that's even true tbh, but I just wasn't ready for it at all. We dated in HS, and he gained an out-of-state scholarship just as I had, so I figured a breakup was imminent since we were both being pulled in vastly different directions. Apparently, he was thinking the opposite. In the end, he ended up going, and I ended up staying put for simple fact that I couldn't convince my parents to let me go. Pathetic I had to deal with all that weirdness and more, but that's life.

Lol. There's always a reason. Whatever her reason for declining, she's entitled to it.

Poor guy dude was trying to keep the relationship alive and even take it to the next level, and you had to break his heart by saying NO whilst 'teleporting' yourself
Mean Miss-E mean
Even if he wasn't going outta state you'd have still said NO

Its all good anyway, you were very young and that was quite a shock .

Krystalxxx:
Yeah this is a nice topic,a lot of these things are true cuz I grew up with a lot of Disney and I discovered real life wasn't like that at all. ..in fact I had to tear myself away from cartoons all so I could get to reality.@ O.P have u noticed that most grown up Nigerians hate cartoons,especially the guys, they don't want to see it at all, except for the manga lovers. And by the way dyou know the real story of mulan, why it was considered such a terrible parody? I'd like to know

Not all Nigerian guys hate cartoons although mangas have been trending in recent years. Growing up in the 90's we were mostly into Disney cartoons, but at the turn of the millenium Pixar and Dreamworks have overshadowed Disney, so much so they had to buy Pixar. Still miss those disney days but I hardly watch any of them now.

I read the Mulan story was way different from the cartoon and it had a sort of tragic ending,that's why they are cartoons anyway didn't expect them to make kids cry their eyes out. You can look it up on the internet its a poem called Ballad of Mulan.

EnlightenedSoul:
Yh, the mere thought of marriage scared me senseless, and this girl had other plans. And I'm still not even sure where it came from tbh..

I suspect this girl is the same.

It would scare any young girl who has major plans lined up for the future. At that age its safe to say those plans would have being jettisoned if you'd said yes.

LOL at being the same girl.

EnlightenedSoul:
The first time I got proposed to, I bolted for the door and ran for my life! I don't even remember making my way for the door. It was almost like I *poofed* to my final destination.

Must have been quite a sight, a guy proposing to 18 year old Miss-E so you basically teleported yourself.

Okijajuju1:
lol..


Dude!!

Russians and billionaires are two words that are normally found next to each other in sentences.

But not all Russians are billionaires just as not all Africans are Princes and princesses
Maybe she's a model; that's quite common among Russian ladies.

Okijajuju1:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1853851_cusersl0239211picturesmk_png43be14119020b6ac21a3ef7d4104cf6c

I see nigerian blogs and sites they are masters at exaggeration so I'll take it with a pinch of salt. Are there any secret russian billionaires we haven't heard of?

Okijajuju1:
What makes you think she isnt richer than Mikel?!

Maybe she is, maybe she isn't richer. Something tells me its the latter.

omar22:
Most French speaking Africans tend to marry white Europeans

Its we Nigerians and Ghanaians who tend to stick to our own... A Sierra Leone wont marry someone outside his village let alone from another country

Maybe as a result of assimilation.
But its not most french speaking Sene-Gambians and the Fula west africans also stick to their people.

I'm a fan of sticking to ours as well but if you find love in with another race no wahala.

adconline:
If Mikel were a pauper, too many Naija girls wouldn't care. Most Naija girls want to marry up. Oluchi Onyeagba married a white Italian dude- designer.

When things go kaput with this russian lady you can bet Mikel won't come out smiling and she'll be laughing her way to the bank.
Same applies to Oluchi its a win-win situation for her as well.

Jfrezzy:
u need to know somethings about white woman,when they gone black dey black,she been going out with black guys,so no coming back,20pct of white Russians like black people ,so check u statistic well.

'Once they go black they never go back'
Yes I know that, its more to do with the fact no white would be willing date them talk less marrying them

And where did you get that 20%? Is it one those stats peddled to massage the ego of Africans?

Who says whites aren't gold diggers
Russians detest Africans, if he wasn't a rich footballer he would have stood no chance in hell.

SirShymex:
Lmao...they should let the groom keep the bride price cos he'll need it for weekly shaving cream for his wife.

He'll deduct the costs from the bride price, considering its a weekly thing heck that's gonna be a depreciated amount

SirShymex:
Do bearded women also take bride price or do you lot get those ones for free? Lool

ROTFLMAO

Spend the money on adverts on local TV and Radio jingles, you don't need CNN to reach the masses. As stated its obviously for the prestige instead of trying to reach the general populace.

@ Fulaman is Isha Sesay (Aisha Cisse) of CNN fulani? A fulani guy told me her roots are definitely from Fouta djallon, and he spelt her name as it is in bracket.

destante:
awwn missed you too.
oya clean your face

*wipes tears*

destante:
wharapened guyfawkes?

Missing you

Succintly penned article. And it was written in 2002, not much has changed and the politicians have become much more voracious in looting the treasury. Good luck to him in cleaning house if he gets elected.

SirShymex:
Lmao @ Oyo folks. You just need to see the Alaafin's face to know what time it is - imperial tribal marks of the great Oyo empire. Legendary folks!(Off topic: I'm still trying to find the source of Oyo's imperial cavalry but it seems everything points to the Bariba).

The tattoos look cool, but not as artistic as the modern ones.

From the books I've come across also it all points to the Baribas and the Nupes to a lesser extent, but we don't know where they got the horses from. Some scholars dispute it came from the Baribas and Nupes stating;they as well as Oyos and the Hausalands under the Fulanis must have had a primary source.

Oyo most likely learnt the art of the calvary from the Baribas were they spent many years in exile after the Nupes sacked Oyo-ile. The Baribas were excellent horsemen no doubt even till this day. The Hausa slaves were mostly tasked with manning the stables and taking care of the horses of the Oyo army.

SirShymex:
Loool, now I see why the Oyo tribal mark is the most elaborate one. It looks like a double whammy of attacks by a tiger and a lion at the same time - two wild cats lol. I think that was what inspired the "2catwoman" handle - jk jk jk.

Yes, you can't really call it a culture since it was basically something for identification, due to event/circumstance. And now that it is not there anymore, the practice needs to be abolished. I know some naija uncle in Peckham back in the day who had the proper elaborate one (he was quite popular back then, his face made him famous lol) - hysterical.

Also, I know they also used tattoos as well. My nan has tattoos of her name and her parent's on her body. She is Egba. I'd say that was what inspired me to get tattoos as well.

Yoruba history is very interesting - great people, and great culture.

Those Oyo and Ogbomosho marks are serious mehn...tiger claws print . Its almost extinct now anywway, but you can bet some village folks wouldn't let it for quite sometime yet.

Most of those yoruba old women have those tatoos were they write all sorts of stuff, some you can make out what's written and some you can't, looks cool tho.

Good days of Nairaland before all sorts of brainless nicompoops flooded this section. I miss Dede honestly although the old geezers history knowledge was seen through biafra-tinted glasses. He was quite a revisionist too,hope he finds peace wherever he may be.

Please Nigeria Airways didn't have white air hostesses in 1973 neither did they have at any point since they commenced operations till they went kaput.

Nigerian Airways F27 and air hostesses in the 60's

SirShymex:
Lmao...now that is fvcked up!

The MIL would get her face slashed and she will have to find a way to get rid of the tiger claws on the kid's face. If at all anyone is still on the tribal marks thing, it should be on the back or somewhere on the legs.

@Guyfawkes

Before the kiriji wars, was the tribal mark thing part of Yoruba culture?

Its not a culture thing per se,initially tribal marks were restricted to the Alaafin's family in Oyo.It became widespread all over the various yoruba sub-groups when wars were ravaging the land and slavery was at its peak, people needed a way to identify folks from either their family or town who might be sold into slavery and they happened to meet in some place far away.

Folks were just being hauled away to be sold into slavery during the Kiriji wars . Folks in town would even tell anyone who was being taken away not to struggle and bade them farewell .

EnlightenedSoul:
Lol I hate BS like that. You'd be surprised how common it is. I have a friend who gets shyt like that all the time.

It was uncalled for and totally off topic. I bet your friend would have developed a very thick skin by now so she'll just ignore them.

EnlightenedSoul:
Truth is, a lesbian isn't attracted to you. Your need to display your so-called 'prowess' online, tells me one thing: deficit. Low self-esteem.

ROTFLMAO

EnlightenedSoul:
Yh, I don't doubt, but that's not what this thread is about ok. So...are they hot, or not??

Well some may be hot, but Nigerian men are hotter

EnlightenedSoul:
It seems you're more open to "stereotyping" Egyptians/Arabs than you are AA men?? I have little sympathy for the "product of their environment" argument anyhow; we're all gifted with thought and conscience, and it's not like I travelled to 'the hood' where that argument might hold water. Breaking Bad w/o the breaking nor the bad, remember?

Hahahaha . Didn't think of where you were, I'm not making any case for them as I said initially I find them overly aggressive . I've experienced that shit in downton Houston of all places, didn't help I was also black

The seeds of tribalism were sown pre-independence in Nigeria and was harvested in the coups of 1966 thereon.