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 Properties › Re: Lagos Real Estate/ Omonile Land Scams Exposed! Learn how not to be Conned by olisa1010: 6:35pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
Informative informations...nice 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Lagos To Get Bicycles Lanes by olisa1010: 2:02pm On Oct 29, 2012 |
PreOrder your Bicycles now....distributors are welcome. www.greatzonelimited.com GreatZone International Limited |
| Culture › Why Do Nigerians Say Things Twice? by olisa1010(op): 4:03pm On Oct 25, 2012 |
An English lady asked, why do Nigerians say things twice? She proceeded to give the following examples: do-do, chin-chin, puff-puff. Her husband who was listening joined in and mentioned moin-moin. This got me thinking and I decided to do a research into this phenomenon. Here are my findings: Do-do – fried plantain Chin-chin – fried dough chips Puff-puff – round fried dough Kuli-kuli – fried peanut ball Dun-dun – fried yam chips Wole-wole – sanitary inspectors Paja-paja – pins and needles Maja-maja – highway traffic inspectors Die-die – little by little Pata-pata – completely Laba-laba – butterfly Pari-pari – the end Seke-seke - chains Lopo-lopo – very much Nla-nla – massive Kia-kia – quickly Jedi-jedi – pile Dogba-dogba – equally Lai-lai – never Mago-mago - deception Gbonmo-gbonmo – kidnappers Tun-tun – new Tu-tu – cold Te-te - quick Ke-ke – bicycle Re-re – good Some are English words which we have domesticated and which may have slightly different meanings such as: Chop-chop - food or eating Suffer-suffer - sufferhead Quick-quick - quickly Fast-fast - quickly Now-now – hurry up Yahoo-yahoo - fraudster Hurry-hurry - quickly Sharp-sharp – smart alec Follow-follow – indecisive Why we repeat words is beyond me. Has this got to do with our fast pace approach to life? Is it to buttress what we say? Is it to exert fear? Or is it just a Yoruba thing? Now to my English friend, Helen who brought this to my attention in the first place, English people do have theirs too. What about Pa-pa and Paw-paw. Finally, one of the most popular songs in Nigeria has the following lyrics: Eh eh eh, eh, my God is good o My God is good o, my God is good o Everything na double, double Na double, double Whilst I do not want to visit the meaning and depth of the song for now, I cannot but notice an extra double in the chorus. Double explains itself, there isn't a need to say double-double. However, this is Nigeria, double has to be repeated. |
| Music/Radio › Re: Video Of Tonto Recording HI In The Studio :D by olisa1010: 12:51pm On Oct 21, 2012*. Modified: 1:22pm On Oct 21, 2012 |
Enablers...see producer and co encouraging her hoping it will be a hit. |
| Music/Radio › Re: Hilarious Reactions To Tonto Dikeh's Songs by olisa1010: 1:54am On Oct 18, 2012 |
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| Music/Radio › Re: Is Tonto Dikeh's Song That Bad? by olisa1010: 1:52am On Oct 18, 2012 |
| Crime › Re: Desola Ade-Unuigbe Supports Aluu Community by olisa1010: 4:00pm On Oct 09, 2012*. Modified: 6:09pm On Oct 09, 2012 |
Two wrongs will never make things right...work to fix the system not destroy it further. Do you get it Desola? 1 Like |
| Music/Radio › Re: Video: ‘baby Oku’ By Flavour by olisa1010: 2:17pm On Oct 06, 2012 |
Na so...nice. 1 Like |
| Autos › Re: Ford E-250 Cargo Van...USA Imports by olisa1010(op): 4:24pm On Sep 21, 2012*. Modified: 3:08pm On Oct 29, 2012 |
SOLD... |
| Autos › Ford E-250 Cargo Van...USA Imports by olisa1010(op): 3:24am On Sep 21, 2012*. Modified: 3:52am On Sep 21, 2012 |
Just Cleared from Tincan... 1998 Ford E-250 Strong engine, clean & well maintained 1.2M Imported by GreatZone International Limited www.greatzonelimited.com Contacts 08033817772 or sales@greatzonelimited.com |
| Fashion › Re: That's Sew Naija! - Fashion Designers,tailors,accessory/jewelry Makers, Join In! by olisa1010: 7:37pm On Sep 19, 2012 |
Start your Fashion Business...starting from 60k. I am working on second phase of importation of 1st grade cloths: kids, women, men shirts and polo, jean, women shoes, etc. We have 15,000 to 20000 pieces of cloths in the works. Our first import of about 4000 pieces this month was sold out same day upon arrival to our store in Lagos. Please send me email at sales@greatzonelimited.com or visit www.greatzonelimited.com for more information. Olisa Founder & CEO |
| Adverts › Start Your Business now...starting from 100k by olisa1010(op): 7:22pm On Sep 19, 2012*. Modified: 3:15pm On Oct 29, 2012 |
| Politics › Re: Aftermath Of The Jos Flood(pictures) by olisa1010: 11:26am On Jul 24, 2012 |
My people deh suffer no be small... |
| Autos › Re: All Wheel Drive 1997 Caravan - Just Arrived *mint Condition* by olisa1010(op): 4:42pm On Jul 21, 2012 |
| Autos › Re: Ford E-250 Cargo Van by olisa1010(op): 4:06pm On Jun 12, 2012*. Modified: 3:07pm On Oct 29, 2012 |
Ford E-250? |
| Autos › Ford E-250 Cargo Van by olisa1010(op): 7:26pm On Jun 11, 2012*. Modified: 3:06pm On Oct 29, 2012 |
Ford E-250 cargo van at give away price... SOLD SOLD |
| Business To Business › Re: *** Imported Ladies Handbags For USA (pictures) *** by olisa1010(op): 2:59am On Jun 07, 2012 |
| Business To Business › Re: *** Imported Ladies Handbags For USA (pictures) *** by olisa1010(op): 6:24pm On Jun 06, 2012*. Modified: 7:35pm On Jun 06, 2012 |
Yes...I can. We have imported electronics, equipments, vehicles, etc. from USA. What models and quantity do you need? |
| Business To Business › Re: *** Imported Ladies Handbags For USA (pictures) *** by olisa1010(op): 6:00pm On Jun 02, 2012 |
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| Business To Business › *** Imported Ladies Handbags For USA (pictures) *** by olisa1010(op): 3:56am On Jun 02, 2012 |
We are looking for wholesale buyer. Assorted handbags - price negotiable. Please contact our Lagos agent at: 08033817772, 08084180746 ------------------------------------------------------------ We also have men's shoes, used cloths, bath soaps (Irish Spring, Lever 2000, Caress, Dove, Dial) all negotiable. GreatZone International Limited www.greatzonelimited.com
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| Business › Naija Bike King...pics by olisa1010(op): 2:42am On May 24, 2012*. Modified: 2:57am On Oct 31, 2012 |
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| Car Talk › Re: The Need To Have A Tyre Pressure Guage by olisa1010: 3:19pm On May 04, 2012 |
This is a critical topic that can save lives on the road, at minimum will save u lots of money especially if you drive often. Thanks Ikenna for this topic. 1 Like |
| Business › How Lucrative Is Bicycle Business In Nigeria? by olisa1010(op): 1:56am On Apr 20, 2012 |
One of my friends wants to import new and fairly used bicycles (sports, mountain bike, children, and adult bicycles). |
| Technology Market › Re: [ Like Brand New ] Bb Storm 2 9550 4sale SOLD!!! by olisa1010: 12:54pm On Feb 17, 2012 |
Price please, need to know soon. |
| Car Talk › Re: 7up Trucks Causing Serious Traffic Issues In Ibadan by olisa1010: 7:02pm On Feb 01, 2012 |
Pic can say a thousand words, Just wonder what could have happened if this truck was travelling at highway speed on highway. |
| Politics › OccupyNigeria - Protesters Shut Down Town Hall Meeting In New York by olisa1010(op): 7:37am On Jan 26, 2012 |
