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Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Yujin(m): 5:06pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Ugomba:True. Yorubas secretly admire the Igbos and have such a high regard for them but you know they can never admit it outwardly. While I was in Ondo state, I did enter restaurants where Yoruba women used Igbo names to advertise their business. This happened in two occasions. One of the women could cook our soups so well that you will never believe she wasn't Igbo. The other one was nothing to write home about. You can see how they take pride in dating our women as though they are angels. Psychologically you can decipher that have an extra crave for our women as they placed ours above theirs. Which Igbo man will always make reference to his yoruba wife? Most times he can only be defensive. See the way they announce having Igbo inlaws. You don't need to be told whats up. I hate tribalism but I have to put things in their right perspective. 9 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:12pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan: The article you quoted still says the same thing I have been saying. Yorubas started acting theatre plays first in the whole of Nigeria while others started later but they did not create a movie industry named 'Nollywood' in the 1960s. Nollywood proper was to start out later as an Igbo movie industry in the 1980s and the movies were initially referred to as Home Videos. By the way, you are confusing the name, 'Nollywood' with 'Nigerian movie industry'. There is a difference. Notice that the title of the article did not say 'Nollywood' but 'Cinema of Nigeria' to include all of Nigeria's movie industries. 'Nigeria', being an all-inclusive name, refers to the entity comprising of all 250+ tribes and the phrase 'Nigeria's film industry' refers to all language movie industries in Nigeria. On the other hand, Nollywood refers to the section of Nigeria's film industry that initially started out as an Igbo language industry turn English language industry. Yes, Yorubas did start Nigeria's film industry, which I have mentioned before, but Igbos created Nollywood proper. Please don't confuse the both. Asides Igbo and Yoruba movie industries, there is also the Kannywood Hausa industry that does not seem the least bothered about affiliation to Nollywood. It seems to be a stand-alone movie industry. Or maybe you don't know that Nollywood is manned by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (made up of mostly Igbo producers and actors and actresses) and the Yoruba speaking industry is manned by the ATNP (or ANTP. Not sure which it is). 7 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by OkutaNla: 5:12pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Chinaimporter: Lol. Guy, calm down. Desmond own good na. What of Ikwerre, Agbor, and other Igbo people wey dey deny una till today? Sotay them rename their cities to reflect their disgust and hatred for you Igbos, they even seized your properties and till today reject and deny any affiliation with you all. Till today you all are the lepers of Africa -- nobody wants to associate with your rejected lot. Your own brothers reject you left and right yet you still have mouth to talk shyt? Very shameless lot. Smh. 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by OkutaNla: 5:15pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Yujin: Lol. Gerrarahere and quit deceiving yourselves abeg you rejects/lepers. If Igbos are so great, Ikwerres and Agbors won't be denying you all left and right. Instead you all are the ones always shouting "my brother, my brother", while they keep rejecting you all, sotay they seized your properties and renamed their cities to show their contempt for you. You people and your delusions. Smh. 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Yujin(m): 5:16pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Desmond Elliot did what he felt will give him an easier access and a smooth ride in his career. He's one actor I like so much. In a contraption like Nigeria you need to do what is necessary to survive. Many people use northern/Islamic names to join Nigerian Army. What about the Babayaro brothers? Do you know their story? Chukwuma Soludo was Charles when he first became the CBN governor. In the north many Igbos and Yorubas use English names to get what hitherto wouldn't be given to them. This is the Nigerian story. That's why I hate this Nigeria. Tribalism killed Nigeria. 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:17pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
OkutaNla: Only the Ikwerres renamed some of their city names to their more native Ikwerre dialect rather than the use of Igbo Izugbe. They preferred to use 'rumu' which still means 'children' or 'descendant' in Igbo but in Ikwerre Igbo dialect to the more general 'Umu' form in Igboland. For most towns, the town name modifications did not change the meanings. Umunede in Ika Land is a name with general Igbo convention however, the natives pronounce it natively as 'nmunede' and the town name was not changed. Don't make it sound like every Igbo tribe in SS changed their town names. The Ikas (Agbors) did not. The Ndoki or Ndokwas did not. Only the Ikwerres did and that was only partially. Some towns in Ikwerre land today still go by the original 'umu'. @bold...the fact that you still referred to them as 'Igbo people' despite the tendency for some of them to see themselves as otherwise shows that they are still simply Igbos in the eyes of other Nigerians. 7 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:19pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Yujin: 1 Like |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by flyingsnail(f): 5:20pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
iffydave: Segun ARINZE, Yoruba |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by OkutaNla: 5:22pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Guy, leave story for the gods abeg. Nobody asked Sunday Oliseh whether he's Igbo before he rejected y'all. Till today Agbors reject Igbo ancestry, not to mention the Rivers Igbos. Everyone knows who these people are (that they are Igbo) yet they deny you all in front of the world. You are the ones with the identity crises, not Yorubas. 2 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:28pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
OkutaNla: As if we don't know that Saraki has consistently denied being Yoruba? How about the Yoruba-speaking ones in Kogi and Kwara states that deny being Yorubas? Saraki Denies Being Yoruba https://www.nairaland.com/311148/saraki-fulani-mali Yorubas are not left out in the identity crisis game. Several Yoruba-speaking groups have consistently denied being Yoruba. The Ijebus deny being Yorubas. Egun people in Lagos state are not Yoruba. I had a Nigerian classmate, Ayo, here in the US currently working with Cisco who graduated last spring that told me he is not Yoruba but from 'one tribe like that in Ondo' state. So guy abeg calm down jor. Some Yoruba-speaking people do not like being called Yoruba. 6 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by honestbabe(f): 5:34pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
silverdam:DO not crucified him because he choose to be diplomatic,he never said he was not proud of his tribe but only thought of using his English name,personally whenever i meet people who are not my tribe i prefer giving out my English name than my native name reason being that my friends to address me by the name they understand the meaning or that would be easy for them,so nobody should tribalised his opinion,that does not affect anything ,a lot of people are answering English name,besides Elliot is still English name not native name,so his father is still guilt of what he is being accused of,besides the mum is Igbo,I believe he must have Igbo name too,so you guys should just free him |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by OkutaNla: 5:36pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Guy, you don't have to lie to make a point. At worst Saraki acknowledged that he has Yoruba blood even if from his mother's side. Unlike your fellows in the SS who flatly deny any affiliation with your people even though they bear Igboid names. Nobody asked Sunday Oliseh before he denied being Igbo. Even if Saraki denies being Yoruba (which he didn't thanks to his admittance of his mother's Yoruba roots), the Yoruba speaking Kwara and Kogi people, as a group, have NEVER done so, unlike your kindred in the SS who hate your guts and won't spare any opportunity to deny any affiliation with you -- yeah, it's that bad for you guys. Yorubas don't have such identity crises, only you leprous lot do. 2 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Lancier(m): 5:40pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
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Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Nobody: 5:40pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: You didn't study it well. you are insane? why will you call Nollywood an igbo movie industry? it was dominated by Yoruba actors/actresses films before it was taken over by the igbos. u r indeed an illiterate and bigots 4 saying so. Now you can see how accommodating yorubas are really are? d Igbos there self are mostly igbos in yoruba land (d ones that can never join you to fight for Biafra) and can even speak yoruba fluently and reside on yoruba soil. Nollywood truely comprises Hausa, Yoruba Igbos and other Nigerian tribes if you like it or not and Yoruba founded it like they created the Nigerian music industry. If it is Igbo movies, it will be stictly the following from the onset: It will be totally in Igbo language Industry will be on Igbo territory/soil For sale in Igboland. it will be dominated by igbo it will be igbowoods Don't mind d person that manned d word, it was culled frm Hollywood in America not as if ''Nollywood'' is an ''Igbo'' word is more of a Nigerian word.google.com is there for u to use and understand Is people like u dat says Lagos, Ekiti and Akure na Igboland cuz many igbo people are there. an igbo guy still told me this on Nairaland this morning in my previous posts. 2 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:42pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
OkutaNla: Ijebus Deny Being Yoruba, Claim to Be From Sudan In an interview with P.M.NEWS in his palace at Ijebu Ode, the monarch, when reminded of his claim in 1983 that the Ijebus are from Waddai in Sudan, said every tribe in the country migrated from somewhere. 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Yujin(m): 5:43pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
OkutaNla:Lol. You know I said the truth. Presently two of my relatives are married to Yorubas. I've spent a lot of time with Yorubas so I know them. The Ikwerre story is quite different. They are trying to run away from their shadows the way a fowl will keep on running when you tie a black polyethene bag to its leg. They don't travel outside Rivers state so the SE Igbos in their place who are majority from Imo state do tolerate there insolence so much that's why they insult Ndigbo. Those of them who have stayed outside the SS are more respectful of Ndigbo. During my Service days I met one and we became friends right from camp. Fortunately we were posted to the same LGA for the PPA and so worked closely. During our interactions I sacrificed a lot for him cos I wanted to show him brotherliness but when he wanted to abuse it I cautioned him fiercely and he respected himself. No matter how the Ikwerres claim not to be Igbos they are still drawn to Ndigbo when a crowd of different ethnic groups gather. For Ndi Agbor its better. Majority of them know that they are Igbo just that they feel there's a difference between them and the SE Igbos. They are well travelled and reside where other Igbos reside. Generally most Igbos tend to prefer speaking their dialects than central Igbo and it makes the Ikas shy to speak theirs openly as its very divergent from the central Igbo. Then ignorance of many SE Igbos doesn't help matters as they tend to call those ones fake Igbos. So a sort of fence was built that makes the Ikas want to maintain their uniqueness however at present a lot of changes has happened and many SE Igbos now know that the Ikas are just as Igbo as they are. The barrier has been torn down though few people still want to tap into the previous state for personal gains eg Sunday Oliseh. Every tribe have something nice about them so I don't do tribalism. Just stating the fact as it is. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Nobody: 5:47pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: It has been declared as a rumour. Yorubas founded Ijebus Click here to know about Ijebus if u want https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijebu_Kingdom have never met an Ijebu man that says he/she is not a yoruba 2 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:50pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan: LOL! If you so wish to allude yourself in illusion, goodluck! Unfortunately for you, the article you quoted does not say any of the lies you just claimed and you cannot find any article online to support your claim. The truth still remains what it is. You don't have to accept it anyway. Meanwhile, New York Times being objective and seeing the truth as it is recognizes the Igbo contribution to Nollywood and the fact that they gave life to Nollywood. Meanwhile, people like you blinded by childish bigotry cannot see the truth as it is. Nollywood’s bawdy humor — or fright or fantasy — appeals to a public seeking escape from depressing living conditions. The industry[sic: Nollywood] itself was born out of economic desperation during the early 1990s, a period of military dictatorship, low prices for Nigeria’s oil and Western-mandated “structural adjustment” of its economy. Actors and cameramen were out of work because of budget cuts at the national television station. Movie theaters were closed because no one wanted to venture into the dangerous streets at night. According to legend, the first Nollywood movie was made by a small-time electronics trader named Kenneth Nnebue, who, stuck with a large shipment of blank videotapes, decided to unload them by making a movie about a man who sells his soul for wealth. That movie, “Living in Bondage,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies and established Nollywood’s archetypal plot elements: martial discord, greed, a conflict between Christianity and juju, as the occult is called in West Africa. From these accidental origins, a cultural phenomenon emerged.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/magazine/nollywood-movies.html We don't need your petty recognition whether you decide to admit it or not. The world outside recognizes the true life givers and backbone of Nollywood. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Princess4eva(f): 5:50pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Igbo people always insecure and paranoid over trivial things. Too conscious and over reacting, crying foul when actually there's nothing. I hate that many people always thought me to be Ibo when I am 100% Yoruba . Their reason? It's only Igbo girls who are capable of such beauty. Whenever I tell them I am Onye Yoruba, they argue I am hiding my identity. One even advised I should get a cutlass and threaten my mum to reveal my real identity. Deep down in me, I am beginning to accept may be I look like them. Too many people who are meeting me newly almost always just conclude I am Ibo and their assumption is always based on the same reason. Yeah Igbo girls are beautiful but Yoruba girls are cuter. Some will say don't go out anyday Igbos are being killed. They would have finished you before they discover you are Yoruba. My point- I don't like igbos, too aggressive and lousy, would have preferred to look like a Hausa babe. They are too full of themselves. I am sorry about my rants, just an outpouring of my mind. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Yujin(m): 5:51pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:Egun people are not Yorubas. That one is very clear. You just need to see their names to know. For the Ondo guy he might be right. I did meet some ladies(I was a family friend) bearing Yoruba names but they told me they weren't Yorubas. They said they are Ijaws. The Arogbos(heavily yoruba influenced) and the Apois still retaining strong Ijaw traditions. They call God Tamara unlike the popular Tamuno of the SS. There's also the Ikales of Okitipupa. When I got there the first man I met there told me 'here we don't speak Yoruba, we speak Ikale'. I regard these ones as Yorubas after hearing them speak though you can barely understand what they speak. They say 'kooro' for stand up. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by OkutaNla: 5:53pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Yujin: Guy, you can shove your truth up your arse. Me sef I have spent enough time with your Igbo-denying kinsmen so I know what I'm saying. A buddy of mine who you'll consider a "Delta Igbo" chum is always quick to deny being igbo -- makes me wonder why you all are so loathed by your own kindred. Infact he addresses Igbos as "those wicked Igbo people". God punish me if I'm lying. And he's always retelling how even the present Dein of Agbor (who changed his title from 'Obi' to 'Dein', and ironically,even though he has an igbo middlename he would rather trace his roots to Benin than Igboland. Smh. I still wonder why they loathe associating with you lot) had to be smuggled to England by the Oba of Benin to avoid being murdered by Igbo. You are nothing but a lying hypocrite trying to sound civilized, talking about you don't do tribalism. Omo, you must think you're talking to one of your dumb fellows. 2 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by macof(m): 5:53pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Ok enough laughing. 1. Yoruba film department is exclusively yoruba, although Edo and few igbo folks who can speak yoruba participate, it's yoruba language, about Yoruba societies. Note as much people understand yoruba like english so english spoken movies sell more. . 2. Nollywood mainstream is not exclusively igbo, the language of the movies are not igbo. The participation is largely igbo yes but with indispensable Non igbo contributions, production is fast and of large quantity by Igbo producers yes. .. 3. what about quality of production? We all know that Yoruba producers like Kunle Afolayan and the Edo men Lancelot Imasuen and Charles Novia also Jeta Amata(and other filmmakers from his family) make QUALITY NOT QUANTITY and their movies gain wide publicity and popularity such that we remember the titles of the movies after watching. .. Can you or anyone mention any igho filmmaker who's movies is up to the quality of the men I mentioned above? All the movies from Igbo men that we forget their titles right after watching? Is that you are bragging about. . Movies with ridiculous titles like "royal snakes" sequel to "cobra of the palace" with Igwes that don't even portray Igbo Culture Infact Tchidi Chikere is the only Igbo filmmaker in their league. ..but stil beneath them cus I can't remember any good movie from him right now. .I just have him in my head as a filmmaker with potential 4. Nollywood mainstream has movies that show beautiful aspects of Yoruba, Edo, Efik culture and Identity ... upon the many Igbo involvement in Nollywood not so many movies show anything significant on Igbo culture 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:53pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan: The Oba himself, the custodian of Ijebu customs and culture denied being Yoruba. What else can I say. I accept his word for it. Ijebus are not Yorubas but Sudanese. Period. Meanwhile, you are quoting Wikipedia for me, where just any Tom, Dick and Harry can write nonsense even without creating an account on the website. Wikipedia that is forbidden in the research world to be quoted as reference. Please come up with something better. 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 5:57pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
macof: Lol. I am not even going to respond to you clown or the piece of trash you have written up there. You follow me around all day quoting my posts with relish. My posts keep you alive on nairaland. Please have a field day digesting the article below. And when you've finished digesting it, feel free to regurgitate what you have learned and spread the word around to other ignorant fellas. Nollywood’s bawdy humor — or fright or fantasy — appeals to a public seeking escape from depressing living conditions. The industry[sic: Nollywood] itself was born out of economic desperation during the early 1990s, a period of military dictatorship, low prices for Nigeria’s oil and Western-mandated “structural adjustment” of its economy. Actors and cameramen were out of work because of budget cuts at the national television station. Movie theaters were closed because no one wanted to venture into the dangerous streets at night. According to legend, the first Nollywood movie was made by a small-time electronics trader named Kenneth Nnebue, who, stuck with a large shipment of blank videotapes, decided to unload them by making a movie about a man who sells his soul for wealth. That movie, “Living in Bondage,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies and established Nollywood’s archetypal plot elements: martial discord, greed, a conflict between Christianity and juju, as the occult is called in West Africa. From these accidental origins, a cultural phenomenon emerged.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/magazine/nollywood-movies.html 4 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by OkutaNla: 6:00pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Guy, you are a fool and you have failed woefully. Ijebus have never and will never deny being Yoruba. Even the very first Awujale (King) of Ijebuland (the descendant of whom you are quoting) was sent by the Alaafin of Oyo from the capital of the empire. They may not agree that all Yorubas descended from Oduduwa -- I personally don't buy that myth, but they will never claim not to be Yorubas like Ikwerres and Agbors do about their igbo roots. Even the article you cited never stated that they repudiated their Yoruba roots. 1 Like |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 6:05pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
OkutaNla: Akuko chandum. I na-akolu beati na-amaro ife okwia. Ndi mu na fa na-akoli na thread anunwa asogbue m amu. *In my thick Anambra accent* Nna, prease lead the forrowing rovery article. I riking it a lot. Yorubas denying their ancestries, not one but so many of them! The Politics Of Saraki And The Identity Crisis Of Northern Yoruba In Nigeria http://saharareporters.com/2010/12/08/politics-saraki-and-identity-crisis-northern-yoruba-nigeria 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Nobody: 6:09pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: i'm glad u said Oba. Is oba not a yoruba king? is ijebuland not a yorubaland? if some people are frm Sudan they will go back to Sudan. ur problem is that you dont knw d meaning of the yoruba word u r using 1 Like |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by OkutaNla: 6:11pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Guy, you will keep embarrassing yourself in your weak attempt to drag our great race into your Identity crises issues with your renegade kindred in the SS. I will keep sharp-shooting your fables, perhaps you'll be better for it as you'll learn something useful for once in your useless life. If you are learned you would KNOW that the Emir of Ilorin is Fulani (his lineage is unbroken from the first Emir, Alimi, they're all Fulanis and not Yoruba), he merely added the Yoruba "Kolapo" to his name to identify with the Yoruba Ilorins, therefore he's free to drop it if he so wishes coz he's NEVER been Yoruba to begin with. You can't deny what you're not, get it? ? Same applies to the Kawu guy. They are Fulanis in-to-to but adopted Yoruba middlenames for convenience and political expediency in a Yoruba-dominated Ilorin/Kwara. You Igbos have serious inferiority complex issues and frankly I think you're hopeless. |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Ursino(f): 6:12pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
iffydave: Don't be too judgmental. You have not heard from those other men either. I'm sure it wasn't easy for them too. Whatever trick you use to make it in life, is your own story. If removing his native name could earn him fame in Nollywood, so be it. And mind you, without Desmond Elliot of nollywood, there probably wouldn't have been Desmond Olusola Elliot of Politics. Removing his native name from the screen never amounted to deleting the native name on his certificates. He is still who he is, take it or leave it. On a lighter note, if president Buhari tells you to delete your native name, and get a ministerial position, I'm sure you will even disown your father to get the position. 1 Like |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 6:14pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan: Nna I bukwa okpo. 'Oba' is originally an Edo world. Early Yoruba kings were NEVER referred to as 'Oba' but rather by their respective territorial titles such as alaafin of xyz, ajuwale of abc etc. We begin to see the usage of 'oba' appear in Yorubaland after the Binis conquered Lagos and installed an Oba in Lagos. Please don't even let me school you on your own history. You should be ashamed of yourself. I guess bokohalal, a proud Edo man, will school you better. 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by bigfrancis21: 6:17pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
OkutaNla: Bia madam okwute obele, some Yoruba-speaking people are having serious identity crisis. Abeg read the article below. Na Yoruba man call am identity crisis of em Yoruba brothers, no be me o. The Politics Of Saraki And The Identity Crisis Of Northern Yoruba In Nigeria http://saharareporters.com/2010/12/08/politics-saraki-and-identity-crisis-northern-yoruba-nigeria 3 Likes |
Re: Desmond Elliot: Why I Hid My Yoruba Identity From Nollywood by Yujin(m): 6:23pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
Princess4eva:When a girl speaks you definitely will know. You should better prefer to look like a Yoruba. Some Yoruba girls can be very pretty too. 3 Likes |
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