₦airaland Forum

Aurelius1:
Wether manslaughter or murder she is certainly going to jail for at least 10 years.

Bardo:
If you are living abroad, make sure your child knows the language of the host country to an advanced level before you consider.

I am Igbo, never learnt Igbo but that will still not change the fact that I’m Igbo. I have lived amongst the white man and have beaten him at his own game because I know his language better than he does.

Every book of importance is first written in English.

You will always be much less proficient in the language you speak second

DissTroy:
He's from Akwa Ibom. Along with Nsikak Essién who also worked at Newswatch with Dele Giwa.


What we are building would solve this. So many greats do not have it.

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No, I can't. At the risk of coming off as a snub, it has the high and mighty in it and we discuss sensitive issues. Think Senators, Professors, top media men, old time Nigerian entertainers like Régîna Askia, accomplished SANs, judges... Not everyone gets admitted, but we'd be having a physical event this month.

If you are a literati, there's a possibility though. People added are carefully selected. We discuss intellectual issues only. No cruise or any such thing. Purely cerebral issues. Careful also because some persons' aim in such groups is social climbing and hassling elites for acquaintances and favours.

Jonwesley:
You remember the war between them, Newswatch and Tell Magazine: Some watch the news, we tell it.

Trevor125:
my own seed?? Oh no.

jeffizy:
But is he right or not?

Verbtips:
wetin mungo park do na
gist me

Chepos1:
It will never be well with MUNGO PARK wherever he is.

Shegman22:
Who is the first lady?

hizzylife:
Minding one's business is nice but we're beginning to take it too far to an unhealthy level. I and my husband recently moved into this house of 6flats after we got married. Nobody welcomed us as new neighbours. I noticed the neighbours were cold and some will pass without even greeting. I continued greeting them warmly when I meet them.

Between now and then 2 neighbours have done baby dedication and another's daughter got married. The invitations were sent through the compounds WhatsApp group. We innocently attended all not knowing the invites were just for formality sake. We wondered why other neighbours didn't come.

I gave birth last year and till today none of my neighbours that we all live in the same house together has said "oh madam you don born?" "Congratulations " "thank God for safe delivery ". Even the women amongst them who are mothers too. Even the one's we attended their events.
I'm not even expecting them to come to my apartment bearing gifts for baby but at least an acknowledgement for such an event. They'll see me spreading baby clothes or carrying baby out and not even a simple gesture to acknowledge that your neighbour put to birth. Is this wokeness or what?

I was just thinking about this issue today and wondering how things have changed. My father had a house of 4flats and I remember how everyone were to each other. Brother's keep. The children played together and attended school together etc. Here Nobody relates with each other.

It's strange and disheartening truly.