ethicallyright: The first week of this year has produced stories with diverse themes , hopeful and thought-provoking news contents and revealing current affairs nuggets.
Few of these captivating pieces of information have made it to the front page of Africa's largest Internet forum, Nairaland. One of the trending media content that got to the front page was that of a cultural masquerade who relieved himself of his traditional duty after a convincing sermon by a young christian lady.
From twitter retweets by conservatives to Facebook timelines of Pan-Africans and even in the Nairaland thread provided immediately after this paragraph, there has been a battle of wits between citizens who believe the Nigerian culture of masquerading has outlived its importance and those who find pride in the ways of their ancestors who came before them.
The purpose of this thread is anything but an argument. This thread simply reveals, with concrete evidence, what multinationals and foreigners think about our masquerades and masks.
OP
its simple
Life is in phases
Basic things of life Phase - Shelter , food, clothing, light, good road, hospitals.
After that - social status - qualifications, titles etc
After that - philanthropy - orphanages etc
After that - gathering of artifacts etc
WE IN NIGERIA ARE STILL AT the BASIC THINGS OF LIFE LEVEL
Person never chop u dey talk about appreciating ogogoro artifact!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bizme: I have been involved in quite a number of discussions and debates of this nature where some believe that the only way to bring up children is by beating them. Others believe the opposite is true. I was brought up by parents who considered heavy handedness as a parental virtue and they never spared the rod in dealing with us... I have noticed the same pattern in our educational setting where teachers prefer to communicate their emotion via the cane. I personally think most of such beating comes from parents' and teachers' inability to rein in their temper, rather than the genuine interest in the child's well being.
I have my little children, and it is not difficult to talk things over with them, and even set up disciplinary measures that don't involve beating.
Looking back over your shoulders, would you say the kind of beating-filled/beating-devoid upbringing you received has affected your relationship with your parents? And would you accept teachers to beat your children anyhow?
benjackugo: "Two Years Without Masturbating, Watching Porn, Movies And TV Shows With Sexual Content" - Married Nigerian Woman Celebrates Keeping Off Sexual Contents
A married Nigerian woman, Bibama Oduonyi is celebrating keeping off sexual contents for two years, IgbereTV reports.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, December 30, Bibama revealed that she has not masturbated, watched porn, movies and TV shows or read books with sexual content in two years, a feat she said would not have been possible without God.
blackpanda: He's too small for buhari to even bother. Kukah doesn't even have the support of catholics let alone Nigerians. He's a paid pdp puppet. Both kukah and suleiman are pdp puppets
whyteteeth: I am 30 this year and it has always been my dream to marry @ 30 or before 30. But the truth is I haven't been able to fall in love with any woman for years now. I do have sex. And I have women in my life from time to time yet I am not in love with any of them.
Now the real issue is this, I stumbled on an article in this forum days back that says that an arranged marriage is the best meaning that without being in love with your spouse, you two can still have a successful marriage, and I have been giving it a thought.
With this premise, Should I just marry and then maybe love can grow over time or should I keep waiting till I fall in love before I marry? I seriously need your advice please..
BIGPREEQ: Why Is This So In The South East?? I Need Explanation
So today I decided to travel to Owerri from onitsha for a business meeting, the journey was meant to be a 1hr30min journey or less, but the check point for such short distance was sooo much!!
Like literally every 1km of the road has checkpoint, it's so bad that from a particular check point, you can basically see another check point ahead.
Ranging from the Army to the police to FRSC. Basically every force is on the road and all of them including the army were collecting bribe from the drivers. I actually felt bad for the drivers because it was too much. I felt really disgusted as well because I expected them to distinguish themselves but no they didn't.
I guess this is why the transport rate here is on the high side.
Now I've spent 4hrs on the road due to traffic induced by these forces from blockage of the road
Last week I came back from Abuja to Anambra and the check point were few across the north and I kept wondering.
Is there insurgency in the SE or is the crime rate high here or what exactly is the cause of this excess checkpoints / extortion points
THat is why people will continue to be sympathetic to MNK because they know what it is to be oppressed
Odewaleadesoye: Sincerely speaking, year 2020 has been challenging and a lot of things happened during the year.
It was a year we experienced total lockdown in the world due to Covid-19 pandemic. The lockdown led to a lot of unspeakable occurrences.
I came up with this question and thread so that we can learn from you. Despite all odds throughout the year, you were able to achieve something and proud of it simultaneously.
As for me, I was able to complete my University's education and I graduated with first class in Accounting. I'm very proud of that. Despite all odds, I still made it.
What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of?
Interesting15: Fornication, though popular among many today, is still wrong, sinful and dangerous. Now, one of the things many ladies do complain about is that guys (particularly those they are in a romantic relationship with) won't stop disturbing them for sex.
One thing you must realise is that premarital sex is still wrong and comes with unpleasant repercussions. The Will of God is that sexual pleasure should be shared between a married man and his wife in the safe confines of their marriage institution. So, any guy who isn't your husband (even if he's your boyfriend or fiance) doesn't have a right to your body. Any guy who is not your husband but persuading you for sex doesn't have your best interest at heart, and you should have nothing to do with such.
Actually, boyfriend-girlfriend romantic relationship is one of the problems we have today (as it keeps bringing unpleasant heartbreaks and heartaches, as well as increasing the rate of immorality and getting the society more corrupt). As a lady, know that once you are going into a boyfriend-girlfriend romantic relationship with the average guy in this part of the world, he sees you as a mere pleasure-satisfying tool (of course, he will lie that he's in love with you).
Hence, the best way to approach relationship is going God's Way (being a genuine daughter of God and allowing Him connect you with one of his genuine sons for marriage). You should give your life to JESUS CHRIST and give Him your all, doing away with sinful and dirty stuff. Just call upon the Name of Jesus, and He will come to you. More tips will be posted on sundayakanni.com.
So, if you are currently in an ungodly boyfriend-girlfriend romantic relationship, please break such relationship. The devil keeps deceiving many ladies today, and it's so unfortunate. Listen, you don't have to be in a boyfriend-girlfriend romantic relationship before you can live a happy life devoid of loneliness. A romantic relationship doesn't even guarantee a happy and satisfactory life, but the opposite.
You don't have to depend on any guy for money to take care of yourself. You have a brain, you have talents. There are many productive skills out there that can fetch you lots of money. Don't be a mere object of pleasure for one nonsense guy somewhere.
You are meant to be a daughter of Zion. If you can have an intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ, He will empower you to fulfill destiny, and you will live a quality life for His Glory. Source
Patriarchy001: Tunde Bakare recently took to his pulpit to give examples of graduates who finished from university but found something doing with their hands - he particularly laid emphasis on the woman who sewed his agbada, bragging on how she graduated from university few years ago but decided to start sewing clothes instead of looking for a job.
He also gave examples of other graduates who sew agbadas for a living of whom he patronizes their business.
canttedra: The recent topic on the home page motivated me to make this post, anonymously of course.
We were dating before I left Nigeria. We've been dating for about three years. Sometime last year I got a new job in the US (I schooled there so it was easy), and moved away from the country. Until a few weeks ago, we talked nearly every other day. It's always fun talking to her. But lately, things have started to get a little rough because of something that came up, and which I would like to believe is not my fault.
Prior to dating her, since I was a kid in university, I made myself a few promises relating to women:
1. I will never pay a woman's school fees 2. I will never rent a house or apartment for a woman, nor furnish an existing apartment 3. I will never sponsor a woman abroad.
Of course, this does not mean that I won't buy a woman gifts (I do that regularly), or take her on a nice trip. I just do not envisage myself pulling a woman up the social ladder. I prefer she makes her own growth moves as it relates to finances or relocation.
I made these promises based on the fact that I expected that whomever I make a partner should be able to make something of their own selves. I do not want to be anybody's savior or anyone's get-out-of-jail card. This resolution has made lose a few women in the past who thought the relationship should be based on what they can get out of it, and my girlfriend knows this.
The situation right now is that there is a path for her to come to America through studying. We already talked about her applying for graduate studies and then transitioning here into a better job. However, she now feels that would be stressful and may not work. Instead, she thinks it's better if I return to Nigeria this December to marry her and then sponsor her eventually to the US. That's not going to happen. This has created a rift and we have not been talking for a while now.
Am I being unreasonable here? How can I make her realize she can be her own person and not have to depend on someone else to "sponsor" her? It just drives me nuts that she knows this about me but is now vehemently insisting that this is the only viable option.
DR Obigbo abi Okigbo comes to mind again
The MAN is the HEAD of the FAMILY
Feminists hear it ooooooooo
The WOMAN is the NECK
If the man seizes to be the head, what will continue to go down is knacker and knackee relationship
CIVILIZATION CAN NEVER KILL THE TRUTH
TRUTH IS TIMELESS and AGELESS
THERE IS NO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, INVENTION OR CLOUD COMPUTING THAT CAN CHANGE THE TRUTH
ashewoboy: I think they look at his money. They assess him, is this guy rich? is he wealthy? Did he come with a car? Is he a yahoo boy?. be like say na yahoo boys all these girls day date now. that is a topic for another day.
What exactly do ladies looks at when a guy passes by?
YOU shaaaa can never know Anambra Man's pocket by his looks and dressing!!!!
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Culture › Re: Why Do Foreigners Appreciate Nigerian Masquerades, Artifact More Than Nigerians? by mentored: 12:07pm On Jan 05, 2021
. be like say na yahoo boys all these girls day date now. that is a topic for another day.