₦airaland Forum

bigfrancis21:
I noticed this a lot back in my undergraduate days at UNN. Several students born and raised in the west who came to the east to study (their parents did this as a way of the children to reconnect to their culture) had this air of being a lagosian. They often tried to impress with their knowledge of Yoruba while showing little interest in Igbo language. However, I noticed that most of them seemed to 'auto-correct' as soon as they got to final year or became adults. Many of them I know now speak fluent Igbo, have a strong Igbo identity and are strong advocates of promoting the Igbo language. To me, such displays were teenage or early adulthood tendencies that often go away as they become adults. Many of them are still my friends on facebook who are core Igboists more than the regular born and bred SE Igbos.

This is one of the lingering psychological effects of losing the war. It rendered a deep blow to the collective Igbo pride and consciousness, something Chimamanda talked about one time. Igbos born outside Igboland before the war were all taught Igbo by their parents first while they learned English in school and the local languages around. There was enormous pride in being Igbo and transmitting the language/culture. Nowadays the number of native Igbo speakers outside Igboland compared to those speaking English as children is in the minority.

The anti-Igbo antics by our fellow tribes isn't helping also. It has eaten deep into some Igbos that they rather see their tribe as evil and try to act much less Igbo than the average Igbo.

Have you noticed that a great many of advocates of promoting Igbo language are people who may not have spoken Igbo as children but realized the beauty of the Igbo language and learned it later as adults?

Nwanne, your words are seasoned truths borne out of thorough observation and intelligent thinking. I thank God some Igbo parents are trying to enlighten their children by sending them down east for their tertiary education.

I have a brother in the US whose children are fluent in Igbo, all learnt there. They were all born and bred there, only visiting home occasionally. This is how i am gonna train my children!

This is the kind of stealing Nigerian recession can cause. They should have mercy on the man joor. He needs rehabilitation.

AroleOduduwa:
All Americans are immigrant except the red indians

i know. That's why i said the best of Americans are immigrants. This is a nation of Immigrants.

I like Trump, but this move ies wrong. Why spoiling the process he benefited from. The best of Americans are immigrants, so this can't stand. WATCH THIS SPACE.

Hmmm..... The husband Philip Frimpong really has his work/trials well cut out. Hope he made proper plans to endure all these excesses from the divorce of his inlaws? God grant him the Serenity to accept whatever lies ahead.

Israel's agricultural expertise is second to none. How i wish Cross River will make this wonderful synergy count.

cooldipo:
Guess who's laughing now.....

S. P. A. I. N of course.

Na wa for this country ooo.

Odiegwu really. Another strange one is when those who live in places like Lagos come back and start putting on superiority airs, even disdaining their place of origin as if the other tribes will treat them better than their own tribe. South west and South South brought up are the worst culprits in this. Too much bad blood and unfounded tales they have been constantly spoonfed by their host states has thrown them into multiple personality disorder against themselves. Call it meetooism

Igbos, just like any other tribe are not perfect. But the way some Igbos castigate nay downgrade themselves before other tribes, you will think it's only them that have weaknesses. SINCE THE DAY I LEARNT THAT NO TRIBE WILL EASILY OWN UP TO THEIR WEAKNESSES, I HAVE STOPPED OWNING UP TO MY IGBO TRIBE'S WEAKNESSES TOO.

There are a lot of Telecommunmunication masts owned by GSM companies (MTN, Airtel, Glo, Etisalat) all over my neighbourhood. Whether they are there by proxy or directly by PDP, the bottomline is that they (PDP) made it happen. Even the roads around there are tarred by PDP. The Civil Defence i see around there are instituted by PDP.

I will be going to bank this morning. The bank consolidation of PDP era all over the nation has made my money safe. Sorry i can't name only one. They are too many.

Christian590:
Watch the gigantic waist she is talking about

http://mognews.com/2018/10/29/men-have-invested-their-whole-money-in-womens-waist-meliblack-laments/

Investment on a waist kwa! Anyway, one man's liability is another man's ASSet. Endtime ASS Set indeed. Nonsense.

What of Abuja, Suleja and Lokoja?

Tis a pity one cannot fix life. Good night Mr Fix It. Don't wanna say Rest In Peace cos i don't wanna say what i do not mean.

God of wonders. I don't want to understand Him, cos one may run mad attempting such attempt.

Hate Nnamdi Kali all you want, but one cannot deny the fact that he is speaking the truth which everyone is shying away from. Pity is what i have for some of our South south brothers. I wonder why a whole South south cannot boast of a working deep sea port. And they don't see the injustice. Too bad.

Crystal Palace or Liverpool?

The kain fight wey this Ahmadu Bello Road don see eh.

India and monkeys sha.

This is interesting

If that's a good way to dodge lazy youth tag, my dear nothing do you. Na your own cup of aki awusa be dat.

Tis like she doesn't want happened to her aunts to happen to her. So she's doing her homework earlier.

Ewoooo.

Chaii.....my man Tyson don dey old ooo.

This is huge oo. The Ooni has to be absent before there will be a clash of gods and the Ooni's powers desert him when he must have fallen under anointing.... Anyway, i like this Ooni. He seems to be a departure from the old set traditions.
This scenario reminds me of Esther and Ahausuerus. Genuine salvation fall on you and follow you Ooni.

Wonderful

Its an insult to even think of comparing UniZik to FUTO. It is like comparing Mexico and USA just because they are in the same continent. FUTO's engine drawings will turn UniZik counterparts into automobile manufacturers.

UniZik produces unmechanized mechanics. Viva la FUTO.

If she come get malaria, na to expire sure pass for her be dat oo.

Some people's heart will soon start experiencing hard start.

Some people's heart will soon start experiencing.

That's quite harsh, though true,

alhassanyusuf29:
u mean like ojukwu

Maybe. But Ojukwu seems better than him, at least HIS MANHOOD LIVES ON!

I can totally relate. I left my parents house at 12 years. I am above 30 now, yet when i look back i ponder over the vices and bad friends i overcame and realise my mother's love helped a lot in shaping me. When i came across tough decisions, i will think about my mum's advice/reaction, i will come back to my senses. PARENT-CHILD LOVE STRONG OO.