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Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Divoc19(f): 2:50pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
I couldn't agree more with your initial post ednut1: |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Judolisco(m): 2:55pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
WibusJaga:not really man... White people 2 were once very primitive... When the whites came, they met Kings like ooni of ife, alaafin of oyo, oba of binin, emir of kano... Etc Na sign of development bdat now |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by caye(m): 2:55pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
WibusJaga: Were you talking about the Akan empire of Ghana, the Zulus, Ashanti's whose dress designs intrigued even the Europeans, or the Yoruba's who deitified the twins as sent from Olodumare? Pls specify 1 Like |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by MadamOk(f): 3:00pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
oh woah good to know |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by DawnG1(m): 3:02pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Childofaking: Not only Aro Chukwu, the whole area which she operated are written there, starting from the main area in the old Calabar region, Ibibio, Odoro Ikpe, Ekoi, Okpo, Assang, IkotObong and the rest.
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Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by caye(m): 3:05pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
hucknall: Colonialism had a 2 edged sword: the missionaries came to soften the would-be conquered people through religious indoctrination, while the soldiers and businessmen came to take away indigenous Lands, government and people for their own country's benefits only. The Bible and the gun went hand in hand. 1 Like |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by MetaPhysical: 3:08pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
massmediang: |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Jaqenhghar: 3:09pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
massmediang:Wow! That's some history there. How did you even find this woman? |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by baby124: 3:11pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Loewe:Fetish rituals is all over the world. All of human kind practice it. Even till today. Don’t look down on Africans like that. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Jaqenhghar: 3:12pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
WibusJaga: .....and what's wrong in hunting rabbits and squirrels naked? It kept your ancestors going. They survivd on it. You should be grateful instead of sounding like a self hating coon 1 Like |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by DawnG1(m): 3:12pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Nigerialabalaba: That does not stop the fact that Calabar is in Nigeria, the post you showed about killing of twins in Calabar is as a result of the ignorant believe they are witches not because they are twins; twins killing has stopped in Nigeria and in Calabar in particular. What you should talk and concern about is the misleading of fake prophets that label innocent children witches and wizard that leads the ignorant and foolish parents to abandon them to die or even kill them. In that Yoruba land you are talking about, skulls and vital human parts are mined; does that mean Yoruba land is not Nigeria or part of Nigeria? |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Jaqenhghar: 3:14pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Loewe:Are you saying things were manged well under the whites? They only exploited you and made sure they were comfortable. They did nothing for you. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Owopariola01: 3:16pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
DawnG1: No longer in use as at 1st March 2018. The present one has Front: Robert Burns; Back: Old and New Towns of Edinburgh. 1 Like |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by DawnG1(m): 3:17pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
unmask: I tire for the guy with his tribalised mindset o. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by DawnG1(m): 3:18pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Owopariola01: Yeah I noticed that. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by DawnG1(m): 3:27pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
obedience4: |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Nobody: 3:38pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Jaqenhghar: So you are angry they stopped the killing of twins? |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by usah4(m): 3:46pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
How old is she?? |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Thebigheart: 3:47pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
crestedaguiyi: The same way slave trade story is dumb. I blame the government for not making history compulsory. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by moststylish(m): 3:47pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Childofaking:liar liar,prove it |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by adedamola777: 3:53pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Mary Slessor didn't stop the killing of twins in "Nigeria". She (reportedly) stopped the killing of twins in that part of the Protectorate (Country). The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they aren’t true, but they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Research, Read extensively and get educated, young man. No shades. massmediang: |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by adedamola777: 3:55pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Not true. WibusJaga: |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Mamak1(m): 3:56pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
Thank you mama Mary ooo, if not for u eeh My soft ENE would av been killed |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by FoolishBoy419: 4:01pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
WibusJaga: What a disgraceful comment. Many parts of Africa, including northern Nigeria had some levels of civilization before the white man came. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by grandstar(m): 4:05pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
In Igbo land if you wanted to curse someone, you'll say "may you have twins!" In Yoruba land, twins were also taboo. What's weird is that Yoruba people have the highest percentage of twins globally of their population. Yoruba twins always bear 2 names which are Taiwo and Kehinde. Taiwo means" go and taste life". The real meaning is "first go and see how life is". |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Oscillator: 4:19pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
WibusJaga:you must be your parents' mistakes! |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by JuanDeDios: 4:22pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
WibusJaga:No, we won't. We won't have abolished the killing of twins when we did, but we would have done so eventually. Remember that the whites once had some of these barbaric practices too but changed them with TIME. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Pearlyakin(m): 4:24pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
treatise:That would be you and your ancestors, because my own ancestors had a great civilization and even have an empire, you can Google Oyo Empire, you guys should stop talking down on your heritage and culture. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Childofaking: 4:24pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
moststylish: Instead of you to just do a quick google search on what i wrote, you just started writing nonsense. Is that how you learn ? i was actually on a vacation in the Uk and i was at Edinburgh, i received a change for 10 pounds and my eyes just saw Arochuku on the currency and i said this look like a nIgerian something and i look again and saw other towns in Nigeria. it was when i turned the note and saw Mary Slessor's picture that i understood. Scotland gave her great honour for her missionary work in Nigeria. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Pearlyakin(m): 4:26pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
grandstar:Get your facts right pls, Twins were never a taboo in Yoruba land infact they are deified in the odu ifa corpus |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by JuanDeDios: 4:26pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
internationalman:There was human sacrifice and efforts were made to stop it. In my place, a man used to be beheaded when the king dies but this was stopped. It's unfortunate the Yoruba champions of Oro and co didn't listen and these barbaric practices still continue secretly. It's unfortunate about money ritual killing too. |
Re: Nairalander Meets Only Surviving Twin Saved By Mary Slessor Over 100 Years Ago by Pearlyakin(m): 4:27pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
WibusJaga:That would be you and your ancestors, because my own ancestors had a great civilization and even have an empire, you can Google Oyo Empire, you guys should stop talking down on your heritage and culture. |
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