₦airaland Forum

Very true. But as long as it is Afreican in origini,

I believe that could also be the right way, as long as the regions agree to a neutral language which is not foreign to Africa

Thanks I have been to Naija and the peopl there are very friendly, asomething to do with Nigerian hospitality

I have to share my anger, and disgust with those who feel and condemn the vicious attack on innecent women and children in Jos. Who in his right mind, would finance, arange, organize and sponsor a group of mindless lunatics to go and butcher defenseless women and children.Such a person is worse than an slowpoke and deserves to rot in hell. And even that would be merciful for such a person.

Ther may be some grievances, but that is not the way to resolve them. Whether it is to fight for your rights, as in Kenya, or revenge, there can be no justification in killing innocent people. They are not the cause. If you have to kill someone, then attack those responsible and leave the innocent alone.

My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their loved ones. MAY GOD REST THEM IN ETERNAL PEACE

We are all the same. Diversity is not difference

They may not speak their language, but they speak their language. Why don't you get it?

You arev right Ezeagu

No problem Chinenyen. We all make mistakes. Friends?

Believe me, I would have no problem if each country agreed on an official language of it's own, as is the case in Europe. Wgat I object to is the use of European languages in Africa. I have no problem learning Yourubas or Hausa, or Wollof, or Mandingo, Ewe, Asante, Zulu. Xosa etc. But I find it embarrassing that we in Africa have to communicate with each other in noin-African languages

We are talking about the official language for Africa,

If you are African, you should be proud of being African. Africa is bigger than an individual, so for myou to say your loyalty is to your locality shows how narrow-minded you are

I am aware of pidgin English spoken in Wedt Africa. But ot is not as widely spoken as Kiiswahili. Andre, you forgot Comoros. But Kiswahili is used by many because it is still abusiness language. Most countries rely on Kenya and Tanzania for their goods, especially those coming from the Middle East or the East. In Ethiopia, the majority people are Oromos, who were instrumental in removing Mengistu. Mengistu tried to impose Amharic, which is a minority language. In Nigeria many would object to Johnathan imposing his language as he comes from a minority tribe. Kiswahili is still growing. It is the politicians who do not want one language because they want to exploit their people

I did not know it is spoken in Cameroun, among others, but I have met many Ghanaians, Nigerians wgo speak the language.

Andre, Kiswahili is not Arabic ibn origin. True, there are many Arabic words, but there are many Indian, German, Portuguese and Bantu words as well. For example, pesa meaning cash is from peseta in Portuguese, as is hela, also meaning money which is from thaler, a German word. The word desturi for habit, or gari for car are from India. And there are man other examples. Ndovu for elephant is common among all Bantus from East to South Africa, with sliught variation in dialects.

As I said earlier, it started as a form of communication in transacting business among many nations. Easst Africa has been conducting business with the East and the Middle East for centuries. Ugandans speak Kiswahili, but they do not like it because they claim it is the language of the soldiers. The Baganda do not like the soldiers, read Museveni who is fluent in the language.

Ethiopians speak Amharic yes, but there are many Swahili speakers, as there are i9n Zimbabwe etc. You will find Chinese who speak Kiswahili fliently, but they also speak Mandarin or Cantonese

You are entitrled to your opinions

The most embarrassing and humiliating thing that I experience, every time I meet a fellow African in a foreign land is our inability to communicate with each other in one language we can call our own. And this is not confined to meeting in foreign countries, but in Africa too. So when I meet a Nigerian, we have to speak in English, our colonial masters' language. And if I meet a Senegalese, we have to use French!

It is interesting to note that when you travel to a foreign country, you are expected to learn the language of that country. For example, I now speak Arabic, Hebrew and Greek because I spent some time in Egypt, Greece and Israel. While in those countries, I spent two hours every morning in a class being taught the languages, which I no longer use anyway. And this is the same if you travel to Germany. China, Japan, Germany, Russia etc. But not in Africa.

In Africa all you need to know are English or French. What is even more embarrassing is the behaviour of our leaders. They speak to us in these languages every day, and take pride in their ability to speak with a Cambridge of Oxford accent!

I maintain that we in Africa, have a language of our own, and that is Kiswahili. It is already being spoken in many countries. These are Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The presidents of these countries all all speak Kiswahili. To some extent, Kiswahili is spoken in Mozambique, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia, and as far as South Africa and Egypt.

It is encouraging to note that there are many universities in many countries which offer Kiswahili. Kiswahili could be made an examinable subject in African schools, just like English, French Japanese, Latin. Spanish etc. It is already one of the official languages of the African Union. It does not belong to any particular tribe or community in Africa, since it started as a business and trade language.

It is so easy to blame the coach for other peoples' ineptness. To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian coach, but there is everything wrong with football management in Nigeria. I am on record as having wrirren a few times about the dicline of Niigerian football, but I have yet to see any tangible evidence that what I said has been taken seriosuly.



The current team is nowhere as good as the team that beat Brazil to win the Olympic gold. Then here has been a deliberate effort to bring up a world beating team. Once the results started coming. the football management sat back, to bask in the glory of a job well done. Problem is, they should have continued woith their efforts but did not.



The current Nigerian players are found in very weak leagues and teams. You find them in Israel, or Scotland etc. Or if in England, they are in the lower divisions. Imagine Kilmarnock playing against Barvelona, or Crystal playing against Bayern Munich



A team is as good as it's players. If you were to bring Ancellotti, or Mancini or Mauronho, or Sir Alex to Kenya, would Harambee starts be the best? Would they win the World Cup or the African Cup? That is where Nigeria is right now. And unless something is done fast, they will continue to decline further.



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Everybory is facing a financial crunch. bBut then some people are using this as an excuse. Nol;lywood ios still the second biggest and the Producers are making money. Very true information. Have you heard of any who committed suicide?

There is this organization in Nigeria, purpoting to speak for the movie industry. Ideally, it shopuld look into the interests of actors and actresses, but it does not. What it has done id to cut short the careers of many brilliants actors and actresses. Their only sin were to ask for gees which the organization deemed too high. But then asking for a mere 5 million naira is not much compered to the fees paid in Nollywood and India.

Nollywood is bigger than Bollywoodm and second to Hollywood. The producers make a lot of money from the new and old recycles moves wgici are stoill beinf sold in other countries as new. The actors and actresses are not getting royalties for these, and the producers are still minting and laughing all the way to the bank. And yet the actors and actresses are banned for some period.

These poor people bring joy to many and if it were not for them, the producers would not be as rich as they are. Let them be paid what they deserve. It is the market which ditermines the fees, not some organization which relies on the sweat of these people for survival.

Tradition has many good and bad things. Some are best left out

Culture can be outdated

50 year old men have the expoerience and money. Just ask Zuma

African leaders have a big problem. They are never in office even when they are well. Just look at Paul Biya. Mugabe was once called visiting President because he was always visitinbg one country or anoither and never at hope. But it is not just the president. Even the ministers and all other senior figures. They are never in office. It is a disease

Which ones? They are all secular

The amaka. you are just my type

Very true Viaro. And it is a shame. Now if one country was to declare itself a Christian Sate as they have Islamic States,,

Not so long ago, Gaddafi went to Rome. While there, he hired some 100 women, and lectured them about Islam and wanted them to convert to Islam. A wonderful gesture and example, I must say. Now I am waiting for Obama to go to Iran and hire some women there, lecture them on Christianity and try to convert them. Or Gordon Brown could go to Libya. Or the Head of the Anglican Church in Nigeria could go to Kano and try to do the same,

I do not think Ya ardua should resign just because some politicians have said so. They have their own reasons and ambitions for suggesting such a thing. The Constitution can deal with the matter. Nigerians knew his conditions even before he was elected. So did the politicians. The problems of the last elections in 2007 have not been fully sorted out. Any fresh elections now could bring about fresh problems. And remember, the North indicated earlier in the year, that they would not allow the presidency to leave them if Ya ardua quit

Okay, buy somebody should teach them a lesson