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I came across this interesting piece in wikipedia about the average human height per country in the world, and did a tally of the reported heights from Some African countries. See below:

                            Male                                Female

Nigeria           1.638 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)             1.578 m (5 ft 2 in)

Mali                1.713 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)             1.604 m (5 ft 3 in)

Cameroon      1.706 m (5 ft 7 in)                   1.613 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)

Cote D'Ivoire  1.701 m (5 ft 7 in)                   1.591 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)

Ghana            1.695 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)              1.585 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)

Gambia           1.680 m (5 ft 6 in)                    1.578 m (5 ft 2 in)

Malawi            1.660 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)              1.550 m (5 ft 1 in)

South Africa     1.690 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)              1.590 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)


Nigerian men came out to be the shortest in this list. I find this a little strange - obviously there are issues that undermine the data (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_height). And yes, I know it's Wikipedia. But hmm, 

If you look at the source even Chinese, Vietnamese and Mexican men one-upped Nigerians.

lol why? It's your prerogative if you choose not to believe. Just made a comment .

BootyOnMe:
Whooooo hoooo!
After waka-ing all over and disvirgining other peoples' daughters to be made useless. . .for other men?
After aborting and aborting. . .as the only means of contraceptive. . . .HA!
Now you dey find 'good' girl!

Mu he he he he

Na wah for these men o!
KARMA is the real Biatch!
And a sweeeeeet WAN too!

Oh boyeeeee!
Only good boys find good girls o.
God can NEVER give you what you do not deserve!

HO-HA!

lol

^^^ You actually look like one of my cousins.

I can see where the OP is coming from - but each individual tribe has a stereotyped look. Stereotypes have some basis in truth, I guess.

I think Nike rocked it better.

I'm from Anambra state and have never heard of this whole "Northern Igbos looking down on Southern Igbos" thing.

Tosinville:
What kind of dumb thread is this, man? i aint Igbo but an original yoruba guy & 3 of my siblings, my mama even my girl are yorubas & light skins, means they are jewish heritage too? holy fuckadelic.

Small time we go hear those igbo women with beards, lil moustache & hairy cleavages are partly ape descendants from palestinians, no more talk abeg igbo ppl we hear from una if be jew truly.

Sincerely, i've never since an igbo folk that look like one before in my entire life unlike some Northern & Eastern parts of African that still have this arabs features with their looks,

The person who started this thread is Yoruba like you - no need to throw unnecessary insults.

werepeLeri:
LOL. Very in articulate. Remove the log in your eye first.

lol - because I omitted the "he" word by accident? Na wa o.

What I said had very little to do with English grammar, but thanks for your concern 

Who remembers this song and scene:

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I wish more of Igbo-speaking movies were made - they had some of the best storylines. Why aren't they as popular anymore? I know quite a few are still being produced, but the more popular nollywood movies propagating Igbo culture are in English.

Anyways - some classics:

Nneka The Pretty Serpent
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7xmFnMEg3k[/flash]

Living in Bondage
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlE6eCp46BQ[/flash]

Rattle Snake
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8kEATPTVm4[/flash]

Justcash:
GEJ's led government is making too much of noise about their plans without actually achieving anything. They should stop all these "We plan to" attitude and adopt a "We have done" one. It will be better for them to keep quiet and announce their achievements after they have been achieved. They have always been planning without any concrete actualization of such plans.
GEJ is not alone in this. Even performing governors like Fashola and Amaechi are guilty of the above.

I find GEJ's the most annoying though. I think he's more interested in how articulate he sounds when makes his speeches.

Na wa o, Mercy Johnson lives drama in and out of Nollywood. Sad.

What's up with the sudden U.S. military interest in Nigeria?

Hmmm, I guess what will be will be.

Rykardo Agbor - if he lost the weight and buff up (within reason). He has a disinterested look that I like.

Also Sam Dede.

Did someone mention Majid? Lol, you must be mistaking James Bond for Twilight or something.

Both of them look gorge,

I swear Ezeagu's melancholic posts are some of the most hilarious. lol

He and bootyonme are some of my favorites .

I don't think we should be too happy about this.

I don't know what to make of this

morpheus24:
Survival of the fitttest is not a "man-made" concept but natures biological mechanism of ensuring life survives threats, evolves and sustains itself. Unfortunately what most of us have ben introduced to as the definitions of this natural concept stems from  Man's "SOCIAL" version of this biological process played out in constructs we conjure up as an effort in trying to "efficiently" control the world around us on our terms. There in lies the flaw in mans relationship to nature that sets him apart as the most devious of all species.

There is a "biological" reason black people are black
There is a "biological' reason why most people that live in tropical climates have darker skin
There is a biological reason why the accumulation of knowledge bases over centuries leads to certain societies having greater expertise over others.


If you feel "the black" mans agenda at this stage of human evolution is to worry about how "united" we need to be to advance, you are entitled to that opinion and are welcome to push for that agenda. I for one see that as a trivial attempt to solve an underlying pshychological issue that plagues the psyche of Africans. The unification of "purpose" for any people can be constructed along many lines. Colour being the least of my favorites

Could you expound on the bolded? What other alternatives do you feel are better?

morpheus24:
Unfortunately you are talking to hard headed militants who view the world as a "survival of the fittest" paradigm where its us against them and similar to their primitive animal kingdom cousines, find favor in clinging on to the concepts of "our kind". They find solice in its social constructs which gives meaning to their miserable human conditions.

Save your breath.

As much as I try to think of humanity in a different light it really does boil down to this. Disregarding the reality of "survival of the fittest" is the reason why the natives in the Northern parts of America and Australia/New Zealand are all but extinct. We are animals after all, although more sophisticated in how we demonstrate this truth.

It's sad because I want to believe that mankind is united but my experiences and the things I read and hear indicate otherwise. As time flies and our consciousness continues to evolve maybe we can reach that united front, but I think it's going to take multiple lifetimes. Until then I believe we should tend to our own in defense until we can match head to head with those who might pose a threat to us. Taking an inward approach to ourselves is key. I was watching this video and this guy makes a lot of sense -

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2kYWVjInYI[/flash]



I will say something though - a lot of the time, people of the continent (Africans and Africans in Diaspora) do a great job of facilitating those who don't wish us well or regard us with disdain. Too lazy to go into details but I'm sure you get the picture.

Una wicked oo. What's wrong with plus sizes? Lmao. But seriously though Miss Imo ain't that bad facially.

I also see some repeats from MBGN:

Gbemsola Shotade:

https://www.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MISS-KWARA-STATE-OLUWAGBEMISOLA-SHOTADE-M23.jpg

https://cdn.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Gbemisola-Shotade-401x600.jpg


Lilian Onabu:

https://www.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MISS-SOKOTO-STATE-LILIAN-ONABU-M33.jpg

https://blog.fabmagazineonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Click-for-Full-Image-Size-12.jpeg


I can't believe I'm saying this, but the camera man from MBGN isn't the worst in the world.



Come on the PR agencies for Nigerian pageants can do better!

These ones are nice:

https://www.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MISS-ABIA-STATE-RACHEAL-ABIRIBA-M1.jpg

https://www.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MISS-KATSINA-STATE-HABIBA-JILANI-M20.jpg

https://www.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/MISS-BAUCHI-STATE-IFEOMA-UMEOKEKE-M5.jpg

You forgot one of the best (Chiwetel Ejiofor):

https://snarkerati.com/movie-news/files/2011/08/chiwetel_ejiofor.jpg

https://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9773/chiwetelejioforjune08kigh1.png

https://www.jamati.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/ejiofor-a.jpg

https://www.superiorpics.com/pictures2/EjioAG09026420.jpg

https://s11.allstarpics.net/images/orig/3/7/371nfa7jxwlcn1ac.jpg


On a side note, where are the competing Ijaw/Yoruba/Mid-West etc threads? Come on ladies, let's objectify the men for a change.