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Culture › Re: *~ Ifyalways Voted The Culture Section Poster Of The Year *~ Congratulations!!! by odumchi(mod): 1:34am On Dec 16, 2011

Okay the voting has officially started. Our top three nominees have been added on the poll. cool

Good luck nominees!

Culture › Re: Nzuko Ndigbo! by odumchi(mod): 10:02pm On Dec 15, 2011

NRI PRIEST:
Odumchi, other than the part where I mistakenly wrote"nya" twice I dont see whats hard there for you to understand. For you your info that Igbo I wrote in is the easiest and most understandable Igbo you can come accross. Its the Idenmili/onicha axis Igbo. If I can read your Aro dialect which I have never come accross anybody that speaks it, how come its hard for you to understand the easiest and sweetest spoken Igbo.

Maybe your "sweet and easy" Igbo isn't as sweet and easy to everyone as it is to you grin

. If you'd ask me, I'd say my own dialect would be the easiest, as opposed to yours just to show you that its merely a thing of opinion. If I had grown up where you did, I might not be asking this question . Anyway, I take it that you don't want to translate it.

Politics › Re: Bigamy No Longer A Crime In Lagos by odumchi: 1:13pm On Dec 15, 2011

Bigamy is a threat to modern law and civil order. In fact, that's one of the main reasons it wasn't implemented in the first place. First of all, with polygamy, diseases spread at a much faster rate. Second of all, strife usually results due to inheritance issues. Thirdly, how will a man with two wives be able to sign forms, take loans, and do other things when most institutions only recognize a family as: a man, his wife, and their children?

Then again, the issue of support for all of those children arises. If the man is well off, fine. If not, then how does he plan on training, feeding, clothing and educating all of the children he will beget? And also if a man is allowed to have two wives, why can't a woman have two husbands? In my opinion, Polygamy is one of the reasons why poverty is so high in certain places. It shouldn't be instituted in any state.

Polygamy was a thing for our ancestors. Back then, a man needed to have multiple wives in order to increase his chances of having a surviving child. Today, theres no use.

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Culture › Re: *~ Ifyalways Voted The Culture Section Poster Of The Year *~ Congratulations!!! by odumchi(mod): 12:52pm On Dec 15, 2011

Ok that's two for PhysicsED.

Keep on nominating! Nominations end by 11:59pm today.

Culture › Re: Nzuko Ndigbo! by odumchi(mod): 1:45am On Dec 15, 2011

NRI PRIEST:
IDENMILI ekeneem unu rinne. Nke onye chilu nya nya zelu.
Igbo ndi oma mu ji aba nba udo dili unu.

Ndewo oo. Biko kowaturu anyi okwu inyi. Na iha idere m'na anu soso mbegiri mbegiri.

Politics › Re: Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland Election (voting In Progress: ) by odumchi: 10:37pm On Dec 14, 2011

Jarus:
My co-Mod has issued official statement which I co-signed.

In my private capacity, I however congratulate the newly elected Eze Ndigbo Online Nigeria Gburugburu, Onlytruth, on his deserved emergence as the the leader of the most business-minded Nation and most most money~~-conscious people in the world.~~-generating people in the world.

Congrats man!

Politics › Re: What Does This Photo Tell You About Nigerian Roads? by odumchi: 5:15am On Dec 13, 2011

Lasinoh:
A CURVE zig-zag is the BEST WAY TO CLIMB/DRIVE A HILL.
Especially in bad weather.
Unlike this!

www.nairaland.com/attachments/592570_calabr3_jpg7ba843fb61295900a5b56e65863802c0

Twice the journey. . .double the climb. . .same spot!
WwwwwwwwTF?

There's no way that that road could have been built on a straight line. The inclination is too steep. Of it were to be straight, the car would be at almost a 90 degree angle and would fall off. However, since it's curved, the car never inclines more than a certain amount of degrees and therefore can climb safely.

Politics › Re: Nairaland Mock Presidential Elections by odumchi(op): 2:23am On Dec 13, 2011

PDP was the Party of the millennium. It was meant to assimilate all Nigerians into the "new democracy" of 1999, but however it fractured into many other parties which are today the ACN, CPC, APGA an others.

Anyway, won't you participate in the mock elections?

Politics › Re: Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland Election (voting In Progress: ) by odumchi: 12:07am On Dec 13, 2011

Onlytruth:
By the powers vested in me as the Eze Ndigbo Nairaland (elect), I hereby appoint Odumchi as the new Prime Minister (Onowu) of Ndigbo Nairaland. I look forward to a great working relationship with you beginning on January 1, 2012.
Please make use of the email address included in my acceptance speech to contact me at your convenience. We need to always stand on the same position and project the unity of Ndigbo Nairaland.
Thank you for making yourself available for the service of Ndigbo.

Long live the Onowu Ndigbo Nairaland, Odumchi!

Eze, let it be as you have said. I'll contact you in due time.

Politics › Re: Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland Election (voting In Progress: ) by odumchi: 12:01am On Dec 13, 2011

alj_harem:
LOL, I wanted to say Onlytruth is my very good friend

ezigbo = good

oyi'm = my friend/ friend of mine

gi = is

Trying to join words together

still learning, I hope I get the Igbo language

You're trying. It's "Onlytruth bu ezigbo enyi'm".

"Bu" is 'is'.
"Enyi'm" is 'my friend'.

Politics › Re: Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland Election (voting In Progress: ) by odumchi: 11:46pm On Dec 12, 2011

Onlytruth:
The Prime Minister is in charge of the implementation of policies, or objectives of the goal of the Eze Igbo Nairaland.
He is the chief adviser to the Eze Igbo. His counsel to the Eze Igbo rises above those of other chiefs. The Eze Igbo defers to him as the person with the "how to" skills to get messages streamlined towards the defined goal of the Eze Igbo Nairaland. In the absence of the Eze Igbo, the Prime Minister represents him.

Since this is purely an online affair, all duties are also online.

Oh ok. I accept your offer. Eze nke mbu, chiri gawa.

Politics › Re: Nairaland Mock Presidential Elections by odumchi(op): 11:15pm On Dec 12, 2011

Let me set the political climate. It is nearign election time 2015 and the Nigeria political map has been redrawn. I this map, the red states represetn APGA states, the blue PDP, the purple CPC and the green ACN.

Politics › Re: Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland Election (voting In Progress: ) by odumchi: 11:02pm On Dec 12, 2011

alj_harem:
I accept your hand of fellowship and also the new authority you have on this forum.

I hope you would stand by the truth and try to make tribalism stop. Do this and I would act mature as well and stand by the truth as I have shown in previous months.

ezigbo oyi'm gi Onlytruth.

What are you trying to say? grin

Onlytruth, I like your proposal but before I decide, I want to ask: what will be the role of the Prime Minister?

Music/Radio › Re: Wizkid's Pakurumo Video With Funke Akindele: Thoughts? by odumchi: 10:31pm On Dec 12, 2011

Snapbacks don arrive in Nigeria grin

Anyway, it was entertaining.

Politics › Re: Nairaland Mock Presidential Elections by odumchi(op): 4:26am On Dec 12, 2011

Now, we will begin the first stage of our mock elections: "Party Formation".

Politics › Re: Nairaland Mock Presidential Elections by odumchi(op): 4:16am On Dec 12, 2011

Rules and Regulations of Nairaland Mock Elections/Debate
-Only the parties listed above are valid.
-A party can be formed when atleast three but no more than six people come together and choose one of the four parties (APGA, PDP, ACN, CPC).
-Once three people choose to form one of the parties above, that party will no longer be available for others to create, but it can be joined until it's maximum capacity of 6 has been reached.
-No party may consist of more than six people, including the candidate.
-All Nairalanders are free to form and join a political party of their choice.
-All Nairalanders are free to run as a candidate.
-All Nairalanders are free to vote.
-Only party members can nominate a presidential candidate for their party.
-The electoral board reserves the right to qualify or disqualify a party candidate.
-No party candidate can be disqualified on any basis other than if he or she violates one of these rules.
-Party candidates must be able to adequately represent the views of their party.
-No party member or candidate can switch parties.

Politics › Nairaland Mock Presidential Elections by odumchi(op): 4:02am On Dec 12, 2011

Let's form a mock presidential campaign/election to simulate what might possibly happen were the political climate of our country to change. Let's create a situation where its 2015 and Nigeria is about to carry out it's next presidential election however, there will be no Gooduck Jonathan or Buhari.
Instead of using the names of today's politicians, Nairalanders will have to fill in the positions. For example, someone will have to be nominated as presidential candidates for each of Nigerias four main parties:

ACN

PDP

APGA

CPC

These candidates will pursue the mindset of their individual parties. For example a PDP candidate will pursue the interests of the PDP party and etc. For each political party, there hall be no more than 6 Nairalanders, and of those six, one will have to be chosen as a political candidate. I, will play the part of the interviewer and will question each of the candidates on their views on pressing national issues. After this, the people shall elect one of the candidates for the position of "Mock president of Nigeria".

*I'll post a list of rules and regulations soon*

Remember people "A democracy is only as good as the virtue of it's people". Exercises like these are good ways for us to exercise democracy.

Politics › Re: Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland Election (voting In Progress: ) by odumchi: 1:15am On Dec 12, 2011

This was a great and interesting election everyone. I'd like to thank all those who voted for me because your votes were well appreciated. I'd like to formally congratulate HRM Eze Onlytruth I of NdiIgbo Nairaland. The people were asked and it's you that they wanted. I wish you a great tenure, represent us well.

Special thanks to our Honorable Electoral Commissioner.

*turns on traditional music* grin

"Onye Chi kere iwu Eze, "

Culture › Re: If You Are From Cross River Or Akwa Ibom, This Topic Is For You. Sosongo. by odumchi(mod): 1:06am On Dec 12, 2011

Ah, sonsongo. grin

Culture › Re: Igbo Dialects by odumchi(mod): 1:01am On Dec 12, 2011

Okaforo. Anyi avula Igbanke? Mo'kwan Ekpeye. Enuani kwan?

Culture › Re: Alternate Igbo History by odumchi(mod): 6:17pm On Dec 11, 2011

Ok. Thanks for the explanation.

Culture › Re: If You Are From Cross River Or Akwa Ibom, This Topic Is For You. Sosongo. by odumchi(mod): 5:25pm On Dec 11, 2011

Ibibio-Efik I hail una o.

I want to ask: What are the Ibibio-Efik words for male and female?

Politics › Re: Eze Ndi Igbo Nairaland Election (voting In Progress: ) by odumchi: 5:23pm On Dec 11, 2011

ifyalways:
This thread is still on?lol
When are we getting a winner and leader?

Liking this Juju guy. . .we'd see at the polls next year.Okija if only na "i biara nwuo ara nwanyi asaba" . . .hahahaha

LOL.

Culture › Re: Alternate Igbo History by odumchi(mod): 6:36am On Dec 11, 2011

ubani o ce:
There where times when diplomatic reletionship between ngwa and aros where strong it was withing this period that aro use ngwa land for there trade rout to the riverian area e.g present day rivers state and aros where also giving a place stay wthing ngwa land .e.g for trading inwhich some aros who live wthing the place given to them by ngwas where assemiliated into ngwa family unit,cultuer and tradition and they are know today as aro ngwa's.But in some years later the diplomatic reletion break down becuse by this time ngwa people where against slave trading then you shold know what it means to be at the opposing side aros will declar you there enemy this led hostality between ngwa and aros, you shold know that all this happen before the colonization of ala igbo.

I suppose so. But since I'm in the vicinity of Ngwa folk, I' like to ask: Is there a central figure of authority for all Ngwa people? I know that today the Ngwa aren't politically united under one "ruler", so then how did they, at that time, collaborate with each other to agree on certain issues?

Based on what you said, I'd expect them to split into factions based on their views on slavery unless there was something about slavery that all Ngwa people were united against. So if there was something that they detested about slave trading, what was it?

Politics › Re: Those In Favour Of Same-sex Say Aye! by odumchi: 12:32am On Dec 11, 2011

Thread moved to politics

Culture › Re: Nigerian Nicknames For Different Countries And Others! by odumchi(mod): 12:17am On Dec 11, 2011

Puerto Rico - Porto

Efik - Mmong

Culture › Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi(mod): 6:31pm On Dec 10, 2011

no prob.

Culture › Re: *~ Ifyalways Voted The Culture Section Poster Of The Year *~ Congratulations!!! by odumchi(mod): 6:28pm On Dec 10, 2011

afam4eva:
Andre has 3 votes.

I wasn't sure whether you'd pick Andre or Ify so I left it. But ok.

Updated Scoreboard:
Ifyalways 6
Andre Uweh 3
Smile4kenn 1

Culture › Re: Nigerian Nicknames For Different Countries And Others! by odumchi(mod): 3:07pm On Dec 10, 2011

lepasharon:
ofe nmanu for yorubas wat does dat mean??

Means "oily soup". I guess it's because their soups tend to be thick and oily.

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