₦airaland Forum

Biggyd2: I heard one Prof.Egbokhare of the University of Ibadan speak on this. In fact, from what he and the invited guest to the program said, some students are already taking pidgin language as a course in the university. Saw this: http://books.google.com.ng/books/about/The_Nigerian_linguistic_ecology_and_the.html?id=N7QPAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y, online when I checked him out. And for more on his works see: http://arts.ui.edu.ng/FOEgbokhare.

I think it will be a good idea to have a language belonging to all of us in Nigeria that will be recognized globally.

Nice to hear that. Thankx for the links Biggyd2

ypzilanti: I keep telling low esteemed dudes:

What you need to get even the most gorgeous woman on this planet is a good JOB, good sense of humour, and self confidence. Unfortunately, while anyone can get a good job, the sense of humour and self confidence is lacking in many Nigerian men.

They keep consoling themselves that they will finally get a beauty queen when they make the 'Gazillion' dollars they have been dreaming about. Of course, you will get her then...but she came to chop money!

I couldnt agree less with you. Guys should learn to stick to the Ladies they meet on their way up, because the ones you get hooked up with when you are eventually made are mostly with you for the wrong reasons.

gboss4sure: Nigerians aint that bad.

Exactly my thoughts. Honestly i am really impressed by some of the testimonies i have read here it shows Nigeria is getting better. As of 5 years ago, if your phone went missing not even the IG of police can get it back for you. But nowadays people willingly returned lost and found items.

pDude: In Naija? Unbelievable

Compared to countries like mexico, Nigerians are actually saints.

Francheezy: OP, whats up wit u nd CABS ?
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gbagbe, dem don steal ma fone ...nd i no dey aint returning it ?

And what's wrong with the word CAB? Well they are also called drop, so do you expect me to say "drop man"?

Aww sorry about that. Phone thefts are quite common especially in public places. I hope you find it soon, so you can share your testimony.

nenergy: The use of dual/Tri Sim phones in Nigeria will frustrate the MNP. I for one have all 4 sim cards (i use 3 number at a time-1 single sim & 1 dual sim phone),so no need to port. Only dissatisfied customers who use only one line will port.

I agree with you. I would rather have a Tri sim phone with three sim cards in it that i can use at will than visiting mtn or glo office after 90 days to port. Honestly i dont have the time and patience.
Thank God its optional because i can imagin what would have happened if NCC decides that we can only use a sim at a particular time. Meaning if you have more than one sim, you can only have one line active while the rest would be deactivated. That would have encouraged the porting thing as people would be forced to maintain just a sim card however the thought of it alone is worrisome.

Phone Testimony: A story of 2 good samaritans who returned misplaced phones

Just this April I witnessed two incidents where misplaced phones were returned back to the owners. Both incidents happened in Abuja. So am wondering are Nigerians becoming more sincere or were they just lucky to have their phones returned to them?

Case 1. A friend forgot her blackberry phone in a cab sometime in November last year. After she got home she searched in her bag but couldn't find the phone before she remembered the last time she used it was on her way home while in a cab. Immediately We started calling the number consistently but there was no reply. A few hours later, after about 100 retries the phone was turned off and we assumed the worse had happened which is the cab guy or another passenger had found the phone and kept it to himself. So she forgot about it because we all knew its gone.

Fast forward to April 2013 almost 5months after the incident, an unknown number called her mother and said he was cleaning his car when he saw a phone beneath the back seat, after charging it he went through the call log and saw a number that was saved as "mum" and he copied it and dialled from his phone since my friend"s sim was no longer valid because she had done a welcome back since November.

Anyway they gave him an address to bring the phone to which he did and honestly we were all amazed infact when she told the cab guy that the phone had been lying there in his car for 5months and he did not believe it.

Case 2. This happened just this week by Cbn estate in Garki. An elderly woman forgot her phone and laptop behind in a cab she took and according to the cab man after the woman alighted from the car he picked up another passenger almost immediately. While driving he heard a phone ringing in the back but because he had a passenger in the back seat he assumed it must be the person"s phone ringing. Not until the passenger asked him asked him why he wasn't picking up before he realised the phone ringing belonged to none of them.

Anyway the calls kept coming in and after delibration he decided to pick it up, according to the driver the guy calling kept screaming "who are you and what are you doing with my mother"s phone" the cab man tried to explain that an elderly woman forgot the phone and a laptop behind in his car and all that..... To cut the long story short the guy who called asked the cab man if he was willing to return the phone and the man said yes so the guy contacted his mother somehow and she came to Garki to collect her phone and laptop.

You need to see how this woman kept on praying for the cab man infact she said a million naira can never replace the contacts she has on her phone if the phone goes missing. she offered him 10,000 naira which he declined because according to him he did not do it for the money. Since he rejected the money offered to him, she asked him to see her soon and she gave him her complimentary card lo and behold she is a very "BIG" woman!

Case 3. This is a very short one and it happened to me personally. I forgot my phone in a taxi in china and honestly I never got it back. To think chinese people who actually manufacture phones stole my phone. Nawa o

Based on these two stories I am of the opiion that Nigerians are not generally as greedy as everyone thinks. Just like in any other society, we have the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY.

Have you ever misplaced/lost your phone and a good samaritan found it and returned it to you? Well I call that a "phone testimony" so instead of you queuing up to give that long testimony in church, lolz why don't you just share it here.

I log on to Nairaland for some of the reasons you mentioned above but mostly by default!!! I cant help it but log on atleast twice a day ( 1st thing in the morning and also before bed time) just to keep myself informed because i rarely watch/ listen to news.. Nairaland is my local CNN.

I'd start crying

Yet another odd news from china. Yesterday it was the granny's story who wants to get married at 109, today its this one. Who knows what these chinese people might do next? I think they are trying to prove to the world that asides making inferior stuffs, they can be quite entertaining. By the way, with a population of almost 2 billion people who carry almost the same faces its really hard to single out an individual. i guess all these are stunts to make them get noticed atleast now she has gained fame in an odd way.
* i learnt charlie boy also bought his coffin, is he planning a burial too? *

nenergy: *Grins and strokes moustache*
I guess i have found a female version of myself. You're there looking for prince charming, me i am here looking for Future Wifey. Come now, since our quest are identical, and our paths have crossed on Nairaland, can we stop searching?

https://www.nairaland.com/1241582/how-future-wife-doing-right

So my future husband is still searching? Anyway since you want to reshuffle your cards,go on and pick a joker

" when you find a king, keep him. When you find a Queen, love and protect her. Dont try to reshuffle your card coz you might end up picking a joker"

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I"ve got plans to Wine and dine all through especially on saturday which happens to be my birthday. * double celebration mode activated*.

Happy Good Friday peeps and one word of advise to those travelling by road " Drive as if your family is in the next car" one can't be too careful on Nigerian roads during seasons like this !!!

So what if I have not played monopoly before?

So what if I have not eaten red meat in over 3 years?

In Nigeria we buy ASOEBI's for most weddings we are invited to. Infact the asoebi comes with the invitation card so how we go fit wear wrong attire for wedding ? except if tailor disappoint you at the last minute that's when you go enter wardrope begin dey search for flip flops and matching suit

beejah: Get well soon Ma.

Back to d topic - I call her Mumsy, she's the best thing/person in my life. May she live long to reap d fruit of her hard labour, amen.

Thankx beejah.

Our mama's are definately going to live long to reap/ enjoy and bask in the glory of their labour

rezzy: God will heal her. In Jesus name. Amen

Amen and thanks for your prayers dear Rezzy. Its highly appreciated

I call her Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa all the time....... I really stress the 'aaaaaaaaaaaa" part especially when i want something

* off post* I am with maaaaaaaa in the hospital right now. Get well soon my love

nenergy: Pre-marital sex and everything that goes before is unpleasing to God. But in courtship how do you show affection if not by hugging and non-sensual kisses? Let's be real,ok? Courtship is for mature people,mature people who are disciplined and can set boundaries and respect them. Let's say my future wife had a bad day and i met her crying. What should i do, stand metres away and cry with her or hold her close and kiss her tears away? But the kiss must be "holy",so staying within the confines of "holy" is the problem many people have.lol Seriously, when you really love someone you'll naturally want to hug and kiss them. If its from your heart and its pure "agape", just do it.

I found this page,hope it helps.
A Touchy Subject: Hand-holding, Hugging, Kissing and More... - Vertical Thought|
http://www.ucg.org/christian-living/touchy-subject-hand-holding-hugging-kissing-and-more/

Lets say your future wife does not know what a holy kiss means

Op is that you and your boyfriend in the picture? * just curious*

Ehn wats this madness? Are you sure this is the man that gave them 20 million?he looks more like jim iyke's playmate to me.

Her mates are busy having fun in dubai and she is still here contesting for miss Nairaland's homepage. I wonder what kind of people follow this woman on twitter. As far as i am concerned Tonto Dike has not added any value to the entertainment industry but unfortunately she is yet to realize that.
Wish i had the power to delete threads, anything begining with 'T and ending with H' would go to the recycle bin.

Classicalman: Where is TONTO DIKE?

She missed the wedding because she was busy in Nigeria contesting for miss nairaland front page.

biolabee: pls confirm as i dont think she lost her hubby,.....

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Thanks it was actually Ekwenchi I was referring to. Post modified

@ Ekwenchi how are you coping since the loss of you husband? I hope you are taking good care of yourself and the baby. You are in my thoughts and prayers dear

Nice write up you could have seen the smile on my face when i got to the T.V part. Honestly i thought the stranger was a man who lived with you guys and took over your mum from your father.
By the way Seun can you add more smileys to the text box please, i cant seem to find the right one to express myself now. For instance I want to send a hug to someone dear to me on nairaland and there is no such smiley available.

Did anyone actually read that whole stuff? Wheeew its so long and complicated. The only conclusion i deduced from that sermon is that men should not get married again . Goodluck to those guys who would follow the principles outlined in that post, na you go old without wife or pikin #aristo things.

For the first time this year i am short of words. All i see in that picture is a kid who isnt even old enough to properly clean his own poo carrying another baby. Wonders shall never " finish"

Pidgin English would be better. We are already "unofficially" using it almost everywhere. From The high and mighty in the society, the uneducated market women, the educated students, the semi literate gatemen,the school drop out maids,our old fashioned grand parents,down to our very own buddies, almost everyone in Nigeria speaks pidgin irrespective of tribe.

190: touching A NIGERIAN GIRLS BOOOOBS should be absolutely free

after all its a public asset

In such cases, Nigerian men should be sentenced to jail without trial after all they can't keep their hands and eyes in one place.