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Jungle Queen:@@Jungle Queen all discredited as myths and urban legends here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-3833.288.html#msg159882 i can't understand why people need to use urban myths and legends to reinforce their belief system. |
ldollier:oh well that rules me out then ![]() |
All good and sweet, but i bet a guy who does all these will be regarded as a "Nice guy" and we all know what happens to nice guys.... ![]() |
anton: See? Dat's wut i be talkin bout! Thanks, Black Man. I am about to see if i can get them on the interlibrary loan right now!Sorry for missing the questions in your earlier post. The Yorubas deal with the other yorubas in the surrounding areas. The language still provides a common link which the 'artificial' border can not break. Here's an interesting article on the yorubas in the republic of benin http://www.beninensis.net/benin_anango.htm Nigeria as a whole has not benefitted from Ifa or any other traditional practices for that matter. Its unlikely to happen, the other major ethnic groups in Nigeria were kingdoms in their own right with a rich cultural history just like the Yorubas. Its like asking the French to adopt English traditions in the EU. anton:what's the name of the station ? there're actually a few on there http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?searchdesc=yoruba If you have the opportunity, go see some of the major 'traditional' cuban performers like Omar Sosa http://www.afrocubaweb.com/omarsosa.htm Its amazing hearing the Yoruba language spoken in Cuba. I was lucky enough to see Omar Sosa and his group perform in the UK and we had tears in our eyes when they performed some yoruba songs and dances. It was a bit hard to understand because they've lost the tonation but you can still recognise the language even with the elements of spanish thrown in. http://www.afrocubaweb.com/omiodara.htm http://www.batadrums.com/dance/dance.htm |
Quite an interesting interview. I think the response of Atiku's media assistant in thisday reveals the typical arrogant attitude of Nigerian politicians. "The V.P doesn't belong to a culture in which children trade words will elders. Young men who attack men old enough to be their father are dismissed as rude and uncultured" http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=37726 Rather than rebutting the allegations of corruption and greed against his boss, he turns around to attack the 'messenger' In the end it left me sad and depressed about the future of the country ![]() |
kbstar:A formal report will be good. If you also need legal advice or representation i can put you in touch with my Aunt in Lagos. |
goodguy:goodguy, honestly i'm confused ![]() When you provide Links you're indicating to the reader to visit the sites for more information on the subject. The links are not the source of the information but the means to get to the information (just like providing a list of books for someone interested in a certain subject) When you use information from another site you provide a Link to it, this allows the reader to visit the site to verify the source of the information or read more about the subject. |
goodguy:Please provide the thread where i've not provided a reference. If you want to take cheap shots at me then at least have the decency to back it up with evidence |
kbstar:I'm sorry but this is not the right approach, so what happens when it happens again ? if you're not prepared to take action yourself, are you prepared to allow others take action on your behalf ? Contact the Nigerian police through their website http://www.nigeriapolice.org Contact HRW http://hrw.org/contact.html http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/07/26/nigeri11451.htm Contact National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria http://www.nigeriarights.gov.ng/ http://www.nigeriarights.gov.ng/complaint.php |
sbucareer:This is some kind of joke isn't it? Have you even read the stuff on the links you've provided. You've obviously done a quick search on Google and then posted the first links you've come across. One of the sites you listed - http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html is actually a critique of a TV show that claims the moon landing was a hoax. Did you even read the stuff? this is just too embarrassing and i'm not even going to bother responding anymore... |
sbucareer:I'm sorry, you're not doing[i] any research for me[/i] it's just the normal practice to credit the source of your information since the information did not originate from you. Lifting stuff verbatim from a site/book or using information that did not originate from you without providing a reference to the author/originator is plagiarism. As regards to the site moonmovie.com have you noticed that they are trying to sell you stuff "WE GUARANTEE THAT OUR VIDEOS WILL PROVE THAT THE MOON LANDINGS WERE FRAUDULENT OR YOUR MONEY BACK" I'm sure the fact that they are trying to sell you a DVD at $29.95 has nothing to do with the wild accusations on the site ![]() I suggest you do a bit more research before jumping to any conclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_moon_landing_conspiracy_accusations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_moon_landing_conspiracy_theory |
sbucareer:if you're going to post conspiracy theories here, at least provide references to where you got the information from. Thousands of people were involved in the Apollo missions to the moon, How would they have kept it a secret ? |
goodguy:goodguy are you throwing a tantrum? Don't throw your 'toys out of the pram' because others disagree with you. |
joftech:thanks for the links will definitely check them out ![]() |
prettyH:well no one's preaching to you sister nferyn:thanks for the clarification, you'll expect the christains to at least know the history of their religion ![]() |
cheetahcub:the question is do we even have up to 49 fully operational aircraft in the country? I think Adeboye is turning out to be our very own Pat Robertson http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10728347/ http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/24/robertson.chavez/ |
goodguy:It originated from Europe so its the 'whiteman's religion' just like ifa is a Yoruba religion (since it originated from Yorubaland). |
goodguy: goodguy: ![]() |
Akolawole:Sorry mate, everything is 'touchable' around here. The whole thing is so laughable it beggars belief. Even the Aviation minister is in on the act, telling the parents of the kids that died in the PH crash that 'it's God's will'. |
prettyH:thats interesting, care to enlighten us a bit more on this issue of 'lesser gods' or is this going to be another one of those 'my religion is better than yours' discussions |
@@nicetohave Urban Myths (definition from dictionary.com) a folkloric and often sensational tale about modern life that is repeated in the media and by other means, making it more believable to some; also called urban legend urban Myths http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend Christian Urban Legends are stories of events with a Christian theme that never happened. They are generally created by a Christian individual or group as a fictional account because they give concrete support to their beliefs. It is important to realize that most Christians reject the validity of these stories. They probably look upon them with amusement. http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_cul.htm nicetohave:Just because something supports your belief system doesn't make it true. If a preacher told you 1 + 1 = 3, would you believe him because 'God who put his words with every child of his' If i told you a plane crash happened, your first comment will be to ask for the source of the news. I could equally say that the news is from 'God who put his words with every child of his' People quote the bible here all the time, who wrote the bible? and where is the evidence that proves it was inspired from God? I can equally say just because some people have access to paper and a printing press does not make their works true and acceptable (or inspired from God) |
Nnenna1:Nnenna1 thanks for your post, you're a breath of fresh air on this forum. ![]() |
nicetohave:Its called doing research and providing references, unlike the obvious plagiarism exhibited by many on this thread. How can someone sink so low as to post urban myths to justify the existence of God. If you really believe in God why would you feel threatened if others have an opposing view ? Why are opposing views not 'consumable and healthy for human consumption' what are you scared of ? ![]() |
@@ since you love urban myths so much i'll point you to the definitive internet reference source for urban legends, folklore and myths http://www.snopes.com/ and don't forget to check out the Titanic myths page on snopes Then there is the legend that the Titanic was advertised as "unsinkable." The press, captivated by the ironical implications, has faithfully repeated the story through the years. Actually, the White Star ads never made such a claim about the Titanic or her sister ship Olympic. http://www.snopes.com/history/titanic/unsinkable.asp http://www.snopes.com/history/titanic/titanic.asp |
goodguy:@@ if you want me to respond to the rest then you need to provide the source or reference to where you got the information from. I'm not responding to urban myths. ![]() |
ah so this is the source of the urban myths in the other thread ![]() https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-3833.288.html#msg159882 i think we've covered the John Lennon and Titanic part, can investigate the rest if Layi can provide the source of his information |
otokx:I understand what you meant but didn't understand its context as regards to segun06's top ten tips to be a better Nigerian |
kaylala:God, save us from your followers - anon |
I'm enjoying this thread but this is just FALSE kaylala:Lennon was killed in December 1980. He made that statement in 1966. He was killed by a deranged fan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_lennon The rest are urban myths and i won't bother providing a response to them, unless you can provide the evidence to back it up |
goodguy:nice one goodguy, you self fit predict the future ![]() |
goodguy:Did he say anything about the end of the world ![]() |
better be careful there could be CIA operatives around Akolawole:Please lighten up, it was meant as a joke, you do understand what a joke is ![]() |






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