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officialwdhtv:
Pretty Oyibo (White) lady speaks Yoruba while eating a Nigerian meal (Swallow & Okro soup) ❤✅

Take a listen!!!

#wetindeyhappentv


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asUjSXlEHe4

Probably mixed race and raised fully in the depths of Owo or Ilesa.

ShescreamEWOOO:
Yoruba is such a beautiful language honestly, as an edo man i strongly suggest we ditch our foreign imposed language and adopt yoruba as our day to day lingua franca in Nigeria

Those in support say, aye.

It is a deep and interesting language, but I dont know if the word 'beautiful' can appropriately be used on it. It is too masculine and rough. The other languages which are very harsh and rough sounding are Ibo and Benin. These languages sound like someone flinging heavy rocks into a quarry. In Nigeria, the only beautiful sounding language I know of is Hausa.

EmperorCaesar:




Though you guys said rich men dont go to jail in Nigeria, now una don change mouth

U go dey alright, Kelechi

Lawan was not a rich man as far as rich men go in Nigeria - and he was targetted by a far bigger boy - Femi Otedola.

Layi4real:
Olorun is God in English nd Allah in Arabic. Olorun generally means the creator. the invisible God
He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none co- equal or comparable unto Him.

Thank you. So if a traditionalist says he worships Olorun, what is the problem?

Layi4real:
i knew ur heart is already blind. That z why i don't find u worthy of explaining it to. I worship Allah the one ur gods worship

And I asked before, who is Olorun?

Gentle567:
After a long day of doing nothing

Dont deceive yourself, every single day that man works as president he kills thousands of people.

Layi4real:
if u truly want to know the Why then Google is Ur friend then it will explain in details why we kiss, nd move round the Kabah nd facing kabah for prayer nd using moon as the symbol of islam etc. or u meet a islamic scholar they will explain better that is if u re willing to learn

Google ko google ni. Abeg shift. Stone worshipper.

airsaylongcome:
It's not Arabic. It's Hausa written in Arabic letters. A native Arabic speaker will not understand what's written on the Army logo. FACT

In English it means: Victory is from God alone.


And it's secular not circular

Nonsense, there is no reason for there to be even Hausa there!

Layi4real:
u can serve God with ur intelligence. bcus while u think u re smart u re actually dumb. Islam is exceptional. u cant tell me its normal for someone to b worshiping water created by God or Sango, Ogun, Esu, or other gods created by the creator or even Jesus that is born of Woman like me nd u. Only Islam worship God that can not be see or touch. All this Kabah, 🌙
etc are just symbols of Islam we don't worship them it u people who assume we worship them. ask any Muslim if we worship those things they will tell u No. but ask Christians do u worship Jesus son of Mary dey will answer u Yes. same thing with traditionalist

Why do you kiss the meteorite embedded in the Kaaba then?
And why must you face the Kaabah when banging your head on the ground?
Is God inside the Kaaba?

Sheuns:
The Anglicanism you mentioned is a religion based off Christianity.

British people were not traditionally Christians or believers of one God.

They also abandoned sorcery to embrace Christianity.

Fine, but the truth is that they have been with Christianity for so long - about 1, 500 years, that it is appropriate to now consider it native to them. Secondly, even if one does not accept that, I still see no reason to condemn our traditional religions. All manner of evil has been pepertuated in the name of religion all through history and teh worst abominations have been done in the name of Christianity and Islam. Therefore the point is that anyone can deploy any religion to good or evil, its up to the individual. And no one should call our traditional religions idolatry because there is idolatry in every religion.

presido11:
Mess up pro max

Wallai!

Alliswell248:
Emefiele was the one in charge of the cbn

He printed not less than 30 trillion naira.

He is olodo.....

And with all that printing we didnt have the level of inflation we have had in the last one year!

kokoA:
Let's pretend Buhari's 8 years didn't happen and move on. The guy really messed up.

If PMB was a mess up what do you call whats happening now? ? ? ?

lagonovo:
It depends on your definition of "power" in this case. Ooni is the king of Ile-Ife, Oluwo is the king of Iwo. They have traditional authority over two totally separate towns. The king of the people of Iwo is Oluwo regardless of whoever is sitting on the throne at any point in time. The king of Ife people is Ooni.

If you ask about historical prominence with power over multiple fully established kingdoms, not tiny enclaves, then that's a different issue.

In essence, neither has power over the other.

I believe he is asking about level of influence and recognition. In that regard, the Oluwo is almost nobody before the Ooni. In Yoruba land, as far as I know, the ranking kings are the Alaafin of Oyo and the Ooni of Ife. To a lesser extent, the Olubadan and much lesser still, the Oba of Lagos, who is not even reckoned with.

As far as I know, if the Yoruba were to have one King, it would be the Alaafin and if they were to have one Chief Priest, it would be the Ooni.

LadyExcellency:
Anglicanism is Christianity, a borrowed religion from the Jewish Christian Apostles of Jesus Christ. Look at the crowning of King Charles during the ceremonies and see those old-century stones and the rituals that were dedicated to the throne which is Idol worship in Christianity.

So no one should disturb our traditionalists by calling them idolaters jaare.

Fryx:
All religion do that. I overheard a Christian music this morning where the anchor was asking his members to bring out their phone and praying they will soon receive alert in millions “magic, encouraging lazy brains.”

Similarly, some young boys where recently beheaded, and some people where recently caught with human parts in Ibadan. Do you know the culprits? “Alfa - Islamic clerics”

I don’t know where you all get your information from. But, Yoruba religion don’t always demand human sacrifices. Except when an individual grows greedy, and as I have pointed out earlier; all religion have these charlatans.

Ifa for example, is not even a religion, but an ideology or a way to discern the future. Ifa doesn’t demand human sacrifices.

I’m not religious BTW, however, if we must live, we must live together in peace and unity. You can’t marginalize a group and expect peace. Instead, focus your punishment on evil doers, regardless of religion and ethnicity.


Lastly, that idiot sitting on Iwo throne is a disgrace. From inception, a king has no religion. This one is not fit to be a father, rather a king.

Well said. God bless you.

ttoyetade:
Why don't you come up with fact on what your traditional religion have done for Africa other than Yahoo yahoo, Ritual killing, work of darkness, get rich quick, getting things by foul means, backwardness,young girls being turn mad. Our youth today are into various vices etc.

I cant help you. You are brainwashed.

Layi4real:
Saudi Arabia are traditionally idol worshippers before Muhammad came. But now all the idols has been banish. same things goes to the rest of the world. all the idols should b banish and we should direct our worship to our creator one and true God. That doesn't take anything out of our culture. there is difference btw culture nd religion bcus we re Yoruba by culture nd Muslim by religion

What makes you think there is anything wrong with African Traditional Religion? Dont you know that even traditionalists worship the creator? If you are Yoruba, who is Olorun in Yoruba cosmogony?

Please stop the colonial mentality. Both Christians and Moslems are actually idol worshippers. Many Catholics kneel down before teh statue of Mary and Moslems walk round the Kaaba and bow down to kiss a black meteorite embedded in it. Is all that not idolatry as well?

Please let us stop this nonsense of always denigrating our culture. There is a lot in Christianity and Islam that is pure bunkum. Most Christians for example will tell you that a mere human being, Jesus of Nazareth, is Almighty God. What greater idolatry can there be than that?

ttoyetade:
I don't always like the Oluwo but on this occassion, he has done very well. We should stop all these traditional idol worshipping. It is not taking us anywhere. They are the one promoting Ritual killings and encouraging people to get rich by all means. Oluwo is doing well on this and other Obas should join him. Using Juju to get wealth , employment , good luck, marriage partner is not helping us. People need to work hard and be patient in getting these things

You are not serious. A traditional ruler should be the custodian of the traditions of his people. He should NEVER be a Christian or Moslem. He should be a traditionalist. Why dont you go and ask the King of England to abandon Angicanism?

Talking about Idol worshipping what can be more idolatry than worshipping the image of a Jewish man nailed to a cross? That is even barbaric. It signifies ritual human sacrifice since Christians believe that the killing of that man saves them.

Rubbish.

NOETHNICITY:
This doesn’t sound right by all standards

The appointment of the current Oni of Ife and his style of play and leadership seem to me like a serious departure from the usual traditional approach that seeks to bring with it so much western culture and civilization.
The Oni’s style portrays him as one who resents the ways of the traditional stool.
I don’t like the Oni’s style I must be frank.

Not only you. He comes across as a thuggish young money-miss-road.
He is not royal at all.

WrriterNg:
Whether dead or alive. No one can.

Unless you wan turn your entire population to radioactive ash and dust.

As at 1975, Russia get about 72,000 Nukes. 49 years ago.

You think say dem don throway all those Nukes?

Anyone who wants to conquer Russia should first consult Alhaji Hitler and Alhaji Napoleon about their experiences.

Funkyswagzz:
But on a serious note we can't allow this people to carry on with this mess

Honestly! Its terrible!

Funkyswagzz:
When are we going to get update on federal roads in Nigeria or are those ones not important?

Quiet! The monies saved from subsidy removal are being judiciously utilized by Mr. President, who is ever hardworking, ever loving, ever sacrificial, ever fatherly, working round the clock to build Nigeria and those roads you want with those funds. How dare you question such a loving self sacrificial labor on his part? Now do your part: go ye forth and preach the gospel: yet more sacrifices must be made. Realistically if you want to support your loving fatherly president, Comrade Napoleon, sorry, I meant President Tinubu, then let it be known that nothing less than 5k Naira per litre for petrol will do the deal.

Be patriotic, run along now, Baba has things to sniff, sorry, I meant things to do.

vanitybutiwanti:
Which politician Is not corrupt in Nigeria? I bet you're a GEJ, OBI and OBJ supporter, the aforementioned all benefited from the rot in this country yet to you guys they are saints and priest, Obasanjo built a university, Conered Oil Wells, Government farm and allegedly looted $16b power funds, GEJ enriched his brothers, cousins and associates, I am from his part of the country and believe me ordinary individuals in GEJ government who never had portfolios were empowered to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, I have relatives who benefited, Obi was fingered in the Pandora paper leaks, Before the 2023 elections, Obi lobbied wike and others to help with funds to sponsor his campaigns, yes he is a wealthy man but he had been out of power for a while and you don't expect him to spend his personal funds on politics, wike and other governors allegedly provided 'Logistics' for Obi, what do you think Logistics means?

Back to today, mention one governor in Nigeria today that doesn't ride in a fleet of luxury cars and fly Private jets, just one? Senators and political office holders spend a lot of money to get elected and deep down in your mind, you think when they are eventually elected, they wouldn't recoup funds invested in the course of the campaigns? Even up till this moment, as bad as you guys paint all politicians to be, in their various constituencies, they get bogged down with demands, because they are politicians, people just expect them to foot their bills and you think when they are elected , they wouldn't make money to cater for the demands, expectations and needs of those individuals?

I dont disagree with a single word you have said.

nairalanda1:
I'm not here to be loved. The internet is not the place to be loved.

If you don't like my comment, don't let it bother you so much that you have to be so angry and bitter. It would only make me very happy and bring out the darkness in my soul.

( I can be very nauseating sometimes).

I know my views are not popular, so yawn. No matter how much you abuse me, it won't change my views.

I have even explained why I have the views I do, but since you want to be right.....


Better resist the idea that you are right.

But if you continue.....

Good night Comrade Efrimov

Have I ever sounded as though I am seeking love either? As regards the bold, you only repeat statistics. When serious questions are posed you hide in comical ripostes. I pointed you to the very serious point of Treadway. But of course that one pass your capacity by far. So you run.

Tianamen1:
Nairalanda1, try to read this post slowly, do a little research so your understanding of recent economic events in Nigeria will improve.

The US dollar is the global reserve currency. US interest rate policies affect the values of currencies globally. When the United States raises interest rates, investors across the world buy US bonds. This lifts the value of the dollar against other currencies. When US interest rates fall the opposite (usually) happens.

Norway has the largest sovereign wealth fund of any country yet its Krone lost value when the US started raising interest rates in 2022.

Now to subsidies. Subsidies in Nigeria exist because of the federal government’s poor management of our macroeconomy which leads to the severe collapse of the Naira when US interest rates are being raised.

As Tinubu started his tenure in mid 2023, he should have borrowed money to fight for a stable Naira until the US stopped raising interest rates. He should have closed the gab between the official and the black market rates but he shouldn’t have allowed the Naira to fall as badly as it has.

The guy didnt even bring an expert on board before making all those moves!

nairalanda1:
Baron you can catch Danger Mouse. All you need to do is to put a large bit of Rouchefort cheese on Baker street laced with formula 12 which when that dastardly mouse eats it, he will become your willing slave .

Just do it Baron, and DM would be in your pocket forever

What a shame. What breathtaking cowardice.

nairalanda1:
Good luck in catching Danger Mouse and Penfold, Baron.

By the way Baron, could you come and help us deal with some corrupt people in power in Nigeria...

Ignoring critical points and making jokes does not make them go away. This point here by Treadway was a knockout punch, and as typical you have been silent on it -

Treadway:
The subsidies cost the so called 40 trillion cos they abandoned common sense and devalued the naira. First maalu Buhari and now this clown.

Obasanjo paid subsidy
Jonathan paid subsidy
Yaradua paid subsidy

Nigeria didn't collapse.

Jonathan left debt that the so called subsidy removers have multiplied x4.

Tinubu supposedly removed subsidy and in one year has increased the domestic debt by over 45trillion naira and the foreign debt by around $20b.. my explanation for that is simple. CORRUPTION, but OP no feel say corruption na front burner issue, na only subsidy removal be the Koko... paragraphs upon paragraph on one message and that message only.

We dey here dey watch😁

Let me extract a single line that you need to grapple with -

Jonathan left debt that the so called subsidy removers have multiplied x4.

Tell me how this happened? How come removing subsidy is increasing the debt?

You and I, and we all to a man know the answer.

Treadway:
200 is all in YOUR head. You are the only one talking 200 naira here. If naira wasnt turned to tissue paper, fuel would be around 500 now, and all hell won't have been let loose.

You are the one masturbating on 200 naialra in every post, meanwhile it is all on your imagination

He likes to make a caricature of everything.
Everything you have said is perfectly sensible.

When you see that they like to make a caricature of serious points, its an indicator that they are not merely engaging in intellectual discussion. It is an indicator that they are paid.

Treadway:
The subsidies cost the so called 40 trillion cos they abandoned common sense and devalued the naira. First maalu Buhari and now this clown.

Obasanjo paid subsidy
Jonathan paid subsidy
Yaradua paid subsidy

Nigeria didn't collapse.

Jonathan left debt that the so called subsidy removers have multiplied x4.

Tinubu supposedly removed subsidy and in one year has increased the domestic debt by over 45trillion naira and the foreign debt by around $20b.. my explanation for that is simple. CORRUPTION, but OP no feel say corruption na front burner issue, na only subsidy removal be the Koko... paragraphs upon paragraph on one message and that message only.

We dey here dey watch😁

GBAM!

Kukutente23:
A corny afternoon to the corn hustler.
I intend to make some quick corrections but first let me tell you what corruption which you so easily dismiss in favour of some phantom economic theory has done to Nigeria. According to a research by Chatham House in 2019, $582bn has been stolen from Nigeria since we got independence in 1960. Let that sink in, 2019. Now we know that corruption is an ongoing enterprise in Nigeria so you can imagine what the figures will look like if we update it to September 2024. Now if that 2019 figure was to be invested in a sovereign wealth fund as countries with natural resources and leaders who have love for country usually do, Nigeria will be number 4 on the list of countries with SWFs after Norway, UAE and China as at 2019. Just imagine having a SWF in 2019 that's yielding just 6.5% interest p.a. That will imply that as at 2019, Nigeria will make a cool $3.25bn from the SWF returns which will translate to N1.5trn as at the going official exchange rate then. How much did you say we need for power again? N17trn? That means by now 2024, if we use the present exchange rate, we will have N5.2trn we can invest into our power sector. This means by 2027, we would have completed the 17trn without breaking a sweat or needing any economic grammar!! Let that sink in. That's what corruption has done and is doing to our country Nigeria!!

Now for the corrections,
1. Nigeria is not the only nation that subsidizes health and education. Almost every nation does it. In fact, that's why japa is so alluring. When you become a UK resident, your kids can go to school up to high school without you having to pay a penny for quality education. Same applies in the USA. The UK has the NHS while the US has Obamacare

2. Energy subsidy is a leveler. One factor of production that's never mentioned in Adams Smith's theory but which is very critical is energy. Energy determines how much technological input you can employ in your business and by extension impacts the cost of doing business and output efficency. High energy costs translate to high business costs. A lot of big business have exited the Nigerian scene due to devaluation which led to high input cost for them in the last year. How much more small business? A good number of grocery stores are packing up. Just look around and you'll see. So how is your govt expected to generate more revenue from tax when businesses are folding up? Is it PIT you're banking on? Really?

3. Nigeria based on present statistics is earning a lot more income from non- oil sources than oil. Taxes and other sources have exceeded oil income since 2021. The edge oil income still holds its that it is the main source of dollars. Now if the non-oil income has exceeded oil income, and our exports have exceeded imports since 2022 as well, basic economics tells us that Nigeria should be having a favorable trade balance and an uptick in currency value as well as more money for government to spend on social services. But here in Nigeria, it is shocking that the reverse is the case!! You may ask why? Let me help you. Our first lady donated the sum of N1bn to her alma mater a few weeks back. In a sane country, that should set alarm bells ringing at our IRS. Her tax records should be under the microscope now to see if she has been making filings and returns commensurate to such earnings. Secondly, it was reported that she had spent a whopping 700m to "buy" dollars for her foreign trips. That's just her o. We have not heard about others like governors and senators etc etc. You see how mismanagement of our resources is killing us?

Tend to your corn. Don't let it burn. You can come back and reply later.

Treadway DeepSight lexy2014

GBAM.
Thank you so very very very much for this.

The problem with these fellas is they just dont understand what corruption in Nigeria is. Neither do they appreciate that one hundred years of IMF policies will not move the needle an inch and that any so called saving will be converted into a goal in the pockets of politicians with the dexterity with which Zidane did his bicycle kick goal against Leverkusen in the Champions League Final.

[PS/ This is DeepSight]

nairalanda1:
Keep at it , Baron. You might catch Danger Mouse yet.

Thats the problem with you. You think making comedy of serious issues makes them go away. You can ignore the counterpoint all you like and write as many numbers as you want. The Elephant remains in the room.

Not once have I ever seen your likes give a serious studied response to the corruption question.
But if it is to send 100 comic messages to make a joke of the question, that one you are able.

Go and rest jaare.