₦airaland Forum

dejavski:
I can help you do some additions:
Oma ilaje Omuro mo gha rin oh....ilepete re se Ile ba mi

Monarchy: ilajes practice the edo(benin) system of monarchy:
Olu - the royal throne
Oliha/Asogbon - the chief priest
Yasere - the king spokesperson...and so on

CUISINE: The ilajes stand out from the yorubas in terms of cuisine. Our major food is pupuru(more like fufu but u pound it) with orugbo(black soup). We also have what we call ogolale- a special delicacy made from unripe plantain and yam in the form of porridge.
I'll add some other details later
#elclasico mode

Anapuao:
And my kid sis is one of those that passed #SuperProudSister #CallToBarSoon

olafunny:
Hi nairalanders,

A brother, who is currently working with a company in ibadan and also stays in ibadan, has got himself in a condition which he needs nairalanders to be of help.

The issue is;

where he's working nw, he's been paid something above 80k sha which is obviously not the worth of the job and his kind of person cuz he has his ph.D. But because of the situation in the country, he decided to stick to the job till he gets another one.
His hustle paid off last week friday when he got another job in Lagos and the pay is above 130k with other monthly allowances. According to him, he loves his current job as it's less stressful and makes him closer to his family. He considers Lagos as a place that is very stressful and will probably cause him to relocate. But the pay is higher.

Now, he's thinking of threatening his current boss with his new job nd pay, maybe the boss might increase his salary and beg him to stay. He is staying with his younger brother in one of the houses his father built before he died. So he doesnt pay house rent with his salary. All that will change when he get to Lagos.

What he wants Nairalanders to do for him is to advice him whether;

-to go for the new job since the pay is high and try to get used to Lagos situation and since he is a ph.D holder, he might higher opportunities from there.

-to stay and continue with his current job since his expenditures are far low.

-to threaten his boss to increase his salary. What if the boss dismisses him? He might end up being in where his mind doesn't.





Thanks in advance.

fratermathy:
Ego/Igho both come from Portuguese. That word and all its variants are not ours to claim.

macof:
Interestingly Ugun is Vulture in yoruba

ayobase:
Olori in Yoruba means Queen.

nice thread.

Donjowebs:
Ewa in Yoruba means beans and same in Urhobo, but there are Urhobo words for beans which are peculiar to "Us" i.e the ésha is a different specie of beans while the white one is called "iré". So depending on your dialect/part of Urhoboland you hail from they could mean one and same or different, as for me I am from Olomu and iré and ésha are distinctly different.

slimfresh:
[q
uote author=fratermathy post=39759682]Lovely thread! Make I ..go ready my ekpeti first.
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Ekpeti don set.

Although I wont restrict mine to Igbo/Yoruba


a.isikuru English: school
b.igalasi English: glass
c.akiteti English: architect
d.itaba Portuguese: tabaco (Tobacco)
e.Osete Portuguese: serta (Plate)
f.utujoro Portuguese: tesoura (Scissors)
g.uririen Portuguese: unie (an ingredient for pepper soup)
h.oleso Portuguese leso (handkerchief)
i.inama Hausa: nama (cow meat)
j.ibo English: ball
k.itomatosi Portuguese: tomato
l.ikpekere Yoruba: kpekere (plantain chips)
m.ejime Igbo: ejime (twin)
n.osusu Yoruba: osusu (monthly savings)
o. ikeki English: cake
p.imidaka Portuguese: mandioca (Cassava)
q.ugu Igbo: ugu (vegetable)
r.akpere Yoruba: akpere (basket)
s. imanu Hausa: malu (cow)
t. ifiniya Portuguese: farinha (tapioca)
u.isabatu Portuguese: sapato (sandals)
v.igho Portuguese: igos/iguou (money)
w.agbero Yoruba: agbero (tout)
x.akara Yoruba: akara (beans cake)
y.iyasere Edo: iyasere (prime minister)
z.isuya Hausa: suyah (roasted beef)
Alphabet don finish o Goodboiy. Freemanan permission to carry on?
i. akpu Igbo: akpu (Fufu)
ii.ibanki English: bank
iii.ikomputa English: computer
iv.ibroda English: brother
v.oro Portuguese: ouro (gold)

That's all I have for now.
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This post is subject to further edits if more ideas come . Lalasticlala, Seun, Dominique, Obinoscopy and Oam4j, please take note and beware of my sons, Goodboiy, Freemanan, Alkarulezz, Freeemanan, Scholes0 and Onuwaje, emo zighizighi!

yorubas dont pronounce like that joor.....which o e be 'igalsi' 'ibanki'? Infact all you wrote about youruba words were wrongly spelt and going by d spelling wrongly pronounced.

Goodboiy:
don't Tribalise everything. wen it comes to Ethnicity nobody wants to loose his ground because of friendship. meanwhile I have added Ego to the list .. Urhobo may have borrowed That word from Igbo. just like if Yoruba say Tosin, Itsekiri will say Tosan.

ayoolanr:
Well, this is done even in Institutions in the US for example, it's just given a different name...like Technology fee....But this is for maintenance of computer labs that students use for their coursework and have access to anytime! But i guess in UNN's case they actually purchase the laptops for the students?

OgaInnocent:
This issue has obviously lingered. UNN belongs to the Fed. Govt.; let them intervene.

Let me summarise: UNN VC, simply known as Dr. Ozumba compelled all the newly admitted students of UNN to pay 70,000 naira as Laptop Fee which the school will supply. The fee has caused a lot of hardship in the new intakes as it escalated the school fees to 170,000 naira.

Acceptance fee: 25,000
School fees: 60 - 65,000
Laptop fee: 70,000
Accommodation: 10,000(boys) 11,000(girls)

Total: 165,000 - 171,000

The students have expressed their discomfort with this to no avail. They are of the view that some have laptops already, some say that they can get a nice Laptop with just 40,000. Yet the case the case still remains "No laptop fee, no clearance in UNN"

The SUG on their own have not done a thing concrete to reverse this. That's the summary of the status quo in UNN now.

Here are some screenshots:

drehdinho:
Is this funny? Am seriously shaking my head for you.
The matter here is so serious that don't know what to even say. I know some people are happy about this. But let me tell you the truth. If care is not taken in Nigeria. Very soon, Nigeria will colapse. Our politicians think they are wise. One day, the masses will be able to fight this ill,wicked and stupid politicians calling themselves our leaders. Suffice to say much about the wasteful lifestyles of some of our useless politicians. We aall know that an average politician who doesn't do half-quarter of what a nurse or doctor does ,will receive more than One hundred and thirty thousand naira (130k) in a week-either as a bribe or as a result of money paid from invisible contract he just won-to now pay this same amount monthly is difficult. Doctors and Nurses need to be renumerated heavily because wether we like it or not they are the most important body in any society. Without them ,believe you me,50% of people living would have been dead by now. Not to even mention the fact that their work is tasking and strenuous. Most Doctors and Nurses hardly sleep in order for you and I to sleep and have a normal life ahead.
Like seriously,our Country Nigeria needs serious and dedicated leader who would always wake up to the masses' complaints . A leader who would not just sit in Aso Rock and be spewing immaterialistic statements.

love23a:
[s]Biafra Biafra.


A man walk into Onitsha restratrant asking for uche leg,ngozi yash,ify ear and eba. The seller replies.

Since another Biafra protest this morning did not allow me to capture anybody to cook .

I am a full supporter of Biafra, the man reply because ngozi did not allow me to fxxxk her before this Biafra protest start. Thank God p
For this Biafra movement.

All those women with ikebe in my area , are for pepersoup

On Biafra we stand.
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biafranqueen:
Even though it is not recognized now does not mean that we can not use peaceful means to actualize it.
Are you familiar with Weimar Germany which was composed of Germany, Poland and Russia?
I know it is normal for emotions to overflow when countries breakup but you should look at the bright side. You will now get a bigger share of the "South-South oil revenue" so cheer up

Adatob:
True omo wobey

osemwengie1:
j) The ILAJE community at OKITIPUPA and its environs.

SomebodyLovesMe:
Everything is relative. An ordinary Lecturer I or Graduate Assistant in a University IN NIGERIA would NOT deliver same.

Caracta:
If Nokia were to be a man, he would be Goodluck Jonathan. Slow, steady, unfashionable, ancient, not trendy.

madridguy:
Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye of National Emergency Management Agency, South West Coordinator, must be on cheap weed for saying the cause of the explosion still unknown. Since it is a beer parlour, can't his common sense tells him it is Gas explosion. The man should reset his brain and stop putting fear on people.

kasysleek:
Nokia in conjunction with microsoft has being keeping us busy with new flagships like Nokia lumia 950 and 950XL, here are there world record.

1 THE WORLD'S MOST LISTENED TO RINGTONE
The Nokia tune Grand Valse was written in 1902, composed by Spanish composer Francisco Tarrega, Anssi Vanjoki along with Lauri Kivinen, is now heard worldwide an estimated 1.8 billion times per day.



2 THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CINEMA SCREEN
Nokia constructed a cinema so huge that it had to be watched from outside.
The screen was of 1,428 square meter about *51 x 28 meters* was held in place by two giant cranes were viewers watched the Prince of Persia movie projected by four XLM HD30 projectors each weighing about 140 kilos.

3 THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR PHONE
The Nokia 1100 holds the world record for most popular phone, with 250 million sold worldwide.


4 THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR MOBILE GAME
Do you guys remember the snake game programmed for the Nokia 6100 series of handset, is not embedded in over 350 million device worldwide all though overtaken years ago.

SEE ALL PICS BELOW

Thats it..
feel free to comment and share.

http://kasysleek..com/2015/10/4-best-nokia-world-records-that-will-blow-your-mind.html

Obiwannn:
Thank you so much for this piece. I have really been touched. Yes, it's true that about single tax and the tax reduces as you marry and give birth. I'd look up the links and books you recommended. One last question if you may, I tried searching but couldn't get a definitive answer.
Please help me rank the following countries from low to high in terms of taxes.
Switzerland, Germany, Canada, UK, Australia, USA.
VIELEN DANK.

Obiwannn:
Thanks.. Appreciated.. Would look up the Canada option.
Yes there are engineering jobs, getting to the very peak, as in ability to boss the Germans is my fear.
Yeah.. Health care is best here in the world..
And by moderate taxes, you mean 40 percent is moderate? The tax here is higher than in Canada for example.

Obiwannn:
Well from the detailed analysis you gave about the UK, I thought you were based there. Well, I am currently doing a Masters in Engineering in Germany, and although I would love to work here as the place is very orderly as you mentioned, I feel I would easily make it to the very peak of my career in another region like the US, Canada or Australia. Then again, there is the language barrier, and the heavy taxation of residents which the German economy thrives on.

NiRfreak:
Me ma pe wo le gbo........hope that place is sweet....and dnt forget ilaje needs you here too...Magbagbe ule o....ule nuse!

bebe2:
LONG STORY,

too many nigerians working themselves to death, so they can send money

to some ingrates in naija.

they have forgotten how to enjoy themselves and have fun

come oct 17th the groove is on , if u are in manchester come to my mums 80th birthday party.

no time to check timeooooo

NiRfreak:
AYE.MA FU GEE

Obiwannn:
Yeah... Language.. Big barrier.
These persons you know, which of them are engineers and how many got to the very top of their careers?
And since you based in UK now, UK tax VS German Tax, which is worse?

Obiwannn:
Nice post. I have heard many people say that about Germany. But when you consider that Germany has a better immigration law, where would you rather immigrate to? I feel it's because the Germans are not used to blacks bossing over them, that's why this discrimination exists