This usually occur when there is an addition or omission of a name to/from an existing name. This is caused by a change in marital status, partial change of names for personal reason(s).
BENEFITS OF MAKING YOUR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC.
When the issue of change of name occurs, you are officially required to make it public. How do you do this? You publish the notice in a page section of a widely read newspaper. Benefits:
- It makes your official documents and identity with former names relevant and acceptable for your new name on official transactions.
- It confirms your new status (For newly married ladies)
- It is good for reference purpose.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR 'CHANGE OF NAME' PUBLIC.
To make your 'Change Of Name' public, it requires you place a notice in a section of a widely read newspaper. (Its usually on a 2x1 column size).
When a change of name has to do with addition of name(s) to an existing name caused by change in marital status (This part is for the married women who wants to add the surname(s) of their husband to their names), a copy of your marriage certificate is required for this.
But when a change of name is not related to marriage cause, you would be required to present a sworn court affidavit paper/document for this.
Just talk to any widely read newspaper staff on this. Fear not, its usually on a small fee. 7k, its when you. want it to be done urgently that you would be charged 10k.
Don't wait till when you have an official and important transaction before you would correct the discrepancy in your official name(s).
Do you have any change of name issue? Do you want to make your Change Of Name public through a widely read newspaper (Like TheGuardian Newspaper)?
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Ikoyi Crescent’s majestic world-class structures constantly prove that diligence and perseverance are the only guarantees of success. Some build mansions, while others build maisonettes, but one fundamental difference between successful people and those who struggle through life is that wealthy people invest in strong reliable ASSETS, while others invest in flimsy liabilities, which they consider assets.
That’s why the rich get richer by acquiring assets while the middle class and poor get poorer by acquiring liabilities. Assets lead to wealth creation while liabilities lead to debt.
World-renowned Billionaire JD Rockefeller once said: real estate is the only dependable and safest investment asset. In 1997, there was an opportunity to invest in upper Lagos. Some billionaires bought 1,000m2 land in the exclusive Ikoyi Crescent at 50million naira. One of my uncles chose to play safe and bought some Savannah Bank stocks. Today 1,000m2 in Ikoyi has increased in value by 1000% to (N500, 000,000) Five Hundred Million Naira. Sadly, my uncle’s Savannah Bank stocks are worth nothing but court cases.
Silent Billionaire and the largest landlord in Lagos, Chief Razak Akanni Okoya is the textbook example of a true grass to grace story; billionaire at age of 30 and one of the first landlords of the Ikoyi crescent. The perfect Ikorodu to Ikoyi example, Chief Okoya’s magnificent estate was what projected the prestige of the crescent and inspired the other new billionaires.
When Elephants fight, the grass suffers. In this case, when Billionaires compete, architectural masterpieces emerge. Ikoyi Crescent is the new kid on the block. It represents the highest convergence of the wealthiest in one square mile. The likes of Billionaire Real Estate mogul Chief Razak Okoya, Chief Remi Makanjuola, Oil&Gas Nnewi Billionaire Dr. Earnest Azudialu, Billionaire MD/CEO of Pan Ocean Oil Nigeria, Dr. Festus. A. Fadeyi, second richest black woman on earth, Chief Folorunsho Alakija, Successful Entrepreneur Victor Osibodu’s Vigeo Offices, Mobil Guest House; and the uber-luxurious visually appealing NO.23, these combinations of over 20 billion dollars have changed the face of one street.
Even the roads that were once in a bad state on this prestigious street have been touched by the affluence that oozes out of the area. Dr. Festus. A. Fadeyi, MD/CEO of Pan Ocean Oil Corporation Nigeria, went the extra mile to be the messiah of the Crescent by single handedly repairing over 70% of the road. From our investigations, a reliable source revealed that this selfless Billionaire spent over 500Million naira to make the road as smooth as butter. Dr Fadeyi owns 3 houses on the street. Fully aware that he occupies the most important office in the nation- The Office of the Citizen, he took responsibility for repairing the road rather than sitting to complain and blame the government.
Still on Road Repairs, Chief Folorunsho Alakija, also contributed to giving a face-lift to sections of the road right round her exotic Castle on the Crescent, contributing her own quota to beautifying the Crescent. These Billionaires went the extra mile to lavish their resources on what might seem to some, as the sole responsibility of the government, because they understand that your immediate environment is a direct reflection of who you are. In other words, You Are Where You Live.
However, since the sizes of their houses do not elaborate the numbers in their bank accounts, how do we judge the richest? Is it by the elegance of their homes, the evidence of their diligence and business savvy or their contributions to making the crescent the most superior one in Lagos? One wonders if Chief Odogwu’s controversial uncompleted and abandoned twin 15-storey hotel of 340 rooms would have been the cream of the crop had the controversial property been long finished. The architectural designs and 3D pictures are so amazing that we strongly believe that this hotel (if completed) will compete in the league of the best hotels in West Africa.
Aside the prominent existing properties on the road such as the US Consulate General’s Residence, new arrivals in the lush area include Fidelity Bank’s private banking office. Apart from being home to private properties of prominent Nigerians and expatriates, Ikoyi Crescent also harbours the silently rich. It is even rumoured that former Delta State Governor- James Ibori also lives on the prestigious crescent. Many people say Ikoyi is Ikoyi. Let’s be clear. There is a huge difference between living on Awolowo road in Ikoyi and living in Ikoyi Crescent. It’s like comparing Ghana jollof with Naija jollof, just because they are both rice.
Show me your neighbor and I will tell you, who you are.
While Ikoyi Crescent truly exudes the supremacy of luxury living, living in Banana Island is an entirely different ball game; a unique society reserved for the vital few. '' This is my view of Banana Island ''
Of course, we all know that Banana Island and Ikoyi Crescent cannot be compared to the Bishop Avenue of London or the Avenue Foch of Paris, France, which are the most expensive and prestigious streets in the world. Now for Nigerians, and most importantly HNIs, what we seek in Sokoto, sits right here in our Sokoto. Some people may wonder, what differentiates Ikoyi crescent from Banana Island? Though they might be of same social standard but I would like to clarify few points:
1. No poor man or middle class lives in Banana. 80% of Nigeria’s wealthiest people live here.
2. It is Africa’s largest community of ultra high net worth individuals.
3. More than 1,200 Managing Directors of Top Multinationals live in Banana Island.
4. It is the most secure estate in Africa.
5. The roads are in excellent condition.
6. Excellent infrastructure and constant power supply eliminates or drastically reduces generator noise or pollution.
7. In terms of serenity, it provides an enviable ambience for jogging on secured roads which cannot be compared to the rowdiness of sharing road-user rights with vehicles when jogging on Ikoyi - Lekki Link Bridge.
Quality knows neither race nor place. It only answers to excellence. It is therefore no surprise that the latest addition to the Sujimoto developments is nowhere but in Africa’s most prestigious estate, Banana Island, an environment that resonates with our principle of ASSET maximization. Our choice of projects and most importantly choice of location is one of our biggest competitive advantages. This is one of the reasons why our desire and assiduous efforts to change Africa’s luxury space continue to attract international recognition and awards. My commitment to ensure investors get value for their money will never change. This is one of the elements, which drives our vision as a Luxury real estate organization.
You are a reflection of your neighbour. The mogul whom the Ikoyi Crescent is now named after Chief Folorunsho Alakija has expanded the frontiers of her success by constantly challenging herself and beating her own records, progressing on the principle that only those who attempt the odd can achieve the impossible. Alakija has pushed herself to the point of becoming one of the world’s richest women. What many do not know about Alakija is that her passion for entrepreneurship is closely matched by her zest for philanthropy, as at 2016, figures available showed her Rose of Sharon Foundation had been able to fend for 2,751 widows, 963 children, and 66 orphans. Alakija’s contemporary edifice on the self-named crescent exudes exquisite taste and class, which the crescent has come to represent – a merger of oil money and all round evident success. But then, we should never forget the prestige and supreme exclusivity of Banana Island, home to one of Africa’s wealthiest sons.
Quickly, I must draw the distinction that not all landed properties can be labeled ASSETS; some are liabilities. It is a costly imitation that has led to many limitations. In my view, ignorance can prove to be the biggest liability. Some investments present themselves as assets, but deep down they are hidden liabilities. Succinctly put, to own a property in Ikoyi crescent is synonymous with owning a property in Banana Island, but there are distinctions. Either way, to qualify, you must be among the ultra rich who are part of a cabal network of Nigeria’s progressive and affluent few.
As seen across the world, the one percent rule of wealth readily holds true to our environment. A very restricted 1% of the people in our society control about 99% of the wealth; hence, the price to acquire 20,000m2 of land in Ikoyi Crescent would buy you 2,000,000m2 of land in Lekki. Now I am not by any means trying to belittle Lekki, but the numbers do not lie.
dokiOloye: Op's moniker is Adeola and Kemi,but u are already having Igbo induced nightmares. Sorry oo. Get well soon.
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ @dokiOloye The moniker name is FAKE! The moniker was created to cause confusion on Nairaland! Is this not the same guy that was speaking Ibo on one of the threads while using a fake Yoruba name like some other fake monikers on NL?
This person is an impostor and NOT a Yoruba. The moniker initially claimed to be a muslim Yoruba female from Osun and now Ekiti, but now the guy using this moniker has removed the fake picture of a female he used to create this moniker and edited out other incriminating details.
Owner/Lord of the gathering/market - which then invariably means King.
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ @Scholes0
Thanks for the info on Onoja! Oja is market in Yoruba.
Onoja in full is not a name you get to hear in Yorubaland. Please correct me if I'm wrong, or does this have something to do with Eastern Yoruba dialectic variations?
Onoja is a name that is popular in Igala axis. Lawrence Onoja, a retired army General bears that name as a surname.
Olu317: Naoma blundered on “THE CONCEPTION OF ODUDUWA " because I am not just a descendant of the man but also a member of his descendants whose patrilineal side of Odu'a made great exploit. I wouldn't have responded to this if it wasn't for the respect I have for Konquest. Post here is about learning IGALA and I wouldn't loose sight of it. I am interested also in learning about Igala people and the genuine connection and not as a result of Odu'a Cheers.
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ @Olu317
Thank you for your post!
I didn't see your reply in the "Mentions" Section when I first logged in several hours back... but it could be as a result of a little technical glitch.
It's GOOD to know that you are a Prince of Ile-Ife and a direct patrilineal descendant of Odu'a! It is surreal... my instincts earlier told me there was something special about you from your very deep socio-cultural/near-esoteric posts on NL.
Nairaland is one of the best global Websites/online fora that have made it more efficient to make deep contacts with REAL people and this is why I haven't ditched Nairaland since 2005 when I started using this online discussion forum!
I observed several etymological DISCREPANCIES in the article posted by @Naoma as well and that is the REASON why I asked for his "Source or Reference" for the article which he obviously copied and pasted from another Website/Blog on this thread.
@Olu317, you must have also observed that I posted the alleged names of some kings in Ife [pre-Odu'a dynasty] from the 1991 magazine [Roots International] which the Editor hypothesized are of IGALA origin.
The names of the kings again are: [OPERETI, ENEWA, AWUREBE, OBA IGBO, OLOJA, IKEDU]. These are the names the 1991 magazine Editor said were of IGALA and Ibo origin. Since 1991, I have been restless and seeking to know more about the IGALAS most especially.
I'm glad that as a bonafide Ife Prince, YOU can CONFIRM whether the above is TRUE or NOT based on your knowledge of cultural/historic events in Ife [The Source].
If I can digitally SCAN the "Roots International" magazine and historical articles I have in my archives to high picture resolutions, then I will share them with YOU on this thread or on one of your personal threads which I have been steadily reading.
A lot is not being done in schools to educate the young ones about most of the current histories[NOT Social Studies myths] of the people of Nigeria that have been known among an "inner circle" of historians except you carry out your own independent reading/investigations like Sherlock Holmes.
I remember that Professor Jide Osuntokun[Nigeria's former Ambassador to Germany and iconic UNILAG Professor of History] emphasized in a 2004 article that there were several "autochtonous" communities in Ife, Akure and other parts of Yorubaland before the great Odu'a Dynasty came into existence and revolutionize the political and cultural makeup of Yorubaland via the powerful kingship systems such as the evolution of the Oyo Empire [Oyo evolved into a strong Empire as a result of the mastery of long-distance trading and the building of a strong calvary of horses and military men].
He also gave the REAL definition of Oduduwa [Odu + Iwa]. He emphasized that the rise of a new Ruling Dynasty should NOT be equated with the ORIGIN of people using Ife as an example.
I have NO doubt that the Yoruba and Igala are close cousins and share direct genetic ties and the 65% of Yoruba words in Igala language is NOT as a result of contact via trading activities that someone suggested earlier on this thread. In fact CONSULTATIONS with IFA is made by Ifa Priests before an Attah is chosen from one of four Ruling Houses in Idah - this is what HRM Attah Michael Ameh Oboni of Igalaland said in the 2-page interview he granted to Saturday Punch of August 26, 2017.
A gentleman of Igala origin also confirmed to me in 2015 that in his area of Igalaland, WATER is called "OMI" just like in Yorubaland. It looked and sounded so surreal to me when I heard him say so.
This does NOT mean that Igalas don't share strong cultural and some linguistic ties with Idomas, Jukuns, and Edos along the border areas. In fact if you look at a map online or offline, the Igala capital of Idah directly faces Agenebode in Edo and they are both ONLY separated by the RIVER NIGER!
All the BEST and do have a GREAT weekend @Olu317.
PS. This thread was created for those who want to learn Igala language, but then the references to Igala history and the Igala relationship with neighboring ethnicities such Yoruba, Bini, Idoma, Ebira, Jukun, etc, CANNOT be avoided from time to time on this thread.
A Nigerian lady identified as ‘Dr Atinuke’, has narrated how one of her male friends, Ladi, took her to his crib, took care of her and didn’t touch her after she got extremely drunk.
Atinuke took to Twitter to reveal the story, she wrote;
Mzflexydeeva: It was business as usual sometime in January 2014 when I got a pm from another nairaland user @leeport.
I was never in the habit of not replying and in the bid to keep an open mind and accommodate as usual, I opened the mail and replied him. Little did I know destiny had a lot in store for the both of us. Days passed with chats and frequent communication. Days turned into weeks and as we progressed from pm we advanced to BBM.
As weeks went on, there was the need to exchange numbers and perhaps put a voice to the chats. It wasn't just about the voice anymore, there became the need to place a face to the voice. And so it happened later that year that a meeting be arranged. It wasn't easy considering the fact he was based in lag and I in Benin. Destiny again showed it had more in store when I later got a job that made me relocate no need to ask as I moved to lag. Well the rest is history because today am proud to be his wife....
deomelo: To all the Yoruba folks engaging these ibo and ipobs to desecrate this thread, you are all enablers and co-conspirators to destroy this thread.
They are obvious bitter because their own thread died already and all they are trying to destroy and kill this thread just like theirs so why allow them to do that.
They'll go away if you ignore them, but they will remain if you keep going back and forth with them so why is it so hard to ignore them?
Do you think they are here to help this thread? No, they want to destroy it because they don't want to accept defeat.
Why is it so hard to ignore them>
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ @Deomelo @All
I agree with the post above! In addition I'd like to state these facts below...
If any FAKE Nairaland moniker begins to derail any thread with ethnic insults or defamation of character, PLEASE hit the "Report" button at the bottom of every "Off-topic" post!
State the reasons for "Reporting" the Internet Troll, and that will take the "Winds" out of ANY Troll's sails, instead of responding to them. I do this a lot on Nairaland instead of responding to them as it saves time. I've been using NL since 2005 and I can say this is one of the best ways to control them BUT it is not yet absolutely foolproof!
In the alternative, send a mail to the Super Mod from the bottom of the NL home page to REPORT specific FAKE NL monikers that engage in ethnic insults and Internet Trolling!
The use of free throwaway emails such as gmail, hotmail etc, to register new NL accounts is what has led to the presence of many Internet trolls on NL and I think if people are made to register/reregister with their mobile phones [One new or existing Nairaland account LINKED to ONLY one mobile phone/SIM] and get an instant registration code from Nairaland, for FINAL account activation, this would help to clean up NL of these deeply annoying trolls/FAKE monikers and help to attract more quality users and advertisers on NL. @Seun can implement this in 2018, because it seems to me the Mods will NOT be able to keep up with monitoring all the annoying FAKE monikers. There is one moniker that I saw claiming to be a "female Yoruba Muslim" and posted insults online by derailing threads with hate messages but moniker user is actually of S/E origin because I saw the obviously "male" creator of the fake moniker speaking concentrated Ibo to another troll in a previous posts/threads this year... and that is how they have been running rings round Nairaland's "security architecture."
All the best to those who have contributed to this thread so far!
ositadima1: by Chris Hoffman on December 8th, 2017
If the creators of Bitcoin wanted it to act like a currency, they sure made a lot of weird decisions. Bitcoin doesn’t function well as a currency, for reasons that are inherent to its design. It’s an investment people are speculating on…and even then, it’s more gambling than it is a stable investment.
1. Bitcoin’s Value Is Too Unstable
A currency should have reasonably stable value, rather than swinging wildly. But that’s what Bitcoin does. Over just a few days, it’s not uncommon for Bitcoin to go up or down 25%. As Bitcoin skyrockets in value, this has become even more of a concern.
For example: According to Coindesk, Bitcoin went from under $12770 to $16583 in a less than 24 hour span between December 6 to December 7.
It’s easy to find more examples. In the four day span of November 8 to 12, Bitcoin sunk from $7458 to $5857. In the three day span of December 3 to 6, Bitcoin increased from $11180 to $12168. These are huge swings in value that make it impossible to predict the value of what you’ll be exchanging or receiving for a good or service—and incredibly difficult for merchants to price those goods. In fact, it’s one reason Valve stopped accepting Bitcoin on Steam on December 6, 2017.
In comparison, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation, has averaged less than 2.5% inflation a year over the past decade.
Even as an investment vehicle, Bitcoin is terrible. Robert Shiller, an economics professor at Yale who won a Nobel prize for his work on bubbles, said Bitcoin is “the best example right now” of a bubble. Compared to other investments, Bitcoin looks more like a get-rich-quick scheme than a long-term, stable investment. Stable index funds have historically returned about 7% every year on average and are a good place to park your money—not an unpredictable, wildly unstable asset like Bitcoin.
2. Transaction Fees Are Huge
Bitcoin transaction fees are also huge, and like Bitcoin itself, they can vary. To get your transaction processed in a reasonable amount of time, you have to pay more, basically putting up a larger reward to get Bitcoin miners to incorporate your payment into the blockchain.
According to Valve, the average fee paid to purchase something recently topped out at $20. This also varies wildly. On December 7, bitcoinfees.info said that the current fee was over $13 per transaction.
That’s a huge cut of every single transaction, and it means Bitcoin would be a terrible currency for everyday purchases. Would you use a debit card if you had to pay $13 for every single transaction, even if it’s just a $3 cup of coffee?
As there are fewer and fewer Bitcoins to be mined, transaction fees will increase to pay miners for the computing power they need to spend to keep the system going. So transaction fees are designed to get higher and higher over time.
In comparison, debit card transactions cost $0.21 plus 0.05% of the total payment in the USA, while credit card transactions cost between 1.43% and 3.5% of the payment.
3. Transactions Take Forever
Bitcoin transactions aren’t just expensive: they also take a long time. This isn’t an accident, but, again, is part of the design of Bitcoin.
Receiving six network confirmations, the generally accepted standard for confirming a Bitcoin transaction, can take up to an hour—or potentially longer, as there are no guarantees.
Commerce would grind to a half if people had to wait an hour after initiating a payment for confirmation before they could receive goods or services. After all, people often complain about having to wait a few seconds for chip-based credit cards to process in the line at the grocery store.
4. You Can Barely Spend Them Anywhere
Despite all the Bitcoin hype and increase in value, you can’t actually spend Bitcoin in many places. And some of the few merchants that did accept Bitcoin, like Valve’s Steam service, are removing support for Bitcoin. All that hype is only making Bitcoin less usable as a currency.
It’s tough to find a list of where you can actually spend Bitcoin in the real world. Spend Bitcoins claims to list over 100,000 merchants that accept Bitcoin, but I can’t find anything at all near me. Bitcoin Restaurants list only 85 restaurants in the USA that claim to accept Bitcoin (shown in the map above), out of an approximately 620,907 restaurants total that exist in the USA.
The odds that you’ll be able to spend Bitcoin to actually buy something you’d want to buy are very low. The volatility, high fees, and long transaction times all but assure most merchants will stay away. Most people aren’t getting into Bitcoin to spend it at merchants—they’re getting in to make more US dollars.
5. Each Transaction Consumes a Huge Amount of Electricity
Bitcoin transactions are a huge power suck. Currently, every single Bitcoin transaction costs more power than the average US home uses in an entire week. Think about that for a second.
Bitcoin’s proof-of-work system, which requires miners to spend a lot of computational resources to verify transactions, is only getting more difficult over time. The network is designed to produce one valid block every 10 minutes or so. The more computational power is thrown at it, the more it will require. That means Bitcoin’s electricity usage will only keep increasing, putting a huge strain on the world’s energy usage.
As Digiconomist puts it, we know that Visa processed 82.3 billion transactions in 2016. That used enough power to power 50,000 US households for the year. The Bitcoin network didn’t process anywhere near that number of that transactions, but used enough power to power over 2.9 million US households. So the Bitcoin network used 59 times as much power as the Visa network to perform a small fraction of the transactions.
Eric Holthaus at Grist ran the numbers and predicted how much energy Bitcoin would need at its current growth rate:
“By July 2019, the bitcoin network will require more electricity than the entire United States currently uses. By February 2020, it will use as much electricity as the entire world does today.”
With energy costs like these, Bitcoin just isn’t capable of being a currency in widespread use. The world doesn’t have the electricity for it.
6. Bitcoin Exchanges Are Often Scams, and Aren’t Properly Regulated
Bitcoin is like the wild west right now. This attracts some people to it, but it means it’s a big target for hackers and scammers. It’s a poor fit for people who want financial stability.
In 2014, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, had its Bitcoin stolen by hackers. 850,000 Bitcoin was lost. In 2014, that was $450 million in value—now, it’s worth over 8 billion dollars. Legal action is ongoing, but Mt. Gox’s customers haven’t seen a single cent of their money yet.
Incidentally, Mt. Gox began as a trading site for Magic: The Gathering cards. It stood for “Magic The Gathering Online eXchange”. Why not trust billions of dollars to a financial institution that began as a place to move trading cards around? What could possibly go wrong?
This is just the kind of nonsense that’s prevented by regulation in the financial sector, ensuring financial institutions have proper security and aren’t defrauding their customers. You have nowhere to turn if you run into trouble, as you would with a bank or other regulated financial institution. As a result, there are lots of scams, pyramid schemes, and other types of fraud centered around Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Ars Technica has run down some of the most notable Bitcoin hacks and frauds over recent years, from massive hacks and Ponzi schemes to Bitcoin wallet services that have mysteriously vanished with all their customers’ Bitcoin after being “hacked”. The SEC just took some action, shutting down an initial coin offering (ICO) scam, but regulators are just dipping their toes in the water. This is not how a safe, stable currency works. It’s not even how a safe, stable investment works.
Here’s the bottom line: if you invest in Bitcoin, there’s a good chance you could lose all your money. You could lose it in a scam, without any of the protections offered by established institutions, regulations, and laws. Or your Bitcoin could be stolen by hackers attacking websites that don’t have sufficient security. A fly-by-night website could get “hacked” under mysterious circumstances where the owners probably stole all the Bitcoin and ran.
Or, if you’re lucky, you’ll just lose half your money when the value of Bitcoin plummets without warning. Perhaps these things will change one day. But if you’re thinking about getting involved with Bitcoin right now…don’t.
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ Well written article...! Brilliant post.
Some Nobel Prizewinning Economists have given BTC some thumbs down this year alone. I see these actions/comments as a prelude to a dive in the value of this "digital currency!"
#Intuition is more powerful than intellect ~Steve Jobs
The Oduduwa Conception There is no doubt whatsoever that Oduduwa is the progenitor of the Yoruba people. Controversy about the origin of Oduduwa should be clarified using the Igala oral history. Oral history is passed from generation to generation through story telling (alo), songs (eli) and proverbs (ita or akpo). The fact that the white settlers initially wrote our history for us, made it very clumsy and unbelievable, the level of distortion came from the person that narrated the story. Because of the varying opinions about the personality of ‘Oduduwa’, there is therefore a compelling mandate to put the facts on the table of public opinions for accurate and intelligent assessment of these bare pieces of information. Oduduwa is believed by the Igalas to have originated from Benin the present Edo state capital (Bini Kingdom). His real name was Ekaladeran. Igala Kingdom share boundary with Benin. Infact, it is the River Niger that separated in parts the two great kingdoms.
Instances of Igala/Bini Kingdom relationships are too remarkable to be ignored. Taking into account the difference in the two languages, a closer study of the two courts at Idah and Benin would reveal more evidence to prove the connection of the two kingdoms. Special class of notables directly appointed by the Attah under the title of Edibo: at Benin it is almost exactly the equivalent class of confidential servant of the Oba known as Eghaivbo. Another significant tie is to be found in the titles given to Oba-elect and his counterpart the Attah-elect. The next in succession to the reigning Oba at Benin held the title of crown Prince or Ediaiken. No such position is accorded to the successor to the reigning Attah, but on the death of an Attah, his successor is saluted by a special title; until such time as he has been ceremonially installed as Attah he is known as the Adokanya.
Turning to the great officials who formed the immediate entourage of the Attah Igala and Oba of Benin, there is a marked similarity in the titles that can be hardly accidental. Igala Kingdom Benin Kingdom Achadu > Oshodi Ondoma Attah > Ojoma Amana Attah > Imara Omakoji Attah > Ojiame Omalogba > Ologboshere Ochai Attah > Iyashe
Even more apparent in their connection is the title given to the chief festival of the year, IGU at Benin and EGU at Idah. The events which led to Oduduwa’s escape from Benin was that; he was earmarked then, to be the next Oba of Benin, but the other contestant to the same throne seems to be stronger than him. And Oduduwa felt that his life would not be saved staying in the land. The battle for leadership as it was in those days even today in some traditions was and is always a fierce battle.
Actually, he was a prince from the Benin ruling class (royal family). For this reason, he had to prepare and escape for his dear life. Oduduwa had a fearful mind and that may be the reason why many Yorubas do fear. He crossed the river Niger to the Igala land located towards the northeastern part of Benin. He was found wandering in the bush by hunters and was brought to the palace. His appearance was not like that of a poor but of a noble and rich person. When they tried to find out about his origin, he refused to disclose it. As it has been in the tradition of the Igalas, any stranger or strange thing(s) found must be brought to the palace of the supreme ruler of the land, at the headquarter of the Igala kingdom (Idah).
For at least about a thousand of years preceding Attah’s institution was Igalamela’s dynasty. This means that nine Igala Chiefs or Judges meet to take decision concerning any matter. It is very interesting to learn about this democratic setting as at that primitive age. This nine juries vote on certain matters with a clear winner emerging. A monument put in place in remembrance of these historical facts was the creation of Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area with the headquarters at Ajaka in the present Kogi State of Nigeria; and after which was the establishment of Attah’s institution. Attah means father and is the only supreme authority in the kingdom. Oduduwa was led to Attah’s palace were the Attah also tried to establish his origin but he did not disclose his origin. Then Attah passed a verdict that he should be allowed to stay in the land and gave him a name “Oduduwa”. ‘Oodu’ means (Lord). “Duwa” means (Bring). That is “The Lord brought him” or “he was brought by God”. While Igala says muwa for a moving object. “Mu” is “catch”. “wa” is “come”. “Muwa” is “catch and bring”.
The plural of “duwa” is “kowa” or “koma wa” while that of “muwa” is “muma wa” (catch them and bring). Oduduwa to be regarded and accorded the type of acceptance given to him then, suggested that he must have displayed some level of spiritual power or he was just being favoured.
If you ask any Yoruba man about the meaning of “Oduduwa”, he finds it difficult to explain in vivid term the meaning. Oduduwa then settled in a place, which he named “Ife”. Ife is a District in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State in Nigeria with the headquarters at Abejukolo. Abejukolo (iba aji kolo) means, “a town or place located near a river and surrounded by other rivers.
He named the place, stayed in the place, married Igala wives and gave birth to many children. Ife (Ola m’ife), meaning “I am clean” “my body is clean”. Since he was the only person that left Benin to Igala land, the first thing he did was to learn the language in order to communicate with the people. Oduduwa then spoke Igala language with his wives, children and the people. This is the reason why Igala words constitute about seventy five percent (75%) of Yoruba spoken words.
The people of Ife are mostly dark in complexion. Strong, averagely tall intelligent and musically talented. The title of the chief of Ife is called “OJOGBA”. It was only that chiefdom that attempts to forcefully overthrow one of the Attah’s through war. It should be noted that the making of an Attah is never done through war or conquest but through a peaceful selection and rotation between the royal families or ruling classes. This Chief made attempt and almost succeeded. If the war had continued a day longer, maybe he would have won, hence the “Ojogba” which means it was God’s intervention or it was God that saved Attah’s throne if not he would have become Attah.
There was another instance, when one of the Attah’s was touring Ife District were hoodlums under the cover of an early morning dews attacked him. That made the Attah to curse the district against having dew and up till date the area has never witnessed any dew. He is the only chief that does not bend down for an Attah.
Oduduwa could not stay in Igala land to achieve his royal ambition and for that reason, he then decided to relocate to another area where he could establish his own dynasty and rule his people. Oduduwa moved with his people to the West and dwelt in a place, which is also called ‘Ife’. It was later referred to as Ile-Ife meaning gain from Ife because of his achievements from Ife land (ile = gain in Igala Language). Just as we have Ibadan in Oyo State located towards the West of Ile-Ife in Osun State, there is also an ancient town called Ibado (Ibadan) located towards the South-West of Ife in Igala land; it is also called Ibado-Akpacha because it grew in size to meet another town called Akpacha.
Oduduwa was a nobleman, an embodiment of spiritual power. He left Benin because of fear but at the time of his stay in Igala land he acquired a lot of spiritual powers. The soil composition, natural vegetation and the weather of Ife in Igala land and that of Yoruba are almost the same. They also share common farm produce and economic trees like Iroko (uloko) and other timbers, palm trees (Ekpe) although fewer in the west. Common farm produce like yam (uchu), cocoyam (ikachi), banana (ogede), cocoa, coffee, kolanuts (obi) and so on.
He ruled his people well and peole liked him. He stood against any opposition and led his people to victory in the period of wars (ogwu). As time went by, he was taken to be a ‘god’ because his name means ‘somebody that came from the Lord or God’, and also for that fact he was not linked with an earthly father, that is no paternal or even maternal linkage. Earlier on he decided not to disclose his identity because he feared being deported. All these accounted for the people’s belief that Oduduwa descended from heaven with a chain and landed at Ile-Ife. These were just human imaginations of a man without an earthly background. The strongest reason could still be the meaning of his name. “Oodu-duwa” “Odu” in Igala refers to “Masters” as in slave and master “My Lord” Odumi. Using bio chronological dating, these event took place at about 2,000 (two thousand) years ago. The belief by some Yorubas that Oduduwa descended from heaven and landed in Ile-Ife was a myth, which should be discouraged. It is unrealistic for the story to be told and believed by anybody.
If it were possible, Christ and Prophets (Messengers of God) would have come from heaven the same way it was said Oduduwa came. There’s nobody on earth that ever descended from heaven, even Satan; and all his spiritual beings only manifest in darkness or in secret because the whole world was given to the sons of man to dominate and inherit.
That is why other spiritual beings chosen to come to the world through man or carry their activities through man. One of the reasons why the people believed he came from heaven apart from the fact that his name depicted a man that came from God was that, his name was the only name, which is impossible to establish his father’s name.
The people spread so vast and were so blessed. Oduduwa’s reputation also spread all around. They were never defeated in any war. His vast knowledge in the use of ifa (originally an Igala invention) was of a great help to him, because it is believed that Ifa foresees or discerns the future and provides solutions to many problems. As time progressed, his people (Binis) heard about his fame and sent delegates to Ile-Ife. They recognized and confirmed that it was Ekalederan, the prince of Benin royal family who ran away from home many years ago. Surprisingly, the name has changed from Ekalederan to Oduduwa.
He had many children. The first-born was Okobi meaning in Igala that “I gave birth to him on the farm” (Oko ubi). Anybody that ran away from home is referred to by our people that he ran into the farm or bush. Another one called Oramnyan (Olami nyo) meaning, “my body is good”. This was to describe how favoured and lucky he was in foreign land.
His people begged him to come Benin and rule them again in order to regain the chance he lost to becoming the Oba of Benin. He refused on account of old age. However, he agreed to send one of his sons Oraminyan (the last born) to rule them as Oba of Benin. Oraminyan then left Ile-Ife and became the Oba of Benin. This was under a mutual understanding and cordial arrangement in compensation to the same position he lost. It was not done through any war. But when he came to Benin as the new Oba, the first problem was communication. There was a serious language problem.
The new Oba could not speak Bini (Edo) language. The story making news was the language he was speaking. The echo of answers to the query was that “he was speaking the mother’s tongues” that is; it was “Iye Oba’s language”. The mother of Oraminyan was an Igala woman (oduduwa wife). Bini (Edo) word for mother is “Iye” language (ewo), Oba (King). When we combine these Bini (Edo) words together, - “Iye” “ewo” “Oba”, we then have Yoruba.
Yoruba people call themselves ‘YOOBA’ having the same sound with Bini words. This is how Yoruba language came about. Up till today Bini (Edo) still call Yoruba people as Iyoba (Oba’s mother). The Igala call Yoruba as Iyaji from an exclamative reaction; Iye ajji! Meaning’ “the mother cannot”.
After the abolition of slave trade in 1807, by Williams Wilberforce, slaves were returned from Europe and America to Africa. They were dumped at the coastal lines of West Africa. The Government of Great Britain set up British Royal Navy to monitor the stoppage of slave business. Since 1807 to 1831, the Royal Navy was on the Atlantic Ocean to enforce compliance of the abolition. Some were liberated from the human cargo ship on their way to America and Europe. The returnees were so large that they formed a country called Liberia with its capital at Freetown. Those they dropped around areas like Ghana, Ivory Coast and others on the shorelines formed the various countries we have in West Africa today. Those that were dropped in Badagry and Lagos areas infiltrated into Yorubas and made the population of Yorubas higher than any other ethnic group in Nigeria therefore becoming a threat to the Igalas, the only most powerful kingdom in Nigeria after defeating their brothers; Jukuns and Benin Kingdom. Rumours started carrying it that Yorubas would invade Idah because of their massacre population, the response was that, we are their mothers, mothers cannot do that! (Awa chiyema; Iya ajji). Interestingly, Hausa, Nupe and Egbira called them Iyaji or Eyagi. That is to say Hausa later had contact with Yorubas after Igala had named them. Iye (mother) is common to Igala, Yoruba and Edo.
This research work took our team to the palace of Alafin Oyo where it was confirmed that the mother of Oraminyan was an Igala woman from Nupe land. Oraminyan continued to rule Binis until he was dissatisfied with them. Apart from the language problem he discovered that the people were full with many troubles. He (Oraminyan) left Benin to Oyo where he founded the Oyo Empire then became the Alaafin. Alaafin stool is number one ruler in the whole of Yoruba land.
It is not in contention that Yorubas are the most populous single ethnic group in Nigeria. Yoruba language is spoken in some countries in West Africa. Yoruba culture spread in Nigeria and even far into the Caribbean country of Cuba. Ile-Ife is regarded as the spiritual home of Yoruba race. Oduduwa transferred and conferred the mantleship of leadership to Oraminyan and back him up spiritually from Ile-Ife before he died. There was a war which he needed assistance for full confidence of victory. He had to contact his brother Sango to come and help him fight the war. Sango came, assisted him in fighting the war to victory and he was being worshipped as a ‘god’. The wife of Sango’ Iyemoja meaning in Igala; “the mother of large group of people”, became river goddess.
There are indigenous Igala in Lagos state called Isaleko. Their major occupation was fishing. They were Igalas from Nupe land. In fact, each time I meet with them, I felt being at home with my people. I saw love and brotherliness in them. Nobody told them about all these before. They didn’t know what Igala means. They thought it was just a name of the town. They admitted that these events took place very long time ago.
Igalas are also called; Gara, Agalawa, Gala, Igarra, Egarra, Igira, Ibaji, Akpoto, Koto, Angola, Lingala, Dan garra, Gaa, Gana, and so on. Other Igala groups bearing different identities are; Idoma, Egbira (Ebira), Agatu, Igede, Agilla, Ogoja (Iyalla) Itshekiri, Nupe, Bassa. The Igala senior brothers, with whom Igalas had a very strong tie, were Jukuns (Apa) and Binis. At one time or the other, these groups provided some leadership roles before Igala’s Independence. Bachama of Adamawa State and Tarok of Plateau State are some of our close brothers. Most of the ethnic minorities of the whole Middle belt and North and Southern regions related with one another.
Few similarities between Yoruba and Igala language
English > Yoruba > Igala Amen > ase > ache Arrow > ofa > ofa Barn (store house) > aka > aka Battle > ogun > ogwu Beans > ewa > egwa Bitterness > ikoro > rikoko Black > dudu > edudu Breast > oya/omu > enya Blood > eje > ebie Bone > egun > ogwugwu/achiku Box > apoti > akpati Bird > eye > ewe Build > ko > ko Cake > akara > akara Canoe oko-ojuomi oko-eju omi Clock > ago > agogo Cock > akuko > aiko Come> wa > wa Cough > iko > uko Court > ile-ejo > unyi-ajo Crocodile > oni > onye Dance > ijo > ido Days > ojo > ojo Dead > oku > ukwu Divide > pi > kpe Dying-children > abiku > abikwu Dog > aja > abia Drug > ogun > ogwu Ear > eti > eti Eye > oju > eju Count > ka > kaluka Feather iye iwe Female > obirin > onobule Finger > ika > anyiga Fire > ina > una Fish > eja > eja Flesh > eran-ara > oro-ela Flute > fere > ufele Food > ounje > ooje Fowl > adiye > ajuwe Freedom > ominira > ominolami Go > lo > lo Goat > ewure > ewo Gong > agogo > agogo Grave > iboji > ofoji Guinea fowl > awo > awo Herbalist > onisegun > achogwu Hand > owo > owo Head > ori > oji He-goat > obuko > obuko Hide > farapamo > folakpama/maja Hoe > oko > ukoche You > iwo > uwe Hunger > ebi > ebi Hunting > ode > ode Husband > oko > oko I want to eat > mofejeun > najenwu Kill > pa > kpa Knife > obe > obe Lamb > aguto > aguto Leg > ese > ere Light > ina > una Load > eru > adu Luck > oju rere > ojile Male > okunrin > onokele Masquerade > eegungun > egwu Meat > eran > ela Moon > oshupa > ochu Mother > iye > iye Mouth > eenu > alu Musician > akorin > akeli Name > oruko > odu Next tomorrow > otunla > otona Nose > imu > imo Ocean > okun > iteku Palm tree > okpe ope > ekpe Palm tree branches > imo ope > imaekpe Pick > ko > ko Police > olopa > anokpa Prayer > adura > aduwa Pull > fa > fa I am ok > arami ya > olami ya Red > pupa > ekpikpa Ridges > ebe > ebe Road > opopona > ona-okpakpa Rock > apata > apata Rope > oku > ikwu Season > akoko/igba > egba Shade > iboji > ubojima/olubo Shadow > ojiji > ojiji Shoulder > ejika > ojika Shelter > ibu-gbe > ebu
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Nice to read this post from you. I some how missed your post previously.
Please what is the SOURCE or REFERENCE for the information you posted here stating the Igala connection with the Yoruba and Ife?
I have in my personal library a magazine called "Roots International" of August 29, 1991, Vol.1 no.3 that hypothesised that the early Ife indigenes were of Igala ancestry and even stated that Eri's son [Onoja and his descendants] moved into the Ife area and indicated that the early Ife kings before Oduduwa's arrival were of Igala origin [Names such as OPERETI, ENEWA, AWUREBE, OBA IGBO, OLOJA, IKEDU].
On the other hand while searching for some information on Igala history in 2015, I came across a post by an elderly Ebira man on Facebook who said he was surprised that young Igalas online did NOT realise that Igala is the UNION of EBIRA KOTO[Apa]+AKPOTO YORUBA
DNA tests from DNAland and AfricanAncestry.com are available that can confirm/trace the DIRECT patrilinial or paternal links in the genetic pool among the Igalas, Yorubas and Ebiras. This is something that has to be done this century.
gistsky: Coc.k is called Ayiko/Aiko Stone is Okuta Omaobala Oma = child Obala means cat Omaobala means child of cat literally. Adejo is a compound word: Adu-Ojo Adu is slave, Ojo is God. AduOjo pronounced Adejo means slave of God/Servant of God
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ Thank you for the response @gistky! I appreciate this!
TechPill: YouTube has annouced YouTube Go is now officially available for the initial public download in Nigeria. Yes, most Nigerians has been waiting for this service for some time now.
For those who are not familiar with the YouTube Go - it's an app from Google in which you can stream that your favorite music video or song on youtube without giving a glitch about your data. With YouTube Go app it's reduces the amount of data you have to burn just to watch that video.
The YouTube Go is built to meet the online needs of the growing youth population. Apart from saving your data, there are other amazing YouTube Go features you will like. It features a home screen that shows both personalized recommendations as well as trending and popular videos nearby, allowing users to see the latest content that the people around are watching, upfront. It offers a ‘preview video’ function (a feature that is only available on PC) to make it easier to decide what to watch or download.
YouTube Go also offers easy video downloading, phone-number sign-in, effortless searching, and more effective ways to control data usage. Instead of streaming a video of 12.5MB, with YouTube Go you can stream that same video with just 1.5MB. Cool right? More YouTube Go Details & download in source link
MrValentineIF: But according to recent report, Russia's state-sponsored international news agency is featuring a supposedly "real" interview with Sahar. In the piece, which is only available in Russian, the Iranian teen claims she never said anything about wanting to look like Angelina Jolie and she also hasn't had 50 surgeries. She said the photos were really posted by her but that isn't how she really looks.
"Of course not. [referring to the surgeries] This is Photoshop and makeup. Every time I post a photo, I make my face all the funnier and funnier. It is such a way of self-expression, a kind of art. My fans know that this is not my real face." said Tabar.
She does confirm she got a nose job, pumped up her lips, and had a liposuction. But nothing remotely close to the claims published by the media.
She added: "I do not see anything terrible in operations: many people are doing this kind of procedure on the planet. Here, in Tehran, one operation costs 10 million Iranian rials ($300 US)"
raumdeuter: Before the 2001 speech on Shariah, the average hausa man has been a supporter of Buhari.
I have many Hausa friends who will beg me to see reasons to support Buhari over all the other corrupt people
Atiku and IBB might be popular among the Northern elites, but the people on the street, Buhari is it for them
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You are absolutely correct!
I went to one of the FGCs in the North decades back before coming back to Lagos for my university education, and I can confirm that Buhari has CHARISMA and the "gift of the garb" which makes him popular on the "street-level" when he speaks in Hausa!
I'm glad I had my high school education up north as it helped to shatter a lot of negative stereotypes about the northerners and I still maintain friendship with some of them who are holding top positions in different spheres of life. It was illuminating getting to mix with students who left their families behind and travelled by air, train, or road from all over Nigeria then!
This guy called Farooq Kperogi doesn't have an Idea what he is talking about! He just writes articles laced with anger and insults instead of taking time to deeply reflect on issues. He shows a lack of emotional intelligence when he goes about abusing PMB who I admit has a lot to do too by talking to Nigerians one-on-one via continuous live broadcasts to assure them of he and VP. Yemi Osinbajo's commitment to their welfare.
Farooq Kperogi has been writing highly defamatory articles about Buhari - which I concede evolved partly from the incapacitation of the man [PMB] for some time between last year and this year. Buhari and his team need to come out to quickly debunk any negative talk about him because in professional PR - "Perception is Stronger than Reality!"
Even all of PMB's children are highly articulate! Would a religious fundamentalist give his female children access to the kind of Western education that they now have? "I don't think so!"
bitcomnigeria: Biafracoin,a cryptocurrency that was created few months ago started selling their coin which they called Initial Coin Offering(ICO) on 1st of december,2017.
Going through their facebook official page recently,it was discovered that they were demanding bitcoin in exchange of the coin(biafracoin).People were complaining that they did not see their bitcoin again after depositing it in the dashboard of the website(www.biafracoin.info).But as they were replying in their facebook official page seems like they are incompetent in handling the biafracoin cryptoccurrency.
It is clear that Glo prioritizes offering a better deal over offering excellent wide-range service. And many people in areas with good Glo network prefer Glo's deals.
Let any of the other 3 heavyweights offer the same inexpensive data and see if they'd be able to maintain the quality service they tote about.
I don't know why everyone is dissing Glo? This is the strategy that works for them. If you don't like it, there are at least 5 other networks to choose from. Pay more, get better service, everybody is happy.
And no the money for concerts is money set aside for marketing. They'd need lots of it to get customers to know about their many deals. Including their deals on calls and texts that's unrivaled. No one talks about those. And it's a good thing they're supporting our artistes, especially since Nigerians don't buy songs.
You'd run to tooxclusive to download songs for free, encourage piracy, try to enter concerts without paying or complain about the pittance often charged as ticket fee, then you'd bash a Nigerian company supporting Nigerian artistes just to make a baseless point.
DRIFTyKING: Speaking at the August occasion of the Annual Conference of Heritage Adoption Support and Advocacy Group (HASAAG) which had the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo in attendance, Joke Silva-Jacobs gave a vivid account of her experience as an adopted child.
Born 56 years ago, not many knew that Olu Jacobs’s pretty wife, Mrs. Joke Silva-Jacobs was adopted by the Silva Family.
According to kemiashefonlovehaven, Joke was living in a foster home of the Red Cross in Yaba, Lagos, and she recalled that her foster parent was Mrs. Desalu.
VickyRotex: “We never thought this would happen. Carl is going to be a dad, and a grandpa all at once? I don’t – I mean, who can understand all this? I just worry that my baby won’t make it. Even if she does, I’m too young to be a grandmother.”
That's an HOAX that's been circulating for a while.
Angelanest: A Nigerian man who has been married for about three years now - has shared a word of advice for some unmarried ladies. According to Adewale Aladejana, he wouldn't have been married if his wife didn't ask the crucial question "baby when are we getting married?".
The man who is apparently enjoying his union is urging ladies to stop assuming that the guys they are dating will marry them and ask the right question because they they deserve to know.
Below is what he shared on Facebook;
I have been married for over 3 years now but we wouldn't be married when we did if my wife didn't ask the crucial question "baby when are we getting married?"
Ladies if you have been dating a man for a year or close to a year, you have EVERY right to ask him "when are we getting married?" Two things will happen; it's either he gets pissed or both of you will work on a date immediately. In my own case we picked a date and by the end of 2013 we had our court wedding and by February 2014 we were married.
Ladies STOP ASSUMING, ask questions, you DESERVE to know. Stop assuming you are dating because he calls you all the time and takes you out, let him ask you to be his babe the right way, don't make excuses for him, men know how to ask when they really want something, if he needs you that much he will ask!
May common sense fall on you in Jesus name.
You too can be a social media evangelist kindly share so that others can be blessed as you have been blessed. Thank you for reading.
Ladies should not act like mercenaries when in romantic relationships but should also define what they want by asking that question, "when are we getting married." This should be done within one year of a romantic relationship and not further than that!
It helps to jump-start a man's brain chemistry if he is really serious about you, and he starts to prepare. It is so simple but often overlooked by women!
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ It is not compulsory to get married if it is NOT coming yet. Or you can go for surrogacy /sperm donation if you want a child or two and live happily ever after
yemmit90: The said lady is 31 years old and not those yonger ones guys chase around. Guys respect mature ladies, so they dont woo them anyhow.
@Op, to be sincere with you, at her age, the chance of getting many suitors has deminished to 10% if you ask me. Tell her to join any match making whatsap group or online one. There are many single working class men looking for mature serious ladies to marry. She can also relate with single men on Facebook and see who is interested in her.
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ Nice advice but young women should watch out for predators online who can set ladies up to be raped because there are fake profiles on FB and even WhatsApp.
Get to meet people physically and confirm who they say they are! No room for desperation and just use FB and WhatsApp to meet men/ladies initially.
CaptainJeffry: Name of the tract is Love The Jewish People.
Check the countries cursed alongside Nigeria according to the tract.
^^^^^ ^^^^^ This tract wasn't written by an Israeli. It is more of a Christian tract with bible quotes in the cartoon series.
The Israeli state too is jinxed and cursed because they have not known peace with their Arab neighbours and without U.S. annual aid worth up to $2billion annually, the Israeli economy would go into a nosedive!
Share you thoughts here on Joseph Stiglitz comments if you can...Thanks!
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ This BTC has hit record highs of over $13,000 as of today!
I have stayed away from making any investments in BTC but I have been following the global financial markets news channels on BTC and other financial markets I have investments in.
My 2 cents is to invest ONLY money YOU can afford to lose and diversify your portfolio so you don't end up LOSING your SHIRT! Joseph Stieglitz's advice on BTC should NOT be totally ignored as well!
For me, I will only invest in BTC if there is more legit backing/acceptance from those major financial markets centres.
Many of us lost big time funds in Liberty Reservand some other digital currencies when wecould not gain access to our funds because some Western countries like the U.S. authorities accused the operators of money laundering and terrorist cells were allegedly using those digital currency platforms for funds movement.
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Konquest: JUST yesterday, Bitcoin quickly barreled from $10,000 to $11,000 within a RECORD 24 Hours... and the GLOBAL MEDIA was abuzz!
I saw this info and decided to share it with everyone and also feel there should be caution when making global financial investments. Use your power of discretion and always ask questions!
So, lets dive right in...
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Well that re-escalated quickly...
It's been quite a year....
$0000 - $1000: 1789 days
$1000- $2000: 1271 days
$2000- $3000: 23 days
$3000- $4000: 62 days
$4000- $5000: 61 days
$5000- $6000: 8 days
$6000- $7000: 13 days
$7000- $8000: 14 days
$8000- $9000: 9 days
$9000-$10000: 2 days
$10000-$11000: 1 day
Big dip overnight was bought and as US equity markets prepare to open, Bitcoin just topped $11,000...
"Why Caribbean Citizenships Are Dying" Where to Live with Caribbean Citizenship ... I Bought A Passport That Lets Me Travel the World! Tayo Aina• ... Geography Now! St. Kitts and Nevis. Aug 24, 2023
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Brazil - heading down socialism Nicaragua - dictatorship, don't recommend much
Now, if you are open to having a child in another country, then we have way more options:
Argentina and Brazil - both pretty much immediate for both child and parents Mexico - 2 years, immediate permanent residency for parents, immediate citizenship for child Colombia - 2 years, trickier option Panama - 3 years, immediate citizenship for the child
There's also citizenship by marriage, but I don't recommend it, given the horrible downside of marrying the wrong person or for the wrong reasons.
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Top 3 Countries Black Men Should Visit To Find A Girlfriend; A Passport Bro Breakdown Jan 11, 2024
‘Humiliating experience’ Nigerian travel filmmaker Tayo Aina says he was forced to give a stool sample in front of an Ethiopian immigration officer, to confirm he hadn’t ingested any drugs, when he landed in Addis Ababa in April 2021.
“It was my most humiliating experience traveling within Africa,” he told CNN by phone from London. He has also been detained at airports in Kenya and South Africa because of his Nigerian passport.
This year, Aina announced that he bought a passport from the Caribbean country of St Kitts and Nevis for $150,000 so he can travel more freely. “Sometimes you go to a country, and it is no longer visa-on-arrival. There are cases where people get deported when they land because they changed the policy mid-flight,” the 31-year-old YouTuber says.
The African Union has said one of its goals is to remove “restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa-free travel” but implementation has been slow. Free movement within the continent is a critical part of the African Continental Free Trade Area, but action hasn’t followed the commitments.
The fear of permanent migration is one of the reasons why African nations don’t make it easy for other Africans to visit, migration researcher Alan Hirsch told CNN.
“There’s a fear in richer African countries that people from poorer nations might be looking for a way to permanently move there,” he explains. “A lot of Africans cross borders informally and we don’t have a real record of that. Some countries fear people applying for asylum and then disappearing under the radar.”
The retired University of Cape Town professor runs a program on migration at the New South Institute think tank in Johannesburg. He says the integrity of passport and visa systems especially in poorer African countries has also held back Africans’ mobility. “People have found illegal ways of obtaining passports, for example someone pretending to be Burundian without actually being from that country."
Fresh bottlenecks While Africans can move relatively freely within their regions, traveling further away is still challenging. Travelers from East African Community countries don’t need a visa within the block and most parts of Southern and West Africa are open to nationals from the respective regions.
But even what looks like progress can introduce some fresh bottlenecks. A Nigerian visa on arrival used to be $25 for Kenyan passport holders. But after changes to the application process, Kenyans now have to apply for a Nigerian e-visa in advance, at a cost of $215.
Kenyan President William Ruto famously promised to eliminate visas for everybody traveling to the East African nation. He introduced an Electronic Travel Authorization instead but the application process is similar to that of a visa. It costs $30 without processing fees and approval may take several days. Many visa applications require an application form, bank statements, flight and hotel bookings. Applicants are often rejected for incomplete documentation or for unclear reasons.
“South Africa held my passport for almost five months,” the Nigerian content creator Tayo says. His new St Kitts passport allows him to go to more African countries than his Nigerian passport.
At least one person is definitely not jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz shared his view on the cryptocurrency in an interview with Bloomberg—and he’s not a fan. In the interview, he argued that “bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.” Without any government oversight, Stiglitz argued that “it ought to be outlawed,” as it “doesn’t serve any socially useful function.”
People around the world have been following bitcoin with excitement in recent weeks, as it quickly climbed $3,000 in a week, passing the $11,000 mark on Wednesday. Yet Stiglitz is of the opinion that despite the rapid growth of the cryptocurrency, bitcoin is simply a bubble waiting to burst. He told Bloomberg that it’s “going to give a lot of people a lot of exciting times as it rides up and then goes down.”
NYSC › Re: The Issue Of 'change Of Name': How To Go About It. by Konquest: 7:14pm On Dec 17, 2017
