₦airaland Forum

nineone:
Ika is a language and not a dialect of any other language. That being said, what else do you know about Ika apart from the lie you've been purportedly been told?

IF you share no origins with Igbo, Ika should conduct massive DNA testing on their people, if they cluster with Benin people then proble solved.

Self actualization does not mean fabricated your origins.

DNA does not lie

Shikena!

DNA does not lie.

All communities that claim non Igbo origins should all take genetic tests and provide proof. Folk tales are not facts.

A Zulu man is genetically differentiable from a Senegambian man.

YAHREIGNS:
I seriously doubt we should be combing our natural hair.

What happens with frequently combing natural African hair (this is not for the mixed races and racially ambiguous Africans )

- Breakage
_ Thinning
_ Dwindling edges
- Dryness
- Expenses

I am buying a wig just to minimise my natural hair destruction by this civilization. And to look "official" for my boss


We need to rethink this combing hair thing

(Just using my hands to disentangle and moisten minimizes the destruction)

Come are you serious. Do you know how ancient combs that were made in Africa are. Please google is your friend, use it and understand that combing of hair ahs been something done by Africans +-10,000 years ago

thedragon:
The Khoi are genetically distinct to black Africans and thus don't represent the true spectrum of Black African skin tone anymore than Horners do. Black Africans in general are dark-skinned when they are poor. OP is full of mixed race people like Brazilians.

The Khoi are as genetically distinct to Yoruba as are Yoruba to the Dinka tribes. They are genetically African in every sense of the word but have a much older genetic makeup.

The term Black African encompasses all who are predominantly African in genetic makeup and appearance, this would include your Ethiopians, Sudanese, bantu, khoi, sene-gambian and the likes.

Africans do not have one skin tone expression and generally speaking are a dark brown as opposed to a jet black skin tone. AA's would display these variations as well outside of any mixtures but would tend to have lighter tones because of admixtures as well.

That's not entirely true. My mother traced her dna to Cameroon,British, Native American, and SouthEast Asian. Of course, the SouthEast Asian, and Native American components were small and generations ago. What Im saying is AA bloodline is complicated, DNA analysis proves this to be true.

Spot on and please don't mind people who don't understand DNA tests and what the results actually mean.

AA's have admixture in them and are generally lighter in complexion to native Africans. A simple test of the cast of Black panther will attest to this. the AA characters are generally lighter than their African counterparts.

playerinc:
A lot of plays and drama have been acted with the person playing the OBA OF BENIN wearing the Oba's Attire. That's no problem. But the person must be a man as a woman cannot wear that attire. It is a taboo. Something that can be interpreted as an intentional insult on the Crown and tradition of Benin People. Traditionalists don't take such a thing likely. She should apologise ASAP before something inexplicable happens to her. A word is enough for the wise. You don't rubbish the tradition and culture of a people and expect them to keep quiet.

A taboo is simply a conjecture of one's mind on a certain cultural aspect that is deemed unacceptable to people who practice that culture in particular. In other words Its neither truth nor is fact but mere sentiment.

I understand being rebellious and not adhereing to certain cultural norms but saying anyting inexplicable should happen to this lady I is intolerable. What force of nature gave anyone the right?

viscerion:
Ikwerres have their own group, they are not part of ohaneze ndigbo,

If u Igbos like keep on lieing, whether you people succeed In deceiving odas or not does not matter, it's not by shouting here online, let biafra come and let's see whether ikwerres will join u guys, not to talk of the calabar, warri, portharcourt or yenagoa people

DNA! DNA! DNA! DNA!

Blood does not lie, you can concort story tire, when we test your blood e go show!

XhosaNostra:
You're being ignorant right now for someone who claims to be well-informed about the history of Apartheid. Yes, if he was in any of our neighbouring countries, he would have been done for much earlier.

Not necessarily true. In my opinion he would have been very low priority when it came to who the government would want assassinated outside of their borders. If you disagree please elaborate as to why?

XhosaNostra:
You were just being a sissy. You're probably immune to some of the medieval illnesses found in your part of the world & the general hellish weather conditions. He obviously wasn't, because he didn't have the titanium immune system needed to survive a 5th world country Hence he became very ill. He most likely died in your country from a number of possibilities.

Probably so. don't blame me for my immunity though blame your ancestors for migrating out of those "5th world hellish weather conditions" Rule of nature...…..Opportunity cost "for everything you get you give up something in return"

If the poor chap couldn't hang he should have fled to Europe or North Africa where the climate was more conducive. I am sure a number of them would probably have given him instant asylum but like most black South Africans, they are like fish out of water outside their territory. They cannot cope.

Maybe he did who knows, all is speculation right now, you know!

panafrican:
Homosexuals are not heterosexuals. You guys need to know what you want. Bunch of confused people.

Glad the extent of your power is hiding behind a computer screen. I would hate to have someone like you in a position of power or decision making.

Continue behind the screen. I hail you !

XhosaNostra:
He was a wanted man back home, so it wouldn't have been wise for him to return to Southern Africa. In any case, he complained to his mother about the living conditions at that college in Warri, the food etc. He was miserable

Like seriously the national government would waste resources in pursuit of a student with no affiliation to any guerilla movement, any training or insurgent attacks on the government.

He did complain to his mother about living conditions, I did the same when I was sent to Zaria far away from home for the first year. Am I dead?

Jaqenhghar:
Probably betrayed him for a few dollars. Niggerians will sell their own to the white man for a handshake and a selfie

Jaqenhghar:
Probably betrayed him for a few dollars. Niggerians will sell their own to the white man for a handshake and a selfie

Betrayed him to who? The national government could have cared less about the young fellow as soon as he exited the country, he was inconsequential. Boy couldn't survive the Malaria

Jkay187:
Morphy, housing a ANC communication headquarters for two years including Thabo Mbeki don't really justify the exaggeration displayed here by your fellow citizens to a point where they make claims that they fed SAns and gave their lives to save us from the apartheid regime.

There were monthly contributions that were taken from mostly civil servants paychecks that were designated for humanitarian efforts and other logistical support to the ANC and anti-apartheid movement. That is were you get that rhetoric from when you hear Nigerians mention contributions they made to the fight.

Shikena!

Jkay187:
We SAns know our own history and some of us have lived experiences of Apartheid including family members who were in exile in Zambia and those who took up arms during the SA border war against SADF.
What Nigerians need to take cognizance of is that other african countries like Zambia, Angola and Tanzania contributed more then Nigeria during apartheid to a point where their borders were raided by the former regime. Nigerians should cool down on their we saved you from apartheid rhetoric.

Anyone who knows Southern African history will know this, if you encounter a Nigerian saying otherwise, he is not well versed then

XhosaNostra:
TBH, at one point I also respected countries like Botswana, Zimbabwe & Lesotho, until one of Chris Hani's interviews. He had some stories to tell about his time in exile & not all were in good light. They were attacked on several occasions or had their secret location divulged to the South African police. I still believe South Africans are way too kind.

Zimbabwe probably the only reasonable country on your list. There were many more countries you should mention who covertly assisted exiles and SA'fricans as well. Read your African history and drop those Van riebeeck text books.

XhosaNostra:
I've asked similar questions here before. It's lowly to demand that you be treated with preferential treatment because you supposedly helped someone in their time of need. It doesn't work like that in South African culture. You leave it up to the other person, but you don't employ manipulative tactics, to try to emotionally blackmail them into doing your bidding. No, sir! It's even worse coming from them because the likes of Mbuyisa were starved while hiding out in Nigeria. He was desperate to leave the country according to the letter he sent to his mother. There's even a rumour that he was used for voodoo by Nigerians. As for Tsietsi Mashinini, his own mother reported that he was "rescued" by Meriam Makeba from Nigeria & taken to the country where he eventually got killed.

I don't think any sensible Nigerian or anyone for that matter should have preferential treatment in any way shape or form in another man's country. If you are abiding by a countries laws and contributing to its well being then you should be fine. Those that cry out emotional pleas or blackmail peoples sensibilities are simply semi-illiterates venting because of their credible claims of Xenophobia that exist in South Africa.

Again Mbuyisa was not held captive in Nigeria and was free to come and go as he pleased, if the Nigerian government neglected him well that's no surprise at all from the Nigerian perspective. However I am sure there were Southern African and European embassies that existed in Nigeria when he resided there. How he did not take advantage of any of these is left to pure speculative conjextures.

The accusation that he was used for rituals again comes from watching too many Nollywood movies. Weak jabs my friend.

XhosaNostra:
He didn't have a good experience in Nigeria going by the letter he sent to his mother before he mysteriously disappeared. What did you guys do to Mbuyisa Makhubo? We didn't forget. Hope you didn't eat him

This young gentleman probably could not cope with living in equatorial Africa with mosquitos and Typhoid fever. I fear he faded in obscurity and probably passed. It is possible he made it to another country and simple chooses not to be visible any longer.

The fact remains he was not a prisoner nor was he prevented from journeying back to any country in Southern Africa.

XhosaNostra:
So what exactly is your point? I can only speak of what I have experienced, not hearsay. I have also heard of all the sad stories from my parents & others, mostly about the police, so what you're saying is not news to me. Even those that experienced the wrath of Apartheid 1st hand have bad & good things to say about it. The same way they also have good & bad things to say about the current government. So I'm not sure why you think your "interviews" with miners, paint a more clearer picture. Because the fact remains, the things I mentioned existed long before 1992. Not sure what you're getting all wheezy & long-winded about here.

Your responses were imbalanced and I simply am bringing balance to them, don't make people who are not versed in South African history oblivious of all aspects of what happened from 1948 and even further back if we want to take it there is my point.

XhosaNostra:
Lol @ from beginning to end. You guys sure like to be the baby at every christening & the bride in every wedding. Newsflash, South Africans sacrificed a whole lot more, their lives! We weren't folding hands waiting to be rescued! Most of us have never heard of a country called Nigeria until you started yapping about the "billions" you allegedly donated to our movement.

Correction, most of you have never heard of "most" countries outside of the ones that bordered yours in Africa so be clear on that.

XhosaNostra:
South Africans, minus the likes of Nelson Mandela etc, don't owe you or any other country anything. Because for one, we didn't flock en masse to other countries, running away from the brutality of Apartheid. We remained home. Two, a few people went for training in neighbouring countries, where they stayed in bushes or camp-like settings for the duration of their mission & were often betrayed or mistreated, according to the likes of Chris Hani etc. Where was the African brotherhood then? You guys like to accuse us of being xenophobic, when xenophobia started long before we made that term popular. You're just a bunch of attention seekers that's all. Ordinary South Africans don't recognize your contribution. You came into existence only recently as far as we're concerned. That is also a fact. Here's another one, the fact that we have foreigners living amongst us in South Africa today, is benevolence on the part of South Africans. We never bothered you lot about anything. Our people lived in bushes like rats but they accepted the offer & never complained or expected to be treated like royalty the way you do. FO!

1.SA's do not owe Nigerians anything at all let me make that very clear. This is not the point, the point is to acknowledge the solidarity of African states to the anti-Apartheid cause and move on.

2. SA's during this era stayed within their borders out of ignorance of the rest of the world more so than anything else. This is evident today where the average citizen in the country can't even name 5 capital cities outside of SADC. In addition the indoctrination by the Apartheid government via controlled media and images lends to this ignorance. How many Saffer's could obtain "South African' passports during this time and if they could they would be under the citizenship of the Bantustans which other countries did not recognize. How then were you going to leave the country in mass

3. Saffer's should be applauded for their humanitarian acceptance of refugees, economic migrants and asylum seekers across the continent, however this does not cover up the existence of Xenophobia exists and is perpertrated by citizens of the country as a result of this tense situation.

panafrican:
3. If you put a homosexual population on an island and cut off any contact with the outside world over 50 or more years will this population decline to zero? Answer Yes or No.


The backwardness is in the minds of those who can't realize that homosexuality is a thread to mankind.

Nature designed all living things, who are you to question the laws of nature.

Homosexuals are both male and female, if you put them on an island they will find a way, ba!

TMKsouth:
Illegal migration & u been gatvol with it. U know mos our brothers here are almost all residing in SA illegally on fake papers.

There's a thread on the Travel section (Best West African Countries to be Nationalised) where they giving each other advise on bribing people to get a Ghanaian passport so they can get into Europe/Asia with it.

I really hope Ghanaians wake up to this trend coz their good passport is gonna weaken once "some people" are done with it. SA passport was similarly weakened in the 2000s bcoz of "some people" obtaining it to enter Europe Visa-free. That's why now u & me need visas to enter some European countries whereas it wasn't the case before.

SMH. The SA passport weakened as a result of mostly "Asian" migrants into Europe. Your indian community harboured and assimilated a lot of South Asian illegal immigrants and thus were the highest culprits of this act which spurred Britain to start requesting VIsa. Your White population were the second largest culprits as they saw how easy it was to emigrate to the UK via marriage and work visas and lastly the Africans the last set.

Please lets be truthful, the SA passport was never a desirable passport even though admittedly it has been used by many to transport themselves to mostly European countries.

XhosaNostra:
Good points, but all whites were not rich & all blacks were not poor during Apartheid. I grew up in East London. Growing up there in the 90s, there was a place called eSigingqini, where all the poor white people lived. Most of the children there went to Grens, which was a school for poor white people back then.They were called amagxagxa, because they were less privileged & dirty. We need to paint a clear picture of the old South Africa, because some people tend to think we had no schools etc. Some even go as far as to claim that they fed & clothed us during Apartheid. I don't know about other black South Africans here, but both my parents worked & they were responsible. I wore Woolies even back in the day & got a new uniform every January. I was an "only child". We were not poor in MY family. We were working class.

Apatheid ran from 1948 to roughly 1992 so when you explain paint a good picture of all of it not the part you "experienced" or when laws became relaxed. I have personally heard stories and interviewed many individuals who are in their 60's and 70's that would paint a different picture and have seen passes of nursed in their 70's that restricted their movement in the cities from 7pm to 7am the next morning and they were only allowed limited movement as they worked in the hospitals (baragwana) in the day time. I have interviewed mine workers who were heavily discriminated against, lost their jobs, were not allowed to pursue certain professions and resorted to alcoholism and wife beaters.

PS we know whites and blacks intermingled in the 70's and 80's but albeit covertly. Your export to the US Trevor Noah elaborates on that in his book and also paints a good picture of life under apartheid in the early 80's and 90's.

There were many African countries that contributed to the struggle from the beginning to the end of Apartheid, Nigeria being one of them, Even though you did not feel the impact of her contributions, it was non the less given. Note I don not say this as some sort brag but that it did occur is a reality so take cognizance of that fact. It cannot be dismissed.

NubaVertigo:
Okay, on a serious note. I've been looking online and realized Yorubas have 93.x% E-V38(e1b1a) frequency and 4.x% R1b frequency. Our neighbors, the Ewe, who I've always considered to be extremely close to the Yorubas have like 98% E-V38(e1b1a) haplogroup. Anyway, I wonder if R1b1 is the Oduduwa contribution in our history. Nobody really knows where he was from but who knows, that little genetic grouping might prove the oral history... As far as the actual topic here, yeah I agree with Nobody and JikanBaura... people be trippin

1.The Oduduwa story and the Yoruba pantheons are a mix of myth and real events that took place in Yoruba history.
2. The R1b frequency could have been intrusions from neighbouring groups such the Nupe, Igala, Igbirra or Hausa who were in closer contact with the Yorubas more so than the Ewe who undoubtedly share a genetic, cultural and linguistic history with the Yoruba to the East of them.

3. The low frequency in the Yoruba and in even lower frequency in the Ewe indicates it is most likely as a result of some mixing with groups carrying the R1B1

4. A way to test this theory would be to collect DNA sampling for all royal families in Yoruba land as they are the supposed descendants of the Oduduwa and his kin, if the R1b1 frequency occurs greater in their genotype than commoners then that would be a definite explanation for where the genetic marker came from since it is Paternal.

Spazolas:
I’m even surprised how Igbos carry the E1b1a haplogroup DNA Marker, we aren’t related and we look nothing alike. I was puzzled when I discovered Hausas carried the R1b1b which was found in the Asians and Ashkenazis, whites to be precise.

You are surprised because you misunderstand phenotype versus Genotype. Someone doesn't have to look exactly like you to be very closely related to you.
The E1b1a marker links Most West Africans and Bantu expansionists into one lineage, it doesn't mean they all look alike, it just means their origins are more connected than say a Sudanese Nilotic who would have a higher frequency of the more ancient paternal Ytdna of A at 50% or less.

The Hausa R1b1b is most likely from back migrations from the levant. The paternal inclusion in their DNA simply means a lot of males intermarried with sub Saharan African females a long time ago introducing this particular genetic component into their gene pool. It is not the total autosomal composition of their DNA which would be more West African due to introgression and more closely related to their surrounding groups.

jantavanta:
@Mobilia, I have been following your conversation with @bosstrevor and @MrAkata

As you are set to discover Nigeria, be prepared for a country that is still trying to discover itself. Most of what we know is what we have been told in History books written by victorious Mr Colonizer. You may in the process discover some things which we do not know. I am always open to that. You have a Nigerian parent, so you do not have to go through the Ancient Egyptian route to discover Africa.

It gets to a stage in Life, after struggling to pass exams and getting a job, accommodation, spouse, etc. one begins to ask "Who am I in this world?". I think Sisters tend to ask that question more than Brothers, as observed by @MrAkata. Perhaps it is a division of labour among genders.

@MrAkata in interested in business. No problem. Every possible link is useful in doing business, be it academic, cultural, recreational. There is something called business culture, which varies from place to place. Some places, it is to meet in a restaurant. In some places, it is to know each other's house. So, how do we eliminate culture in trying to do business? Sometimes, the mere mention of a favourite English Premier league football club could even foster a business relationship. We all human.


[B]@morpheus24 and @bosstrevor seem having the age-old Lagos Islander versus Lagos Mainlander "battle for supremacy". Maybe it is similar to that of West Coast vs East Coast in USA. [/B]

I have to go for lunch. Welcome to Nigeria, the Origin of Life.

I have lived on the mainland and on the Island and actually travelled as far as Badagry to Agbara estate for Business, I actually prefer the mainland as it reflects the true sense of Lagos far better than the Island does. There is no battle for supremacy. All I try to correct is that the insistence that Lagos is culture-less and its all about the hustle. Yes Gidi is a hustle town driven my money but Gidi also has a "culture"you must embrace in other to survive there. Neglect it at your own peril

biafranation:
Scientific Proof That Igbos Are Not The Same People As Yorubas and Hausas. When I say Igbo, it's a blanket term for Biafrans.
Igbos/Biafrans and African Americans are Negroes, not Africans. Yorubas and Hausas are Africans. Negroes are blacks that went into Africa during the time of oppression.

Major differences between Negroes and Africans:

Negroes have flat skull as seen with Igbos/Biafrans and African Americans. Yorubas have narrow/coneskull or oblong as seen with Hausas. It's been proven that they process information differently.

Negroes come in all shades of black as seen with Biafrans and African Americans. Africans are usually dark skinned as seen with Yorubas and Hausas

Negroes are very muscular, well built and athletic, stronger bones, incredible strength as seen with Igbos/Biafrans and Africans Americans. Yorubas and Hausas are not muscular or well built. Negroes dominate sports, Africans don't. See who dominate sport in Nigeria...Biafrans!

Negroes are very hairy, Africans are not. Pay attention to most Igbo/Biafran and African American men, they are hairy, grow facial hair fast and even turn gray while in their 40s. Likewise our women are hairy too. Yorubas and Hausas are not hairy.

It's important for us to understand that we are not the same people even though we may appear as black people. Our brain don't function the same as our skull shape are different!


Watch video...don't attack me. I'm only showing what the scientist in this video said!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9I1O10ZXI0&t=2s

You are bonfide nuisance parading this pseudo science to forward your agenda. Better stopped before I expose you.

thebosstrevor:
pls stop trying hard to make lagos look what it is not, sometimes it is good to be truthful. from what you wrote down "Maybe the area you live in not the area I am from" it shows you that you are fake and trying hard to protect a reputation. people that navigate lagos knows the reality, from the airport to the landlords, our "elders" love to hustle young people for money.

from my mother side, i am a core native of the land, from Isale Eko

tell me where you are from? and i want you to list the so called culture of present day lagos?

I have lived in Itire, bode Thomas, to Alaka estate to Iponri to Ekololu road in suruler to Gra Ikeja to Festac town to Akin Ogunlewe in Victoria Island and know the ins and outs of that city so please stop acting like because you come from a local government there you know the city better than me.

I am born and bred in Lagos guy!

thebosstrevor:
Maybe you are talking about lagos of old. I still stand with my word, Lagos culture is MONEY, once you have money, respect will follow. you can treat people like shit and even become everybody friends, even your ELDERs, the police and your landlord will start calling you SIR,OGA. this is from personal experience,even your elder on the street will start hustling you for money, it will go like this "anything for me" etc.

i am sure you trying to show that we are a respectful bunch, i am sorry to tell you, it doesnt exist again in lagos again, once you have cash, the door is open for you.

Maybe the area you live in not the area I am from.

Yes Money moves people in Lagos but like I said there is a culture in Lagos that is besides about money, if you don't understand it then to your own detriment.

Tellemall:
Do shut up.

You're resoundingly empty. You never rubbished me. You rubbished yourself by insulting.

On the topic you lost all credibility and resorted to insults. From that point you ceased to be human to this moniker. All you have is insults. Do not try to sound like you have anything to discuss.

It's a common denominator in all your posts that you must insult people once they don't agree with you.

Your insults do not mean you have an IQ(something you talk about a lot but do not own). I have let you know from the post you made, that for insulting me first you will always receive insults from this end.

If you wanted logical discourse you would not have insulted me. You would have been sensible and polite.

But you get what you give.

Your Verbiage demonstrates the poor construction of English you have. You sound like Zebrudaya lol

Further evidence of your low IQ.

Please find your road and free me!

thebosstrevor:
i understand your points but i think since he is going to the economy city (lagos) people really do not care about culture there like the rest of nigeria, Lagos is diverse and multicultural, the only culture they respect in lagos is MONEY

but anyway, i just think he should be ready mentally, and have the ability to live in an environment where he will actually have to create and provide his services for himself.

Lagos definitely has a culture and everything in the city is not money, there are certain nuisances that exist that must be understood.

For example try asking for directions to anywhere in Lagos from a person who is your elder and see if they don't scold you for not "greeting" them first before proceeding with your question regardless of if you a cruising in a benz or a taxi and come back let me know if Lagos indeed does not have a culture.

thebosstrevor:
i think you need to read his write up he said he is coming to understand the country first.

so what is wrong for a black man to come to Nigeria for purely economical reasons? there are people doing it but they are low key.

I read his write up more than once.

There is nothing wrong with "anyone" let alone a "black" man coming to Nigeria to explore business opportunities, he will not be the first nor the last.

I gave him what I would consider reasonable advice being someone with good experience concerning the ins and outs of business in the country. Like I said it would be advisable for someone who has never visited the country to come in as a Tourist/Visitor, get a feel for the how the country works then begin to explore business contacts if he did not make any prior arrangements with such. Abuja is a good city to begin from then transition to Lagos which is much faster. He would be able to evaluate the pace of the the cities and see what works.

Comparing New York city to the hustle and bustle of Lagos Nigeria is like apple and oranges, they are no where near each other in any aspect you can imagine. Johannesburg is far more comparable to New York city in terms of pace, Lagos is not. (please take this from someone born and bred in the city of excellence.

Ther are several blogs on YouTube that can give you additional on sight information of the the country and how travelers navigate the cities and where are the best places to make business contacts in Lagos and Abuja

Lastly, Nigeria has its own culture and if one intends to do business there as a "black" American or Caribbean, one most be open minded and learn to adjust "culturally' without feeling like they are relinquishing their identity.

Black-Caribbeans/Americans are not Native Africans but the two groups are far more related culturally than say a Scandanavian to a Nigerian so he should use that to his advantage.

MrAkata:
As the title suggest I am an Akata. I intend to relocate temporarily for various reasons. I basically would like to explore different opportunities and build a network in Nigeria. I have a background in IT and was considering enrolling in an University to further my studies and build a social network. I was wondering are Nigerian degrees recognized in America or would it be a waste of time ? I have a decent knowledge of IT and programming mostly self taught and certs. I am not too considered w/ school but rather the network it would provide.

I also have done some limited research and was torn between Lagos and Abuja. I am wondering which area would better suit my interest. I understand Abuja is more affluent but Lagos is a commercial hub with a lot going on. Im not timid or scared , I've lived in NY in rough parts so high density areas of black people do not intimidate me ( Im no tough guy ,either). What I am not interested in are any forms of "pan africanism" or any village experiences and wearing dashiki's ( no disrespect ) I just find those type of endeavors a waste of time and laughable. I've been to Ghana and did not enjoy it because of that reason . Too much emphasis on " cultural " shit , I respect African culture and can appreciate it , but it is yours . I do not seek to be something I am not. Too much tribalism and other political bullshit only confuses me and Im too old 4 that shit. My ONLY purpose in being in Nigeria is purely economical . I don't have time to waste on endeveours which will add no value to my life or the people i come in contact with.

I would greatly appreciate any feedback which I could take into consideration b4 making my move. I intend to travel there by March for 2 weeks just to touch the ground 1st b4 I make a decision. I tried searching YouTube but all of the Akata youtubers seem to be naive clowns to me so I take their opinions w/ "a grain of salt" as far as NIgeira.

I dont mean to come off disrespectful because I hold Nigerians in high esteem its just rather the narrative of the returning Akata which I hold in disdain. I don't want to be confused w/ some lost puppy looking to return and find his long lost culture and heritage. I have a culture and background o my own ( carribbean descent) so I can appreciate yours as I hold onto mines.

Blessing 2 u Brothers

Judging from your right up you may not be mentally ready for Nigeria my "Akata" brother. If your whole mindset of coming to Nigeria it "economical' then you better come as other economically minded "Oyinbo" people come, with plenty of cash and an already established business or Idea as you seek to exploit the country. If not you are wasting your time.

Many a Nigerian who are returnees have attempted what you are seeking and a very little percentage find what they are looking for.


I would suggest you come and get a goo feel of the country as a tourist, learn the ins and outs and the two cities you are attempting to do "business', make contacts and go back and then re-evaluate.

As for your "Pan African" comment, understand that all black culture are inter-connected from the Caribbean to the Seychelle islands so rather than hightlight the differences, use the similarities to your advantage. You don't have to ear Dashiki's or pray to Olodumare to accomplish that.

Tellemall:
Don't mind that idiot.

It is fond of self-aggrandizement and empty noise. It is a little kid with an IQ of 65(that's what it told me).

It believes it knows everything and yet knows nothing.

Once you confront it, it resorts to insults. Don't quote it and it will still look for a way to insult. It is largely unintelligent and that's why it does what it does. It cannot win so it insults.

You are vexing because I rubbished you on another thread now you are chasing my posts and leaving insults.

Please stay with the topic and if you can I dare you to counter anything I have said and lets see if you are able to defend it. Like I said in the other posts your IQ is quite low and if you insist it isn't please let's test it here.

you dey lie o!

Tellemall:
Keep it up. The test results are fabulous.

Sharrap there you slowpoke!