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Culture › Re: If You Are From Cross River Or Akwa Ibom, This Topic Is For You. Sosongo. by Ndipe(m): 4:14am On May 17, 2012*

Is Joshua Ledet, one of the finalists in American Idol originally from Akwa Ibom State?

Culture › Re: If You Are From Cross River Or Akwa Ibom, This Topic Is For You. Sosongo. by Ndipe(m): 9:59pm On May 09, 2012

jmaine: Got to know the meaning of Mkporo from my maternal granny . . .It depicts or given to those women who shower praises or encomium on deities,kings and individuals . . .As in going local now = Iban Atang Ase . . .but the prison representation might have being crucial at a point in their history . .which i don't know

Have never heard of these people whose duties are to shower praises on kings and individual. What comes to my mind are the griots common in Guinea and Senegal.

Health › Re: Menstrual Cycle.... U Must Read Even If You Do Not Use It by Ndipe(m): 10:48pm On May 04, 2012

http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/dishuk.asp

Food › Re: Man's Addictions To Meat by Ndipe(m): 10:38pm On May 04, 2012

God has given mankind permission to eat animals. Read this: http://www.pointsoftruth.com/foodlaw.html

If you are a vegeterian, I have to pose this question to you, since plants are also living things, why do you eat them, or do you think they dont feel the pain of being cut?

Family › Re: Would You Date/marry Your child's prospective parent in-law? by Ndipe(op): 8:25am On May 04, 2012

Read the response offered by this advice columnist to a couple involved in this situation.

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/24/3571542/dear-abby-moms-affair-puts-daughter.html

Family › Re: Would You Support Your Adopted Children's Decision To Locate Their Birth Parents by Ndipe(op): 8:20am On May 04, 2012

Siena: If my wife and myself adopted a child, who later wanted to locate his / her biological parents, I wouldn't have any issues with that. Why would I block a child wanting to find out his / her true identity? It would be a very selfish move on my part.

Siena: If my wife and myself adopted a child, who later wanted to locate his / her biological parents, I wouldn't have any issues with that. Why would I block a child wanting to find out his / her true identity? It would be a very selfish move on my part.

Siena: If my wife and myself adopted a child, who later wanted to locate his / her biological parents, I wouldn't have any issues with that. Why would I block a child wanting to find out his / her true identity? It would be a very selfish move on my part.

And what of the adopted parents? Arent they their true identity?

Culture › Re: If You Are From Cross River Or Akwa Ibom, This Topic Is For You. Sosongo. by Ndipe(m): 8:13am On May 04, 2012

jmaine: Mkporo seem like a slang . . .the right word is Mkpokobi literally meaning Lock object/thing . . . . .

Mkpo is thing/object . . . while Kobi is lock . .

It is called Ufok mkpakok

Christianity Etc › Re: Tithes, Offerings And First Fruits - Do They Apply To Us As Christians? by Ndipe(m): 1:10am On May 02, 2012

I think paying ten percent tithe is only applicate to the old testament. As we are under Grace, we are no longer obligated to pay 10 percent anymore, you can choose to pay more or less, but let it not be done grudgingly.

Politics › Re: CBN's Lamido Sanusi Sued For Plagiarism by Ndipe(m): 2:54am On Apr 25, 2012

Beaf: I pity Sanusi. The worst labels a man can have are thief and cheat.

Do you think he cares about these labels?

Literature › Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is now married by Ndipe(op): 10:15pm On Apr 24, 2012*

While browsing on her profile, I read that she is married. Wonder when this happened without the glare of the media. Click on the webpage below. Her husband is Ivara Esege.

http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnabio.html

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Christianity Etc › Re: Who Is Your Favourite Bible Personality? by Ndipe(m): 11:56pm On Apr 22, 2012

Samuel, for his earnest devotion to God.

Literature › Re: What Nigerian Books Are You Reading? by Ndipe(m): 6:34am On Apr 20, 2012

Just finished reading "Arrow of god" by Chinua Achebe, I have to say, Achebe is a master storyteller, perhaps, the best Nigerian novel I have read.

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Travel › Re: Share Your Experiences Those That Moved Back To Nigeria From Abroad (usa) by Ndipe(m): 6:31am On Apr 20, 2012

Glad to read that Nigeria is not a hell hole as people try to depict. Transportation biz is lucrative, but what might work for one person may not work for another person. Still, an interesting topic.

Family › Re: Eating At Funerals. by Ndipe(m): 8:37pm On Apr 14, 2012

tpia@:
Funerals (of the elderly ie around 70, 75 and above) are used as get togethers for the extended family, community, friends and well wishers to celebrate the person's life.

hence the feasts which abound at such.

Some people do enjoy attending these kinds of funerals and really, the food is good.

however, another offshoot of funerals is hookups. Its getting very common these days- not sure if it was always like that.

i used to think hookups were more expected at weddings- when everyone is dressed in nice attire and you had a greater chance of meeting other singles hoping for marriage (catching the bouquet and all that).

eh.

tpia@:
Funerals (of the elderly ie around 70, 75 and above) are used as get togethers for the extended family, community, friends and well wishers to celebrate the person's life.

hence the feasts which abound at such.

Some people do enjoy attending these kinds of funerals and really, the food is good.

however, another offshoot of funerals is hookups. Its getting very common these days- not sure if it was always like that.

i used to think hookups were more expected at weddings- when everyone is dressed in nice attire and you had a greater chance of meeting other singles hoping for marriage (catching the bouquet and all that).

eh.

tpia@:
Funerals (of the elderly ie around 70, 75 and above) are used as get togethers for the extended family, community, friends and well wishers to celebrate the person's life.

hence the feasts which abound at such.

Some people do enjoy attending these kinds of funerals and really, the food is good.

however, another offshoot of funerals is hookups. Its getting very common these days- not sure if it was always like that.

i used to think hookups were more expected at weddings- when everyone is dressed in nice attire and you had a greater chance of meeting other singles hoping for marriage (catching the bouquet and all that).

eh.

Like one goes to funerals to sample dishes to taste if they are delicious, I mean funeral food of all dishes! And if they dont taste good, what would you do?

Family › Re: Would You Dump Your Child For Marriage If Your Spouse Insists? by Ndipe(m): 8:33pm On Apr 14, 2012*

knowledge4: The man who marries a woman with a child from another man must accept the child as his own.
If he refuses,then the woman is advised not to marry such a man.
Some desperate women have abandoned their children somewhere in the care of others to remarry.
Its grossly unfair and a grave disservice to those children.

Nairaland General › Re: Is Nairaland A Clique? by Ndipe(m): 9:58pm On Apr 09, 2012

You are bothered by faceless cliques chatting on a public forum, I mean, folks that you havent met from Adam and would most likely never meet them? Shakes head!

Christianity Etc › Re: Is Obama A Satanist? by Ndipe(m): 7:34am On Apr 06, 2012

http://www.streetwisepundit.com/barack-obama-wearing-photoshopped-aleister-crowley-t-shirt.html

Culture › Re: If You Are From Cross River Or Akwa Ibom, This Topic Is For You. Sosongo. by Ndipe(m): 7:40pm On Apr 05, 2012

http://www.calabarmag.com/

Family › Re: Would You Dump Your Child For Marriage If Your Spouse Insists? by Ndipe(m): 2:38am On Apr 02, 2012

Some questions people ask is shocked

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Family › Re: See What A Woman Had To Pass Through To Support Her Family. by Ndipe(m): 1:35am On Apr 02, 2012

When you are desperate for money, suicide/death is far from your mind.

Christianity Etc › Re: Can You Die For Your Faith? by Ndipe(m): 10:11pm On Mar 30, 2012

Yeah!

Travel › Re: Which City In America Has The Most Nigerians? by Ndipe(op): 9:27pm On Mar 30, 2012

Why am I not receiving notification to my contributions on Nairaland?

Family › Re: Advice To Your Childless Brother Who Is The Only Son In Your Family. by Ndipe(m): 2:37am On Mar 27, 2012

It's none of YOUR business if your only brother and his wife are unable to have a child in the course of their marriage. Sometimes, couples enter into a relationship with no desire to bring kids into the world. it's stuff like this that leads to the breakdown of a marriage.

Investment › Re: N970m Suit: Zenith Bank Loses Bid To Stop Trial by Ndipe(m): 9:28pm On Mar 23, 2012

Nigerians don open eye to this injustice by filing a lawsuit. Good! This should serve as a warning to other employers to care for their workers.

Seun, I dont like this new format of nairaland. Moreso, why am I not getting notification in my email address of replies to my topics and comments?

Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Featured On Yahoo Homepage by Ndipe(m): 3:46am On Mar 16, 2012

Just saw Nairaland featured in the story on yahoo's webpage and was about to post it.

Good job, Nairaland.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/33072/giant+manta+raised+from+the+depths+off+africa+by+ships+anchor/

Family › Re: Girl Of 10years Of Age Gives Birth To A Baby by Ndipe(m): 12:25am On Mar 08, 2012

Lina Medina is the youngest mother in history to have given birth at age 5.

This sort of story makes me sick

Family › Re: Girl Of 10years Of Age Gives Birth To A Baby by Ndipe(m): 12:23am On Mar 08, 2012

Lina Medina is the youngest mother in history to have given birth at age 5.

Literature › Re: Do Contemporary African Writers Actually Sell Books? by Ndipe(m): 1:35am On Mar 04, 2012

SEFAGO:
I read like two unabridged (Journey to the west and Dream of the Red Chamber) but some of them are dull man if you read them unabridge especially romance of the three kingdoms

Coincidentally Dream of the Red Chamber is my favorite, excellent prose, and how it portrays Chinese culture & politics is quite interesting. Also the whole story has a strong message and makes you think. Recommend it if you have time honestly. Books are really long though I guess you gotta have to have a lot of free time or read over a long period.

I am obsessed with Asian culture (Japanese, Chinese, Thai anything) so I spent a lot of time reading their classics. Quite different and refreshing from western ones IMO.

The problem with Nigerian literature is that none of them really have deep meaning even Adichie's books are strictly narrative with no real deep insight on human nature though she does explore some interesting themes. Achebe was a god in that respect- his book was both cultural while presenting deep and symbolic meaning. Arrow of Gods, Things Fall Apart, No longer at ease all were not just "entertaining reads" but they made you think. His works are just like Dostoevsky meant to shock and make you ponder and wonder.

@ The 17 year old who is reading sidney sheldon- you are pathetic. When you grow up you will ifnd out that romance does not exist

I especially like reading novels that details the clash of cultures, you know, the East meets west novels and how it merges or clashes. Funny, in the white house, there is the East wing section and the west wing, I think. My own take, apart from African novels is Persian novels. I just find it ironic that a very conservative country, Iran, is also the nose job capital of the world.

Christianity Etc › Who Was The Fourth Man In The Fiery Furnace In Daniel 3:22-25? by Ndipe(op): 1:04am On Mar 04, 2012

Daniel 3:22-25: Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his coun, sellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.[/b]Who was the fourth man in the fiery furnace that Nebuchadnezzar, (a pagan king) referred to as the Son of God which took place in the Old Testament?

http://www.torontobaptist.org/kjb_material/daniel3.htm

PS: Interesting insights in the Holy Bible about the Son of God in Proverbs 30:4,

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? [b]what is His name, and what is His Son's name, if thou canst tell?

Family › Re: How Did Bianca Become Ojukwus ''only'' Widow. Where Is His Very First Wife? by Ndipe(m): 1:40am On Feb 27, 2012

afam4eva:
yes. His second wife is the late socialit, Angela Onyeador who is Amarachi kanu's aunt.

Her late sister, Stella, was Ojukwu's second wife, not Angela Onyeador, who I think may still be alive.

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