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Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by ukaface(f): 6:20pm On Feb 07
Haaa
Never heard of Number 4 before o
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by fuckJones(f): 6:26pm On Feb 07
India beat Nigeria 99-0
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Nteogwuija(m): 6:26pm On Feb 07
kernniejay:
To you, earth is real but heaven and hell are abstract because you can't see them or science can't see them. So what about other planets, like venus, mars, jupiter etc? Are they not real also? You forgot that the One that made this earth is the same One that made both heaven and hell and other planets. Because you don't see something does not mean it does not exist.
Heaven is above and hell is below. How do I know? Psalm 14:2 says "God looks down from heaven upon the children of men". It shows that heaven is above beyond the skies and God is in heaven. There are several Bible passages which talks about where heaven is but let me just stop here because the topic is not a 'religious' one like you said.
Also, Psalm 55:15 says "Let them go down alive into hell". This shows that hell is down below. I believe this is true because God cannot lie and the Bible is written by inspiration of God.
But science has proven the existence of those planets because they've observed them. But heaven and hell only exist in the story book, the Bible.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Jumbojax(m): 6:32pm On Feb 07
Rapmoney:
1. Guava seeds cause appendicitis: The idea that guava seeds cause appendicitis is false. Appendicitis is primarily caused by infection or fecal obstruction of the appendix, and not directly from swallowing seeds. However, it is good to chew seeds properly, especially for fruits like guava, or pomegranates. Undigested seeds of some fruits may cause a blockage in the appendix, but cases are very rare. I had friends in primary school who never ate guava for the fear of appendicitis.

2. Large snakes keep diamonds: This is another myth we believed when growing up. Snakes, whether large or small do not keep diamonds. There is no relationship between flesh, bone and blood and diamonds which are minerals. Funny enough, some adults still believe this crap till date. If you believe that diamonds are found in snakes, you should also believe that crude oil is found in monkeys.

3. Heaven is in the skies and hell is underground: I do not want this post to be a religious debate so I will not delve into the existence of heaven and hell, but the mindset that heaven is located in the skies, while hell lies under our feet is as foolish as foolishness. These are abstract things that are not concrete. They are only in your mind subconsciously.

4. Witches and wizards fart on transformers to cause power outage: Whenever transformers exploded, they blamed old men and women in the area of suspected witchcraft. This was common in Old Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States). The truth is that majority of those transformers were old and fit to be discarded, but due to poor governance, corruption and lack of accountability, they were still put to use, and they were serving beyond their capacity. Area believe say nah winch mess for transformer, so transformer blow!

5. Taking Coke and mango is harmful: This is another myth and a stupid idea we believed as kids. There is no scientific fact to that, and nobody has been found to be harmed after taking Coke and mango. There is no scientific evidence that supports the claim. It is just a myth.
Actually heaven is above, and hell is under the earth, evidence dey
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by CJStarz: 7:03pm On Feb 07
Yes, for a diabetic

Thundafireseun:
Taking mango and coke is not a myth….

I dare you to try it
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by CJStarz: 7:04pm On Feb 07
I love the second picture in this post.
Those good old days❤️❤️
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Oakenshield: 7:12pm On Feb 07
Thundafireseun:
Like I said… I dare you to try it …

You will return to share your experience…


Truth is I’m not sure it kills, but you will experience the most unpleasant pain you’ll ever feel on earth
but it has never been proved so what are you saying
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by nurudeen181(m): 7:15pm On Feb 07
Oga try am make we rest. Document am. You fit win Guinness world record
Rapmoney:
It is not only a myth. It is also a hoax. Some of you argue not because you have facts or evidences, but just for the sake of disapproving an idea because you hold a contrary idea.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by galantjoe(m): 7:25pm On Feb 07
Lawalemi:
What of Mango and Garri?

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I disagree on large snake doesn't vomit diamond. I am a witness, to see large Python which had lived up to certain age does vomit diamond-like stonec at night.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by nguroje(m): 8:50pm On Feb 07
I witnessed sm1 died in my area years back for a bet on taking Cock after eating mango(those mangos tht ripen fast with chemicals
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by WhizdomXX(m): 9:01pm On Feb 07
WebMind:
i am on alert. As soon as mangoes go viral this year, coke is my next target.
Mangoes are out.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by kernniejay(m): 9:38pm On Feb 07
Kalulu44:
I have tried everything I wrote there. Even went for bush baby hunting
If you are really serious about hunting bush baby, go about 100km far deep into a thick forest in the middle of the night like around 1am to 2am. Hold 3 kola nuts, 3 bitter kolas and 3 walnuts, when you see an iroko tree, go there, then call out to the bush baby to come out and have the nuts. Come back and tell us what you see.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by kernniejay(m): 9:48pm On Feb 07
Nteogwuija:
But science has proven the existence of those planets because they've observed them. But heaven and hell only exist in the story book, the Bible.
Science has not discovered the location of heaven and hell, and may not even be able to discover them if the Creator doesn't want them discovered. This does not mean that anything that is yet to be discovered does not exist. The people that lived in the 15th century would not believe that there are other planets because those planets were not yet discovered during their time and there was no evidence to prove it.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Kalulu44: 9:55pm On Feb 07
kernniejay:
If you are really serious about hunting bush baby, go about 100km far deep into a thick forest in the middle of the night like around 1am to 2am. Hold 3 kola nuts, 3 bitter kolas and 3 walnuts, when you see an iroko tree, go there, then call out to the bush baby to come out and have the nuts. Come back and tell us what you see.
I no be native doctor nah hahahaha.
Actually my quest for it back then took me to a cemetery where me and 5 of my guys camped every night for 4 days.
I told them we were looking for bush baby, while I was actually watching out for ghost or is it spirit they called it.
Since I was born till 45 now, I haven't seen anything called ghost, I wanted to clear my doubt that's why I went on that adventure.
And since I didn't see, it makes me no to believe in ghost
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by kernniejay(m): 10:05pm On Feb 07
Kalulu44:
I no be native doctor nah hahahaha.
Actually my quest for it back then took me to a cemetery where me and 5 of my guys camped every night for 4 days.
I told them we were looking for bush baby, while I was actually watching out for ghost or is it spirit they called it.
Since I was born till 45 now, I haven't seen anything called ghost, I wanted to clear my doubt that's why I went on that adventure.
And since I didn't see, it makes me no to believe in ghost
Well, as for the ghost, some people said they have actually seen them. Most stories about seeing ghost are usually about seeing a dead person reincarnate and migrate to a far distance where they were not known, to start living again like normal human. Some people, even said people that have died appear to their family member or a loved one that is not aware they are dead, the dead would come like he was going somewhere and just stop by to say hello and they go again in a hurry, just to make the last appearance. Later when the news now broke that they are dead, the person would not believe it and argue that he/she just saw the one that is dead and was told that he was going somewhere and quickly branched to say hello.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by naijapikin2(m): 10:08pm On Feb 07
Am still scared of number 1...

Meanwhile

Number 3 is correct
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Kalulu44: 10:17pm On Feb 07
kernniejay:
Well, as for the ghost, some people said they have actually seen them. Most stories about seeing ghost are usually about seeing a dead person reincarnate and migrate to a far distance where they were not known, to start living again like normal human. Some people, even said people that have died appear to their family member or a loved one that is not aware they are dead, the dead would come like he was going somewhere and just stop by to say hello and they go again in a hurry, just to make the last appearance. Later when the news now broke that they are dead, the person would not believe it and argue that he/she just saw the one that is dead and was told that he was going somewhere and quickly branched to say hello.
See eh! We heard or should I say I heard all these stories tire. Ask anybody that tells such stories and they will tell you "dem tell me o" it is always dem say dem say.

Then one day I sat my immediate younger brother who's a pastor down and asked him.
Is it true they see people that have died somewhere else, cus the Bible made us to believe "it's appointed unto a man once to die and after that judgement" so who are those people they used to see.
And he too calm down and explain to me that, those people they used to see are not really the people or person that died.
That it's demons and Angel of darkness that are using their faces to torment or appears to their loved ones.
.
This almost 10yrs I lost my both parents a year apart. I have never for one day see any of them either in my dreams or real, and none of my younger ones have experience such scenarios either. So my doubting of ghost existence still persist
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Nteogwuija(m): 10:19pm On Feb 07
kernniejay:
Science has not discovered the location of heaven and hell, and may not even be able to discover them if the Creator doesn't want them discovered. This does not mean that anything that is yet to be discovered does not exist. The people that lived in the 15th century would not believe that there are other planets because those planets were not yet discovered during their time and there was no evidence to prove it.
But y entertain something if there's no evidence for it?

If I came to you and told u that my dad owns MMI airport and intends to sell it without me providing proof of ownership, would you pay whatever amount I ask you to pay for the airport?
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by kernniejay(m): 10:36pm On Feb 07
Nteogwuija:
But y entertain something if there's no evidence for it?

If I came to you and told u that my dad owns MMI airport and intends to sell it without me providing proof of ownership, would you pay whatever amount I ask you to pay for the airport?
Your analogy can only partiallly explain the situation we are talking about. First, MMI airport exist and we all can see it, but we can't see heaven or hell, so that analogy doesn't really fit in that aspect. But saying the airport is your own or saying that it belongs to your father without any proof of ownership will make me want to do my due diligence at the ministry of land to find out if it's truly in government record that it belongs to your family.
Heaven and hell exist but far beyond reach of any science and technology, how I can find out if it's true is by going into the record of the One that made the whole universe to confirm the existence of both places.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by kernniejay(m): 10:47pm On Feb 07
Kalulu44:
See eh! We heard or should I say I heard all these stories tire. Ask anybody that tells such stories and they will tell you "dem tell me o" it is always dem say dem say.

Then one day I sat my immediate younger brother who's a pastor down and asked him.
Is it true they see people that have died somewhere else, cus the Bible made us to believe "it's appointed unto a man once to die and after that judgement" so who are those people they used to see.
And he too calm down and explain to me that, those people they used to see are not really the people or person that died.
That it's demons and Angel of darkness that are using their faces to torment or appears to their loved ones.
.
This almost 10yrs I lost my both parents a year apart. I have never for one day see any of them either in my dreams or real, and none of my younger ones have experience such scenarios either. So my doubting of ghost existence still persist
I absolutely agree with you. However, you know that Bible records it that a witch called Prophet Samuel that has died out of the ground when King Saul wanted to ask him how the battle with the philistines would be because God had stopped talking to Saul. (1 Samuel 28:3-15).
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Rapmoney(op): 10:54pm On Feb 07
@djlyrics

It is a hoax. Stop deceiving people with your 1934 mentality. This is 2026 for God's sake!
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Mosco100(m): 11:21pm On Feb 07
Rapmoney:
1. Guava seeds cause appendicitis: The idea that guava seeds cause appendicitis is false. Appendicitis is primarily caused by infection or fecal obstruction of the appendix, and not directly from swallowing seeds. However, it is good to chew seeds properly, especially for fruits like guava, or pomegranates. Undigested seeds of some fruits may cause a blockage in the appendix, but cases are very rare. I had friends in primary school who never ate guava for the fear of appendicitis.

2. Large snakes keep diamonds: This is another myth we believed when growing up. Snakes, whether large or small do not keep diamonds. There is no relationship between flesh, bone and blood and diamonds which are minerals. Funny enough, some adults still believe this crap till date. If you believe that diamonds are found in snakes, you should also believe that crude oil is found in monkeys.

3. Heaven is in the skies and hell is underground: I do not want this post to be a religious debate so I will not delve into the existence of heaven and hell, but the mindset that heaven is located in the skies, while hell lies under our feet is as foolish as foolishness. These are abstract things that are not concrete. They are only in your mind subconsciously.

4. Witches and wizards fart on transformers to cause power outage: Whenever transformers exploded, they blamed old men and women in the area of suspected witchcraft. This was common in Old Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States). The truth is that majority of those transformers were old and fit to be discarded, but due to poor governance, corruption and lack of accountability, they were still put to use, and they were serving beyond their capacity. Area believe say nah winch mess for transformer, so transformer blow!

5. Taking Coke and mango is harmful: This is another myth and a stupid idea we believed as kids. There is no scientific fact to that, and nobody has been found to be harmed after taking Coke and mango. There is no scientific evidence that supports the claim. It is just a myth.
You're taking the worst risk any human can take by doubting the reality of Heaven and Hell's existence.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Rapmoney(op): 11:36pm On Feb 07
Jumbojax:
Actually heaven is above, and hell is under the earth, evidence dey
I am not surprised. That is why Africa has remained backward.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Rapmoney(op): 11:41pm On Feb 07
kernniejay:
If you are really serious about hunting bush baby, go about 100km far deep into a thick forest in the middle of the night like around 1am to 2am. Hold 3 kola nuts, 3 bitter kolas and 3 walnuts, when you see an iroko tree, go there, then call out to the bush baby to come out and have the nuts. Come back and tell us what you see.
Forget this crap you are saying. This is 2026. This is not 1918. That is why Africa has refused to move forward.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by kernniejay(m): 11:55pm On Feb 07
Rapmoney:
Forget this crap you are saying. This is 2026. This is not 1918. That is why Africa has refused to move forward.
The principles that worked in 1918 are still constant in 2099. Examples are gravity, karma, sowing and reaping, diligence and success etc. Africa will not move forward as long as it continues to have people like you who are quick to discard a hypothesis and lazzy to do a research to find out if it's a fact or not. A European would get up and start working to prove the assertion made earlier but an African would roll in his bed and call it crap.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Rapmoney(op): 12:03am On Feb 08
kernniejay:
The principles that worked in 1918 are still constant in 2099. Examples are gravity, karma, sowing and reaping, diligence and success etc. Africa will not move forward as long as it continues to have people like you who are quick to discard a hypothesis and lazzy to do a research to find out if it's a fact or not. A European would get up and start working to prove the assertion made earlier but an African would roll in his bed and call it crap.
Listen to yourself. In 2026, you are still here telling us about bush babies and kolanuts, while youths in other climes are using science and technology to change the world, and you still shamelessly mentioned growth and Africa? You should not have mentioned growth and Africa at all, considering your narratives. What impact have people made in the world with kolanuts and bush baby stories?

Same Africans who claim they possess spiritual powers to disappear or stop bullets in the air were subdued by the whites. Where were the gods and spiritual powers? Maybe they were on vacation in Maldives.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Kalulu44: 12:05am On Feb 08
kernniejay:
I absolutely agree with you. However, you know that Bible records it that a witch called Prophet Samuel that has died out of the ground when King Saul wanted to ask him how the battle with the philistines would be because God had stopped talking to Saul. (1 Samuel 28:3-15).
Yeah true that, that's sorcery and in the old testament. God abolished that thru the coming of Jesus Christ in the new testament.
It was later forbidden
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by GUNITGuy: 1:26am On Feb 08
Thundafireseun:
Taking mango and coke is not a myth….

I dare you to try it
I heard that and it was scary
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by kernniejay(m):
Rapmoney:
Listen to yourself. In 2026, you are still here telling us about bush babies and kolanuts, while youths in other climes are using science and technology to change the world, and you still shamelessly mentioned growth and Africa? You should not have mentioned growth and Africa at all, considering your narratives. What impact have people made in the world with kolanuts and bush baby stories?

Same Africans who claim they possess spiritual powers to disappear or stop bullets in the air were subdued by the whites. Where were the gods and spiritual powers? Maybe they were on vacation in Maldives.
You think there were no sorcery, witchcraft and spiritual powers in other continents apart from Africa? Then your ignorance must be superb. FYI, I'm not here to promote voodoo, or advocate use of 'juju' power, my initial conversation with the original person I was replying (before you meddled into what is not your business) was because he said he had tried to haunt bush baby to no avail and I told him what he can do.
To you, kolanut is not relevant in 2026? Wow. If China alone has just half of the amount of herbs and roots that you people have in Nigeria, the advancement they could have recorded in science and medicine would have nearly made people immortal.
In Africa you have good weather, favourable climate, good soil, natural resources in abundance, yet you can't make good use of these things for your development but you abandon them and keep running to America or Europe for survival. That is why organisations in Europe will come to your country to import your cocoa, cotton, gold, rubber, crude oil and still bring them back to sell for you in form of chocolates, coffee, fabrics, jewelleries, tyres, petroleum at exorbitant prices.
I reiterate to you again that you people in Africa won't grow or make much progress because you see yourselves as inferior people, you people don't know what you have and you are contented with the little you know. That is why other continents like Asia have left you far far behind.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Rapmoney(op): 5:00am On Feb 08
kernniejay:
You think there were no sorcery, witchcraft and spiritual powers in other continents apart from Africa? Then your ignorance must be superb. FYI, I'm not here to promote voodoo, or advocate use of 'juju' power, my initial conversation with the original person I was replying (before you meddled into what is not your business) was because he said he had tried to haunt bush baby to no avail and I told him what he can do.
To you, kolanut is not relevant in 2026? Wow. If China alone has just half of the amount of herbs and roots that you people have in Nigeria, the advancement they could have recorded in science and medicine would have nearly made people immortal.
In Africa you have good weather, favourable climate, good soil, natural resources in abundance, yet you can't make good use of these things for your development but you abandon them and keep running to America or Europe for survival. That is why organisations in Europe will come to your country to import your cocoa, cotton, gold, rubber, crude oil and still bring them back to sell for you in form of chocolates, coffee, fabrics, jewelleries, tyres, petroleum at exorbitant prices.
I reiterate to you again that you people in Africa won't grow or make much progress because you see yourselves as inferior people, you people don't know what you have and you are contented with the little you know. That is why other continents like Asia have left you far far behind.
You still ended up saying nothing other than a long epistle of glorified ignorance.
Re: 5 Childhood Myths In Nigeria by Nteogwuija(m): 5:06am On Feb 08
kernniejay:
Your analogy can only partiallly explain the situation we are talking about. First, MMI airport exist and we all can see it, but we can't see heaven or hell, so that analogy doesn't really fit in that aspect. But saying the airport is your own or saying that it belongs to your father without any proof of ownership will make me want to do my due diligence at the ministry of land to find out if it's truly in government record that it belongs to your family.
Heaven and hell exist but far beyond reach of any science and technology, how I can find out if it's true is by going into the record of the One that made the whole universe to confirm the existence of both places.
Lol, you claim heaven and hell exist with so much confidence yet no proof, but u entertain the veracity of their existence, even sounding like an authority.

Here I am telling u that my dad owns MMI(something that truly exists) but I can't provide proof of ownership(just like u couldn't provide any proof that heaven or hell exist), yet you won't buy my airport that I'm trying to sell to u.

Is it because I'm not a pastor 😭😭

How convenient!
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