₦airaland Forum

Ariani:
Ijaws are mainly Ghanaians who came to Niger Delta with the Portuguese.
They were porters.
They migrated from the coast of Ashanti in ghana in an Eastward direction to the coasts of Gabon transporting the whites and settling along the coasts mixing with indigenous tribes there.
That's the hidden history of Ijaws.

I'm Ghanaian I've never heard of this Ijaws are from Ghana thing I keep seeing here. Ashanti is in the interior of Ghana and has no coastline

theTranscriber:
I dont care
go there
Ghanaweb is just a news blog

Ghanaweb was opened in 1994, and has everything including forums etc etc

theTranscriber:
Charle
shut up abeg
go to ghanaweb

You know the number of Nigerians on Ghanaweb?

Donspicey:
The Lagos you are emphasizing on can feed the whole ghana for years cos it seems thats the only state you know in Nigeria....


Second Ghana must go is loading.............

They are littered here causing unrest up and down...

Donspicey stop fooling. Your Nigerians here doing yahoo yahoo, ritual stuff and being a nuisance you won't advice them to behave you're running your mouth.

vickydevoka:
En fit be black guy o. Mad woman no de get bright color

The original story mentioned that it happened in Ghana, and she was raped by a nail cutter, it's usually immigrant Malians, Nigeriens who roam around cutting people's nails.

PetroDolla2020:
Who told you Nigerians supply food to Ghana? Are you not aware that Nigerian traders have been coming to Ghana to buy foodstuffs in recent months and weeks? Go and do your research properly. it's obvious you don';t know anything. Yes, you don't know anything. You have never stepped your feet in that country and yet you believe all the crap you wrote? Food prices are gong through the roof in Nigeria. Farmers can't even go to the farm in Nigeria because of fulani herders and you are here talking crap.

No sensible human being talks authoritatively about something he or she knows very little precise details. If you think Nigeria is better why don't you go and live there? This is total crap!

Upon all the things you said, Nigeria this Nigeria that, today most Nigerians are rushing to come to Ghana. Today, Nigeria is the poverty capital of the world. Today, Nigerians are some of the hungriest people on earth. Today, people are being kidnapped on the streets in Nigeria for a ransom of a bottle of coke and gala. Ask Nigerians how many hours of electricity they get each day.

The greatness of a nation is measured by well the people live. Why are Nigerians rushing to come to Ghana if things are going on well in their country? Today, most Nigerians can't even travel within their country or they'll be kidnapped. they cant travel abroad because most embassies won't give a visa to a Nigerian passport holder. let me tell you a story. I was on a trip to Singapore just before covid struck. I was travelling on a Ghanaian passport by Emirates. The guy sitting beside me on the Dubai- Singapero leg of the trip was a Nigerian from Katsina. We got talking and he was shocked when I told him as a Ghanaian, I didn't need a visa to go to Singapore. He thought I had a diplomatic passport. I told him no I was using a regular Ghanaian pasport. That is how terrible the Nigerian passport has become. I guess you are among the few Ghanaians who don't appreciate a great country Ghana is, huh? It is simple. If you think Nigeria is better, then get the hell out of Ghana. We don't need people like you!

This's the last reply I'd give you. Nigerians are PROLIFIC/productive people. That things are bad/getting worse now is/was not a concern for my initial reply. Are they the wealthiest in Africa? Yes. Is Lagos a bigger economy than Ghana? Yes. That tells you of a space that's productive. I wasn't concerned about the other nuances of HDI etc. Those are facts that I stated, and I mentioned how Accra was calmer, which Ndidi agreed to.

Ghana beats Nigeria at some indices, Nigeria beats us at other indices. You're set in your ways on Nigeria it's pointless arguing with you.

But if you're smarter, and it's not like your opinion matters anyway. But know this, and I said it earlier. You can hate Nigeria all you want BUT there's a REALITY that'd happen. There're 200 million of them, they're close to us, they'd come here.

With all of GUTA's agitations against Nigeria traders why do you think govt is stalled in evicting them? Because of our "AfCFTA credentials", and how our actions would look to the outside world, alongside the ridiculous 1million dollar demand. That's a govt that's working with "sense", and not being emotional like you and several Ghanaians like doing; they're REALISTS.

Our Sarkodies and co are here to promote their albums; should tell you something. You and I are here on an indigenously-created Nairaland, and you're pained about Nigeria proliferation; the irony

PetroDolla2020:
Look, GDP is not everything, huh? You ever heard of UN Human Development Index? Go and compare where Ghana and Nigeria stand. Lagos economy is $90 billion and Ghana's GDP is $80 billion? what is life expectancy in Lagos? ow many people in Lagos have jobs? how many hours of electricity do people in Lagos get? what is the maternal mortality in Lagos, compared with Ghana? Can people in Lagos sleep with their two eyes closed? do you know the number of people being killed for rituals in Lagos alone daily? what is the infant mortality rate in Lagos, compared with Ghana?

I thought you claim to be Ghanaian? Ghana is not a paradise, but Ghana has clearly left Nigeria behind. Prolific indeed I doubt if you are Ghanaian because Ghanaians don't behave like this.

I see the word PROLIFIC triggered you. Look up it's meaning. Ghana with our 30 million people, with a VERY HOMOGENEOUS society, with an almost 50 percent Akan majority, with no wars, with our ABUNDANT natural/human resources, with lake Volta, with a 70 percent Christian majority etc etc etc SHOULD be upper middle economy/ even developed by now.

You want to compare that to Nigeria's myriad of problems? Which we're all aware off? Do an audit of large firms in Ghana and tell me how many are OWNED by GHANAIANS? And compare that to Nigeria. Do you know Nigerian Igbo traders started our Abossey Okai spare parts business? Do you know how we came by Makola? (Original is Mokola in Ibadan)

We're not self sufficient in tomato, rice, chicken etc etc. We go to Burkina Faso, Nigeria for tomatoes, onions etc. And when I say we're not prolific enough you're triggered.

200 million Nigeria feeds itself and the rest of Africa, despite it's many challenges. The Hausa, Igbo traders you see in the remotest of Ghanaian villages, if they're not prolific I don't know what is.

In Ghana our Ewe/Fante/Ga fishermen are some of the best around, and they'd Chase fish wherever they'd find it. They're fishing in Gambia, Nigeria, Benin etc waters. They're prolific in their sector. The Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa traders are masters at trading, and would Chase money/trade wherever they can find it. They're prolific traders. Like the Somalis. Ghana's version would be the Kwahu and the Asante.

The Asians, Chinese, Indians would Chase gold wherever they can find it. Etc etc. These are truths.

My Nigeria in-laws who've moved to Ghana are building properties everywhere, operating agric farms, operating stores/stalls, doing lots of stuff all over the place having multiple streams of income, and when I say these're prolific people you're triggered.

[quote author=PetroDolla2020 post=105077970]Loook at this man. You have never been to Nigeria and when some of us who lived there are telling you stuff you don't want us to say it? Go and park somewhere, abeg. you don't know shishi about niegrians and yet you want defend them? My advice to you is to limit yourself to thinsg you can speak about authoritatively, huh?


Petrodollar what's your problem? I'm not ignorant of whatever I say. I won't brag about what I possess. If I see a truth, I'd speak it. Nigeria with all it's problems is the BIGGEST economy in Africa. It's not Egypt, it's not South Africa, it's not oil rich Algeria, it's not POTENTIALLY the richest country in the world DR Congo. Congo with all it's potential wealth is a mess. Nigeria with all it's problems, with Boko Haram etc is Africa's wealthiest.

Even with Nigeria's problems Ghanaian farmers go there to buy stuff, onions etc. If these people were not PROLIFIC to be able to FEED their large population and the rest of ECOWAS/Africa, I don't know what prolific is.

Whenever Nigeria progress is mentioned you and a lot of other Ghanaians are pained, as if nothing good should come out of Nigeria. A country hosting Africa's richest man several decades running?

I can wax lyrical about Nigeria achievements all day, and they'd be factual because the facts are there for us to see
A lot of Ghanaians underating Nigeria are not well-informed. For someone like you who "acts" informed, and has lived with them, you should be the one to acknowledge their greatness irrespective of their many flaws.

I know about ritual murders, about people eating human flesh etc etc. But I'm concentrating on their many positives that I see. Even Ghana of late you hear about our people especially the Kumasi folks doing brazen crimes/murders you'd never associate with a Ghanaian.

Let's pray we don't degenerate into Nigeria levels.

ndidibabe:
Even with the big economy, Nigeria na jagajaga. If I am a billionaire and restricted to live in Nigeria or Ghana, I will choose Ghana.

I hear you. Living with 200 million people is no joke . I've never been to Nigeria, but just watching pictures/videos of crowded Nigeria spaces makes me dizzy. Nigerian YouTuber Virtue Grace was in Accra and she loved the "calmness"

ndidibabe:
We can only be comparing Ghana to Lagos not Nigeria. Lagos is richer than the whole of Ghana..

I agree. I've seen stats putting Lagos'economy at 90 billion dollars and over, Ghana's as at now is less than 80 billion dollars. You guys are prolific, and I have lots of respect for you. Ghanaians are not that prolific. If we produced and consumed more of the things we use, things would improve. For our small population/land size, ABUNDANT mineral resources, peaceful people, great location, no wars etc etc we shouldn't be where we're now. But things are beginning to look good

So Lagos is bigger than Ghana(for now) in terms of GDP (economy), not population or land size

ndidibabe:
Yeah. Doesn't change the fact that Lagos is bigger than Ghana o .

NO! Not in terms of population or landmass. This's a common "lie" I see Nigerians throwing about. Same as the "common lie" that Nigeria used to supply electricity to Ghana. These "lies" are being debunked all over.

Lagos' population is about 15 million, Ghana's 30 million. Lagos state'd still be less than 30 million. In terms of landmass Lagos State is 3577km square, Ghana is 238, 533 km square

Infact there's an ongoing population influx here, and the Ghana/Accra authorities should seriously be planning our spaces before we become crowded like Lagos

ndidibabe:
Accra is cool and neat. A good place to relax.Not like the Rock- Rock Lagos.

Nice one.

PetroDolla2020:
I don't really give a damn! Some of these nigerians are full of crap! I don' really give a fvck what a Nigerian thinks about Ghana or Ghanaians

I hear you. BUT there's a REALITY we must all face. Nigeria's 200 million people, they're close to us, we're the closest english-speaking country to Nigeria, they're prolific people, they're in our space, they're here, they're coming here in droves, whether we like it or not, we'd be dealing with them.

PetroDolla2020:
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Lol. Petro dollar please allow the lady. Let's be nice. So Ndidibabe what's your impression of Ghana?

ndidibabe:
Well, only my observation. I am not here for a country vs country tussle.

So what's your impressions about Ghana? We're all here to learn

AlphaLion:
Which Ghana?
A friend ran there thinking Ghana is better. E no even reach one year before him run back.
Instead of hustling to go developed countries, na gayna.
Mtcheew

CONTEXT. The "rich" abroad Ghanaian coming back to safer, progressing Ghana, as compared to Nigeria, would THRIVE, unlike your Nigerian friend who came here to HUSTLE. That's what Wunmi's trying to say

ndidibabe:
At least, no be only crime we dey famous for:-)

Lol. I have stories, but I won't go there. To be fair since last year or 2 years to now, the Nigeria-people crime stories have not been much or crazy like used to be.

ndidibabe:
The clubs bang Nigeria music majorly. That got me really surprised but relaxed. I felt I was in Lagos.

There're lots of Nigerians here. And you guys dish out good music, movies, comedy etc so you've wide appeal across Africa/the world.

Goldbw122:
Same in Naija.

What's same in Naija?

Nukilia:
Ghanaians are obsessed with music from Nigeria. Nigerians also love GH music. The major problem is that some Ghanaians express their hatred for Nigerian music on local radio, they even propose that radio stations should only play Ghanaian songs. We all know that would be difficult for the young Ghanaians who appreciate the effort Nigerian artists put into songs

Are you Nigerian? How much Ghanaian music do you hear/see on your airwaves?

ndidibabe:
Which music? Who is telling the lie? I just told u what I experienced in most of the clubs I saw..

Was it a Nigeria event? I don't know about being obsessed with Nigeria music, yes we play Naija music, we equally play lots of our own music.

Infact Nigeria has a 70-30 policy where you're supposed to play 70 percent Nigeria content, 30 percent other content. Ghana doesn't have that, eventhough people are clamouring for it. Even in trade Nigeria has banned some 30 or so items from entering your market. In Ghana, it's a free-market economy. We play/watch everything here.

Nigerians do lot of english-language songs that have wide appeal. Liberians etc love your songs. Ghanaians are towing that line and infusing lots of english into our songs and we're also going places. Why are you surprised to see "popular" Nigeria content in a foreign country?

squash47:
. How do you know the pictures are from the internet?

Zoom into the picture, concentrate on the bottom of the plate, you'd see "hungry_boti" written there. Its a Pakistani food. You can cross check. She's done this same thing in some of her previous posts, lifting pictures from the net and claiming she cooked them, and she was called out. I don't have anything against her. She should just come correct with her posts. She shouldn't be taking her own hand to ridicule her country unprovoked

squash47:
I mean no disrespect sir, but I want you to know that you're the one with the problem. You're the one who needs help on your mind. You have a mind that twists things. Learn to be plain in your thoughts

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Squash maybe you're new here. Precious girl is Ghanaian, just like I am. She posts a lot on Ghanaian food. Ghana has very amazing cuisine, BUT somehow, this woman would post very nasty looking foods on here, generating a whole lot of ridicule from Nigerians/people unfamiliar with Ghanaian foods, and giving them wrong impressions about our foods/culture.

And she'd be mute, she won't defend her post, some of us would be here explaining Ghanaian cuisine. And she'd STILL be posting these shitty looking foods. Look at this one she posted here. Does it look like proper human food? You can see she lifted it from the net, claiming she prepared it herself. Is she alright? She mentioned in her previous post that Nigerians hate Ghanaians. Is her "husband" emotionally abusing her? What's going on?

Once Ghana is mentioned in these posts and I feel we're being embarrassed unjustly, I'd point out whatever flaws I see

servicom101:
You picked this picture online from hunger_boti page .. no dey lie, and nah reminant for dog food.

Precious girl shouldn't be playing with our emotions, it's very childish. Is she even married to a Nigerian? She should stop fooling

Preciousgirl:
Yummy and sumptuous
From my Ghana kitchen

Precious girl are you mentally alright? (No disrespect). Somebody asked this same question in your previous post. Are you sad? Depressed? What's going on? Do you see beauty in the "ugly" food pics you post? Do you have friends/family close to you? Please seek help. These foods are not coming from your kitchen, why the lie?

FatherCHRISTMAS:
Ghana burger?

I'm Ghanaian living in Ghana

BRATISLAVA:
Hermaphroditic on naira land.

I hear you

BRATISLAVA:
That kako sounds promising. Wish you could tell more about fermented foods and spicing habits.

From what you've said so far, there are a lot of similarities. I understand where you may differ, in your mindsets to things.

It has been good hearing about these foods from you. I look forward to trying them out some day.

Are you male or female?

FatherCHRISTMAS:
no. Went thru the guys profile. He is a clown from the betting thread

Oh ok. But still you guys are generally generous people, but for the excesses

BRATISLAVA:
Ghana has fufu and amala? Why then are you(Ghanaians) and Nigerians claiming superiority over each other when you're the same down to your staples? You people even sound like Akwa Ibom and Cross River State people. You even pour soup on your foods, just like the Yoruba people. You have northerners similar to those in Nigeria. Ghana= Nigeria.

I am interested to hear that you find foods prepared and stored the local way more flavorful. I have heard that water one from an old Nigerian woman. She described that water from clay pots as "so much better than today's water, you can drink and drink the whole pot". I have experienced that taste factor on some foods. Fermentation had a role to play in those foods, though.

Interesting to know you have a type of fermented fish. The closest Nigerians come to fermenting meats must be stock fish. Do your people ferment other meats? How is momoni fermented? In the ground, leaves or askana? Is it fermented with any flavor givers?

Why can't I be interested in Ghanaian stuff, especially when there's a real Ghanaian right here to dispel rumors and explain things better?

Well I'm glad I could be of some help. We're all here to learn. I don't how the momonis are done. I'm only familiar with the nonfermented koobi. But I'm sure the momoni-making process'd just be an "upgrade" of the koobi- making process. Special fishes are used for these stuff because they make the best koobi, momoni etc. There's a 3rd one called kako which is usually salted shark meat.

Most of the kako are brought in from Senegal, and Ghanaians are some of the biggest consumers of these stuff.

Ghana, Nigeria are in West Africa so we'd have lots of similar stuff BUT I've realized there're more DIFFERENCES between us than similarities, but I won't go into that. We ferment cocoa, locust bean, kenkey, banku, etc, I don't know about meat.

servicom101:
I'm a video editor. Stayed in Ghana 3 years, but want to go experience life outside Accra. Can you suggest?

There's Kasoa, Teshie, Nungua, Ashaiman, Ashongman, Tema. Kumasi is also busy and is cheaper than Accra. Takoradi has about a million people, has some busyness but can be expensive especially food. Tamale is cheap, is a fast growing city