TayserMahiri: In kenya its known as Sheng' or Swanglish. It incorporates local languages with swahili and english. You are speaking as if Pidgin is the official language of naija. I'm sure Buhari can't afford it, just like in Kenya where Sheng' is for the youthful fellas and elder people find it hard to keep up with its rapid changes.
Nigeria's brokin is the most increasingly spoken language. In some places, like the state i am now, even the political leaders speak it with the people when adressing them. Almost all the elderly people speak it. Even in official settings it is spoken.
Pidgin is the increasing urban language in most of Nigeria. The northern part of the country used to be the people arguing against the language being our national/official language, but now the language is gradually penetrating the North (e.g my home city Jos in the north, pidgin is now gradually displacing Hausa as lingua franca). Many Ghanaians and Cameroonians are now adopting the language.
Because we were told by our colonial masters that our languages are primitive. They were excluded from the education system and even now, you can't get employed without English to the most sought jobs. That is in the English colonies,
This is untrue. Most countries maintain English as their official language because of linguistic diversity. Many African countries (especially the Southern ones) have native official languages because they are more homogenous.
Muafrika2: Swahili is the most widely spoken African Language. We'll introduce it to Naija so you can drop this pidgin broken lingo.
Who dash monki banana? Una nor reach o
The people who control the media determines who influences the other. And as it stands, East Africa is not dominating African media, so you cannot influence us. Wonder why American english is dominating the whole world?
Tanzanians don't own Swahili, they just use it more. They are taught everything Swahili. We use both languages daily so they tend to get mixed into each other
gallivant: Original owners are the Bantus. That is a s*upid thing to say.
Abegi, na una sabi with una swahili tori Naija, nor be say we send or gbadun wetin una dey yarn. who una swahili don epp? even with una one swahili wey una dey nack, e nor kon still dey epp una gum bodi welwel, kasala wey tribe wahala dey cause still dey burst for una side. e be like say no levels o. Naija brokin for life!
arinzeejikonye: People being patriotic about their country is majorly subjective to perceptions. 1.One could be proud for the potentialities,attainments of his country,and can equally be unproud of things like corruption,terrorism,political instability. 2.people wanting breakup,is a sign of dissatisfaction with status quo,hence the need for renegotiation of the country's existence,if conditions can be met,then bargains are reached,and they become better for it.the carlexit is gaining momemtum,some uk seeking another referendum,the catalans initially waved the spanish flag,but today the calls for disintegration is increasing. 3.some of the nations with good image,and visa ish,at sometimes past in the phase of their nation building equally had awfull image and perception too,but the story is changed today,such are part of the gradual phases we talking here.,,iraq with one of the worst visa today,was better of post sadam era,untill the us and her allied coalition invasion,look at libya today,can same be said for the post gadaffi era,now trump is accussing al assad of chemical disemination,with their western media pushing the trajectory of make beleive. 4.come to think of it,would such negative perception be the true reflection of reality,going by such analogy it means that every nigerian could be evil,init?
Muafrika2: Lakini kusema ukweli waKenya Kidero ametuangusha pande ya Maji. Siwezi mtetea. Last time navotia so called managers
Hujuma tupu!!
I have observed that you guys cannot speak swahili most times without adding English words You guys need to learn more of the language from the original owners (the Tanzanians) who have a greater mastery over the language.
68816419: black boy u said "Imagine my horror learning that Lagosians, the city you praise so much, barely 10% have water from the State.While Nairobi, piped water is the norm,even slums have water kiosks '' well i wont blame u, rather i blame ur ignorance, only 45% of total population of Kenya Have water access wile Nigeria Have over 65% http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2009-09-12-voa24-68663932/408391.html Most in Kenyan Cities Have No Access to Clean Water A recent survey estimates that less than half of Kenyans living in urban areas have access to safe water. Meanwhile, other Kenyans are coping with water rationing measures. Experts blame the shortage on corruption and global warming.
In a section of Nairobi's Mukuru slum, , one of many slums in the capital, thousands of people purchase their water from just 74 taps. They often walk far distances and carry heavy containers to get that water to their homes. "Because of the water problem, we wake up very early since you can see that I am normally very busy with my work which if I don't do, we won't get anything to eat. So this forces me to wake up at[b] 4am[/b] to go and fetch water," said Mukuru resident Jane Mwangi.
Meanwhile, in Nairobi's central business district, private water suppliers are becoming an increasingly common sight as office buildings can go for days without water.
Most middle-class homes receive water only three or four days a week because of a country-wide rationing program.
A recent survey by Transparency International-Kenya and the development group Maji na Ufanisi estimates that only half of Kenyans have access to clean, safe water. Some 25 percent of Kenyans get clean water through pipes, either at public water taps or in their homes.
Particularly vulnerable are slum dwellers, who comprise some 60 percent of Nairobi's population. Activists say slums are generally ignored by the government, so services such as water tend to be scarce in those areas.
Edward Kairu is executive director of the development group Maji na Ufanisi.
He estimates that about 70 percent of Kenya's water problems actually are due to corruption and inefficiencies in the water system.
The biggest cause of the water shortage, says Kairu, comes from deteriorating pipes and infrastructure, some of which has not been replaced for 50 years.
"In some cities like Nairobi, we may be losing anywhere above 30 percent of the water that is treated - that is a lot of water that is wasted," he said. "Added to that, we also have a lot of illegal connections."
Transparency International executive director Job Ogonda describes the second major cause.
"Most of the corruption happens in the diversion of water from its legal flow to either politically connected flow or flow to people who have bribed for it to flow their way," he said.
The report says that, as a result of this and other corruption, more than half of water consumed for domestic purposes is unaccounted for, while the government is collecting only 20 percent of the fees due from large water users.
Robert Gakubia is CEO of Kenya's Water Services Regulatory Board. He says that the government has been battling poor management in the water sector.
"You can get out laws, get out guidelines, try to monitor, enforce compliance and all that, but if in practical sense there is no investment to support those works, you know that as you give the orders, you know that the problem of mobilizing resources takes much longer," he explained.
For now, many Kenyans are recycling the little water they have to make it last as long as possible. http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2009-09-12-voa24-68663932/408391.html
GERALD710: You are highly deluded if you think ANY Tunisian would want to be associated with the extreme poverty that characterizes much of Egypt, you know so little of the planet it seems!! No Norwegian has been interested in being American for the past 50 years. Many Americans want to be Canadian these days. And who told you any Hong Kong resident or anyone in Taiwan would want to be ChineseDude, Hong Kong is 4 times richer than mainland China and Taiwan around 5 times, both areas want nothing to do with China because they see themselves as faaar more advanced with better quality of life. Same to Kenya. There are people from all over the world of all colors who are proud to call themselves Kenyan. Black,White,Asian,Arab. How many Nigerians can even call themselves Nigerians given the poor reputation Nigeria has!!! As a Kenyan, I would never ever EVER want to be confused for a 419 scammer, drug dealer, human trafficker or those people who marry fat white women in the UK in the name of getting a UK passport. Our peple are not know for that!!! Not even a Malawian would want to be confused for a Nigerian
Hahahaha. No Norwegian would want to be American? Are you sure? There are almost a million Norwegian americans. Check again. All these small developed countries will always stand on their little pride but when American artistes visit their countries, you see them fainting in their numbers and their women going beserk. Americans hardly give a Bleep about what's happening in Canada, Norway, Sweden e.t.c but go to these small countries you see them reading and learning about USA day and night. They follow US elections even more than their country's elections. They all want to speak American English, they all want to copy and dress like American stars while Americans hardly care about their existence. They cannot do a minute without US inventions, how many more can i mention? WHAT A TERRIBLE AND FAKE WAY TO BE PROUD.
This is why i love the Chinese. Their pride is not just on their lips. They do without US inventions. They do not worship American artistes and media and never think of copying American culture.
Yes, Hong kongese and Taiwanese may have better standards of living than Chinese, but do you know how China controls their lives? They think and dream about the Chinese day and night. They cannot do without the Chinese media and influence. Taiwan today is not a member of the UN. They cannot form an alliance with another country because China forbade them to and they dare not think of disobeying China (because not even USA would risk helping them when China descends on them).
Hong Kong is living on bought time, just like Taiwan. In few decades to come, the colonial agreement btw China and UK will end and China will be able to do whatever they like with Hong Kong. Is that what you call a country to be proud of? Majority of Hong Kong people are embittered today because Beijing's candidate won the leadership of their country. So, right now their country is as good as a puppet state to China
GERALD710: 1.Abuja has been ranked as being less livable than either Joburg, CapeTown or Nairobi 2.The lies you people spill in the name of arrogance!!Dagonte is building a 650,000 bpd refinery. That is less than half of the capacity of the Jamjangar refinery in India which has a capacity of 1,240,000 bpd 3.The first Africans to do whaaa...Dude, self delusions of gradeur right there!!!Do a little research .Again!! 4.The best and most influential banking....Nigerian banks are known to be the biggest on the continent, and the most backwards, considering that Nigerian cards rarely work outside the continent, introduced atms in 2001(when we had them in 1983!!) and need I talk of the fact that they offer so few products. Nigerian banks are not influential.Can you name a single country in East Central and Southern Africa where a Nigerian bank is the largest there.In Kenya, Nigerian bank UBA comes at number 38 out of 44. 5.Most influention fashion and entertainment....Goes to South Africa,Not Nigeria!!! Last I checked, we have a kinship with South Africans as most East and Central Africans are of a common origin.You do not. When people go to holiday in Africa in Kenya, it is South Africa and guess what it is also vice versa, We got 40,000 South African tourists in Kenya last year.Nobody goes to Nigeria!!! Their influence in East Africa is faaar much stronger than the country that just gave us the 'Naija-Avangers ' movie whose poster was the laughing stock this week. 7.Most successful business men in Africa. Last I checked, the only one Kenyans know is Dagonte and the rest we have blocked and deported.Plus, many of those 'successful 'businessmen= DRUG DEALERS because that is what Nigerians are known for around here!! 8First African nation to launch a satellite....Can you please stop bullshitting us!!!We know those satellites are built by other nations and not a single one has ever been launched in Nigeria!!!Heck, even Kenya has an actual space station, YOU DO NOT!!! 9.Building the largest financial city...Are you talking of EKO Atlantic which first of all is being built by Lebanese businessmen, Not Nigerians, and with the current nonsense in Nigeria will be half empty.In Kenya, our own Konza Techno City is being built by the GOVERNMENT OF KENYA, not some foreigners. THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA!! SMH!!
Kai, the hatred and bitterness in your soul towards Naija is really strong.
I have no time to give lengthy replies to your outrage. So i'd be brief.
- Abuja was not built to be a Noisy city like Lagos or Nairobi, it was mainly built for administrative purposes (just like Washington DC). We leave all the noisiness to Lagos. - Dangote's refinery is the 'Largest single refinery' in the world and not the Largest. Read and digest word for word before you rush to argue. -I f you know another Car manufacturing company 100% owned by another African apart from Innoson, feel free to share. - Let's agree that Nigerian banks are not influential, pls list the Kenyan or other countries' banks that are more influential. Don't just condemn without bringing a list of better alternatives. - Ok, let's agree that South African entertainment is more influential than Naija's, how come we sell more (even outside Naija)? How come we dominate all the biggest African entertainment award shows? How come our artistes and producers are the richest? How come more African countries are adopting Naija's cultures? How come we feature more with the biggest entertainment industry in the world (USA)? How come our entertainment industry's net worth is many times more than other countries entertainment worth? - Nigeria has about 10 billionaires (who are all business men) while your own country and the entire east Africa has no single billionaire and your richest ppls list is dominated by Indians and political families. - Your argument does not change the fact that the first African satelite launched was Naija's and was also operated by Naija. In 2011, a made in Naija satelite was launched on July 27th. - Eko atlantic is a public-private partnership project, hence the Lagos state govt receiving certificates and awards by international organisations. You forgot that the concept and master plan of your Konza city was proposed by Deloitte and Pell Frischmann (the british consultancy). It was not an original idea or plan of a Black-assed kenyan man either. Lagos state govt on her own have been building Lekki city and free trade zone and just started building Orange island. The first smart city to be built in Africa (Lagos smart city) has already been contracted and awarded and will soon take off. What about the ones in Abuja and other Nigerian state govts i am not mentionning??
GERALD710: So the slum upgrading programme of Kibera is a mirage??Smh!! Some of our poorest areas have electricity, piped water and street lighting!! Lagos ,unstable power, no municipal water and street lighting is a problem(well, because, no electricity in the first place)
Kibera is just one of the so many slums in Nairobi.
We also saw that many Kibera residents are selling their govt given appartments and returning back to the slums (what is being done abt that?)
Street lighting is very functional in Lagos. There is municipal and estate provided water in many parts (the well planned parts) while the other parts rely on private boreholes (which is quite affordable here).. .Power is stable in some parts. It's not erratic everywhere. There are so many industries in Lagos than run on power.
Obi1kenobi: As for the tourist figures, depends on what they mean by "tourist". If they mean all those Indians, Lebanese, Chinese etc businessmen, I guess they may be right. If they mean tourist in regularly used form for a leisure traveller/vacationer, no way in hell does Nigeria attract even 100,000, talk more of 1.5m.
How do you know? Do you work in the ministry of tourism?
Obi1kenobi: Loool.....softly softly na. Aid workers are not tourists, so no, most tourists in Kenya are not aid workers. The Serengeti and the Masai-Mara are 2 of the most popular national parks in the world and get loads and loads and loads and loads of tourists and there are loads of other attractions. Plenty of Western tourists who can't make the precarious Everest climb choose Kilimanjaro as a destination instead. Loads of Hollywood celebrities for example visit Kenya. Who visits Nigeria as tourists?
They have a better wildlife and natures endowments than we do. Just as we have crude oil.
I just don't want to spread hate but Kenya is by far worst in standard of living. That country's GDP per capital is less than $1000 even with a population less than 50 million people. Please ask the Kenyans what they are benefiting from the multinational companies. Most tourist in kenya are aid workers and I've proved it here many times but when you find a tourist in Nigeria you are very sure he's here for serious business.
UN Habitat was located in kenya for a purpose. About 200 slums in Nairobi alone. This is to a joking matter. All the pictures they post about Nairobi is just a small part from different angles. I will soon post a video for you to see.
Of course.
Kenyan govt ignores all their slums and terrible areas and just focus only on the rich parts of Nairobi (likewise all their towns).
obaaderemi: Did you know there was a referendum and more scots chose to remain in the U.k than leave?I don't know why they threw away what most of us would deem an opportunity but then I think it is an 'obsession with size'.
Of course. The same reason Quebec voted to remain with Canada rather than being independent (all in the name of being a French speaking country). Size does really matter @Obi1kenobi
Obi1kenobi: That's you. Clearly, you have an irrational obsession with size. No Scotsman on the planet would ever contemplate being English. Irishmen are some of the proudest people on the planet too.mIrish-Americans proclaim their identity everywhere, even when many of them have more British blood than Irish. .
The Irish and Scottish can eat their fake pride for all England cares, but they will keep on speaking English forever and trying to revive their dead languages. Do English people really give a fucck about the pride of the celtics? What do they have to be proud about that the English people do not have 10 times?
Obi1kenobi: That's you. Clearly, you have an irrational obsession with size. No Scotsman on the planet would ever contemplate being English. Irishmen are some of the proudest people on the planet too.mIrish-Americans proclaim their identity everywhere, even when many of them have more British blood than Irish.
Majority of Swiss people are of German ancestry and they don't give a shiit about Germany. They love their little Swiss paradise. Austrians share close historical and cultural ties with Germany, but again, they don't give a shiit about Germany. Else, they could have simply United with Germany under Bismarck or after World War 2.
Germans dont give a shit about Switzerland or Austria either. They are still leading the European union. If Germany shakes, the EU shakes. Can you compare the influence and respect Germany has in Europe or the world to Switz or Austria?
Give respect to larger countries or entities because they pay a greater sacrifice keeping themselves together, so they later enjoy greater benefits.
I'm sure millions of Americans without affordable healthcare would rather be Canadian. Taiwan and Hong Kong are far better places to live than mainland China. That's why China have been the ones forcing themselves on the islands when Hong Kong and Taiwan want nothing to do with them. In most of your other comparisons,the smaller countries are poorer. Ukraine ihas a lower standard of living than Russia for example. What does being from a big country with influence contribute to anybody's life? I still don't get it. Why would so-called "influence" be more important than the welfare of your citizens?
China has to force themselves on the islands because they are one people divided apart by political and colonial histories (chiefly by western influences).
Whose fault is it that Ukraine is failing compared to Russia or other former European soviet states?
Influence makes one revered, valued, respected, on-top, leading and dominating.
Being small and being large both have their pros and cons. But for me i'd rather go with the pros and cons of being Large.
For instance i believe you are Igbo (a majority tribe in Nigeria), tell me, would you have preferred being from a minority tribe in Nigeria?
Obi1kenobi: And it's people like you with bullshiiit nationalism that make this country the wretched hell hole it is. Real patriots (not chest beating nationalists who think national pride is about empty jingoism rather than substantive achievement) speak truth to power. Solutions start from identifying problems. You're like the school kid on the playground who brags about his father's wealth when everyone in class knows the father is a deadbeat, penniless, drunk loser. If you think Nigeria breeds anything other than contempt and ridicule in the international community,you live in a fool's paradise.
I will always be a fuccking nationalist before all these hating Africans from tiny African countries that are no better than Nigeria.
My problem with these annoying peeps is that they act as if Nigeria has all the problems in Africa, while their countries are problem free and on the same level with Malaysia.
Take me for instance, i used to buy the lie that Kenya and Ghana are better than Nigeria, not until i started learning about all african countries and my coming to this thread (thanks to people like Iblawi and others) who have exposed these people for who they truly.
Africa as a whole is bleeped up, but i strongly believe we are getting there. The Indian subcontinent gained their independence decades before most African countries, yet Africa and the Indian subcontinent are almost at the same level. Infact, i think we have made more progress than them (if not for the fact that we were split into more countries and have more political boundaries which gave room for more political instabilities).
Obi1kenobi: While I entered this thread to puncture the delusional bubbles of many of our African brothers here, I won't be sucked into bragging about Nigeria. I'm not gonna lie, this is one of the most effed up countries on the planet (so are most African nations). If I had to return to this planet and had a choice of nationality, this shiithole would hardly rank among my top 100 destinations. This kleptocracy is hopeless.
I also don't quite grasp those who brag about how "big" we are. If anything, our size is bloated and unwieldy and the colonial amalgamation is a colossal mistake we're still paying for today. What makes up today's Nigeria would be far more manageable broken up as anything between 2 and 6 different federating units. Half of Scottish people don't give a shiiit about being part of the mighty UK. They would love their small nation to cater for itself and forge alliances as it wishes. Catalans and Basque people don't care about bragging as proud members of a great Spain.
If you were a citizen of Switzerland or Sweden or Norway or Finland or Luxembourg, with proud cultures and the best standards of living in Europe, you'd hardly be jealous of a backward Russia just because they're far "bigger" than all those countries combined. Even tiny Monaco with a population of 37,000 never cared to merge with France.
I don't really care if Nigeria's economy is bigger than anyone's. I care more about the living standards of our citizens. Gabon has a far, far, far better economy than Nigeria and it's a small nation. I would be more proud to be Gabonese than Nigerian.
Well, different strokes for different folks.
Norway, Canada and Sweden have a far better standard of living than USA, but for me i'd rather be an American than be a Canadian, Norwegian or Swedish.
I'd rather be Chinese than Taiwanese or Hong kongese
I'd rather be Russian than Ukrainian or Belarussian
I'd rather be Australian than be New Zealander or Fijian
I'd rather be Brazillian than be Chilean or Venezuelan
I'd rather be Indian than be Nepali or Sri lankan
I'd rather be Egyptian than Morrocan or Tunisian
I'd rather be Nigerian than Kenyan or Ghanian
Smaller countries may find it easier to have a higher standard of living, but at the end of the day they cannot beat the influence of the larger nations in their lives. The larger nations still dominates almost their entire lives in many aspects. The larger nations enjoy the fame, the power and leadership!
forgiveness: Why are you insured when I said Nigeria is catching up, huh?
South Korean don't have the human resources and natural resources as we do but see where they are today.
Thanks to one man's vision.
We are catching up with South Africa soon.
Pls abeg, Nigeria is targetting to be at par with countries like Brazil and not SA. What does SA really have better than Nigeria apart from their infrastructures which they started building hundreds of years ago?
The inequality in their country is still very high. They have worse slums than us. HIV aids is ravaging their population. We are making inventions than them in many aspects. The income per capital difference btw us and them is quite small.....
MrMaestro: That wasn't the first time a fight broke out either. It happens all the time. And someone has the nerve to call Nigeria a jungle. Lol the irony. Look at the animals and how white people are looking at them. They are thinking "why cant we just bomb these animals out of this country for christs sake?"
Hahaha, Black South Africans behave like animals. Most whites are really sick of them. That's why the whites do not live in the same neighbourhoods with the blacks.
ZarZar: They can go make the most of their time in Gwarimpa!
They are doing that already.
Just as many of you South African religious refugees are all over Nigerian churches. Dont you people have Zulu pastors in your country? Too much witchcraft affected people from SA coming to Nigerian churches (some even refuse to go back to SA because of our pastors). RELIGIOUS REFUGEES!
LeSudAfricaine: if we would have the same number of Cameroonians, Gambians etc abroad they would achieve the same feats too, Smartness Is not exclusive to Nigerians. I asked you earlier what are the smartpants remaining in Nigeria doing to improve their country and indeed show that you guys are smart? The guys taking stuff from people are greedy, evil and criminal no sugar coating it
We built the largest and one of the finest cities in Africa (Abuja) entirely from the scratch.
We are building the largest single refinery in the world (Dangote)
We are the first black Africans to start manufacturing cars (100% indigenously owned car manufacturing company)
We have the best and most influential banking industry in Africa
Best, richest and most influential entertainment and fashion industry in Africa
The most succesful businessmen in Africa (more billionaire business men)
The first African country to succesfully launch a satelite.
We are currently building the largest financial city and centre in Africa on an island (lost lands recovered from the sea)
ZarZar: Lol, I'm glad you think so highly of South Africa, to believe it should contest with the US. The US is a 1st world country, South Africa isn't, so of course their issues are not going to be on the same scale. Different standards. My point was, even wealthier countries are not completely without poverty stricken areas & other problems. South Africa is no different. We have our own issues too like every country on this world & we're doing our best to lessen the problem. Haaaa! It's funny, you claim intelligence up & down but I'm not seeing it. You should have been able to figure out that there's hierarchy in this world-the top dogs (US etc), the "middlemen" (SA etc) & of course the bottom feeders eg. Nigeria
South Africa started being built as a country hundreds of years ago. So yes, it is supposed to be comparing with countries like USA, Brazil, Argentina, Canada e.t.c, if not that you guys are failures.
Your slums are far worse and more than Nigeria's slum, even with your smaller population and higher income per capital. What a shame!
Obi1kenobi: South Africa do have some large slums, but there's no doubt their government do a far better job in low cost housing than Nigeria does. You've got to hustle like made to get anything in this country. No one gives you anything.
And this is what makes them lazy and Nigerians more hardworking.
ZarZar: There are way more Nigerians in SA than South Africans in Nigeria & on this forum put together, so shut up dia my friend I'm not benefitting anything by being here.It's not my greener pasture by any stretch of imagination. I'm here simply because I wan't to be here. Plus it's easy. I didn't have to stand in the hot sun for hours to be on NL, Bucko!
Nigerians in SA are not there for diick measuring with naked-dancing Zulus. They are there to make the most of their time.
Just30: you are just a retard. At least they have a save haven where they feel free to live their life. You can go ahead and feed your starving masses else death would visit them in their early ages.
No country is immune to terrorist attacks, insurgencies and political instabilities. How it is managed is what matters. Of course, Nigeria is doing a great work in rehabilitating and re-integrating the victims of the insurgencies. Or do you need pictoral proofs?
Show me proofs to show that the thousands of women in your witch camps are being re-integrated in your country or forever keep shut.
ZarZar: Lol, he's out of things to say now. Even countries like the US have slums, dummy. Who is SA not to have them? We're not embarrassed by them one bit because new homes are being built every day so people won't have to live in such conditions. And we've made strides too.
Pls check the so called US slums and see if they compare with those in SA. The lowest income areas of USA have tarred roads, sanitation, good tap water, toilet facilities e.t.c. Those are not slums like yours in SA.