₦airaland Forum

kooto: You also need to readthrough again;is tattoo not a mark? "NOR PRINT MARKS UPON YOU"

And what about the verses after this one about meats/animals and haircuts? and the many other ones....

BarryX: Nigeria is Big enough for my country of residence , I likened the question to asking me where do you prefer staying in Lagos? whether am staying in the Osborne estate Ikoyi or "Makoko estate" does not really matter since am still in f**kin Lagos . In other words, be it Lagos, sokoto, Ekiti, Warri, let me have the opportunity of residing anywhere in Nigeria without the residency or ethnicity dichotomy! This Location ish is grossly overrated especially in Nigeria. Kapish

Capisce... leading to capisco

Duke_Nija: This is what happens when you make the Wrong decisions when life is Rosy!

says the life guru... please

Missy_B: OMG! Your bini is so good, I read it with ease. I'm so intimidated,I can't even reply.

Ko yo!

Ko yo. Edon ma ye mwen gbe sokpan I mu ere vbe eghe ni ye khere. Ma mu iyan vbe ota ke ukpa no ba.

It took me about 20 minutes just to come up with this and I know it still isn't perfect.

Each time I call the Nigeria High Commission in London, they hang up on me after leaving it on an answering machine loop.
...quite demoralising...

tomsongz: Did you know??
Did u know dat weed reduces stress

Well, it is just really a plant/herb afterall not the demon people make it out to be.

Yay, a thread where we can boldly display our prejudices...

Turn off: Judgmental attitudes. Everyone has at least a little bit of this.

...even wearing braces and other teeth correction or whitening thingys can be regarded as sinful if you want.

If you want to obey laws, just have a good read of Leviticus and Numbers, and while you are at it, make a note of your shortcomings in comparison to these two books of scripture.

chellsee: @Diamaten Notin stops you from speaking d language to ur broda. He understands, jst that he cannot speak. And u would never encourage him to speak if u don't speak to him.

Anyways, for me. It's English. I don't believe I've ever heard my father speak his language to us(Urhobo). And I'm like, how do u expect me to understand talk more of speaking d language.

My mum is d same too. She speaks Kwale only after you have harrassed her . And the next minute she reverts back to English. So, it's English for me.

Well, I've lived all my life in Lagos. Making efforts to learn the yoruba language now.My boyfie's yoruba.

So, is it safe to call your dad a fake urhobo(*or insert whatever ethnic group*) man?
I say stuff like that about my dad, hehehe

lonamy: Lots of things are associated with them. Culturally, they blow their hair, jerry or whatever. English, gramatical excitement and sweet talking, membership brainwashing. Go to the senate one of them is there blowing grammer like mad man.

So if you trace their messages also, it has lots ofthings to do with their origin. The things is there, especually arogancy and flanbouyant kindof lifr

waoooow, what a view of Benin people. I rest my case till further notice. selah

hmmm, they should try adopting me then. I sure could do with some "birthday gifts" at the moment.

Answering question: With regard to speaking, almost never, or actually, never.

English is my first language and I also frequently refer to it as my "native language". I know many Nigerians would throw stones at me because of this. My siblings do that all the time. #bringontheridicule
Though I was never really in the habit of speaking any native Nigerian language, I seem to lose more knowledge of Nigerian languages daily. Hah, I don't even speak pidgin. Nonetheless, I always argued that it was/is a language! Quite a few Nigerians I've come across seem to disagree

I usually only go as far as greeting my dad, mum, uncles and aunts in native Nigerian languages.
All my siblings speak pidgin when chatting amongst themselves. ...but they usually revert to English when they talk to me.
That said, I (occasionally?) listen to and sing songs in different languages.

I don't can gradually become I can't depending on your surrounding, situation etc.

lonamy: U see all these benin pastors get as dem be. There messages have deep roots to their origin. Though they have polished the way they talk to make them more acceptable, but their fruit is gradually revealing who they are. Gradually everybody will find their way out.

Ohooo, this is now a regional and tribal thing as well. Benin Pastors "get as dem be".
Well, I'm glad you are realising "who they are". Keep realising who they are, who you are (get as you be) and finally who God is.

MAYOWAAK: My scepticism about homosexuality is based on two reasons. One, as a Christian, I have taken time to study my Bible and I know that homosexuality is NOT of God. All references to legitimate relationships and marriages in the Bible are anchored on man and woman. God created Adam and Eve.” So for us who believe in the Bible, homosexuality is NOT ordained by God, even though some gays and rights activists often labour very hard to insert their own interpretations into the scriptures. Homosexuality is not countenanced in the Bible at all; if anything, it is condemned from Genesis to Revelation. The second basis for my scepticism is that I believe homosexuality is not natural. Copulation in the animal world is based on opposites and diversity. Our sex organs are different and complementary by design.

Sex serves two interlinked purposes: recreation and procreation. A female cannot naturally impregnate a female nor can a male impregnate a male no matter the pleasure derived from the recreational intercourse. Because of the impossibility of homosexual procreation, gay couples are now adopting children. It shows how unnatural same-sex relationships are. It is even more amusing that homosexuals are approbating and reprobating at the same time. On the one hand, they don’t want to go the natural route of procreation; on the other hand, they want the fruit of normal fertilisation. It is contradictory and hypocritical! Nevertheless, the day I see two male dogs mating or two female elephants having sex, I would finally accept that homosexuality is natural. However, I decided long ago that I would not care what people do with themselves behind closed doors as long as they are not forcing me join them.It is their choice. They will be held responsible for that at the end of the day. I have no capacity or justification to hate anybody because he is gay or she is lesbian. After all, am I a better human being simply because I’m not gay? Is sexuality the only standard by which men and women shall be judged? If I’m not gay but do not love my neighbour, does that make me a better human being? Is homosexuality the only thing God hates? Does God love lying, deceit, cheating, stealing, backbiting, treachery, pride, etc

Somehow, we have come to think that the worst thing possible in this life is homosexuality. As it is typical with us, we love rating one sin above the other. We think telling lies is better than homosexuality. So if you tell lies, as long as you are not gay, it is okay. We think adultery and fornication are okay, as long as you’re not gay. We think stealing public money, collection bribes and meting out injustice to the poor are okay as long as you’re not gay. You may find out that the same people who are spending day and night fighting homosexuality actually cheat on their wives and their husbands! The Bible also bans adultery! These people who specialise in corrupting university girls, buying them first-class tickets to Dubai and beyond, think they are better than homosexuals! These guys who pay themselves obscene allowances while the average Nigerian cannot afford a decent meal actually think they are better than homosexuals! Looting the commonwealth to the detriment of development is sheer wickedness.

housands of innocent Nigerians die every year in accidents because of the poor state of our roads. Every year, money is budgeted and pocketed. The schools are in a terrible state. The people who control the budget send their own children to schools abroad or the most expensive schools in Nigeria. Are these looters better than homosexuals?. Ore-Benin road has been a subject of public outcry for over 10 years. The Murtala Mohammed International Airport is an international embarrassment. The air conditioners don’t work.The toilets don’t have water. The conveyor belt is an apology. All these have been going on for years. Yet some people want to make me believe that homosexuality is our problem in Nigeria! Is it homosexuals that are collecting billions of naira everyday in “fake subsidy” payments while the masses it is meant to serve continue to wallow in want? Is it homosexuals that stalled the House of Representatives report on the probe of the power projects? Is it homosexuals that have been obstructing every attempt to probe the finances of NNPC over the years? Is it homosexuals that have left our hospitals in such pitiable state that people are dying like mosquitoes? Is it homosexuals have stalled the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which has the capacity to improve the performance of the oil industry to the benefit of Nigeria and Nigerians? Is it homosexuals that are rigging elections and killing political opponents? Is it homosexuals that are ripping off Nigerians at the ports? Is it homosexuals that manipulate university admissions? Is it homosexuals that ruined the banking industry and the stock market, wiping out jobs and the investments of poor Nigerians?

I insist that our problem in Nigeria is far deeper than our leaders and rulers are ready to address. They are addressing the wrong problems. We always get our priority wrong. We major in the minor. The things that deserve urgent attention are of no significance to us; it is those things that add little or nothing to our progress that we concentrate all our efforts on. I long for the day those in government will lose their sleep over the state of our roads, over the state of the schools, over the state of the hospitals, over the state of electricity supply. It is for these reasons that I am not excited about the criminilisation of same-sex marriage. I hate the hypocrisy. I would suggest that the lawmakers also pass a law against adultery and greed.That could help, who knows?

I'm pretty sure that dogs of the same sex engage in such activities. So, I wouldn't bank on not seeing it and putting my acceptance of it on something like that. However, how does someone define "natural"? Natural by nature or natural by nurture? I'm pretty certain the act involves choice but that may not be the full picture.
That said, I definitely don't see any sense in the "I was born this way" flawed science that keeps projecting itself from buses, posters and postings everywhere online and on the streets of UK.

Finally, people on here (nairaland) obviously have a mental hierarchy of sins that has made them swallow up this proposed legislation and suspend temporarily, their minds from other issues.

...so, a man shouldn't cook, carry, or clean up his child. How masculine!
What makes a man is something between his legs and a good amount of ego. How accurate.

Okija_juju: Bros what is that na?!

Na people like una dey spoil the future generation.. Before you know now, to carry pikin, buy pampers, cook and wash pikin pkata go become man work..




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The science/art of perception and reality

There is no one definitive set of traits to separate one from the other.
There are changes that happen as one grows up - a crossover.
There are middle grounds between both extremes, and no two ajebota's will be same.

Omo ridicules Bola for being less sophisticated...
Bola ridicules Uche for not being street smart and resilient enough
Bola's dad thinks his son is not street smart and resilient enough
Omo's aunts and uncles ridicule him for being an "aje"
Omo's classmates think he is the outcast of the class because he isn't sophisticated enough to be an "aje"
Omo's neighbour Ade, looks forward to being as sophisticated as Omo

This almost seems like an unnecessary law that just promotes some kind of persecution.

Was the practise of homosexuality not already illegal (whether public or private)?
Is this law with its 14 years sentence thingy for practising homosexuality or is it for same-sex marriage?

How can you imprison someone for same-sex marriage if it never really existed by law?

hhmmmmm...

...back in the day, all my results were withheld and a year later, they were cancelled. I still have no idea why that happened but I don't care anymore anyway.

bayulll01: then i gues ur tv is an acient one or u dont av dstv ignorant na diseases

Yes, I don't even have a tv. Nonetheless, the post is still wrong, the comment was made even before the heats for the women's 4x400m took place, so I maintain my position. 4x100m and 4x400m are two different things!

mstutu: i prefer disqualification to second to last.i dont know but disqualification sounds more respectful n dignified .in fact any time we are set for last or second to last, our ahtletes should nugde one other athlete out of the track so we can get gisqualified.

Last is better in terms of honours for the athletes.
It would have been 7th place, not second to last. No shame in that.

mediainspired: How else can u spell J-I-N-X-E-D? Nigeria shuldnt hav even gone to London 2012, cos dis is TOTAL DISASTER! Looking @d 1996 Olympics where we won 3 golds, 1 silver & 3 bronze medals to now, are we moving forward or retrogressing? It's not d athletes's fault. My suspicion? God is angry wit Nigeria's current leadership.

yeah right, God is angry indeed, and he is happy with the other countries?

we we: disqualified naija is known for unusual things

I'd like to ask if you know why they were disqualified? Luck has got nothing to do with it, if you watched the race and know the sport, you'd have noticed what went wrong.

kuzzieOtiz: When these athletes come back home each and everyone of them shall be lashed, 50 strokes each.

Who said they are coming back "home"? How many of them live in Nigeria? ...go do some research.

Kaybee.14:
I don't know when we're going 2 get it right in this country..What a shame!

Get what right? If they had won a medal, there will be silly celebrations all over the place (ignoring the fact that a lot is not right), now they haven't, and people wag their tongues.

jeroton: Na ojoro them know say the ladies for win gold.them kuku ma disqualify dem

arghhhh

Ileke-IdI:
Better they disqualify us now.

I'm tired of the embarrassing show we've been putting up.

What's emabarrassing about making the final? Pls...

tellwisdom: was watching our female 200mtres race this evening and this nigerian gurl was running like her boyfriend was fingering her ...WTF??

you mean at the olymmpics?
What were you expecting? That Nigerian girl has a name...
I'd like to see you run faster

Mr.chippychappy:
The girl that ran the third lap killed our chance of getting a bronze medal , She was so slow and couldn't pass the baton properly . If not by now we for don dey celebrate one bronze medal for olympic . Kudos to the girl who ran the final lap , she would have caught up with the Ukrainian if not for how long it took the third girl to pass her the baton.

well, they ran well, Endurance Abinuwa was okay, but Blessing had to turn back to get the baton, costly change over.
That said the change between Gloria and Endurance was superb.

afam4eva: I just got inspired by the dismal showing of Nigerian athletes at the London 2012 olympic games. I just want to anounce to the world that i'm going back to the tracks and i will represent Nigeria at the next Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. I just hope Usain Bolt is still available by then. The world will witness a rude awakening because i'm about to set a new world record thereby rendering Bolt's record redundant. But first i need to see a doctor to know if i;m fit to still do competitive athletics.

Afam bu Afam

Why wait till the olympics, the commonwealth games is just two years away, go there(Glasgow) and show your stuff.

K,k:
I had my suspicion especially during the 200m. He would have easily broken d record but he had to slow down at d end of the race because he dnt want to draw more attention to 'breaking two world record in an Olympic'..

He would not have broken the world record!
If anything, he had a good start and in my opinion won it with his start because he was more tense than usual towards the end of the race.
...and he's already broken two world records at the olympics anyway.

Take Seun's advice and study "what you want to study" NOT what the university has offered you, except you convince yourself that was the university has offered you is what you want to study.

OR

Don't study anything at the moment, let the frustration kick in, then you'll KNOW what you want to study. hehe


source: opinion