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Kajina: Nation, reaction, expression, incomprehension, emotions, devotions, determination.

Did you hear the queen say nashon, reacshon, expreshon, incomprehenshon, emoshon, devoshon, detaminashon like Nigerians do?

The TION in those words were pronounced as SHIN not SHON like Nigerians do



BTW it baffles me when I hear you guys pronounce the word pursue as PORSHOE and pursuing as PORSHOEING. I mean what is the concept of POR and SHOE in the word pursue?

Let me assist you.

Some Nigerians have what we have come to recognize as the h-factor.

Others have the s-sh-factor.

Yet others have r-l factor.

Others still have f-p factor.

You sometimes hear some people pronounce UI as U HI or ice as hice...

The s-sh-factor on the other hand will creep in words like plantation as plantason

You would hear some Nigerians pronounce ruler as lurer or road as load

Some of our brothers will normally pronounce people as fifu or five as pipe.

These are Nigerians and there's no denying that.

However, these are not in the mainstream and are regularly the butt of jokes in comedy circles.

It's different from Ghanaian's national anthem of nes in terms of Nurse and eh for her.

And no, no other country pronounce her as eh, I haven't heard it, it's Ghanaian, period.

It's really funny here.

On a lighter note, one of our comedians, AY, told of his experience in Accra the other day.

He was at a joint/restaurant... he ordered for a Catfish pepper-soup... the waiter took his orders...

he was already salivating... until the waiter brought a Tilapia...

TA - I thought you told me you have Catfish, this is not my order, this is Tilapia

Waiter - Yes sir (seh), this is cut (pronounced ket) fish, they've cut (ket) it.

Kajina: So please leave your TV and radio personalities alone to do their work.They have seen the flaws in their pronunciation, so they are switching to the Ghanaian English pronunciation Do you want them to say porshoe instead of pursue?

No, they are half-baked.

Some of them trained in Ghana anyways.

They will go (are going) through proper re-orientation and re-training.

Kajina: In your post you mentioned how Ghanaians pronounce HER. Listen again and pay attention anytime the queen pronounced it, and tell me if she said HAA like Nigerians do. She pronounced it just like Ghanaians do

You said this?

You mean you heard the Queen say eh for her?

That's ridiculous.

Then I can't help you.

Maybe a hearing aid will do.

Kajina: @ bolded,

Maybe they are ashamed the queen will hear their funny Nigerian accent, when words like:

Mercy has become maacy

birthday has become batday

perfect has become paafect

Heard has become haad

Earth has become aath

Ernest has become aanest


You think Ghanaians have funny accent? I wonder what the queen will say when she also hears Nigerians pronounce the following words with their funny Nigerian accent:


Open has become Opun - So if open is opun, I believe OBEDIENT has also become OBUDIENT and HEAVEN, HEAVUN?

Culture has become culchor

Purse has become pause

Nurse has become norse

Us has become os

Cut has become caught

Blood has become blod

Oil has become oyor

Education has become educa(shon)

Population has become popula(shon)

Nation has become na(shon) and all the other words with tions have become shons

Emerge has become emaage

Emergency has become emaagency

Pursue has become porshoe LOL what the hell is shoe doing in pursue

Sue has become shoe

Lawsuit has become lawshoot

I can go on and on with the Nigerian funny pronunciations. Believe me, if the queen hears them, she would go like “What the hell are these people saying? This isn't what we taught them ”

No wonder nobody else understands Nigerians when they speak, except themselves and you are here saying Ghanaian accent is funny Abua ba!!!

BTW, the link below can help you guys polish up all those funny pronunciations. Just enter the word and hear the English man pronounce it

http://www.howjsay.com/

To clear some of your apparent confusion, listen to the Queen here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_moIV4wDQsY

Pay close attention to the following; concern, heart, bad, laugh, her, suffered, person and happy.

It's really funny pronouncing Nurses as nesis or her as eh the way Ghanaians do.

Ajibson98: Acn 4 life......Bleep pdp and dere members

ACN will cease (has ceased) to exist.

You mean APC...?

Eko Atlantic: No Regrets Making Fashola Lagos Gov – Tinubu

Fri, 19/04/2013 - 2:15am

A former Governor of Lagos State, Chief Bola Tinubu, said yesterday that he has no regrets pushing for Mr Babatunde Fashola as his successor in 2007.

“When I was pushing for him to become governor in 2007, they said that he could not do anything.

“Today, I am vindicated. Thank you for not disappointing me and Lagosians and for not putting me to shame,’’ he told thousands of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) supporters in Lagos at the party’s convention.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 4, 691 delegates from the 36 states and Abuja converged on Onikan Stadium on Lagos Island for the event.

Tinubu said, “ You (Fashola) have actualised our vision and dreams. We are proud of your performance.’’

He also commended some political leaders, including retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential Candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 elections, for their efforts in deepening the country’s democracy.

Tinubu also named former governors of Kano State and Ogun, Ibrahim Sekarau and Chief Olusegun Osoba, respectively,  as among those helping to deepen the nation’s democracy.

On the merger of four parties into All Progressive Congress (APC), Tinubu said the initiative was to bring about the necessary change in the polity.

“We demand a change in the governance of the country. Nigeria must be a prosperous, safe and secure nation.
“The challenges facing us as a nation – insecurity, kidnapping, mass poverty, unemployment and poor wages – must be addressed.

http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/52384/2013/04/19/no_regrets_making_fashola_lagos_gov_tinubu.html

Pushing him to Vice Presidential candidacy huh?

Well, we are expecting the announcement of the Presidential candidate.

This is dead wrong!

What kind of government empowers the militants?

A better strategy is to empower the police.

Best to license gun use for every eligible Nigerians.

ayox2003: "This man will never stop contesting. What kind of person are we dealing with here? I know he doesn't have a swiss account and his reputation is strong but we must use the media, religion and tribalism to nail him. Let's deploys all our full resources to taint his image once again, while we appear clean, godly and attend religion gatherings. Note: Henceforth, all religious gatherings MUST be attended. We also know Boko Haram is a burning issue in the minds of Nigerians, we must use it as a tool to rope him and the north. Let's nail this man once and for all." - Chairman 40 Laptops Campaign committee.



Frawzey

Which reputation are you talking about here?

He said emphatically that Abacha was not corrupt.

Do you need further proof of his reputation?

BTW, he co-ran Abacha government as the PTF Chairman then.

honeric01: A COUNTRY WITH 50% MUSLIMS, 40% CHTISTIANS ARE LAUGHING THAT SOME SET OF DIABOLICAL PEOPLE ARE AGAINST A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE?

I have always known it that Nigeria is a demonic country where evil rules and the people stylishly support evil doers.

CALAMITY WON"T STOP BEFALLING THIS COUNTRY AS LONG AS PEOPLE KEEP SUPPORTING ANYTHING THE KINGDPM OF DARKNESS IS SUPPORTING!

The witches and wizards are supporting Jonathan, yet foolish people expect a better life under him? When has witches/wizards ever supported good things?

Relax Oga...

That particular candidate will not be fielded by the Ogbologbo politicians around him in APC.

You can mark my word... and I'm not a wizard

chachacorner: Visit here for more: http://chachacorner.com/nigerian-music-has-been-overtaken-by-ghanaian-music-ik-osakioduwa/

Are you joking? Let me tell you the truth. Ghana has taken over Nigeria on the music scene, and what is selling now is Ghana. So every Nigerian has one song that sounds Ghanaian. Many people have started making Ghanaian accents on their songs. So whether it is Olamide or K-9 incorporating Ghanaian mannerisms on their songs or whether it’s just putting Ghanaian songs like Atumpan or Sarkodie on air. Maybe it’s the big names that are selling and not so much for the younger ones. But that is why we are doing such and exchange,” he answered.

It's not only the music they are Ghanaianizing.

You can barely differentiate a Nigerian and a Ghanaian when speaking these days.

They've Ghanaianized many words we used to pronounce exactly like Queen Elizabeth II.

Mercy has become messi

Birthday is now pronounced bed-day

Perfect is pefect now in Nigeria

Heard is called hed now

Earth has turned to et

Earnest now turns to enest.

And many more...

These Ghanaianization started some years back but seems to have gained momentum in recent years.

It's now in the mainstream.

Our radio and television personalities are unfortunately becoming very comfortable with that funny accent.

oluface: Poverty

Very true.

Over 47 million Americans are living in poverty.

Many in this crowd are on food stamps.

[quote author=Omo_Tier1]Does the bold not confirm the stupidity of some of you? If during Obasanjo's time cement was sold at N1900 and reforms where brought in to allow Dangote to produce cements bags in Nigeria at huge discount by the government at couple of years down the line you are still buying cement for N1650, does that not tell you the current government is a failure?

Some of you really need to use your brains rightly [/quote]What's value of the discount?

samilo88: That the effect of these claims aren't felt immediately on the price of common commodities boils down to the greediness of most sellers. A typical Nigerian trader won't be quick to adjust his or her selling price to reflect the initial price in which the goods were once sold, even when he or she buys that same commodity at a much more lesser price now. No wonder the saying that whatever goes up never comes down as mostly propagated by these traders. I think we ourselves are the one throwing wrenches into the gear wheels of our nation's progress. Until we start being sincere, we would only be seeing these figures on papers, the effect would be far from being felt.

The government can keep the price as it is by systematically releasing from strategic grain reserves.

They should not allow Shylock traders mess them up.

nnafather: I'm an Economist too; just concluded my MBA, heading for Msc(Economics) after chartering in a professional body (name withheld)which is on now. This is because of the nature of my Job...You know the nature of your career. Plan it around it. If you are interested in lecturing, proceed for your Masters.

It is not only lecturing that a Master's degree is good for.

Multinational financial institutions (World Bank and others) mostly require higher degrees.

A higher degree will also be of advantage in some federal parastatals like the CBN and others alike.

@OP, broaden your horizon and make an informed decision.

Ganjafama: Those of u congratulating GEJ are all ingnorant of the fact dat DSC aladja which is one of the largest steel mills in the country is in a sorry state, thanks to AMCON and the federal government. The workers are being owed 17 months salary. Some have died as a result of poverty and hardship. Anybody who commends GEJ for commissioning dis steel plant while DSC Aladja and its workers are rotting away is not doing the right thing.

Government does a bad job at managing business, private sector does it better.

Government provides enabling incentives.

May be you should migrate to North Korea.

DSC Aladja has been privatized.

Ajaokuta's concessioning went awry.

Wake up.

This is 2013.

koruji: They know where to look if they are really looking.
We know those who forged an SSS report to make it look like they had information on Aregbesola & islamists.
They are the same ones who hurriedly formed a counter APC.
All are firmly traced to PDP.
Their hooligan tactics are known to all.
People are not fooled.
Propaganda will fail - the lies of GEJ will fail come 2015!!!

We are seeing forged, SSS report and Aregbesola in the same sentence?

Hmmmm!

adejoro75: 95% of the diseases in Nigeria are in Northern regions. The more they kill innocent citizens in the name of religion, the more nature and fate pay them back in kind with all sorts of pestilence: VVF, guinea worm, TB,eye infections, Polio, leprosy and now, flesh-eating bacteria.

fyi HIV is prevalent in the South and Middle Belt than the core North.

[quote author=Charles. E]http://www.ynaija.com/conversations-with-mercy-abang-el-rufais-intelligence-is-governed-by-ego-reno-omokri/


Kathleen Ndongmo, amongst other young Nigerians criticized Government’s policy on fuel subsidy, why did you single her out to rebuke?

On Kathleen, it is unfortunate that she did not understand why I did what I did. During the Fuel Subsidy issue she was on Twitter mobilizing people to gather at Surulere in Lagos against the government. Several people did that. Why did I single her out? She is a Cameroonian citizen and I felt that it was wrong for her to mobilize against the government of the nation that has welcomed her as a resident and I said in quote “Kathleen, you are a Cameroonian and you are welcome in Nigeria, but please allow Nigerians to react to their government’s policy”. Please go back and confirm if I have lied in the quote I just gave you. Now do you think Cameroonians will tolerate a Nigerian resident of Cameroon mobilizing Cameroonian citizens against an economic policy put in place by the Cameroonian government? If a U.S. Permanent Resident who is not a citizen tried that in America that is enough grounds for the U.S. government to withdraw such a person’s Green Card.

Now I ask you, what is rude or uncouth in what I just said? In response the young woman used some choice words on me for which I did not respond. The next day I got a call from a respected Nigerian journalist saying that Kathleen had called her saying that she received an anonymous call from the SSS and some people were saying that they would hold me responsible if anything happened to her. I am a strong believer in God. I prayed about that incident. I am reasonably certain that such an incident never occurred but let me give her the benefit of the doubt. However, I am completely certain that I never instigated anything like that. And I know God enough to know that when I pray over a thing I have NEVER failed to get justice from my Maker.[/quote]This is really insulting.

Why would a foreigner be mobilizing against our government?

[quote author=pretty_boi]A majority of Nigerians are so dull & myopic. When boko haram started their insurgency, foolish Nigerians were saying " ki lo kan mi?," " what's my business? As long as it stays in the north of Nigeria, I don't give a shyte. Let them all kill themselves if they like." Lol. A few people like us were saying boko haram is a national problem & not a regional,sectarian or Muslim vs Christian thing but NO! Typical of a lot of Nigerians, they chose to see the whole insurgency with bias based on tribal,religious & local ethnic affiliations forgetting that a lot of the people killed in Northern Nigeria are/were innocent Nigerians of all religions,tribes & ethnicities. Christians,Muslims,Yoruba,Igbo Hausa,Idoma,Tiv,Calabar,Efik,Fulani,Igala, etc Nigerians from all corners (including & mostly people from these Northern states) of the country have been victims but no some people preferred to see it as a fight between "tribes" and/or "religions." A lot of Igbo-Nigerians selfishly claiming that "Igbo people are the most attacked people" as if bombs know how to detect people's tribes before they kill them. A lot of selfish Christians saying "all Muslims are evil because boko haram members are Muslims."

Now,the new defacto government of Nigeria known as the dreaded boko haram is planning to extend their terror campaign from the north to the heart-beat of the country & it's now some people want to start opening their eyes to see rightly? Some blindly still think that boko haram is "trying to islamize Nigeria." Lol. I laugh out really loud. These guys are terrorists & do not necessarily need any reason to back up what they're doing. That's there job & they're doing it & here we have a clueless,daft & weak government that doesn't know what to do,coupled with the fact that the majority of the people of this country are also foolish,daft & biased about every single thing. Nigeria is at war,at war with terrorists, not Muslims or Christians,Igbo,Hausa,Yoruba or Tiv. When we were supposed to work as a nation to fight these terrorists,we were saying "it wasn't our business" & they kept growing & capturing Nigerian territories one after the other.
First it was Borno state, then Yobe,then they expanded to several other states....Niger,Kano,Adamawa,Bauchi, etc & you guys thought they would stop there? If you mumus like, still keep deceiving yourselves that this is about Christians vs Muslims,tribal rivalry or regional rivalry,when we wake up one day & see that we no longer have a country,may be we would realise then,but it would already be too late. I only pray that boko haram is not able to capture Lagos otherwise,we Nigerians would definitely have become refugees.
God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Amen.[/quote]You didn't say what it is about.

So what are those funny looking guys doing on that bridge every time?

Is it part of the intelligence too?

I doubt it very much, because there was a decomposing corpse at the Adeniji Adele end of that bridge just yesterday.

That kind of thing calls to question the security preparedness of the country.

It's a shame that in 2013 in Lagos, human remains can be exposed like that.

Coco diva: Mr president pls do something significant fast and curb these boko boys.Don't just be a decoration in Aso-rock.
Eko o ni baje o

He's doing something, that's why you are reading this here.

Read the report again, beyond the headline.

Reyspin: I doubt if this piece originated from Sunday Oliseh..I never know him to this smart..But this piece is a very insightful advice for our footballer..

You can do yourself a big favour by requesting for Sunday's analysis on SuperSports at the just concluded AFCON.

He was superb.

Sunday has already reportedly joined the FIFA technically committee.

Go figure!

Joeadamu86: The amnesty package proposed by northern elders and approved by the presidency is as follows:

1. A ministry of Northern affairs must be established like the Niger Delta Ministry.
2. Each Boko haram member who embraces the amnesty will receive an initial cash reward of 3 million naira to start up a business.
3. Boko haram members who embrace the amnesty program will be giving a house by the FG
4. Boko haram leaders who embraced the amnesty program will be giving a cash gift of 20 million naira each and other juicy packages will also follow
5. Selected boko haram members from each zone will be taken abroad for training, just as the Niger delta militants enjoyed.
6. Each boko haram member will be on a monthly salary of N100,000 for a period of 3 years.
7. FG must rebuild borno, yobe and other state they claimed the JTF destroyed.
8. Security contract will be given to Boko haram leaders to secure the north.
8. JTF will be completely withdrawn from the northern states, where boko haram operates.

http://9javoice./2013/04/05/fgs-approved-amnesty-charter/

lol...

This a big Awada of the Kerikeri genre.

KnowAll: Nigerians will be rich when the Governors begin to spend 90% of the money they get in the right place. Nigeria will be mega rich if the FG does the same. So Nigerians already know the culprits of why they are poor. They can do something about it.

In Ghana there are no billionaires, not because they are poor, but because they are cautious after Rawlings blood bath, in fact there are more silent billionaires who will rather remain un-noticed than flaot their wealth to the detriment to self and family.

There seems to be inconsistencies in the two statements coincidentally in the same paragraph.

What is your point sir?

Emmadani: 27%?Ya i can believe dis only if nigeria is composed of only the south.Am no tryin 2 b ethnical hr,d northern nigeria poverty rate is 2 high,n almost 75% of 9ja is made of d northenas.If it was only southern 9ja i wil bliv it,but 2geda wit northen 9ja dats a dream even in d next 20 yrs.Av dis guy actually travelled around 9ja 2 knw watsup?I dnt tink so.

The bold is not correct sir.

omenka: .... And incase you care to know, (cos some come up with that stipid question: what effort r u making on ur own) I commit 30% of my take home to charity, and yes, I'm bragging about that! There are damn too many pple in this country that have found themselves in such pathetic conditions just due to the sheer wickedness of our so called leaders. They live in a different world and are oblivious of what is hapening on the mainstreet!

The sooner we kick them out, the better.


God bless Nigeria.

Good charity bro.

Sure, we'll kick them out soon and put you there to continue your charity works.

God bless you.

frankgreat: I see coup invoke!!! Military men go vex take over govt o

lol

eggheaders: uncle gej i hail ooo.indecision wan finish this goat.I ban super eagles,I no ban them again.na mend do independent day bombing,no be mend.I change unilag to maulag, i no change again.I can't grant ghost amnesty, I will grant them again.what sort of low life shyte scumbag did we vote has president. even my pet rabbit is more decisive than this cloned orangutan.

"Only a fool will not change his mind" - Bill Clinton

lawyer: I read this article this morning via mobile punch newspaper with respect to Property Developers duping people off Millions of Naira based on Rent Accommodation apartments paid for in Lagos and not delivering the apartments to them after they paid and i want to give prospective future tenants some tips and advise on how to avoid this unfortunate scenario in future when they encounter such issues (Please read carefully Line by Line)



Firstly Condolence to those people or Victims who have lost their money to these fraudulent developers. May they not go unpunished for causing misery and pains to so many families because of their greed and selfishness. But this Tenancy Scam has brought about some issues i wish to address to help people avoid such pitfalls next time it occurs. It is becoming very very rampant especially in Big cities in Nigeria where there is a mad rush for the limited apartments for rent and we all have to help ourselves to do something to prevent such sad occurence in future.

1. Before you rent an apartment your not too sure about, contact a lawyer to investigate the developers or Agent. He is in a better position to ask for certain tenancy agreements, leases, contracts or deeds of ownership that the Owner of Agent representative is asking for. He can spot out certain irregularities involved to assist you so as not to fall victim to these scumbags. Always ask questions when your not too sure about something. There is nothing like a stupid question when your money is involved. Its better to ask a dumb question and get answers reluctantly than keep silent and presume all is well.

2.If your going it Alone without a Lawyer, make sure you visit the apartment personally. Inspect everything from the doors to the cupboards to the walls to see whether there are inherent defects in the building. Once you have done that, demand that you intend to pay for the apartment ONLY if you can see the Landlord or the Management team. If stories begin to crop out that the Landlord cannot be seen because he has travelled or that he stays in another state but you can pay the Agent and he will convey your wishes and money to the Landlord, be very suspicious and wary and walk away.

A landlord or Management team must always be accessible to a prospective tenant so that they can assess themselves who they want to lease the apartment too. No landlord wants to rent his or her apartment to just anyone, so they themselves would love to do background checks. When there is an absence of a proper question and answer session to know more about you, know its a scam if its only your money they are interested in. Once you hear 'PAY QUICK BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN THE SAME APARTMENT AND ITS A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE THING' Without any special interest in you or your background, know its a sharp scam to get your money out quickly.

3. Dont pay for Uncompleted buildings too when you haven't seen the Owner or more especially Don't pay for an Uncompleted building when you know the apartment won't be completed within a reasonable period of time. An uncompleted building you could pay for should deal with only the interior part such as doors, windows, cupboards or sinks, not flooring, roofing, tiling, complete plumbing and major work that you should know will run into Millions of Naira before its completed. A scamming Landlord or Agent will just collect your money and use it to carry out minor works in the house and when your money is exhausted, they will go and look for other prospective tenants to use their money to complete the house and its the last set of people that paid money for the final completion of the House that will get the keys to the apartment and freeze you out. I should know what am talking about because i have also being a Victim of this particular Scam at KayFarm Estate Ogba and it was perpetrated by one manager at Sterling bank Marina. It took me 2 months to get 3/4 of my money back but at least i can count myself as one of the lucky ones. Please don't fall victim to these people after this.

4. Before you pay any Agent or Management Team make sure you visit the offices and ascertain the address of the Agents to confirm they exist. Also before any Agent or Management team collects your money make sure you ask them for a 'POWER OF ATTORNEY' duly signed and sworn to at a court given to the Agent by the Landlord. That will give you extra security to know your dealing with the right person or people and know who to hold responsible for any malfeasance but make sure you give the Power of Attorney to a Lawyer to help you check out the authenticity of it before you pay. A lot of Agents are running around claiming to represent the Landlord or have a direct link to him. Never pay an Agent without such Power of Attorney from the Landlord to do so on his behalf. Its not the Agent letting the house out but the Landlord and when wahala comes, you have no remedy to back you up.

5. Also before you pay for any Apartment,make sure you stay within the area and ask neighbors around about the apartment you intend to rent. Never Underestimate the power of getting friendly with the artisans living around that property because they have all the good juicy stories about the environment and people involv[b][/b]ed. A simple visit to the vulcanizer or woman selling minerals around in exchange for N100 can provide you with all the information the Agent won't pass across to you willingly. Once you hear frightening or skeptical stories about the Owner or apartment, its your Cue to disappear and run with your money.

6. If your paying for an Uncompleted building, never pay in full. If your so desperate and patient to wait for that uncompleted property you desire make sure you convey to the Owner or Agent that your paying part deposit to safeguard your interest too. If the Landlord is adverse to that and only wants the full payment without giving you any assurance or extra safeguard that the apartment will be yours, then walk away. He is only looking out for himself and your money. Who is looking after your own Interest and Your money?

7. If the house is not a new house, always ask for the tenancy agreements of the previous tenants there and past receipts of the previous tenants to know whether its the same Landlord or Agent that has been in charge of the property from time and not new people posing as owners with the intention of ripping you off. When you hear of more than 1 AGENT claiming to representing the Landlord then know something fishy is going on with that apartment.

8. Finally issuance of a receipt doesn't mean your the owner of that apartment. Make sure when your paying for an apartment, its operation collect receipt and collect the keys to take possession immediately. (No Dulling) Don't collect receipt for an apartment whereby you cant take immediate possession. Your just playing into the hands of these scammers because they will do the same thing for hundreds of people until you realize you are just one of the Victims that they have played a fast one over.

With the above tips and advise, you will be able to avoid falling victim to these Tenancy Scams. Cheers

Kudos to you sir.

The points are well taken.

There's no limit to background check when entrusting your possession to someone, it goes beyond house rent.

Another lesson is that these guys live among us and may somehow find themselves in leadership positions sooner or later, what they would do then can only be imagined.

Nevertheless, I noticed you repeatedly used YOUR in place of YOU ARE or YOU'RE.

I was wondering if it's a new form of writing or it's just a matter of style.

I think it's wrong, especially when you meant to be taken seriously.

[quote author=sweet_gala]Polygamy is not a stupid part of our bloody culture. It is a stupid act we allowed to grow and become accepted.
If you descend from a true polygamous home you would never wish it on your enemy.
On this same NL a topic of how a lady poisoned and stabbed her husband for daring to introduce a second wife exists as deterrence for young men to avoid such a life .
Polygamy breeds hatred, jealousy, vengeance and all sorts of evil calculations. The death of the patriarch always develops into mini wars.

If you are not polygamous and never will why are you here supporting such a practice[/quote]There are also many polygamous family that have done well for themselves and are the envy of the society.

Hatred, jealousy, vengeance and all sorts of evil calculations are human tendencies, they occur in every society irrespective of the form marriage, they are not exclusive to polygamous setting.

BTW polygamy is really not Africa specific, there are groups in North America who are into it. Mitt Romney's grandparents migrated to Mexico because of polygamy.

johnkent: And there's a reason why you wouldn't get into a polygamous relationship. Because you are a smart, education, strong black woman. Only if we had more women like you. There's absolutely no reason in this modern world that we live in for a woman to be in such a relationship. Polygamy is a way of degrading women and way to see them more as a commodity than an actual human that they are. I'm a guy but I feel very strongly about women's rights and Gay rights if you have't figured that out yet.

1) Are you a polygamist?

2) If Yes, did you go into polygamy to "degrade" women?

3) Do you know that there are Harvard/Oxford educated Nigerians/Africans in polygamous marriages? Are they being degraded as well?

4) Do you know what is called CULTURE and TRADITION?

5) Do you bother to study African cultures and traditions before you jumped into sensitive issues like despicable practices like homosexuality?

6) Do you know it is better to leave us Africans alone this time than think/plan any enslavement and colonialistic moves?

7) Do you know we are better prepared than the last time to resist any attempts to enslave us through forceful homosexuality messages?

Do you know this stupid homosexuality messages being forced on Africans cannot be attempted elsewhere? China, Russia, The Vatican, India, Italy etc?

9) I implore you Mr Kent, take your message back home to your country. It's dead on arrival.

johnkent: You argument about polygamy is a lil stu-pid. Polygamy is illegal in most countries as a way to protect women's right. Your African fathers were getting married to these women not because they loved them but as a way to "enslave" them and their kids.
It's sad that an intelligent young man/woman like you in the 21st century is talking about the legalization of polygamy. This is just exactly what's wrong with Nigeria. We educated africans need to get away from our obsolete/archaic beliefs. It's absolutely not going to get us anywhere.
You absolutely do not have to be for gay marriage but atleast recognize that there are people out there that are gay and you should respect that.
In the next decade or so, this whole gay marriage controversy will be history.

We shall see.