Kastonkastroll:
May God reward you abundantly for all the hard work you put in this thread. With people like you around, definitely odua nation have hope.. Lol, this thread has eventually turn into my new home on nairaland. I normally spend 70% of my NL time in this thread, reading one Yoruba success story or another.

modath:


Egbon Aare, na wah for you ooo, so you actually took my objections seriously??

Don't pay any mind to me, it iss pure bad belle that I can't contribute when the discourse is going on

I don't like to drag us back , but may have to occassionally do that anytime I notice a gap..

Mo ni ife tiredi yi lopolopo... Oun ni mo yan laayo tele tiredi oloyun ati olomo...



Anti ileke ati ilaje44 ,

Iyawo egba ni mi, a decade + , no regrets!!

Ilaje44:
[color=#000099]A glimpse of Ilaje with Seyilaw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azRhde_Tljk[/color

OldJohn:



Bastard, Poverty and your mentality will never take u out of the shores of this country. I know your type will kill just to get in line to take a pic with the queen. Poor bastard illiterate

Ilaje44:


I know that feeling, o ye Olorun sha. O seun pupo. Adura mi sibesibe ni wipe ki Olorun maa fi iso e so wa. Okan mi gbogbe gidi gan.

Ilaje44:


As a Yoruba person, I kind of ni igbagbo ninu Olorun, sugbon sha, mi o wa religious at all. And due to the circumstance of the death of my lady, my doubt kind of grown big, because she was a very religious person, and has brought me to praying again. We prayed together in the night prior to the day of her sudden and unexpected death.

Ilaje44:


I think I'd wanna go the Egba road again, because of the one that stole my heart. Iku bola je. Iku se ika fun mi gan. I don't think tpiah and I are compatible. She might be a really nice person in life, but she's paranoid. I just can't compromise peace of mind, nobody should. I have some recommendations from friends, but I prefer to make my own experience, else, my Sisters would have found me someone already.

Ilaje44:


I like stubborn, intelligent, independent, nonetheless cultured (Yoruba) partner. I am not a fighter, and I don't like a woman that fights every one.

Besides, I am wearry of pastors said this, imam said that people. If anything, I love my peace of mind.


How do you feel the person you mentioned fill into this category?

Rotimi47:
You see your life.

Ilaje44:

A lot of the people are very young. I got to exchange info with some, but they are simply too young. I lost my hearthrob not too long ago, and I am more inclined to find a woman, but I prefer someone from 30 upward, though that is still going to be a very big age difference nonetheless. Nairaland is full of twens people.

Freegift75:
Keep shut

Except Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun comes to the aide of both the residents and business owners in the state, they would continue to groan over the bad roads that litter the State. Vanguard gathered that, the governor had boasted to make the State an eldorado by fixing most of the roads in the state, but, the cash crunch bedeviling the State crippled the plan.

Amosun who had demolished some houses and shops for the expansion of some of the roads was financially incapacitated due to the dwindling fund from the federal allocation. As a result of this, most of the roads which were half done had become impassable for vehicles across the state.

For instance, Ajebo-Idi-Aba road, Lafenwa-Ayetoro road, Oru-Isara, Ago-Iwoye-Ijesha-Ijebu-Irolu-Remo road, Lafenwa-Adedotun-Ita-Aka road, Adatan-Ake road, Abeokuat-Alabata road and Olokemeji-Orile-Ilugun road, Others are ; Atan-Ota/ Lusada juncture and Igbesa, Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State, Mokola-Ilugun road, Siun-Owode-Ofada-More road among others were in terrible position.

Residents and Shop owners have cried out over the threat to their businesses and life due to bad roads. Most of the commuters and drivers plying the roads said the state of the roads was threatening their economy and their lives and therefore appealed to the governor not to hesitate to do the needful on the roads.

A visit to Atan-Ota/ Lusada juncture and Igbesa, Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State,revealed that the roads, incidentally are the ones leading to and fro Agbara industrial estate, where most of the blue chip, multinationals and small and medium businesses are located.

The level of the deterioration of the roads has forced most motorists to abandon their cars and either taking motorcycles or cabs to their offices and other places. Some of them who spoke to our correspondent lamented their ordeal over the bad roads, appealing to governments at all levels to consider their plight.

A motorist ,Alade Taiwo said the appeal became necessary “to prevent loss of lives, property as well as businesses to the bad roads.” Also, Tajudeen Alowonle who is a welder told our correspondent that most small and medium businesses have packed up as a result of the road situation.

Mrs. Waliat Olaleye, who runs a cold room at the Lusada juncture along Agbara/Atan said often times, trucks bringing frozen foods tumble, emptying their contents. Olaleye, who said she graduated in Accounting from the Lagos State University, recalled that she had always nursed the ambition to be self-employed “even when I was in school”

Along the roads, no fewer than four filling stations have closed shops as students of the ICT institute of Technology, Igbesa, board motorcycles from Lusada juncture for N200 per person. Residents and business owners are sighted in “rain boots”, which they interchange with their normal shoes on and off the muddy barely passable roads.

A commercial motorcyclist, who took our correspondent on the inspection of some roads said the only alternative road to Agbara was to come by boat through Lagos. Commercial bus owners have abandoned the roads, leaving the shuttling business for the few Okada riders.

Companies along the Lusada-Igbesa road include Viju factory, Ogun Guandong Free Trade Zone, housing many factories, among others. Meanwhile, residents and workers as well as motorists have begged Amosun to repair Idi-Aba-Ajebo road which had become almost impassable.

When our correspondent visited the road that leads to Ogun State Television , most people who spoke on the road pleaded anonymity because they are civil servants. They said their cars developed fault on daily basis. The road which was undergoing expansion seems abandoned due to the paucity of fund and had worsen the State of the road from its earlier status.

A visit to Lafenwa-Ayetoro road showed many vehicles were knocked down as a result of the failed portions of the road. It was gathered that those who live at the area lamented that commercial cabs have refused to ply the roads while the few ones operating charged exorbitant fees.

Also, on Lafenwa-Ita-Aka-Adatan road, motorists have abandoned the roads due to the impassable state of the road. Most of the roads in the state which were undergoing expansion have been deserted by contractors as a result of paucity fund and have become impassable. Vanguard gathered the governor was making frantic efforts to ensure that those roads were fixed and made passable.

Nigerian women entrepreneurs under the aegis of NACCIMA Business Women Group, NAWORG, have concluded plans to hold the largest exhibition of products, goods and services ever at an event billed to take place in December in Ogun State.

The exhibition tagged ‘Promoting Women Entrepreneurs Through Networking’ will focus on synchronizing women’s economic potentials as tools for societal change and growth in Nigeria.

Briefing journalists at a pre-event conference held at the MKO Abiola Trade Fair Complex in Abeokuta, where the exhibition is expected to take place, Chairperson, NAWORG/National Deputy President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Iyalode Alaba Lawson, said the event will create a platform for networking and business transaction, as well as learning about each other’s products and services, thereby leading to business expansion and subsequent growth of the Nigerian economy.

“The Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Exhibition, NIWEX 2015, is being put together in collaboration with the ECOWAS Federation of Business Women Entrepreneurs, FEBWE, and Uplift Development Foundation, an initiative of the First Lady of Ogun State, Chief(Mrs)Olufunso Amosun.

“Women entrepreneurs from Uganda, Gambia, Ghana and Sierra Leone have already indicated interest to participate at the event which is also expected to draw participants from across Nigeria,” Alaba told newsmen.

turnup05:
The Yoruba speaking people are mainly located in the south western part of Nigeria. This race of people are unique in various ways and internationally known world over for their good culture. Here are some amazing characteristics of the Yoruba people.

1.HISTORY: The Yoruba people have a very rich history and are known to be one of the earliest thriving civilizations in Africa because of the Oyo kingdom. The progenitor of the yoruba race is Oduduwa and it is believed that he migrated from the middle east to settle down in the present Ile-Ife south west Nigeria. He then gave royal backing to his sons to go and rule other kingdoms but have an affiliate with the Ife kingdom regarding it as their source. This is why most kings regard the Ooni of Ife as a foremost and paramount ruler in Yoruba land. It is also interesting to note that each King in Yoruba Land has a different or unique title name given to him. Making the yoruba people to have the highest number traditional title names of Kings in the world. Also each Palace always have a market close to it and they are always called Oja-Oba(kings Market).

2.ARTS, LITERATURE AND CRAFT: The Ife bronze heads shows that the Yoruba people had special knowledge and skills in casting different from anywhere in the world. The Yoruba proverbs also serves as a rich source of moral advise, inspiration and motivation to people. The first nobel prize on literature in Nigeria was given to Professor Wole Soyinka and no one has achieved this feat in Nigeria till now. His rich usage of Yoruba literature has helped him in his profession. The artistic wooden carvings and clay sculptures also lend credence to the rich culture of the people.

3.FOODS: Delicious foods like pounded yam (Iyan) Yam flour meal (amala) as well cassava meals (garri,eba) including the sumptuous stews like melon stew, draw vegetable(ewedu) and vegetable stew (shokoyokoto) has made people from all over the world to cherish yoruba delicacies. Also snacks like peppered plantain chips (dodo Ikire) have always been used as good appetizers. All these mouthwatering dishes are not only tasty but have nutritional value.

4.LEADERS: The Yoruba race has been blessed with a lot of great leaders in various fields and endeavors of life. Ranging from Politics, Religion, Business, Literature and so on. Some of these leaders have been mentioned on the Forbes list as one of the most influential people in the world. The first premier of the western region Chief Obafemi Awolowo recorded a lot of first during his time like the first sky scraper built in Ibadan with cocoa sales (Cocoa House) setting up the first Radio and T.V station as well as the Opening of the First University in Nigeria University of Ibadan are some of his achievements. Chief OluSegun Obasanjo who was former military head of state later became a civilian president 20 years later after he was released from prison. Chief MKO Abiola a former president elect who died in prison is regarded as Martyr of Democracy in Nigeria. Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu has also been a very influential politician who supported five sitting governors in southwest in elections and they won. So he is regarded as A God father of at least seven governors in Nigeria today. He was also very useful in installing the incumbent President Buhari after he had contested severally. In Business the richest black woman is Chief F. Alakija according to forbes list. Other business tycoons are chief Mike Adenuga owner of Glo the first indigenous owned telecommunication company his other companies are ETB and Conoil . Otunba Femi Otedola is the owner of Forte Oil one of the biggest Oil firms in Nigeria.

5.ENTERTAINMENT: The entertainment aspect is so rich and interesting. Starting from Music the yoruba have different genres of music like Akpala, fuji, afro juju, Afro beats amongst others. Very popular musicains like Fela, King Sunny Ade are Yoruba people. Young super stars like wizkid, davido are also making waves in the music industry with international stars doing collaborations with them including International yoruba stars like Seal and Wale. The Yoruba film industry is also very big with plenty interesting films being released everyday. Some T.V stations only show Yoruba films through out the day showing the versatility of the industry. Interesting games are not left out; there is chess game so also the yoruba have the Ayo game.

6.SPORTS: the Yoruba can boast of many great sports men like Thunder Balogun and Rashidi Yekini in football. Also Hakeem Olajuwon in basket ball was from the southwest.

7.CULTURAL RENAISANCE: The Yoruba are very proud of their culture displaying it and speaking it at any given opportunity. They are a hospitable race and Welcome visitors including Blacks from the Diaspora who want to trace their roots back to Africa. These diasporans are integrated back into the culture and given yoruba names. They are also thought how to speak the Yoruba language. Yorubas feel their language is becoming extinct when ninety percent of them still speak it with their children even as they hardly speak other languages. The Creoles of the Carribean Countries in the Americas also have yoruba words in their languages.
8.TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL: Yoruba traditional architecture is Unique; most of the buildings roofs are triangular in shape and always slanting downwards past the lintel. They always have a lot of pillars and columns of traditionally carved totem poles with figures. The doors and windows are also carved with figures.

9.RELIGION: The Yoruba people are a very religious group of people. They are also blessed with great religious leaders who are known world over for their powerful anointing. Like under the Christian Faith the yorubas have great men Pastor E.A.Adeboye (RCCG), Bishop OYEDEPO(WINNERS) T.B Joshua(SYNAGOGUE) Pastor Kumuyi (Deeper Life) Pastor OluKoya(MFM) amongst others. The firts bible to be translated to an African language especially in West Africa was by A yoruba Priest Bishop Ajayi Crowther. The great Prophet Ayo BabaLola the founder of C.A.C world wide was a great pentacostal revivalist who spread the word like fire.


10. TEXTILES: The Yoruba have always been fashionable people with their different styles and accessories. The women,s Gele (head tie) are always spectacular. So also the mens cap and agbada which are always captivating. The Aso-Oke always go with diferent yoruba attires. The tye and dye clothes (adire) have always being with them for generations. Also there are different styles like kembe and dansiki which is now coming back to be invogue by the youths. The concept of aso ebi and aso oke where also introduced by yoruba people where people pick a particular pattern of textile material and wear them in an occassion to make for uniformity and solidarity with the celebrant at the event . There are different yoruba hair styles that are also attractive too.
All these and more to numerous to mention needs to be packaged together to form a tourist park which will showcase all these aspects of The Yoruba to the world for future references.

MayorofLagos:



Yeah. Look at my toothless gum.
I was born in the year McGregor Channel was dredged and the land now known as Ikoyi was saved from the marshes.

Sh0llypopz:

I asked because I read that a few Igbos had a protest in a popular market in Lagos. They were requesting to have leadership positions in this market. Have you heard of this? If yes, was the request granted?
And if it was, don't you think it's detrimental to the history of Lagos when Igbos start holding traditional roles.

Sh0llypopz:


I'm not a fan older Nigerians. Why did you tell me??

Aareonakakanfo:
[size=17pt]Huuuuuh!

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MayorofLagos:


Tpia is the darling of NL andcyou know it. If she dissapears for one day everybody start to miss her and wonder.

tpiadotcom:



fiction as always.

there are no tigers native to Africa unless you imported some.

you can post pictures of your tigers sha, feel free.

tpiadotcom:


if you're not from there you should consider not getting involved in their politics.

Sh0llypopz:
LMAO! Who has been lying to you? How is our "brother"? You know, the one with one shoe.

Sh0llypopz:

I'm not a follower of Nollywood.

Anyway, you seem offended.[size=15pt] I'm not religious[/size], I will stop quoting you henceforth.