₦airaland Forum

oyb:
of course they are not ins school, because the school has now been closed

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5664643-146/american_international_school_sends_pupils_home.csp


the other article

weasly cunny cunny lies from our CinC.

closing the school was the right thing, but these slanted  lies are just 

ugosly:
Goodstory line,do let me know wHen u are ready 2shoot d movie,I'd like 2play d characta of d helpless friend afraid of the dark and dont 4gt 2 get a very sexy lady 2 play d wife.

tedanne:
called him and i got 100k as the selling price.hmmmmmmmmmmmm.how Low a cost is that when compared to the cost in the reputable stores in Computer village?

uplawal:
Allah knows best.

azharuddin:
@ify

I will indulge you in a small lesson in arabic. Only 7 steps.

1. [/b]This first letter of the Arabic language :[img]http://www.dilap.eu/arabic-alphabet/01-alif.gif[/img][b]'Alif' [size=18pt] أ [/size]pronounced Almost similar to english 'A'
2. [/b]Another Alphabet:[img]http://www.dilap.eu/arabic-alphabet/23-lam.gif[/img] [b]'Laam'  [size=18pt]‎ ل[/size] pronounced Almost similar to english 'L'

3.[/b]Another Alphabet  [img]http://www.dilap.eu/arabic-alphabet/26-h.gif[/img] [b]'Ha' (Also written like this at the end of the word)  [size=18pt]ـه‎[/size] pronounced Almost similar to english 'H'

4. Vowels : Only 3 vowels in arabic, : 1.https://www.myeasyarabic.com/images/example_fatHa_3.gif Similar to english 'a'    2.https://www.myeasyarabic.com/images/example_Damma_3.gif similar to 'u'     3.https://www.myeasyarabic.com/images/example_kasra_3.gif similar to 'e'

5.[/b]Long Vowels : pronunciations of All the 3 vowels mentioned above can be elongated. For simplicity sake i will be mentioning only the 1st vowel it can be elongated by puttin 'alif' after the alphabet or put it vertically.

[b]6. 'Shadda' : It is a symbol to stress the pronunciation of an alphabet. https://www.myeasyarabic.com/images/example_shadda_2.gif

7. Add all the above 6 steps and you can do the final 7th step.
READ ALLAH in arabic: [size=20pt] الله‎ [/size]

                     ALLAHU
[img]http://www.abc.se/~m9783/k/allah_gr.jpg[/img]

azharuddin:
I was referring to a hadith where the Prophet says not to follow fortune tellers.

As for the so called hadith posted above i have never heard of it. I dont see any hadith number posted. I think i will end this conversation about this matter. Too much fitna going on here. I dont want to take part in it.

Instead i will post you a small lesson in Arabic.

azharuddin:
That hadith refers to fortune tellers.

Our Prophet(saw) was not a fortune teller. He predicted the future based on what Allah taught him and commanded to convey. Such as the incidents going to happen when the Day of resurrection is near.

azharuddin:
That hadith refers to fortune tellers.

Our Prophet(saw) was not a fortune teller. He predicted the future based on what Allah taught him and commanded to convey. Such as the incidents going to happen when the Day of resurrection is near.

Exam was a bit difficult, Insha Allah i will get through.

He he cant find your feet huh. Insha Allah all will go well.

uplawal:
8,Sahih Bukhary, Ayesha narrated that anyone who says the messenger of Allah knows the future is a liar.Yet we find so many hadith predicted future events that was narrated to be said by the Messenger.


And many more,pls prove me if am wrong.

azharuddin:
@ify
Dont mind me asking this. How is learning to read Quran in Arabic going for you? Did those cds and softwares help you?

ezeagu:
Okonoko is a related but separate society that is almost completely Igbo. Ekpe, meaning Leopard in Efik is another society that exists over a wider area. The Ekpe in Umuahia was for the most part only introduced in the 20th century by a lady and in some villages it was introduced as early as the late 1980's so Okonko is actually superior to Ekpe in places like Umuahia, even some elders do not recognise Ekpe and have fought against it. Okonko people do not perform as frequently as Ekpe people do, but they are active in the funerals of ndi ichie and their members, new yam festivals and other major Omenala events. So you can say Okonko is the Igbo version of Ekpe. Any village person can gbala Ekpe, but only initiates are allowed to follow Okonko processions.

Okonko is a society of men, members who talk about Okonko rites to non-initiates and women are cursed. Okonko is like Ekpe, only that they do not have a regular festival.

This is an Okonko masquerade from Umuahia (don't know which community or village).

[img]http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/jmccall/jones/igbo/ekpe11.JPG[/img]
G. I. Jones

ezeagu:
Ohuhu-Umuahia Ekpe
In the Umuahia Ekpe the festival is danced on the villages market day centred on the villages square, the night before the Ekpe festival is used for practice and is called nchichi ekpe and this night is for the ekpe people and the drummers in the ogba. The oke ishi ekpe is the president of Ekpe and leads the other maskers through the night. Wood is burnt so that the people who carry the Ekpo (ndi na fu ekpo) can rub on their skin to make the masquerades darker. On Ekpe day the nkpo na ala (Igbo explosives) are exploded to start the Ekpe usually in the afternoon depending on how quick guests arrive from other villages. The Ogba music plays in the little makeshift roofless hut where no one but male members of the village can enter. The black Ekpo masquerades are the first of a variety of masquerades to come out and they act as evil spirit police. These Ekpo are dangerous and carry whips with them, their masks are big and sometimes have multiple faces or hinged jaws that open and close (an Ibibio influence). They also have male village members who follow them singing music (usually the ekpos theme music) and usually carry canes as well along with cutlasses. The Ekpo come from different parts of the village but all must pass through and dance in the village square.

The next masquerade to appear is Eru or Nwa Eru, a feminine masquerade. The dancer has a carved head or carved full figure of an Owumiri on his head and many wrappers tied around their waist. The dancer dances iborokiti which is a sort of waist dance that Umuahia people are known for. This masquerade is not violent and women accompany it but it barges past people in its way when dancing. When Eru reaches the market or village square the loud ogba music stops and the Odumodu music accompanying eru is all that is heard. After dancing around the village square (like in the video in the first post) the Eru leaves for the rest of the village to dance in peoples compounds. All Ekpe masquerades enter peoples compounds and collect money and usually stop cars passing by.

Red danger flags are flown twice through the lively village square by an Ekpe member over a few minutes then nkpo na ala is blown again. The last masquerade to appear is the president himself, oke ishi ekpe. No one but male village members and special male guests are allowed to see the oke ishi ekpe. The masquerade is accompanied by male members of the village with a larger wrapper hung in front of him so no uninvited people can see him. The oke ishi ekpe and the followers are usually armed with whips and machetes. The oke ishi ekpe is covered from head to toe, sometimes carries a carved head, it carries a special knife and a carved head as a headdress. If this headdress is taken by another village then the village cannot dance Ekpe for a certain amount of years. The oke ishi ekpe dances in the village square (usually with chaos of other villagers and visitors running away) and visits peoples houses marching around the village. After the oke ishi ekpe has done his procession he goes near the ogba where a special line of omu is hung and cuts it ending the Ekpe, nkpo na ala is blown again.

[center]
An Umuahia Ekpo

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Igbo_contemporary_masquerade.jpg/411px-Igbo_contemporary_masquerade.jpg[/center]

I will try and do the Calabar one next.

Winnergal:
I know right, you just gotta love her! She's very hot and classy!

Abagworo:
Why is it that anytime something has to do with Igbo it becomes tribalised by another Nigerian?

Bayelsa bearing names that are spelt the same with Igbo is more noticeable when you actually visit Bayelsa and view names of places.A good example is Otueke which is both in Abia and Bayelsa state.

Ijaw language is entirely different from Igbo language but some words were inter-changed due to trade.Words like "Ama" feature in most town names across the two groups.

2ndly some Ekpeyes are native of Bayelsa and Ekpeyes are a sister group to Igbos.They are however a minute population.

alimat 2:
Yes u can giv out Quran to Non Muslims but the English version without Arabic text is preferable

Lagosboy:
You are too good

It is still flying and remember it in your duas to always land and cuddle safely in its nest.

appletango:
Is this woman really a Dame? What is her lineage?

oyb:
^grand tabon tabon 1 of the federal republic of nigeria

hercules07:
Ify no support bad thing o, GEJ dey fire outside, accept it but do not condone it. There is no african woman that is happy that her husband has wondering eye, they just gba mo ara ni o.

debosky:
I am a bit lost here. . . .how did y'all discover some of the kids aren't Dames?