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Zoharariel:
Ooni of ife is a fool & a disgrace to the Yoruba kingship institution.

sukkot:
I Stopped writing in that other thread lolz

magicminister:
i used to be like you. You have a great sense of responsibility just like me and that can really be a bad thing.
Sometimes, you have to realize that the people and their problems would still exist with or without your help.
I am not against helping your fellow man but you HAVE TO HELP THE RIGHT PERSON. The right person to help is yourself and your family members.

The fact that you gave out your last card does not show selflessness. Don't be offended but it simply shows that you are a weakling and incapable of saying NO.
You cannot be selfish to yourself and selfless to others.
The only time you should be selfless to others is when you render humanitarian service.

Like i said, i avoid poor people like a plague. I love them from a distance and that's it.
This dead woman wanted to play ms. nice and she got an unjust reward.
She is not the first case i have seen.
One rich man from my village got murdered by the person he is training through school. The young boy took his 500k and ran away. I have seen this all too often.

Be wise!

I understand very well what you have communicated and I take no offense. You're very correct. I am guilty of what you say but working to make permanent changes to correct them. I think you were met with so much opposition because a couple of your first responses struck the wrong chord due to an apparent stridency and insensitivity. But I get you now.

sukkot:
lmao I dont need your free hermes belt. use it to strangle yourself already

This thread is everything! It gave me more laughs in 5 minutes than I've had all year! If not that pyguru the NL spambot has a tick on his arse for my favourite ROFL yahoo smiley, that little laughing dude would be all over this post.

So, I enjoyed the exchange so much, I decided to write a one act play about Sukkot (who I understand is my long-lost pal Buzugee/Obadiah ) and that-who-cannot-be-named. I then was fortunate enough to get some famous artistes to put voice to my script. Enjoy! And try to figure out who Meatloaf is playing, but don't try too hard. The best part is 3:31-3:37.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67lUlKGDpik

Can I just say Mark McGrath is the rebirth of cool.


P.S.: I looked at the original link and the photos. It's commendable what the lad is doing, though the project looks a work-in-progress - at least he took initiative. The surroundings look so poor, it's unfortunate. But we all do what we can. I guess the people there get used to the lack and don't realise just how bad it is compared to how others live. I love African kids. It makes me sad to see them without. I can def understand why the lad wanted to do his bit.

Thread is still fun though. Thanks for the laughs!

tit:
ugly wicked woman

WTF? You're talking about Nkoji-Iweala, surely.

This chick is cool. Just not digging the fake hair. But she seems awesome. There is no blemish on her character, okay! Get it together! Or you're a troll

tokoro:
Armed Robber ko...

Petty thieves ni

Lol.

abbey621:
I smell nothing but lies here, I don't know of a woman that would have suspicions of her husband being gay and not confront him about it. I don't know a woman who would watch her husband masturbate and not confront him. The truth is this, she is being very defensive about the whole issue and this most often than not indicates false tendencies. Now there may be some truth to this such as maltreatment,violence and so on but to add homosexuality and masturbation to the list just seems a little sketchy to me.

I concur. This chick sounds vindictive, deceitful and unstable. Of course, birds of a feather and all that. . . so the husband could be one or more of those adjectives as well. Two hedonists gone awry?

ETA: Didn't realise this was bashing thread before I made my post. Fuggedabouit!

victorvezx:
Girls are not smiling at all, but shey dem get boyfriend?

See kweshion! Who do you think talked them into it? Girls, stay away from them criminal-minded dudes.

jaybee3:
Na me be that ooooo

Original omo yoruba representing

Wow! I like it almost as much as the little kids in Aareonakakanfo's profile. Those babes are delightful. Lol. Original Omo Oodua for real!

OK back to topic: Not digging this Ooni sha.

There's a lot of historical data on this site. Thanks!

"NIGERIA" CHRONOLOGY
30 Jun 1849 Bight of Biafra British protectorate.
1 Feb 1852 Bight of Benin British protectorate.
6 Aug 1861 Bights of Biafra and Benin a united protectorate.
6 Aug 1861 Lagos and adjacent area annexed by Britain.
5 Jun 1885 Niger Districts Protectorate (of United African Co)
13 Jan 1886 Lagos a separate colony.
10 Jul 1886 Niger River Delta Protectorate (of Royal Niger Co.)
1891 Oil Rivers Protectorate
13 May 1893 Niger Coast Protectorate
1 Jan 1900 British Nigerian colonies.
1 Jan 1900 Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria.
28 Feb 1906 Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
1 Jan 1914 Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria

aljharem3:
great site to visit as well

http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_native.html

Note that we still want to to concentrate on individual achievers, so even when discussing particular territories, still endeavour to focus on persons and their contributions.

jaybee3:
Make me sef go appoint sharpish

G-Money, is that you in your profile? Very authentic traditional Yoruba attire. But who authourised you to wear iyun (coral) beads, huh? That's reserved for awon Omo Oba oh.

noetic5:
The recently concluded Uniosun 4th and 5th convocation, had their Best Graduating Student, from the Dept. of Civil Engineering, offered a mug as a prize. lol. Adeyemo Kazeem is an Okada man, he graduated with a CGPA of 4.81 from the Dept. of Civil Engineering.


In his reaction at the graduation ceremony, Governor Raud Aregbesola said: "I was almost moved to tears, listening to the testimony of the best graduand here today "


Source: http://latestamebonaijablog..com/2016/03/okada-man-emerges-uniosun-best.html

fynestboi lalasticlala ijebabe

www.nairaland.com/attachments/3479399_mug_jpegf035b1567a2f394a5ea39fb9638a12d0

Alhamdullilahi! I am so happy for you and your family who raised you well, Kazeem! I am sure your parents are very proud of you. I am so humbled and pleased to read this post

It pays to be honorable honest and hardworking.

Look how this man struggled to make his dream come through, without stealing or scamming. I cannot imagine the difficulties he has overcome. Let that be a lesson to all.

P.S. The government really should provide (better) assistance to the populace though. Look how people are suffering. And some are able to steal $2billion without a thought to their countrymen.

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Is this a rumour or fact? Is there a picture of the Ooni with this round-heeled creature? Has the palace confirmed this?

Jeez! What a monumental disgrace if true.

Naaaaaaaijaaaaaaababe! What happened to to ye? Wherefore art thou?

Is you hanging out with all the cool kids someplace else, where nerds aren't allowed? Is that where Katsumoto, OAM4J, Ajanlekoko, Olaone are? What am I saying - all aforementioned persons put the N in nerd!

Olorun Oba l'oke a gba adura e sha.

Naijababe!





Oh, here she is! Never mind.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VngL1ikOo

I think he used the late salary as a convenient defense, and I do not believe it. This criminally insane man may be a child molester. He certainly is capable of dastardly deeds as we have seen. Anything short of death penalty will be injustice to the innocent child. Death by hanging if found guilty.

magicminister:
selfishness
i am a very selfless person.
I am generous to a fault but i only help from a distance. I don't wanna be friends or enemy with a poor person cos the only thing they bring is problems. One problem after the other.
They will never call u on phone to offer you what you need.. all they thy know is themselves...

this woman learnt the hard way..... lol!

You have to help your fellow (wo)man nau. Looks like you're able to control how, when and to whom you give. It's not always easy to plan or turn away. It's hard for some to see others suffering. I help others and I get a lot of help in return. I have given my last kobo to people and then turn around and have to struggle. Yeah, not smart. Hard habit to break, really. If those people are good people who are truly in need and they will in turn help others - pay it forward - I don't mind. Shame that people take advantage.

Also, just because someone is poor doesn't make them untrustworthy. I have poor relatives that never ask for anything and never steal or lie, and they live within their means with dignity even if they're suffering. And I have better-off relatives who are never satisfied no matter what you give them, though they live somewhat comfortably, considering it's Naija. But, yes, poverty can be frightening though, no bull. Even more so for those in it. But it can also be a temporary circumstance. Many that are going through it do not have a poor mentality. Meaning they are ready to aspire to better, with just a little helping hand. It is grace that keeps many from succumbing to the same level.

Okijajuju1:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/3402837_murderuslady1300x203_jpeg270db0da07610be223e728c271eafa14


They could have robbed her all they wanted, but why take her life?


2 bullets each.

1 to the skull, 1 to the chest.

Hmmm. I wonder about what they say. . . No good deed goes unpunished? The victim was even financially sponsoring one of them. Sometimes you think you're helping people, but you don't know if you're grooming a monster. A greedy venal money-hungry monster without regard to life and others' hardship. Alhamdulillahi, we nip such as this in the bud in time! Amin!

If their story doesn't gel - if it sounds suspicious, it probably is.

R.I.P. to the deceased woman.

cap28:
Cuba is not 90 percent black. The majority are of mixed ancestry (black african and Spanish). Whites of Spanish ancestry like castro are the minority but the most powerful. Pure bllacks (afrcans) in cuba are at the bottom of society and are discriminated against by the whites and mullatoes. I went there a few years ago on holiday with my family and it was a real eye opener. Only god will save black people in this world.

Have you been to Brasil? I will like to visit there, specifically the area where I hear has the most African/Yoruba descendants, Bahia.

About Cuba, it is very obvious from the mentality of the descendants of those slaveowners, like Paul Rubio, Gloria Estefan, Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen and all the Cubans whose White parents ran away from Castro's economic redistribution that they think they were born to rule the Black people in their former country. They even still set themselves apart from other Latinos in America - always right-wing and anti-equality for all. But always looking for special treatment for their people. I remember Gloria Estefan chastising Black Americans for planning to boycott an awards show years ago because Blacks were not represented, and of the Floridan Cubanos opposed to the Haitians getting refugee status similar to what the Cubans have always gotten under US immigration. They're jerks, to be honest. And the other Latinos here see them as such.

I support your effort. It's a shame most Nigerians turn a blind eye to persecution of Muslims, especially Shia. The military, before Buhari took over from Jonathan, has been committing wide scale human right abuses, atrocities and extermination up north while using Boko Haram and religious extremism as justification. I hate coming to Nairaland or reading Nigerian-based journals anymore; victims of persecution get more sympathy from Westerners than in their own country. What has happened to the Nigerian soul? All the time there's pictures of someone being beaten by vigilantes or tortured by soldiers on a mere accusation without a trial, and majority of posters think it is perfectly fine. So, we are not surprised cries of persecution are met with indifference.

No one should lose their life or be physically assaulted as they peacefully go about fulfilling the obligations of their religion.

Keep on with the good fight.

EreluY:
Actually, I'm not, My OH is Igbo and ex-RCC priest, now an agnostic. lol.

I don't mean you personally all the time, just NL in general. Wasn't familiar with your posting history. We'll leave it alone sha.

Opeyemi4real:
In future he'll tell u guys he/she grew up in the state house! And have years of experience equal to his/her age in governance. Lord I need this kind of a woman for my kids.

Smart man.

MadCow1:
This is a testament to the strength of Women.


Somebody said this is wrong. I say its wrong only because we have been cultured to agree its wrong.

However, I suggest she keeps a Nanny close by that can take the kid away incase she has the needs to enter into a meeting.

I am one of the advocates for a baby friendly workplace environment.

Good man.

exlinkleads:
A man was grieving yesterday over the loss of his 19-month-old baby, Daniel Igba, who was snatched from him during the violence at Mile 12 on the outskirts of Lagos.

He said: “I was in the house around 10am and I saw that the people were bringing the fight to our area (across the bridge).

“So, I hurriedly entered the house and carried my baby in an attempt to escape. But they chased me. They caught me and started beating me. They axed my head and my hand.

“I was still holding the baby. As I tried to run again, I fell and they snatched the baby from me. Since that time, we have not seen our baby. His mother was in school when it happened.”

Mr. Igba was beaten and had a knife wound on his head.

As of 5pm, armoured tanks were patrolling the area. Soldiers and policemen were at strategic junctions.


http://thenationonlineng.net/dad-my-son-was-snatched/

Sounds like some people are intent on starting an internecine war in Nigeria. The story in the Punch newspaper reads that the son was being cared for by another woman. This man's story is opaque. (Do we know that he didn't run away out of fear and forgot his baby, and now he's covering up by making outlandish claims?) The online tabloid in the OP is disreputable. Why can we not get reports that are fact-checked, verified by more than one source and not calculated to get the masses riled-up against people of differing tribes! Looking at the situation objectively, it appears that many are victims of this disturbance. Until they stop fanning the flames, resolution will be elusive.

macof:
But as you don't have king but still part of Nigeria. .. the Oluwo is not wrong

Shey you understand?

Macof, Can you please make a post the Great Leaders thread, linked in my signature below, about the history of Oduduwa/Ife. I perused the thread and didn't find a post from the Yoruba perspective about the Yoruba-Benin connection. Thanks.
CC:9jacrip

lawani:
The downfall of the first republic was caused by those who rigged elections in the Western region and herded the AG leaders who won the election into jail on treasonable felony convictions. The coupists were irrational and they killed many that should not have been killed, many innocent officers were gunned down but it is said that it was an ashtma attack that killed Sir Tafa Balewa and not bullets.

You cannot be serious!

An asthma attack? In his own bed in his house too, I'm sure. WTF!

I started this list so it would be easier for everyone to see and reference those personalities that have already been posted here, but didn't finish it. All right, better late than never, huh.

From Page 0 to Page 8:

- LISABI, A Leader of the Egba people of Yorubaland
Lived in the mid-1700s to early 1800s

- Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi (1888-1914)

- JAJA OF OPOBO (1821 - 1891), originally Jubo Jubogha

- Ewuare the Great Oba of Benin (r. c. 1440–1473)

- SOUN OGUNLOLA OF OGBOMOSO

- SANGO OF OYO KINGDOM

- KURUNMI OF IJAYE

- QUEEN AMINA OF ZAZZAU

- PRINCESS INIKPI OF IGALALAND

- OGEDENGBE AGBOGUNGBORO

- MOREMI AJASORO

- Mai Dunama Dabbalemi

- Samuel Johnson of Yorubaland (1846 to 1901)

- Tsoede the leader of the Nupe kingdom and the fulani conquest of Nupe and Illorin

- Oke Nnachi

- Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809-1891)

- Oba Ewuare the Great (1440-1473 CE)

- Eze Nri Ìfikuánim leader of the Nri kingdom

- Bashorun Sodeke of Egba
Died: 1845?

- Adeyemi the founder of ikoyi/VI in Lagos (eko which means cassava farm) and the Onikoyi linage

- ADAMU Orisa the man that started eyo festival, first oba of Lagos and the great connection between bini and yoruba in Lagos

- Obi Eze Chima being the first King of Onitsha(16th century)

- Mai Idris Alooma (ruled 1571–1603)
Idris Alooma was mai (king) of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, located mainly in Chad and Nigeria

- Shehu al-Hajj Muhammad al-Amîn ibn Muhammad al-Kânemî (Arabic: محمد لرشيد ابن محمد الكامانی‎) (1776–1837)

- Agwu Inobia or Eze Agwu the man that was the founding father of igbo Arochukwu

- Two brothers Prince Osim and Akuma Nnubi of Akpa cross river state

- Kakpokpo Okon ibibio prince from the Obong Okon Ita Kingdom

- Another foundering father of igbo Arochukwu Nnachi Ipia

- Akpan Okon the last obong(king)of Obong Okon Ita around 1690-1720

- Oke Nnachi the First son of one of the founders of Igbo Arochukwu

- Ogbeyan the founder of Ogbia kingdom

- Oba Esigie of Benin (ruled c.1504-c.1550 AD)
Great ruler of Benin who also commissioned great art

- OONI Luwoo Gbagida (FEMALE)
21st? Ooni of Ife
Circa 1000 C.E

- Balogun Bello Kuku of ijebuland during the latter part of the nineteenth century

- Queen Idia (Mother of Oba Esigie) end of the fifteenth century

- Madam Efunroye Tinubu (19th century), Nigerian businesswoman and patriot from Abeokuta, after whom a prominent Lagos landmark, "Tinubu Square," is named

- Rabeh Azzubair Ibn Fadlallah (19th century) conquered and ruled Kanem-Borno empire

- Nana Asma’u (full name: Nana Asma’u bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo, Arabic: نانا أسماء بنت عثمان فودي‎; 1793–1864) was a princess, poet, teacher, and daughter of the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman dan Fodio.

- Yunfa (r. 1801 - 1808) was a king of the Hausa city-state of Gobirwhen Hausaland was without Islam

- Usman dan Folio (1754–1817) was the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate in 1809, the Great Jihadist that introduced Islam to Hausa, Yoruba, Nupe etc

- Sultan Nafata of Gobir (r.1797–98) the hausa king when Hausaland was without Islam

- son of Usman dan Folio and second sultan of sokoto, Muhammed Bello (reigned 1815 - 1837),

- Abu Bakr Atiku(1782–1842) was the brother of Muhammed Bello and the third sultan of sokoto

- Ali bin Bello I (1808–1859) was the 4th Sultan of Sokoto from 1842 to 1859

- Dan Halima, Usuman Masa, Karari and other Great Hausa/fulani/kanuri warriors in kebbi and sokoto

- Sunni Ali (reign 1464–1492), one of the first Hausa kings before the introduction of Islam

- Sarkin Yauri Garba the first of Yauri kingdom(kebbi) before mali invasion

- Ali II of Bornu one of the early ruler of Borno which was before Ali III
Alhaji Ali (also Ali bin Umar) was Mai (ruler) of the Bornu Empire, in what is now the African states of Chad, Nigeria, and Niger, from 1639 to around 1680

- Abu Ishaq Ibrahim Al-Kanemi (died in 1212), a poet and grammarian from Kanem-Borno. His work is the oldest known literature work from anywhere in Nigeria

- Muhammad Bin Muhammad Al-Fullani Al-Kashinawi

- Mai Dâwûd of Kanuri borno and the inter-borno civil war

- Daura the mother of the Hausa states

- The powerful ruler of Gobir Askiya Muhammad

- General Muhammad Kanta (1512 - 1517)

- king, Muhammad Abû (c. 1505-1530) and Queen Bakwa (1536-67) with present day Abuja coming into play

- Nri Ifikuanim founder of the Nri kingdom and his wives

- The first Osemawe of Ondo Princess Olu Pupupu

- Eze Nri Òbalíke 1889-1936 [4]

- 18th century Afonja (Are-Onakakanfo) Sheik Alimi, ILORIN

- Ogiso Owodo, Ekaladerhan/Oduduwa

- Muhammad Makau dan Ishaqu Jatau of Abuja/Suleja Emirate

- Adama bi Ardo Hassana the first Ruler of Adamawa ad his son of Yobe

- Muhammad Rumfa

- Oranmiyan - 1st Alaafin of Oyo, Father of Eweka the 1st (Oba of Benin)

- The great Ojigi the ruler of the Yoruba Kingdom and the warrior that conquered Dahomey Kingdom among others

- The great Oluewe of Oyo the man that fought the Fulani in Illorin

- THE EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN THE YORUBAS AND THE ASHANTIS AT ATAKPAME (PRESENT DAY TOGO). IT IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS "THE BATTLE OF ATAKPAME"

- Erelu Kuti, Oba Akinsemoyin, and Ologun kutere

- Madam Omosa ti Ile-Ibadan

- The great Iduh the father of Idoma people of Nigeria

- Monkelewu – The healer of Saki

- Efunsetan Aniwura (The Onwer of Gold) 2nd Iyalode Of Ibadan

- Eze Chime the founder of Onitsha

- Orhue, Orhoro, Evbreke and Esezi, the sons of Okpe and grandsons of Prince Igboze of Benin, who had migrated from Benin and founded a kingdom of his own at Olomu

- Okolo-ama (1310 AD) the first leader of okoloama in bonny town Niger-delta

- Queen Kambasa the First queen of Bonny and considered the first queen from the Niger Delta.

- Opuamakuba, his brother Kala-Beni (Alagbariye or Alagba-ari-gha), Asikunuma alias Okpara Asimini and the bonny civil war

- Ningi (1827-1850) the founder of Ningi present day bauchi state

- legendary Kalabari King Amakiri

- Perebo-kala-bari (King Kalabari) the first Kalabari king

- Ooni of Ife a female called Luwo Gbagida and her son Adekola Telu the founding father of Iwoland

- Momodu Ayinla Lamuye the most zealous muslim yoruba king (oba)

- Alaafin Aole (Reigned circa 1789 - 1817)

- Alaafin Abiodun (reigned ca. 1770–1789)

- Bashorun Gaha (or Gaa)

- Ozolua, Oba of Benin (Reigned circa 1481 - 1504)

- Hummay(1075) the man that introduced Islam to Kanem empire (kanuri) who was also the very first King of the Kanem empire

- Mai Sef (750 AD) the first king the borno kanuri empire king before the introduction of Islam

- The great Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi of the kanuri people (1776–1837)

- Kyari was Shehu of Borno in 1893.

- Ashimi or Hashimi (1840s-1893) was Shehu of Borno from 1885 to 1893.

- Umar of Borno (died 1881) was Shehu (Sheik) of the Kanem-Bornu Empire and son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi.

- Dunama IX Lefiami of borno

- Ahmad Alimi and his fight with Usman dan Folio

- Momodu Lamuye

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I can hardly believe it's been 5 years since I started this thread. Surprisingly most of the discussion in the thread took place over a 2-day period. I salute all the participants, especially the contributors like AljHarem, Kilode, Katsumoto, Lajaja, IG, scoupusng, etc. While the activity of many of us on NL is sporadic to non-existent, I trust there are many others here that can add their own contributions so we can all continue to celebrate our ancestors and learn from their experience. A luta continua, vitoria e certa!

Sctests:
Sorry to cut in... but nigerian muslims do not circumcize. Male Circumcision is part of the Igbo tradition.
Igbo of Eastern Nigeria circumcise their male children on the 7th day. Circumcision protects against penile infections.

IndianBwoy:
Sorry I beg to disagree. Circumcision is a fundamental law in islam.

Sctests,

It is a FACT that all male Muslims, like male Jews, are circumcised as infants. Also, most African tradition, ESPECIALLY WEST AFRICAN, impose male circumcision as a custom and a rite of passage. So, Nigerians who are also Muslims are required by tradition and religion to meet this requirement.

Ignorance can foment hatred. Please understand and accept that despite (imported) religious differences and so-called Western values, all African/Black peoples are brothers and sisters! Yes, the Pan-Africanist mindset is very necessary. Peace.

lawani:
People keep saying the coup plotters should have killed all politicians. Why is that? You kill only murderers, then recover stolen money from corrupt politicians, any other thing is madness. Dr Zik did nothing to warrant being killed and maybe Chief Akintola would not have been killed if not that he was firing at the soldiers. Life is sacrosanct, President IBB seized power in this country without shedding any blood despite that the regime being removed committed judicial murder. So the coupists should not have killed all corrupt politicians but only murderers. After the coup, Nigeria would have broken up since the Northern soldiers were prevailed upon to vacate the West which they did, only Gen Gowon remained in Lagos but then the Biafrans believing the Yoruba to be cowards invaded the West with Biafran forces. That was the singular event, the reason why we have Nigeria today, the West joined the war against Biafra, if the Biafrans had seen the Yoruba as respectable and equal humans, Nigeria would have split in 1967 under the watch of Britain and etc but the adventurous Biafrans ruined it. Once again, if they had not invaded the West, the West would have seceded.

What do you think the soldiers came to do at Akintola's house? Deliver cake and jollof rice? So he should not have shot at them? He should just have waited there for them to come in to rape and kill all his family and take him to the bush and set on fire.

What did Tafawa Balewa do to be tortured and killed and what did Ahmadu Bello do to justify being murdered and his body defiled and the image circulated around to the enjoyment of the masses?

Thread devolved into a (mimic of) Anambra v. Enugu/Imo state fight. Chino must be here somewhere.