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Lol did that just recently happen to you?

Not all people are the same. Some are just unsure of how to start conversations or how to ease into someone's life without making it seem awkward while other are naturally gifted at it.

studyineu:
@odum, egwu obula ha kuyere anyi mma ya agba ofu mu

Ikwusaraya. O aga o ga eme.

freecocoa:
I laugh in Awka dialect,finally its becoming very clear,ngwanu anyi na eche,obele ife ka ofodulu.

Nwannem ka anyi lewenu.

I agree with this. Nigeria spoiled in the 70s after our leaders took advantage of the oil boom. The best period of Nigerian history was pre 1966.

At the refinery issue, last time I checked there were several refineries under construction in Abia and Rivers. Who knows if
they've been completed.

segend:
Having oil doesn't make u rich, d richest countries in d world don't have oil, USA,UK, germany, china,and apart from iran and saudi, which oil producing counry is really rich, d african country wit d best economy SA don't have oil,ghana was making prrogress b4 oil was discovered, d richest period of nigeria history was b4 dependence on oil began, d richest state in nigeria is lagos a non oil producing state.

My native name means God has done well.

Nothing beats a Nigerian accent. And you're right, it's even better when the accent is polished and neat.

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segend:
Having oil doesn't make u rich, d richest countries in d world don't have oil, USA,UK, germany, china,and apart from iran and saudi, which oil producing counry is really rich, d african country wit d best economy SA don't have oil,ghana was making prrogress b4 oil was discovered, d richest period of nigeria history was b4 dependence on oil began, d richest state in nigeria is lagos a non oil producing state.

All of those places you listed aren't on the same development status as Nigeria. Those are developed countries and Nigeria is still a developing nation. Developed countries all reached their positions due to some important resource. For America, it was gold and oil. For Germany and Britain it was iron, for China it was human resources, and for Nigeria it is oil. I hope you see what I'm getting at. Besides do not compare the US (which is 236 years old), Germany (which is is 142 years old), or Great Britain (which is 311 years old) to 51 year old Nigeria.

Another thing is why is Lagos rich? It has no natural resources and thus it's revenue is dependent on tax and government tariffs. Remember, most foreign goods coming in into Nigeria pass through Lagos State. The Lagos stare government collects import duties on these items, and also uses the fact that it is a seaport to it's advantage by taxing indigenous businesses and its citizenry. Other than this, and of course government oil allocations, there is no other substantial way that Lagos State generates money. The type of service economy I just described to you is how most of the Western economies work.

However, Rivers state is reliant on both it's own natural resources (oil, natural gas, cocoa, palm oil, etc) and the taxes it collects from businesses and residents in PH city. So yes, if you're going on natural wealth, Lagos is not rich at all. It is wealthy in other ways but it's money comes from the pockets of its residents.

SILAKABUWA:
After fuel subsidy,
HAUSA/YORUBA re-unites.
Igbo war mongers and Oil romancers they romance South-South.
Take it or leave it, HAUSA + YORUBA = 120million people
IGBO + SS = 40million people.
So respect the voice of the majority or we show you another level!!!

You don't make sense. Honestly, people need to stop deceiving themselves. People from Abia, Rivers, Imo, and Delta (which are all in the Niger Delta) can be Igbos. Don't make it look like what it's not.

I won't even bother trying to say anything about the populations you listed.

This is purely an issue of resource control. This Niger Delta group views that their son (GEJ) should have full control on how he decides that GEJ should have full control of how his fatherland's resources are being spent. It's as simple as that. If Delta, Abia, Imo, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom were given full control of their own resources, this wouldn't be a problem at all.

ThiefOfHearts:
You're lying

I dont know ANY Yoruba parents that dont talk their kids at least SOME Yoruba, no matter where they reside. Plus you live in London? aka Lagos part 2?

My friend go with your early April Fools joke.

Just accept the fact that the guy was disadvantaged and is trying to help himself. Hes not the first person in his situation so the best thing we can do is help him.

@OP

It's good that you're trying to learn your language. You can talk to your parents about trying to speak it to you at home. Even if initially you won't be able to learn to reply in Yoruba, you will have an understanding of how the language sounds. If you're in college, you can try visiting Nigeria during the summer and spending time in your village.

I've noticed that the average intelligence level (or atleast the projected intelligence) of today's leaders is significantly less than that of our leaders of long ago. What I mean by this is that it is hard to find a well-spoken political figure (or atleast the bad ones outnumber the good) in today's Nigeria as opposed to the Nigeria of the 60s.

For example, late president Alhaji Yar'Adua could not speak English. He spoke Hausa/Fulfude mixed with the little English he knew. Former president, Gen. IBB also does not speak English in the manner worthy of a president. Now compare these leaders of today to Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa or Ojukwu and you'll notice a difference. I'm wondering if this is a result of our "indigenous" educational system,

Here is an example of leadership worthy Intelligence:
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ifyalways:
@Odumchi,Ikuputa sounds more of "to bringf forth/to showcase/to unveil" etc
A gam ekuputa nwa ohurum n'izu uka n'abia nu.=I would be christening my new baby next week.

@Nri priest,Nnwale ule=examination.Nnwale=Test/try

Nice try guys but we can do better.

Ok how about itu? Or inwa?
Ex: I na anwam? I na atum? (are you trying challenging me?)

I wish Ekene Dili Chukwu would do the same thing.

How about this

Ikuputa - (To call out or challenge) Ex: M'na ekuputa gi ka anyi bia gba mbga (I'm challenging you to a wrestling match)

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Rest in perfect peace. This is one of my favourite songs by Oliver de Coque.

I'll post more soon. Feel free to upload any that you may have

lwkmd

lol

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Here are some hilarious political pics that I found and edited. These pictures are meant for comical purposes only, so please dont take them serious.

ChinenyeN:
"to you Jonathan is not Igbo. Yes; To others he is. Yes" -- AljHarem

WTF is this bullshit? So idiots are still walking around calling Goodluck "Igbo"?

To some, anything east of Edo state is labelled "Igbo".

mikeansy:
Is Adams Oshiomole from the South East?

When he shut down Nigeria did he shut down Onitsha Main Market? or Ariaria Main Market?
Most of you come online to spew what you have no clue about. Some have no understanding of the geography or demographics of Nigeria. The only thing some of you know how to do is to jump on any band wagon to criticise/hate Igbos because this is what you have been taught to do by your parents.

Honestly one of the benefits of education is ability to think independently and make up your own mind and most times most of you fail to do that. You just spew the baseless prejudices handed down to you from your parents.

Can somebody take up my challenge and tell me one Government policy protest since 1970 that has the highest outing in the South East and meant that traders had to close there shops? I wont hold my breadth on it cos nobody can!

The truth is a lot of you will do worst if given power. To bully someone to think the way you think, and take part in the protests you initiate is dictatorship. Traders owe nobody any obligation to close their shops, they dont have a guaranteed minimum wage at the end of the month.

Very true.

emmatok:
Name one South Eastern  Oil producing state in Nigeria.

Please let's be serious. Abia and Imo both produce natural gas and oil.

Hmm.

After reading some of the comments here, I'm not surprised. The South East is suffering as much as any other region but things like that can't be understood through a secondary internet source. The article says that the South East won't be following suit in the protests: yes, but does that mean that they're relaxed about it? No.
In the South East, people don't riot easily. The people understand that rioting will ony bring about: destruction of property and possibly a loss of life. Also, the people there have (maybe had would be better) a tremendous amount of faith in Jonathan and his financial advisors and you must take into account that oil is cheaper in the East than in other parts of the country.

You also have to understand. It's not that I'm supporting this subsidy removal, but the funds can be put to better use somewhere else. The government can't continue to pump much needed funds to stabilize the energy sector just so that gas prices will remain reasonable - atleast not forever. If Nigeria had used this money back when fuel was very cheap and invested it in the development of domestic refineries, distilleries and oil-drilling equipment, this subsidy issue wouldn't be a problem.
After all why should petroleum be so expensive in Africa's biggest oil producer? The main reason why all this is happening is because Nigeria doesn't yet have the capacity to extract and produce it's own refined petrol. So don't place all the blame on GEJ. The blame should be placed on our leader in the 70s and 80s who failed to take advantage of the economic stability of that period and develop these much needed industries. This subsidy had to be removed sometime, it's just that maybe it wasn't the right time.
But digressingly, a bus trip to Lagos will remain N10000, and to Aba: N5000N.

ChinenyeN:
For their sake I can retract the rashness, but I still maintain my stance. It makes no sense to continue going at it with members from the small 'kingdom', who would love nothing more than to be neglected. Ika's existence has virtually no bearing on Igbo, and to top it off, it's utility cannot even be accounted for. The only community that has any sort of bearing on Igbo is Nri, since they apparently are the definition of Igbo. Take Nri or the thought of Nri out of the picture and you no longer have Igbo. Remove Ika or the thought of Ika from the picture and nothing changes.

Interesting analysis,  anyway yes for their sake let's keep it targeted rather than broad.

Anyway, how about some sweet Ika music to ease tensions? 

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I've watched this film and it is very intereting. It sums up marital abuse and it's presence in our cultures and does a very good job at it.

Here are the videos:

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