₦airaland Forum

too shy to propose ke?
did he say so?
how do you know he 's thought about that sef
are you that desperate sotay you don begin make excuses for the man
na wa for some women.

Is that Eucharia ?
all that hair

My late great uncle married an Oturkpo woman and a cousin by marriage married this very handsome Tiv man.
The family had refused initially but when they saw the  sweet handsome man and his wonderful family,we even reduced the bride price for them
I have a close friend who's Tiv
I like Tiv people.
Very smart and well educated folks
Very handsome and beautiful like Igbos

wonders shall never end

ILIYA GARBA, Minna

Police in Niger state have arrested a 52-year-old Islamic teacher, Mallam Usman Sani, for allegedly harassing 26 Almajiri boys sexually.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested at Erena village of Shiroro local government area of the state, where he doubles as an Islamic cleric and a spiritualist for some dignitaries.

Before the arrest, it was gathered that Mallam Sani lost his two wives on the same day in a mysterious circumstance since 1979 but had refused to marry any other woman since then.

Also, the proclaimed Islamic scholar was reported to have migrated from a nearby village and settled in Erena for the past seven years with parents from different parts of the country bringing their wards under his tutorship and has been receiving complaint of sexual molestation but always dismisses it due to his Islamic knowledge.

Narrating the children’s ordeal, permanent secretary, Niger State Ministry of Poverty and Value Orientation, Alhaji Abdulhameed Khalid Kuta, who coordinated the arrest, lamented that the action of the Islamic scholar was an embarrassment to the state and that he must face the law.

The head of the police team that arrested the cleric, Bartholomew Ali, said the suspect was alleged to have been sexually molesting his Almajiris for over three years without any one suspecting his pervasive sexual acts with the boys.

It was further gathered that the Islamic cleric, who recruits his wards from Mariga in Niger state and Gusau in Zamfara state, was said to be in the habit of visiting the Almajiris under his care at night and forcing them to masturbate after which he collects their sperms.

Speaking to Saturday Champion in Hausa language at the State Police Command Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Mallam Sani, admitted that he visited the older boys in their quarters at night and sucked their penis and when they ejaculated, he collected their sperms in a bottle which he put in the sun to dry.
He said after this, he mixed the dry sperms with some herbs, which he personally used in bathing and occasionally selling to willing customers who consult him for spiritual help.

When asked why he was into such an occultic practice, he calmly replied that it was meant to attract divine favour and enhance his spiritual powers, adding that he had no intention to harm the children.

"I only drop the sperm concoction in water and bath with it to attract favour and not to kill any one," the suspect said.

Sani insisted that he was not a cultist but a genuine Islamic cleric, whose activities can be verified in the community as many Almajiris have acquired Islamic knowledge through him over the years.

"That I did what is wrong does not remove the fact that I am genuine as a teacher. Anyone can say the right thing and do another thing", he added.

Among the victims of the 52-year-old man were 14-year-old Lawule Idris and his 15-year-old brother, Lawule Hassan Abubakar Hassan, who confronted the suspect while parents who had given out their children to Mallam Sani to study under the Islamic cleric besieged the command to retrieve their children.

Sani, who boasted that he got inspiration from dreams to perform his spiritual exercise, however, pleaded for forgiveness even as the police vowed to investigate the matter thoroughly to ensure that he is prosecuted.

at least the problem is being adressed.
Isn't that what all zones ought to be doing?
This is commendable

useless country.
who in their right mind would pay millitants?
The Bayelsa state government is stupid.

JeSoul:
Poor fella. He coulda avoided this hassle, if only he'd ever picked up his bible to read he'd know by now that he was never really baptised.

exactly.
The Bible says repent and be baptised and the guy is crying over some water sprinkled on his bald head years ago by an ignorant priest and ignorant parents.
He should get to work and change diapers jo.

iReport:
I love me this igbo brother. Whoooooooom, he's foineeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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I play that CD in my car all the time

My best song after Bianule is the Yoruba Igbo mix
Egbega.

The interview wasn't bad at all.
He defended himself well.
I actually admired him

ChinenyeN:
This isn't going to work. . . I won't spend time going around in circles with you. Again, if you have nothing to contribute, please, feel free to leave the thread.

The guy is an idiot.
Most likely the same individual that has asked the same question over and over again.
what control do people have over a culture instituted centuries ago by their forefathers that had the "best intentions in mind".
What else do we do but attempt to right the wrong
and several attempts have been made over the years and situations have improved.
In many cultures,those who served  the idols were respected and were uppper classmen but our ancestors chose to ostacise them because of their service to the idols,a fit that would have seemed noble back then in order to protect the others.
Now we all know how discriminating that is.
And laws had been promulgated as late as 1957 outlawing discrimination against " osus".
It was unheard of for a diala to marry a so called osu but today many people defy those odds and are intermarrying.

Caste system is practiced all over the world in various forms including in Japan and Korea.
It is not exclusive to Igboland.
Are the Yorubas asking foolish questions they already know answers to any better than those countries?
I would expect someone pointing fingers to come with clean hands.
someone with skeletons buried in their grandmother's backyard and body parts displayed in Nkwo Jankara market and  would be talking like he's better than anyone else.
These are the same people in some quarters that would slice up a childs face and cut off a pregnant woman's clitoris in this 21st century running their mouths like osu is the worst thing that happened on earth.


Osu caste system is denounced by most Igbos.
and thankfully it's nothing like what it was in times of old but these ITK's would start 5 topics on the same issue to achieve what purpose?
what exactly do they want to hear that can't be read off the links they've supplied?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste

for those who care to know that this is not an Igbo thing.
Discrimination occurs everywhere even here in America.

Even here on nairaland you hear the "real Yorubas" talk down on Kwara Yorubas or Ekiti people riducule Ijebu and Egba people.
why do you call some Yorubas are oke?
Is that a term of endearment?
make una let us hear something

dl_jbd:
well the FEAR OF GOD is among, but also think about the physical, sister.
i mean, figure of d wife, sex_life of the both etc.

Is that what will keep a man from cheating?
the figure of the wife and physical (whatever that means)
so she should stay the way you met her all through the marriage?
can you keep the same vow?
no pot belly,no love handles,no receeding hair line,no bald spots,no signs of aging,no erectile malfunctions
and that's after you've been pregnant 3 times and delivered them naturally.

anybody born ,bred or resident in lagos is a lagosian afterall 80% of the families there came from somewhere else.
Is Fashola's family from Lagos state originally?

Good moral character and the fear of God.

A good fatherly example in his own upbringing

tnk24:
Obasanjo might not have been perfect. But hey, I think he deserve some commendation from Nigerians

commendation for ?

I already told TOH she's destined for Igboland.
mama Tochi

at least we see a thread where st funmi and tilapia are speaking with the same voice
allahu wakban!

ChinenyeN:
This is interesting. As far as I know, the market days are a four-day rotation thing. I've not heard of the eight-day-cycle before. We (I'm assuming maybe this applies to Ngwa-Igbo) do though have Afo Ukwu and Afo, but that's only in relation to the size of the actual markets (if I'm remembering correctly), but not the day itself. Both Afo Ukwu and Afo are the same day.

Anyone know where in Igboland do they have the actual eight-day cycle, and how it works?

it's a four day market day but traditionally the markets n'azu every 8th day.
I'm sure of that.
In my hometown fo example there's eke market and there's eke ukwu in the next village and each one n'azu every 8th day.
and that's the same in all of Igboland.
The markets have their days every 8th day
I miss my grand mother

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bu Dele Chinwe Ladejobi-Ukwu


My names can fill up a book. Here are the ones that I remember. I was born in Enugu State in Eastern Nigeria, far away from my father's hometown, Ijebu, in Western Nigeria. So, he named me "Bamidele" (Dele), a Yoruba name, which means "come home with me" (i.e. to the West). My middle name, "Chinwemma" is an Igbo name. I was named after my mother. "Chinwe" means "God owns" and "mma" means beautiful, nice, good, and so on. "Chinwemma" literally translates, "God owns everything beautiful/nice/good." This name may also be translated as "God is beautiful or good." My maternal grandmother named me "Enwelumokwu." My father is a moslem. My moslem name is "Bilikisu" (which I think means "the beloved one". This name is believed to be the name of one of King Solomon's wives. My mother is catholic. My christian name is Dorian. I was born with the placenta, so our Hausa neighbors named me "Meliga" which means, "someone born with clothes on" or "someone born wearing clothes" (maybe that's why I love to shop a lot. I have to stay clothed!!). The list goes on ,

Below, I have compiled a few Igbo (Ibo) names and their meanings. The list is by no means comprehensive. I welcome suggestions and additions. Please see my compilation to learn more about the languages and cultures of Nigerian ethnic groups, including the Ijaws, Igbos, Hausas, and Yorubas.

Historical Background: [b]The Igbo calendar has an eight-market-day cycle instead of the regular seven-day week. In the Igbo language, a week is known as an "izu." There are four market days in Igbo tradition, Nkwo, Eke, Orie (or Oye) and Afo. Each must pass twice to make up an izu or one week.[/b]A child may be named to indicate the market day on which (s)he was born: Nweke (m), Okeke (m), Okereke (m) or Mgbeke (f) ; Nwafor (m), Okafor (m), or Mgbafor (f); Nwankwo (m), Okonkwo (m), Okoronkwo (m) or Mgbonkwo (f); and Nworie (m), Okorie (m), Okoghe (m) or Mgborie (f).

According to oral tradition, there were originally four days total in an "izu". The concept of an eight-day "izu" originated from a wealthy man who had eight sons. He named his sons after the four market days. When they were grown, he allocated a portion of land to each son at separate locations. Since family is very important to Africans, he made his sons promise to keep in touch with one another. The sons decided to use the market days as meeting days and to rotate it among themselves.
http://culture.chiamaka.com/igbonames.html