₦airaland Forum

Kobojunkie: We need to use our heads here . . . divorcees were avoid back in the old world yet, divorce continued to GROW in society to the point that it is more than 50% of society today, no matter were you go. Even in remote Afghanistian, divorce has been common since the same olden days you refer to. What does that tell you?

Avoiding divorced people is no solution. If anything, it has helped NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM for centuries and continuing that old practice will help no one.

I am reminded of back in the days, while growing up in Nigeria, parents would advice their kids not to play with the other kids from divorced homes. Twas really sad and kids would not hide this at all.

Kobojunkie: Is a divorcee a leper or something?? Are you so ignorant that you think and believe divorce is some contagious disease? What? Like people who are not divorce suddenly want it because, and only because they have friends who are divorced, and probably in your eyes, "living up the life"??

What next? Ask if your kids should even be allowed to hang out with orphans, or kids raised in single parent homes? *** ugh!

The kin questions people dey ask here gives me the willies . . .

odumchi: *I might have mispelled some of the words*

A relative translated them for me into Calabar Efik.

1. How are you: eti eririe (response would be: iri oke; meaning: "it is not bad" )
2. Where are you: eroke mmong
3. Where are you going: aka mmong
4. Good morning: emede mere or mesierong
5. Good day: menyong
6. Thank you: sosongo
7. Friend: ufan fo
8. Come and eat: eriamkpo

baby-boy:
That was one competition that was rigged, the Miss world Inter-continental that she won was also rigged 2 contestant passed out when they called her name!

greatgod2012: If i may ask, staff of where? or which company? Of road transporters?.........so many things are wrong in this country and they have to be addressed as soon as possible. These pple who are claiming to be staff are not even beneficial to these transporters, instead, they make things complex for them by unnecessarily extorting money from them for no good reasons. Oh God of mercy, have mercy on me....
Staff indeed!

jidegirl12: No such thing as fake policeman.... they can only purchase their uniforms from specific places with I.D..... I can't speak for Naija o!

sienna116: @jidegirl, giving them discounts is a good idea but to go without paying @ all is robbery.

Rustic: There is this close friend of mine whom I share my secrets wt bt he's always jealous of me especially wen I purchased a new thing.
Hw do I handle the situation cos am nt happy seeing my close friend bn jealous of my achievements. I dnt want my fellow colleagues to notice we are nt too close again cus they all knw hw close we are.
Any idea on hw to handle the situation?

Baby mama: Let me teach you Igbo culture
Call it what you may but if a man did not carry wine and properly ask for a woman's hand in marriage and perform the necessary marital rights,the child in question cannot be counted as his children.
That is just the way it is
If a woman likes let her deliver triplets,all boys ,if he did not marry her in the proper traditional way before or after the birth,the children belong to the mother and her family not the man and so have no inheritance unless the man chooses to recognize them in a will
Without a will he gets nada
I am surprised he is bearing Ojukwu as his last name
In Igboland if the mother was not a wife,the children bear their mother's last name
There is a clear distinction in Igbo custom between a wife and a concubine or mistress

They are not on equal footing
So the man should stop claiming first son,Ojukwu never married his mother and did not recognize him as first son

Conversely if a married woman leaves her matrimonial home without a proper divorce traditionally where a portion of the bride price is returned to her husband,every or any child she decides to have outside belong to the husband according to Igbo culture .


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Nightshift: You were perhaps a baby-boy in 1990. Was her Crown taken from her? Definitely not, please don't sound irrational.

funkybaby:
Are you saying he fathered a child with his 'adopted daughter"?

Are you sure about this ?

That's more ammunition for the anti-ojukewu team.

Dayokanu, copy that

tpia1: Ebele is actually part ethiopian.

kenis: Somebody should help please. I want to start the surprise immediately.

Ok help me translate these words:

1. How are you: Idem mfo?
2. Where are you: Aba ke uke?
3. Where are you going: Aka uke?
4. Good morning: Emesiere.
5. Good day: Eko do
6. Thank you: Sosongo
7. Well done: Amenam eti eti
8. Welcome: Ameyong
common names like friend, food, sit, etc

Friend is "Ufan," Food is "Udia" and seat is "Ifum" or Mkpoitie: If it is 'sit' you say "tieh" (dont know if I got the spelling right or wrong.

I want to learn few phrases today.

Mod please help me out.

dmcdad: I would... The thing is, I'll have a thorough examination on both parties individually to know their cravings in a union. If I discover they have an affinity, then I'd be glad to bring them together.. After bringing them, I'll always keep an eye and make sure I help them in making it worthwhile...

coldgate: HI NLDERS, I need your candid advice. My nine-month old son attends a creche run by the RCCG church which is only two blocks from my home.This is also where I worship.The Creche also has a tutorial class for afternoons. My 3 and half yr old daughter attends this after school. Now my grouse with the creche is that when my little boy started, the elderly pastor's wife who runs the creche also employed another woman to work at the creche. Recently, I noticed that whenever I go to the creche in the morning to drop my son (I work in a financial Institution on the Mainland and leave home at 7:45)the pastor's wife is no longer there. Instead, a young girl or at times, the pastor's ward dressed in school uniform is the one I meet at the creche. When I get to work, I try to call to find out if she is at the creche and she would reply that the she was there and the baby is fine. Now I have a strong suspicion that she leaves my child and others in the care of this young girl of about 15 yrs old. The other woman who used to work there no longer comes.I am seriously considering taking my son away from this creche because I am not satisfied with everything. Yet a part of me still clings on because THIS IS MY CHURCH. I guess I am just being sentimental. Pls, House, what do you advise?

plappville: I never argue that there are not What we are talking about is The chief Captain Archangel that usually protects the people of Israel.
The same one that came to met Joshau and recieved Joshua's worship.

Boomark: @barristers

Don't say am confused when you don't know what it means to be similar to the sons of men. Who are men(human beings) btw?

With reference to v21
Just like a general. A soldier under the command of a general will not tell you that the general is helping him to fight boko haram.

Michael is the commander of God's army and atimes also appear as a man. Note that the arch angel is very great and mighty. Infact when i read where God told the israelites to obey him and that he(Michael) might not forgive them if they disobey him, i begin dey fear him o. He does not only commands God's army but we all also. He is our commander.

The one similar to the sons of men is also a fighter and said that the arch angel is helping him to hold the force. This shows that he is greater.

So tell me who is it that the commander is helping?

Boomark: @barristers

Don't say am confused when you don't know what it means to be similar to the sons of men. Who are men(human beings) btw?

With reference to v21
Just like a general. A soldier under the command of a general will not tell you that the general is helping him to fight boko haram.

Michael is the commander of God's army and atimes also appear as a man. Note that the arch angel is very great and mighty. Infact when i read where God told the israelites to obey him and that he(Michael) might not forgive them if they disobey him, i begin dey fear him o. He does not only commands God's army but we all also. He is our commander.

The one similar to the sons of men is also a fighter and said that the arch angel is helping him to hold the force. This shows that he is greater.

So tell me who is it that the commander is helping?