₦airaland Forum

Chinkos99:
Abeg no swear for me
Lol

Flairoqy:
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II

Tribalism is not our problem. Tribalism and religion are artificial problems created by selfish leaders for their own personal interest.

There are only two major tribes in Nigeria. The Elites and the Masses. Once you make lots of money, you belong to the elite tribe. When you are a commoner or suffering, you belong to the tribe of the masses. If you are an elite, and you need more power, or elective position, you sow seeds of tribalism and religion among the masses, so as to sway their emotion for your personal victory. This happens at both the national and state level. Unfortunately, after the election when they have won and joined their “sworn enemies” to drink and party, the gullible masses continue to fight each other.

Even smart people who belong to the masses, sometimes will sow seeds of tribalism and religion among the masses, and then the masses will carry them up until they belong to the elite class. It is a classic strategy used over 3000 years ago in the art of war. A commoner who aspires to sit with the elites, could stir up powerful tribal or religious sentiments, such wave if properly utilized either by shedding blood or destabilizing the elites, carries the commoner to the elite class. But once there, he immediately mingles and makes peace with the elite tribe, and turn his back on the same masses that helped him get there.

Youths are the worst victim of this powerplay, they kill each other, call other tribes unprintable names, do terrible things and sometimes, even lose their life, thinking they are fighting for their right, not knowing that they are fighting for the personal welfare of someone, whose own children are probably safe in America or London.

So youths, don’t hope on the government. If you don’t have a job, create one. There is abject poverty in the south as well as the north, whether Ogoni or Maidugri. At the same time, there is massive wealth in Lagos, Onitsha, Nnewi, Aba, Kano, Abuja, irrespective of zone.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it well and never remain idle. No job is too low for an idle hand, or else the devil will find work for you. As you become independent, and grow your capacity, do not lose hope in Nigeria. We are the largest economy in Africa and soon the world will fear us. Western powers, don’t like big economies that threaten them, America will do anything to break China, but China is wise to resist that. China has 1.6 billion people, we have only 170 million, and we are talking of breaking.

China has 5 major religions which are Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam and Christianity. Nigeria has only 2 major religions, Christianity and Islam. Yet we claim that religion is our problem.

America, the strongest economy is comprised of every tribe in the world, since they accept anybody from any part of the world. Yet they are united and extremely patriotic. Nigeria has only 3 major tribes, and we claim tribalism.

Think clearly and deeply, and you will realize that empowering yourself is the best course of action, not fighting each other. And once the youths are empowered, they can begin to take back their future from the hands of the old and corrupt generation that has been blinding Nigerians with hatred, while looting all her resources. Sani Abacha’s loot is still stashed away in Switzerland, did he use it to develop the north? Those that stole billions under GEJ stashed it away in foreign banks, bought expensive toys, jets and foreign homes, are they using it to develop the south? Now the ones stealing currently, including the “grasscutters”, are looking for Ikoyi apartments, abandoned houses, and pit toilets to hide it, are they using it for the youths in their tribe? NO!

Youths shine your eyes ! Don’t always fall for this tribal, religious sentiments over and over again. Nigeria is bigger than these corrupt elites. They are the problem, not the poor Masses

SanusiLamidoSanusill

Observinho:
We are all aware of the recent drama that ensued between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, and Hon. James Faleke representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos.
In case you missed it, here is a summary:
Ngige was invited to explain the suspension of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) management amidst allegations against him.
As proceedings went on, Faleke, while asking his question, seemed to have ridiculed the minister.
The lawmaker suggested that Ngige was appointed a minister even though President Muhammadu Buhari lost in his area during the presidential election. He also made some allegations against the wife of the minister in a move that seemed personal.
Ngige responded:
"You are like my junior brothers...except Faleke that they say he's up to 60, I don't know," Faleke then cut in, saying "I'm sixty-plus..." To which Ngige retorted: “So you are near my age, at least I am seven years older than you. I’m the same age with your mentor in Lagos, Asiwaju,” (making reference to Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the APC and former Lagos governor.) “And I was governor with him at the same time. He was a senator, I was a senator. I am a two-time minister, he isn’t a two-time minister,” he added. Again, Faleke interrupted saying “but he (Tinubu) won all his elections very well,” in an apparent reference to the controversies that trailed Ngige’s election as governor of Anambra state.
Meanwhile, when Faleke asked the minister to respond to questions, he said: “I’m responding my friend, if you yab me, I yab you ten times. I am a Lagos boy, you are just a small boy in Lagos. Look at this Mushin boy, he’s talking to a VI boy. I live in Victoria Island. Look at this Mushin boy from Kogi o.”
While the whole debacle was somewhat hilarious, there are however some pick ups therefrom:
1. Our government officials will not cease to embarrass us.
Watching the whole event on Youtube, one would think this was just a meeting of friends who are having some scores to settle over some bottles of liquor. It didn’t have the seriousness and decorum expected of top government officials discussing issues of serious importance bothering on allegations of corruption. ‘Mushin boy’; ‘V.I. boy’… These terms were way too much of a joke on such an occasion. It tells a lot about the caliber of people we elect into positions of governance in this country.
2. The second arm of government is increasingly becoming a joke in Nigeria. First it was Festus Keyamo, having a brawl with some senators, which almost went fisty., now Chris Ngige turning a house committee probe panel into a ‘bunch of small boys’. Well the reason for this is not far-fetched. He who fetches ant-infested firewood should be ready to entertain the Lizard as his guest. The legislature had earlier made itself a stooge to the executive who in an unprecedented move has taken the responsibility of handpicking the Senate president and the Speaker of House of Representatives. No wonder the house has been tagged a ‘rubber-stamp’, which means that they don’t question the decisions of the executives as they should, but simply vetoes them. The legislature should be an independent arm of government, serving as a proper watch dog to the executive and judiciary. But lately, this hasn’t been the case in Nigeria.
3. Tinubu is overhyped:
The national leader of APC was dragged into the fiasco by the minister, and this was done in such a casual manner that it didn’t befit a man whom his people have held in so much awe and reverence. He refers to him by his first name, he compares himself with Tinubu, and from the comparison, he (Ngige) has a better CV. He is at par with Tinubu in every other of Tinubu’s achievements and even goes beyond him in that he is a two time minister and Tinubu is not.
This raises again the old question of how relevant Tinubu is in Federal politics, especially in the face of his recent fallout with his party APC. Tinubu is no doubt the most relevant politician in the southwest currently. One would even think that he was an ex-president. Indeed, it would be understandable if it was Obasanjo that holds the kind of sway that Tinubu holds in the west. But apparently, it is just in the West, and maybe even in Lagos alone that Tinubu’s influence ends. The way Ngige, who is a federal minister and an experienced politician called him out is reflective of how he is regarded in Abuja. Ngige knows his onions very well, make no mistakes about that. He wouldn’t dare to step on toes that would hurt him.
He was directly sending a message to Faleke, and indirectly to Tinubu. He seems to be saying to Faleke: ‘I know who is behind your new found bravado, and trust me he is not my match by any ramification’.
On the long run, we might wait to hear from Tinubu. But aside the fact that the West knows how to project their own via the media, Tinubu might just be another ambitious ex-governor.

iyatrustee:
I wonder what we need a Former Governors Forum for!

Majority of them are members of our old people's home(Senate) already

iamyemiakins:
The endangered frog still has a colleague in Nigeria that's about to be endangered in the forthcoming election of a state in Nigeria

Chinkos99:
Our company recently employed this guy, we worked in the same company before, then he was a manager and i was a junior staff.

I left the company years ago and joined another, so few months ago he got employed in my new office as a Director.

When he resumed, being that i knew him before, i started playing around with him, like when he was introduced to us, i was like oo, common, i hug him tightly and people were surprise at our closeness before i informed them that we have worked together before.

I am a jovial person, so each time i go around his office, i will call him boyfriend, my love, hope no girl is trespassing cos i will fight o and his subordinates will laugh and say you are not serious.

On the job, we get to work together at times cos i am a Manager now, we go for meetings etc, then some of his job includes doing some short production, even though i am not employed as a video producer, i told him i can do those for him personally, cos i recently learn those, he was surprise before but he decided to give me a try, i did it for him and he liked it, he became close and said i was helping him solve alot of problems.

Recently when he comes to my office, he will ask my PA where is my woman and that one will laugh knowing i started it but i just thought that was it though.

So last month when we went to the Palms Mall, to seek for permission to film their facilities in the short production work we had, we were together then he decided to do some shopping, i helped him carry the things he bought and just had fun, he took me to shoprite and ask me to shop, i just pick two things, drink and rice and he said is that all i said yes, he started showing me things, take this, take that i said i was okay, that it wasnt appropriate to come here and start shopping like its month end. So we left, in the car he said, you do have some very good attribute girl, i said like what, he said never mind and we drove off.

After that he started asking if we can have lunch but most time our lunch time dont sync, so i told him not to worry, then he asked for a dinner, i close late, im a workaholic, so most times i will agree but i will work till 9pm and he would have waited and get tired and left.

Finally i get to have a dinner date with him and he ask if we could do this more often, i said why not boyfriend jokingly, the next time we were having dinner, I said boyfriend let me greet that guy there, i really needed to meet him, he has a contact i need for work, he held me and said you call me boyfriend jokingly, i want you to mean it lol.

After i met with the guy, he started telling me how he loved me and how he will really love us to be in a relationship, he doesnt expect a yes and he knows its so wrong on all level because we work in the same place, but i can think about it and give him a response later that he will respect any decision i make.

I said thank you o, but since then, dude is so soft and nervous when he sees me, i can see the butterflies even when we are in a client meeting.

Even though he tries not to make it obvious at work, after work he is all over me

Last night we were together, i told him i am scared as he is almost 40 and not married, that i believe any guy who gets to that age, with enough money but has not married is a play boy lol. He couldn't say a word for like some minutes then he said, yes i am old enough to have been married and i had relationships, beautiful relationships with wonderful women, some didn't work because of my mistakes and because of things i neglected and some didn't work because it was not meant to work, but above all have learnt alot to be at least a better man and i am ready to make it work this time i promise, i have no doubt if you are the right girl because have known you for long and have never had a second thought about my woman, so forgive me for not making it work all these while, i want to make it right this time - MEHN THOSE WORDS RINGS IN MY HEAD LIKE KILODE, i loved the fact that he didnt put the blame on the ladies he's dated.

Now on my own side, I do not feel anything for him but i like him alot, i like that we should be hanging out, go out, do dinner and talk from morning tonight but i do not feel anything aside that. What do you guys advise.

Carchoice:
I was at shoprite yesterday evening, I bought other stuffs and 10 packs of durex condom. At the point of payment, all the stuffs I shopped were on the counter and all eyes were on it. I could hear murmurs and giggles. Even a lady I perceived to be a baby mama sef join dey laugh.

As a careless Nigerian that I am, I went back to the condom shelve and added 5 more packs. E shock them.

Why the hypocrisy? For the background they are sharing HIV and donating pregnancy here and there.

In his address to all the Local Government Chapters, Prof. Kila acknowledged the historic impact the initiative has made, while expressing appreciation to as many that facilitated the realisation of the project, including “various groups, individuals and state coordinators that make up the YWC that answered the call to serve and unite our people”.

2prexios:
There was a time that the Yoruba had a connection with the Celtics, the earliest inhabitants of England in the Roman era.

So several of the Yoruba/English cognates might be from this source and not to exclude the Anglo Saxon axis either. Languages travel with emigrants.

The point of contact is explored in the link I have on my signature or dp. Facts have a good route of connection.

But to authenticate originality will be a difficult task in some cases. Like the idea I've shared here at some point about upstairs, petesi and petrezin.

English: upstairs
Yoruba: petesi
Egun: petrezin

Petesi feels odd in Yoruba to my hearing and expectations of the usual nuances of the Yoruba language. Because if it's an ancient word, it would connect to one ancient mind or the other.

Then grandpa had an upstairs that my folks called "petrezin ji aga", meaning upstairs on top high. So, the true word should be aga, akin to Aja in Yoruba. That's the ancient mind connection.

My repulsion for the petesi as a borrowed word first stems from petrezin: azìn in Egun is eyin in Yoruba, egg, but azín means groundnut.

I wonder what the connection between the egg could be with an upstairs, and the subconscious connected it to the Yoruba petesi. And that settles the confusion.

However, I can't say if that's what all the Egun call the upstairs, because it could be my folks who have loaned the word because it's (upstairs) in their possession.

But again, if not, they should have an indeginous word for the same idea from their cultural experience and past examples So, my source have a way of validating itself.

How about the Yoruba petesi? PTS, UP STAIR S.

The Yoruba had loaned the word descreetly, (afetiya) that a Yoruba man that cannot trace anything beyond the recent past would argue it's a Yoruba word.

We can see how the word was borrowed, and how someone else borrowed a borrowed language and it ended up sitting well in their language petre-zin.

Had it been I know of an animal called petre in that language, would have assume it's a name derived from some myth.

Moni and money

Baba, akiitori awijare, kito o tan lenu, toto o se biowe. Awon oro mii wa to fara pera, tojepe taa ba se aayan lori won o le ni itunmo. Sugbon atun gbodo wo saakun oro oun, boya o se regi pelu itan bi ati tan tabi bi ede to tan.

To ba wa se regi, o doni peki niyen. Oun to tiya kan kii tun pemo, oro to dani loju kii kose lete eni. Ju gbogbo re lo, gbogbo aso ko laasa loorun. Eje kafise onipele ipele. Ipele kinni, keji, keta abbl.

Ibadara, kafi awon oro to lapere se edidi fun gbogbo iwadi wa na, boya oro le sun kan awon onipele keji bi ti akole eka ti e menu ba loke ti mo ta ni koko ninu atejade yi lojo 'waju. Oromborobo...

PastorAIO:
Hi, Please what does Alade mean if not owner of the crown?

For example, the names: Aládégbayé,

Alálàádé

Aláwodé

I believe that these names mean respectively, The owner of the Crown had taken the world, The owner of the white cloth (Ala) has come. The owner of the Mysteries has come.

Ojiofor:
That is not true.

Ojiofor:
Of course Dr.Eniola will be considered in the nearest future.We run an open society

Wickedfact:
Look at this one. See those people selling gala on that picture, that is Osborne in Ikoyi. Majority of those selling gala in that picture are Chiefs in Igboland.

Ugaboy:
...ikoyi, lekki, v.i has made the igbos' not to return to their hut

Ojiofor:
You can confirm our hospitality to our guest from this your brother Dr Eniola who is proudly married to Igbo woman in Abia state .
Read his business advert and see how proud he is .We are good people indeed .

Brooklynsouth:
arrewa is your brother ,confirm ewedu man wait till 2022 the real intent of that moniker will surface

arrewa

Amen and If am not a Yoruba may Ogun may what you wish me go after your children... Amin

NkemChukwudi:
Don’t help me. I don’t need help.

HELP IGBOLAND!!!!!!

Lzaa mrvitalis tranquility360 flokii

kettykin:
The day Nigeria restructures ,will mark the end of Lagos ; go and Mark my words

Itohanprefa:
You don't travel cos you are spineless cowards that can't deal with fear of the unknown simple, Efficiency Ndi mmou

imhotep:
We the indigenes must send him back to his village ASAP

cc lzaa metaphysical t9ksy