₦airaland Forum

The Land Use Act needs to be reviewed to ensure that land is made accessible to farmers. We may have to remove it from the Constitution so that land can be freed for large scale agriculture.

. . . Eagerly waiting for that bill and others like it. 2 years is more than enough. Regionalism, local Govt police and removal of state control over local Govt affairs must accompany this too.

I dey wait.

Is this story fake or somebody threatened Punch Newspaper ?

Seems they removed the story from their website.

Is there a Facebook page for him?

Bayelsa is not yet ripe for their Tahrir moment?

Very well written Koruji. Today, I'm ambivalent about Ghaddafi's death. I'm happy for his people though. Another Opportunity to restart and fix errors.

Power is transient. . . He was warned. .he failed to heed.

proudly9ja:
While I totally support what the governors said, they should not forget that they are part of government too. Amaechi said

"I want Nigerians to challenge the government and hold them accountable because it is only when we do this that we will start seeing the building of refineries in Nigeria."

Who are the 'they' and 'we' he's referring to?

He's simply telling us he can't police himself. If you leave your cocoyam with a goat, you shouldn't expect to find it intact when you return.

Every politician is a potential looter. Everywhere on planet earth. You make them stay in line by removing the incentive to loot. In Nigeria, we increase the incentive.

Incentive = Immunity, Security vote, Centrally controlled police with no independence, automatic monthly oil revenue, Citizens.

More:

Fake disjointed federalism,

Faux sense of nationhood,

Incoherent national ideology.

Subservient and submissive national mentality promoted via Religion, Schools and a rigid application of culture.

BTW, this system will not correct itself, it has to be radically forced to change.

These people are indirectly crying out for your help to curb their kleptomania, they can't change themselves.

Beaf, deep down, you know you want radical change, wether through revolution or not, wether via GEJ, CIA or  Tompolo.

You know there is gross injustice and it may take nothing but a radical push to change things.

The anger is brewing bro. I hope GEJ can take advantage of it and go from a soso leader to a hero.

GEJ can do these things, he needs to think a little bit bigger a little bit more radical. You know you want him to.

Mallam is surely "working" verrrrryyy harrrrrd!

I wish "the opposition" well.

For those who don't know:

Omo odo = Servant ( kid servant, mostly pre-pubescent or early teens, can be older )
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Yea, also called house girl.

Suegbe = I/m/be/ci.le (can also mean foolish, silly, dumb, , slow, r/e/t/a/r/d)

Owu gal:
I was a little taken aback by many of the Comments on here.  but maybe I should make it clear.

Her mother has  7 kids and occasionally works in the sex trade

She abandoned her at the home of the friend of a relative

 I put her in private school

She has her own room which I am 100% sure is bigger and better than most people on heres master bedroom

She has more clothes and jewelry than most other 14 year old Her age

She goes on vacation with me abroad

She doesnt cook

she sweeps with a vacuum cleaner

 I still wash the bathrooms

She doesnt even wash her own clothes cos I wash them with the familys in our washing machine

She has more pocket money than most of you make in salary.

I help her with her Home work everyday and attend all her PTA Meetings

For her end of term party in school she had a big Bottom cake that she shared with all the pupils in her class and from what I hear the teachers and staff too

She has a better life with me than anyone of you here had in your childhoods and I know it.

If you think Your child is better cared for than mY  OMO ODO, , then PROVE IT

This was the exact argument used by Slave Owners when William Wiberforce first challenged them.

Walahi, you are the best! I gbadun your benevolence baje baje.

Don't mind all these Nairaland Abolitionists o, continue to care for your benighted serfs.

Ridicule is a small price for her to pay nah

Is it juju? 


Beaf, na rumor.

Is this the same Knowall?

The one who switched from BB to GEJ with flimsy excuses?

How you dey bro? It's just 6 months, abeg give GEJ another Six years sir. Thank you.

So what accent do you want a Nigerian rapper to use?

Brooklyn accent? Compton? Louisiana?


What is wrong with rapping in English with Ijebu accent?

@topic
If not for the Oil Curse impoverishing us all, the North won't just be a thriving region right now, it will also be filled with sexy Ashewos and the best clubs in the Country. Video games will take many almajiris off the street. And hood fights will replace Boko Haram. I see no threat in that.

As per economy, an Educated thriving North = opportunity to make money. I don't understand this threat business at all. We were trading and exchanging goods and ideas before Lugard arrived fresh off the boat. Even when we fought wars we still traded.

Besides, who will a thriving Northern Nigeria do business with? Libya? Chad? Or Lagos and Onitsha? I see no threat, actually I see more access for Southerners.

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LOL

My Uncle once had an Igbo driver, Every other week, he sends this guy on cross country errands to deliver cash. Millions o! He never lost a kobo or disappear with money till he retired. I concluded Igbos are honesty personified, loyal, and dutiful. I can't lie, Igbos are an amazing people. Every single one.

^ Nobody is a threat to anybody in Nigeria but Corrupt Looters.

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Do a search [SA Comedy] on Nairaland or just google it. In my Country, Truth is stranger than Fiction.

You Welcome BTW.

This is Beer Palour Sociology at it's rawest, all these generalizations sef  

Anyway two can play the game, so here goes:

I visited my village recently and I saw a few houses with unlocked, wide open doors. People just leave the darn thing open and go to bed or farm. I asked the old folks I visited why and they said people there are too proud to steal from their neighbor, she also said everybody did it in the olden days.

My Village is deep inside Yorubaland, largely untouched by Modern Nigeria, That experience led me to believe that Yorubas are naturally honest, don't steal and don't kill.

Pifa:
I don't recall where I read this but sometime ago, the governor of the Nigerian Central Bank made some noise about the skew of federal expenditure toward administrative costs. Has he gone on radio silence on that issue?

There is very little he can do unless he's ready to raise an army.

I read somewhere that senators and congressmen in Nigeria make in excess of $1m a year. Is that true?

The $1M dollar you heard is a very conservative estimate. The truth is that they make more if you add allowances and kickbacks from Ministries they have responsibilities over, oversight responsibilities.

In Abuja, Ministers are lobbyist, and legislators collect bags of dollars to appove their budgets, of course, both side will add extra to cover the kickbacks.
   
   

What is "SA to the SA and PA to the PA"?

Really? You need to learn this terms before you come back home.

I bet you know SA = Special Assistant   And PA = Personal Assistant.

But in Nigeria, Since we are more catholic than the pope, our SA's have their own PA's and vice versa.

Beyond that, we have these SA's on everything you can imagine. EX: One famous governor reportedly appointed an SA on Comedy affairs. In short, he brought the Palace Court Jester back to the 21st century and made him new again. 

Oga Ola Ola, Great to see you too. E ku Ojo meta!

[quote author=rich_john link=topic=781645.msg9342532#msg9342532 date=1318651583]I've not heard much about Ifa?

This thread is really interesting I have a friend from trinidad and Tobago so keen about the yoruba language/history and culture and always talks to me about trying to beat the talking drum and I have little or no answer for her I guess thus thread helps a lot

I guess creole is also a variation of yoruba no thanks to Trans-Atlantic slvery!!!![/quote]If you want more NL stuff on Ifa --> https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-48078.0.html

For your Friend, google can help, there are thousands of resources online. For a deeper knowledge, this man is one of the leading authorities on Ifa ---> http://www.wandeabimbola.com/

Katsumoto:
Correct
Awon Irunmole, mo ju ba o. BTW, can you see how my people rep Yoruba culture despite never setting foot on the African continent?   Please ignore the spelling errors.  

Haha. I owe your people a visit really. They make me proud everytime for staying through to the essence. Even Catholics got their religion remixed in the hands if your people. Irunmole a gbe won!

I keep telling people the next pope will come from Latin America and he will be a secret Sango Worshipper, maybe open sef

@PhysicsQED, long time bro.

Let me address your "concern"

If you read my reference to Bendelites and their "Kp" sound/stress, you will notice I made an allowance for their usage of "K". it was kinda "tongue in cheek" but I recognized their usage of that sound.

Now, it is not my place to say how other people's accent or language should sound,  I was primarily speaking to Yorubas. I do recognize the different pronunciation and wanted to explain the difference to those who might think that "Kp" is standard Yoruba usage.

I did not say "kp" is wrong in Edo, Itshekiris, or other language groups with similar sounds. I was speaking primarily about Yoruba usage since this is a topic about Yoruba Mythology.

I used Akintola's quote to cite a famous Yoruba speaker. Akintola was well known for his wit, I don't think he was ignorant (I can't vouch for him) I suspect he was making a point about the different pronunciation. His quote was actually a question, although rhetorical.

edited: for clarification

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My Oga! Welcome Back Katsumoto.


Isale, I guess your mission is now accomplished, shey?

It's ok. Right, don't focus on Esu, but give him his place. I don't think the OP listed them in order of importance though.

It's fine, I just don't want us to keep thinking we need to hide Esu because Europeans misunderstood his role in the Yoruba pantheon of Gods

Esu is not Satan, Satan is an EUROPEAN god. Esu is not the devil, he's just a trickster, a little cynical but not evil.

Western christians and their converts just diluted the role and essence of an existing God to suit their own Beliefs.

OP, put Esu laalu's picture back! 

Or find another one for the trickster God!

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all4naija:
^^^^
What's Igbati,please?How do one pronounce it?

Igbati = Very Hot Slap.

It's usually delivered diagonally across the face in such away that it hits the cheeks, face and that small bony bridge between your nose and forehead all at the same time.  

There's a method to it, it's like an art. I don't know how they do it, may you never experience it  

Igbati = hee gbaa tee!!!  <-- that is the best English pronunciation I can do. I'm no english linguist

(note: Exclamation mark included when pronouncing it)

exotik:
lol, as if so-called elderly yoruba puritans can read.

Aww he's too young. Sorry I didn't know, ok

Who do you think Ajayi Crowther wrote Yoruba Bible for? Paris Hilton? Abi Queen Victoria? LOL

exotik:
actually, the correct spelling is Akpata.

if the "yorubas" were not smart enough to develop a writing system, then they have no authority on how a word should be spelt.

kpele.

-Shrugs-

One simple advice, if you choose to spell it with a "K" try to avoid elderly Yoruba Puritans. Their Igbati can be deadly  

As a country therefore, we do little or nothing every month except meet in Abuja to share out what Shell, Exxon-Mobil, ChevronTexaco, ENI, Elf and other oil companies tell us is our share through the NNPC!

^^
Economically, that's my country in summary.

Good job

But I guess you are copying them from a "diasporan" source with all the sc, sh, c and dd spellings? Mainstream Yoruba don't use those spellings.

It's ok though, the Latin alphabet is not ours anyway.

Well done.

Yemaja = Yemoja

Shakpana <---- that "K stress" is sacrilegious. We allow our Midwestern cousins ( old Bendelites) to use it, that's all. But don't let elders see it. It can cause heart attack.

Kpele


Like S L Akintola famously said: Ki a ni "K" nse ninu A[b]K[/b]pata?

~What the hell is the letter "K" doing in the name "Apata".