₦airaland Forum

musicwriter:
This type of topic should be deleted by the moderators as its promoting slavery. English is not our language!!. It is a language forced down the throats of our ancestors when we were slaves, and as such, you shouldn't be proud speaking it.

Some of you often ask; what were our ancestors doing to have been enslaved? What they were doing is the same thing you're doing today when you promote English language or feel proud speaking it.

Our native languages are now in a sorry state, some under threat of extinction, while we're busy fooling around promoting English. I regret to have learned to speak English in school. I wish I invested all that time studying Igbo language and one other Nigerian language, like Yoruba or Hausa. If I could go back to school I'll invest my time studying our native languages.

True! And when a Nigerian speak in English to an English guy, he will ask him how long he has been in England lol. Meaning the Afrian speaks like a bush man.

It is a huge shame I am typing in English now. I am a slave to the system and can see the death of my African Language. I am not proud of it. I wish I could type in Yoruba right now

Akpevwe9:
While I was browsing the net this evening with my itel S31, came across this and decided to share.
Who speaks the best English in Africa? And the answer is Uganda. According to the world linguistic Agency, Uganda takes the cake for being the best English speaking African Nation.
First off, the idea behind the best English speaking African nation ranking is in no way to slight any nation. Africa is a country of an entirely different culture from the west. So, it is understandable that some African countries are still not fluent in them. As a matter of fact not all the nations of the world fancy the English language.
English language is the global/international language at the moment.
Like we say, anything worth doing is worth doing well. There are 28 English speaking African nations. From these 28, the World Linguistic Agency made a list of those who speak the best of English language in Africa.
Best English Speaking Countries In Africa:

1. Uganda

2. South Africa

3. Nigeria

4. Kenya

5. Zambia

6. Botswana

7. Zimbabwe

8. Malawi

9. Ghana

10. Rwanda

11. Sudan

It is also worthy to mention that as some countries were not colonized by the British, their Lingua franca differs. It will be asking too much to expect fluency from them.

A list of the best colonised African countries. What a shame!

fruitsville:
Yes one can truly stay faithful to one woman. It called Discipline..

And that is the problem. That is selfish love, you need to share it with many women or men.

Why stay faithful to one woman? Your life is yours and meant to share with whomever you wish. 1,2,3 is up to the individual.

How come there are no Nubians in the picture you enclosed in your message.

Anaximander:
Hello good people. I seriously need help and I don't know where else to turn to. I need financial help to be able to sort out my school fees issue, I'm in my final year in the University and my dad is currently down with sickness. Our exams starts on Monday and I can't even concentrate or bring myself to read cos they don't allow anyone who hadn't paid at least half payment to write exams in my school. Please I'm begging anyone who God puts it in his or her heart to help me out. I don't want to spill please. I can provide any proof you want me to provide eight here please. My name is Ebunoluwa and my school is ekiti state university I'm in philosophy department and I'm in 400L

You don't need certificates to be successful dear sister. I see no reason for you to be worried.

mykelmeezy:
certain traditions need to go


such as these and oro



y do afonjas so much believe in fetish things

No Christianity and Islam need to go because they destroy spirituality.

kingreign:
Kenya

Ife is a Kenya name? Anyone who tells the truth is a Kenyan to you?

She flew from Nigeria( a land of many surgeons ) to India for surgery? Why's that?

What happened to the thousands of graduates? Did I hear someone say God?

laudate:
Guy, you claim that "I'm sure you only think of going to Uni and getting a degree certificate." That is untrue. If you read my post carefully, with an open mind, you would see that I stated clearly that education is a stepping stone and a tool. I never claimed that it was an end in itself.

The requirements to acquire a degree certificate in a university varies from one department to the other, and from one course to the other. Even when you are studying for a degree, the process of study, research, analysis, evaluation, verification etc., demands some kind of discipline that comes in handy, at some stage in life. There is something called applied skills and application of knowledge, where skills learnt in one discipline can be applied to another, in order to get a better result.

In case you haven't noticed the best furniture salesmen are university graduates. Ask the likes of Ibukun Awosika the owner of Chair Centre and Sokoa who is also the current Chairman of First Bank. She owns one of the largest furniture factories in Nigeria. Or talk to Tony Ezekiel of Itex Furniture Company in Abuja, about how he has made millions from his furniture sales. They employ lots of carpenters but who hears about them? It is probably because those carpenters are uneducated or lack exposure.

I am sure that when it comes to medical care or legal defence, you would not say that "university education is good, but not necessary."

Your priority would be to get access to the most qualified doctor available to treat your health concerns, or to get an expert lawyer to handle your defence, if you ever find yourself on the wrong side of the law. The same scenario would occur, if you needed to build a house. You would seek for the best engineer, architect or project manager to assist you with the construction. I doubt if you would leave any major construction project solely in the hands of a bricklayer or a plumber, even though they would still come in useful at a certain point in the life of the project.

There are vocational skills that can be learnt on their own, but if you do have an education I believe it makes it easier for such learning to be grasped more easily, by the recipient. There are other areas such as conducting research, critical thinking etc., that are taught in most classes in the university which end up coming in handy, when you eventually apply for a role that requires such skills. NASA scientists for example, would definitely not agree that university education is overrated. Chemistry graduates can always put their skills to use by synthesising compounds, healthcare products etc., from different substances, if they are able to do so. There are over 10 different branches of Chemistry such as Analytical Chemistry and others. Their degree is not useless.

Driving a cab or a HVAC truck is not for everybody. I would never feel fulfilled in such a career. I need to use my mind and my intellect to create something that has value. Professional success is not all about money. The worker should also derive an intrinsic value or inner satisfaction from whatever role or task he engages in. I am not looking down on those with skills in driving and other such areas, but the truth is that university education still has a lot going for it, and should not be discarded or looked down upon.

So basically working in an office for someone else makes you fulfilled? I don't think earning £750 a week as a truck contractor ( your own truck) is without value. Tell me how many jobs will earn you that.

Doctors are necessary just as a plumber is necessary or a Builder. But when the country focus on becoming doctors, lawyers, zoologist chemist etc in a society that has no high demand then it is a waste. You do it for the money right but how much does a average banker earn in Nigeria ? Why waste so much years in school learning something that has 5% of happening. So many university graduates roaming the streets but less farmers when food is largely imported.

You can't look down on other skills but can only look up to them.

Rilwayne001:
Hehehe. Imposscant!

We shall see. Today is 7th February, 2017. I said it.

The end is near for most churches. When the people become more hungry, they will demand to see Jesus or they burn down the church buildings.

laudate:
Another shallow epistle from a person who has not thought outside the box. You think simply leaving this country is the key to success? Go abroad and see how many Nigerians are still living from hand to mouth with nothing to show for it, because they have mortgaged their future to the system over there. Many of them cannot even come home, because after many years abroad they have nothing to show for it. Do you know the number of Nigerian graduates with Masters' degrees driving taxi cabs, in New York? Others have taken to crime and illegal means to make money, out of desperation. While quite a good number have had to marry foreigners of low repute, just to obtain a residence permit. At the end of the day, those foreigners show them pepper and they can't do jack, because they lack the means to move.

Oga, think deeply before you fall into the trap of thinking 'going abroad' is a trip to paradise, and you end up making such mistakes. For you to say NYSC is a waste of time, shows that you do not even understand what NYSC is all about. A number of my colleagues made use of their NYSC period to engage in small-scale businesses or learn new skills at their place of primary assignment, which ended up fetching them good money. I had a friend who finished from UNILAG and was posted to Warri. The guy got curious about kerosene business, made friends who taught him all he needed to know and got connected to people at the depot. At the end of his NYSC year, he made enough money to buy a small car.

Only fools think that education is over-rated. Ask Buhari about the insults he received during elections and till date, because of his lack of an education. Education is a stepping stone, a periscope that broadens your horizon, and a tool that enables you to move from where you are, to where you want to be. At the very least, it gives you a professional identity, so that the public does not see you as a nonentity. It validates the little you have learnt. But it is not the final prize that puts food on your table. You still have to do more after getting an education, in order to become successful. And this is where people miss it. They think an educational certificate will automatically get them a job, without realising it is just one of the tools that shows them how to acquire skills that help them get ahead, or create a job.

There are so many little things you can do to keep body and soul together, pending when you get a good job. Think outside the box, study hard and network. Learn from entrepreneurs and visit small-scale industries for ideas. Above all, pray to God to send you divine help and inspiration. With God on your side, you will surely make a difference.

University education is good but not necessary. But when you say education, I'm sure you only think of going to Uni and getting a degree certificate. Unfortunately that's not the only form of education. For example many people don't have a drivers license in the UK because they failed the theory test and they pulled out after many attempts . It means they are not prepared to drive. I drive the HGV trucks and it took me 3 months to practice my theory and practical. Trust me I feel well equipped to not only drive but know the rules and regulations, heights of whichever truck I drive and what type of bridge I can pass through. I am also well skilled to know hazards and road signs. That is education that took 4 months.

You mentioned people driving cabs in Europe, trust me they more money than many graduates in Europe....provided they are licensed. Do not look down on other skills and think going to uni is the only solution to life. I think a carpenter can be more successful than a bank manager in Nigeria if he knows his trade and is good at sales. Take a look at what the society consumes and you can easily produce lots of financial success by serving them. University certicate in Chemistry is of no importance in Nigeria, so why do people still go for it? Just to be called a graduate? Crazy!

I have some Edo friends and I personally think they are nice people...very nice folks. But out of many nice people come a few terrible ones like Bornstunner1 who happens to be a keyboard warrior on here. Some people are miserable and they try to make others feel like them. You need to calm down and perhaps be happy first before commenting on blogs.

PhD,masters and other certificates are no test of knowledge. Just mere paper to show how much brainwash has been carried out.

BornStunner1:
THE EDOID NATION TRANSCEND ALL ETHNIC GROUP IN NIGERIA!!
U WOULD NEVER KNOW THIS BECAUSE U AVENT TRAVELLED PASS DAT HELL HOLE IN ILE IFE U CALL HOME!!

Did your ancestors write it down or are you saying this just to create a fight? It is easy to make claims but where is your source? You cannot try to educate people and abuse them at the same time. Are you writing this from a book or from hate?

Thanks for the reply.

GodsMopol:
looool, actually it was an eye opening tes
text for some who think they are just a number and of no significance or neither of value to God. that's what I meant

Who is the hidden God ? I'm interested in what you have to say

The police presence will be irrelevant if people want their freedom. Do Nigerians want it or not? Today will determine what path they choose to go. Chicken out and wait for Jesus to come? That would be a bad idea.

They are too busy getting irrelevant university certificates but have no idea how to grow rice.

So who is the god you never knew? You didn't say anything on that.

coputa:
Who is a hero,the one that dies in a battlefield or the one that came back home successfully to tell the stories.

The one who lays down his life for others.

coputa:
Your mum is the only one that can tell you the truth in the whole wide world.let Tuface be.

That's not true. A mum will tell you things based on selfish love... Like I don't want to lose my son, she will save her terrorist son over good ones. I have seen cases where a man commits a crime and the mum defended him. That is selfish because she knew tufa ce might be killed. It better to die a hero at 40 than a coward at 100 years of age.

Ahmiee:
my criteria??

Sorry wrong typo.....yes criteria.

life is fun if you make it fun. Every aspect of it is meant to be a play. Your job itself is no fun because you see it as work. Instead see it as a play( the mind of of a child plays with everything), more like a rythym you dance to for fun. Setting rules and regulations eliminates the fun.

A bus driver who sees his job as work will make hell for himself. But when he sees it as a play,then it becomes a play. Even after the day is over he still has loads of energy and cannot wait to be back to his play( job) again. Life is here and Now. Live in the moment and enjoy it. Take nothing serious and see the true meaning of life.

Living itself shouldn't be controlled. One should master the art of letting go and being in tune with nature. You don't have to live till 80 years, you don't have to get married, have kids, buy fancy cars or build mansions. Remember, life is only a game you will switch of as some point. Be spontaneous. You don't have to love or be loved, relationship isn't a must. Who said you cannot be happy alone? Conditioning life takes the fun out of it. " I must do this", " I must be this way" kills the fun. You are at your best when you do things out of love and willingness.

Life is an illusion. The meaning of illusion is to play. Survival is sweat, not fun.

Have a beautiful Day-of-the-Sun folks

browniex:
If all could just live by the Bible's principles, the world would be a better place to reside in.

Which includes stoning kids to death and raping women as long as you pay their bride price? Wouldn't the world be a planet of rapists?

Ahmiee:
the fact is that no one is above mistakes and all that after all we are mere humans, buh generally most guys are the main cause of premarital s3x, quote me not, i exactly know what im saying , no guy would want to go into a no sex relationship. is either they ask u if possible for u to buy something in the market and not check the quality of the product, for girls if u know u are not ready to settle down, no need jumping from one relationship to another in a bid to find happiness, most of em tend to regret their mistakes at the end, imagine a virgin that wants to keep herself buh boyfriend will say, prove to me u are who u claim u are,after proving that. will she go back to being a virgin. and trust some guys with their shallow mind,wont discipline themselves . they feel having 20 body counts is an achievement or a trophy. u feel every open hole is a free visa to wonderland. thats why some of em dont last in marriages, is either low sperm count or one deadly disease, Before u pull that clothe think about the consequences if u have conscience, selah!!

What are your criterial to to have sex?

Fela all day!

Fela practice what the Christians get taught in church every Sunday. He could have remained in the Uk and lived a good life but he choose to go back to his people to suffer and fight for them

No greater love than this, that a man laid down his life for his friends/ country. Fela is the One.

Ilovewetpussy:
2face behave like d afonjas that can bark and can't do anything,afonjas are well known to be fantastical zombie dullard from d south was'te brown roof republic

You love wet what?

Fela will not only sing but will do the match.

hahn:
Our artists are only there for the money bro

True bro..... He wants to grow old and remain a mummy's boy. He is not a brave one.

His name will not go down in history book as one who stood up for his country. Fela was indeed a God.