₦airaland Forum

ThisMeansWAR:
hr just became oonii ... Let's see what he will achieve during his time as the king .. Afterall, he is gonna be there till he dies ..

Ok.

I sidon wit pop corn dey watch d man wit 3D glasses.

playboy19:
Yes I called it crap (in the Nigerian context) cos without the right fundamentals, a school is a just a piece of real estate instead of being a facility where people are built to better the future.

Look, one of the biggest problem we have in this country is "sincerity of purpose". How many schools built in this country was built to truly build and prepare people for the advancement of our future? What is the difference between the first set of tertiary institutions in Nigeria and the modern ones. Why do we have the chinua achibes (did u read his book, There was a country? Did you read the descriptions of the schools back then), the wole Soyinkas and the likes emanate from those schools and can hardly find a new age graduate with half a brain?

What we have today are just pieces of real estates called school and make-believe/for-the-camera borehole projects instead of a true source of life which the water projects are suppose to be for. So my statement wasn't a mistake, it is what it is, fact.

I cannot fault ur arguement cos in the Nigerian context its the truth.

Well said.

ThisMeansWAR:
you still dont get it ..
The hype came from the fact that oni is one of the most respected kings in Yoruba land ...
People wanna know everything that goes on in there..

Queen of england will not give you free education or build schools or all those things you mentioned up their for the british just like ooni ... Its the job of prime ministers and public office holders ...but still people wanna know everything that goes on in the palace. Remember when the prince of england had his wedding? It was like Obama won election ..every news outlet in the world was awash with the news ... Imagine if the queen dies today... Till next year, all the news you will be hearing will be about the queen..

Shey you get my point now?

Yes I do get ur point.

BTW, the Queen of England has got charities to help the less priviledged, does the Ooni of Ife have such too?

dapsonlou:
Because he is now the head of all Yoruba Speaking People and the head of all the Yoruba king. He's a direct descendent of Odudua

@bolded.......really

Well if una wey b Yoruba talk am, who am I to argue.

ThisMeansWAR:
its called preserving our culture .. All those are the jobs of governors ..and for tourist attraction

Queen of england is still the most reserved monarch in the world but does she do any of those thing you posted up there? No? Cos that is the work of prime minister ...

Preservation of culture, yes I do appreciate that especially in this age where westernization is slowly eating into our African cultures and traditions in the name of globalization.

But with all the hype given to this Ooni stuff, I thought he wld have a more direct impact on the lives of the people of Ife in particular and the Yorubas in general, like build schools, assist widows, run a charity to cater for the needy in the Yoruba land, e.t.c

Anyway, I'm not Yoruba was just curious to know why the Ooni title is hyped this way.

playboy19:
Look I'm very busy with work right now but to give a quick response to your question. There so many benefits that comes with the throne of the Ooni, one of them has been mentioned by the poster below. Another 2 quick (self explanatory) ones are;

1. Leadership
Consider the 4 major political regions in Nigeria ( The North, SW, SE, SS) and see how important leadership is. See why the north always win despite the fact that there are regions called the NE, NW and NC.

2. Sense of Identity. Loose it and loose everything you stand and hope for. There are Yorubas in Benin Republic and southern America, how do you think they'd feel knowing the leader of their origin? Because they do not live here doesn't make them less of Yoruba people.

I know you expected that I'd mention things like building schools and borehole and other crap you people refer to as development but without these above fundamental things, any supposed development is nonsense.

You call building schools and giving people basic amenities crap?

I would assume it was a mistake.

Anyway, thanks for the explanation but I expected a more direct impact on the lives of the people due to all the hype given to the position.

BTW, if u dey busy for work, then why u kom dey use one eye dey look NL.

I dey suspect u....

Unmarried ladies learn from her mistake.

Careful what u do now cos it may come hunt you in ur matrimonial home.

Vikkie14:
I just dont get the "Sanity" in running across border whenever there's fighting.
So, out of all the over 700 Local Government in Nigeria, they find none secure than to cross into another country to become refugee.

So, If there's conflict in North Korea, will the citizen run across border into South Korea??
Will American run across border into Mexico?

One of the most senseless comments ever on Nairaland.

Mr. Man have u seen war or terrorism.

Have u watched ur loved one killed right before ur eyes.

If you haven't, u have no right to criticize these people who had to run to the nearest, safest place in the midst of the madness unleashed on them by Boko Haram.

udemzy101:
Pray they conduct a free and fair election..

Pray?!

Are you serious?!

I shld pray?

Pray to God to do what we can do for our selves?

This is one more reason I argue that religion is used to brainwash people

playboy19:
To educate you. He is henceforth the leader of the whole Yoruba Clan worldwide. He is not just a traditional ruler but the head of the whole Yoruba tribe all over the world. He is not even an Oba, he is Oonirisa. A living god with a small G. This is why you saw sultan of sokoto at his coronation. Those are his class.

If you ever come across his convoy, then you'd know how much importance even the govt attached to his throne. His security details is more than any governor's. No lie.

Dude u missed the point.

I don't care if the Ooni of Ife has a convoy longer than the "China wall" or if he is a "god".

I am merely asking, how has this traditional position benefitted the Yoruba people?

What development has been recorded in Yoruba land as a direct effect from Ooni of Ife's throne.

I am not Yoruba, so please enlighten me if there is any way Yoruba people have enjoyed one form of development or the other from the Ooni of Ife past and present.

Cos if there isn't, this is a waste of time IMO.

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For once she made sense to me.

Nice one Mrs. Churchill

Wld have loved to be there so I cld laugh to my heart content.

I simply don't know what the fuss is about this Ooni of Ife.

How has that traditional title benefitted Ife people or Nigerians in general?

Please I need some cheering political news (if only PMB and his ministers wld do smtin productive soon), not Ooni this and Ooni that.

BTW, when is he taking a new, young wife; one old enough to be his daughter (as is the tradition)?

Smh

One more dent on ur administration sir.

Keep up the good work.

2019 is not far.

We (Nigerians) wont hesitate to send u back to Daura.

PushMusic:
Nothing in the message shows he slept with her, perhaps it was just a silly assumption from an insecure boyfriend.

The word "sin" does not necessarily mean sex, perhaps they flirted but heck, what's my business. That's his sh*t to deal with.

My thoughts exactly

hinwazaka:
This is in relation, to his investigations into the affairs of the now ruling party, when he was still the DSS boss. If Dasuki should open his mouth, all hell would be let loose. When Dasuki threatened to go to the press and international community to spill the beans on the plans by APC to use hackers, system engineers and software programmers to distort and change the electoral figures, it was Jonathan who changed his mind with a phone call. What do you think Dasuki went to Chatham House for. Dasuki has always been a friend of Jonathan( Jonathan hardly has enemies)

When the President is tired of playing propaganda, he should quietly agree to our demands
* Announce the appointment of a new minister for petroleum
* Reverse some of the tribunal judgements, which has robbed our clients of their hard earned positions
* Sign the contracts we have put at his table for weeks
* Change the sharing formular, in our favor
* Stop the media persecution of our clients
E.T.C

If he doesn't, well we have more plagues we can unleach on Nigerians. The fuel scarcity is just one-tenth of how bad it can really get. When people are hungry and frustrated, they will not care about SUPPOSED 2.1 or 200 billion dollars scam. They would rather be concerned about their next 200 naira T-fare. We will not allow anybody, I say anybody, destroy our democracy.

Chai! See early morning noise!

drnairalov:
at least i heard more of this guy than sambo

Mehn...that guy was a waste of VP position.

At a point I even forgot his name cos ai neva hear anytin abt him.

This VP Yemi...I read of him almost everyday on the news.

Her opinion. None of my business.

As for me, if that petition bill is passed into law, the dealth penalty for corrupt officials should also be passed into law.

Adaure4ever:
yap tell me

To have a three.some with two blonde super models.

Adaure4ever:
Cute picz.
A sweet and lovely family is the wish of every young girl.
Happy married life to them!

Wanna know the wish of every young boy?!

Meriekriss:
Who is Femi Branch? Branch of tree or branch manager?

Your own craze en, na first class!

Nice one!

We need more of this....

If I say whats on my mind en!

oshe11:
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Endtime Oshe11

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Mehn...d hustle is real

Dis pic clearly shows the state of Nigeria.

Poles falling on cars.

The organizations responsible for our electricity have no idea hw long these electric poles are supposed to last or if they were properly constructed.

We need a total reform in every sector of the economy.

BTW, when is Buhari and the minister of education going to declare a state of emergency in our education sector or are they say everything fine with our schools and education system?

OP, the going has never being good between GEJ and Oshiomole.

They have never been in same political party or shared similar ideas on moving the nation forward.

They just had to accomodate each other while GEJ was in power

Praiz snapping with a late military dictator's daughter who is still enjoying the billions of dollars stolen by her father; who ended up sending many Nigerians to their early graves with is corruption and high handedness

See why I don't give a flying fvck about these so-called celebrities.

They don't care about the suffering masses or the state of the country.

All they care about is social media; posting pics on instagram and twitting their fans on how they took a bus to Warri, how they lost weight, e.t.c

How do those improve the state of the country?!

Praiz with Gamsu......smhhhhh

If true, this is totally wrong.

But see as PDP rush to cry foul; when dem dey do same thing for the past 16 years, they thought they were alpha and omega;

thought they would toy with Nigerians for the next 60 years.

Useless people!

If it doesn't improve the Nigerian economy, electricity or education system, none of my business!