₦airaland Forum

ivolt:
So France "slaves" using Cfa have a stronger currency than Naira?

Cfa is essentially Euro, if that explains why it is stable. As long as euro is stable, it will be stable too.

MT:
Stop sounding this way to remain correct.

You have conceded that Yoruba does not use "gidigbo" to fight to death, rather it is for pleasure.

Thats the crux of our discourse. Case closed

Concede? Again, go read what I typed again. I never agreed with your distortion of our history.

And no, it wasn’t the crux of the discourse, you ignored other facts you were wrong about 😊

Whatever makes you feel good bro, Peace ✌🏾

MT:
So you agreed that you misrepresented the bolded in your previous post.

Cite and example where warriors were asked to fight to death in Yoruba history. I will be willing to learn from you.

Why would a movie like Jagunjagun not show the art of war, especially how Ogundiji consults his gods? It's a critical part. Did Ogunjimi lead a war as a general in the movie?

Painting Ogundiji as a bad person after being shown to rescue a king at the beginning didn't add up. They should have dug deep to come up with a fantastic reason .

"Atamo atamo" ni in Yoruba Language.

Again, you are picking one phrase out of many sentences, very funny.

Gidigbo is a sport, a war skill, and also entertainment. So is Judo, Karate, and jui jistu.

When you have time, here is a free read for you about Gidigbo, the Yoruba martial art.

This article speaks to its entertaining, cultural, and even its arena display, and its war usage.

https://www.blacfoundation.org/pdf/GIDIGBO.pdf

Black man, know your history ✌🏾

MT:
In Yoruba culture, are you saying they fight to death at the bolded - "Idije Kidigbo"

What you referred to was just a local wrestling competition for the pleasure of the people.

Romans fight to death at the arena.

Don't mix it up, sir

Okay, I called out many of your wrong assumptions up there.

For the gidigbo, yes it is for pleasure. And in special times like they portrayed in that movies, warriors could be ask to fight to death and the winner gets a reward. Also, in war times… digigbo is a war skill.. just like Judo and jui jistu are war skills they are also games.

Karate is a war skill and also a game. Being a competition don’t mean it’s exclusively competitive.

In the movie, they even portrayed the use of jazz to support his skills. The warriors had stuff tied to their arms to give them extra strength.

Lets me mash up our own story.

MT:
Oga, Yorubas dont fight like Romans. That movie is a roman empire classic movie.

In the olden days, we read it that the two commanders will face themselves and chant incantations till one commander overwhelms the other. Then fight will ensue.

Yorubas will also invoke the spirit of their gods like ogun, IFA etc. before going into a war. In a movie titled Jagunjagun, show me one scene where this is done

Only Romans go to war with swords alone without charms.

The film misrepresents Yoruba culture so badly. Go and watch the "woman king" on netflix - it was a failed attempt to replicate it.

Again, woman king story is not accurate. It is very wrong. Ask an indigene of Abomey, they will tell you the story was messed up.

If you ask but they use Benin folks, Angelique kidjo is not from the Abomey tribe. Let’s know our history abeg and not wait for the foreigners to fine tune it for us.

Yes woman king was a great movie but the story line is wrong.

MT:
You don't need to say "lie here and there". It was my experience, respect it. Just like I respect yours.

It is an open fact that in the olden days Yoruba warriors chanted incantations in wars. Not fighting like Romans with swords.

Yorubas wouldn't just go to war without consulting their gods.

Yourbas didnt have arena like Spartacus where they fight.

Go and watch "the woman king" - they tried to copy that movie and it turned bad.

Viewers will get carried away with the wacky storyline because of the visual effect. It's not a well thought out my movie.

That's my experience. You have yours and I respect it.

As for me, Anikulapo remains far Number 1

While I respect your opinion but you’re wrong, know your history sir!

Yes Yoruba use ida oloju meji (sword) and knife since before the white man.

Going to the war and consulting gods is a must, but that movie hasn’t portrayed otherwise to that fact. Not showing the part doesn’t mean they portrayed it never happened nor happened.

Yoruba does have arena like Spartacus for warriors, even slaves if the king to compete during a ceremony… it’s called idije kidigbo

“The woman king” actually changed the actual story and the real narrative. I have personally been to that kings palace for tourism and other kings, visit Abomey sometime, there are about 16 kings palaces scattered around the city, you will get the authentic story from the tour guides or the locals. (You don’t glorify an oyinbo movie that changed our story and bring down our very own that portrayed it right!)

What we do not have are Dane guns… and that movie also portrayed in it that it was gifts from the white man. It clearly portrayed it in that movie.

Again, I respect your opinion but we must speak up for when our history is mashed up. That jagun jagun is very authentic. Well thought through movie.

TheBillyonaire:
I have no respect for France. I have no reason to respect a Sovereign Thief who steals Uranium and Gold from Niger.

The United States should move their military base out of Niger, so should France.

Europe's attempt to salvage themselves from cold using Nigerian Gas with pipeline routed through Niger and Algeria to Europe will be super priced and would not be cheap.

By bombing Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline to Europe, the only hope of Europe is now the Niger Delta Gas, of which I am am directly, as a Niger Deltan, the provider of Salvation.

I am glad to extend my help to Nigeria and Europe with my Gas, but USA, Russia and France should get the fucck away from West Africa.

President Tinubu has a job, and a tasking one, and it is to make the West to beg for gas, what ever we do, we must get France out of West Africa.

You’re contradicting yourself. Helping Europe but not France lol France and Germany make up the EU, So EU = France.

Sisib15:
You people didn't tell me that you all work for money here. I thought we should come to America and start picking the money. 😂😂😂😂😩

Dey play

Nigeria is not going to any war. Tinubu needed to send that request to senate and they agreed that they reject the request so the US and France and say, he tries but his Senate shut him down.

Tinubu will find other means but not by war. A war in Niger is a war in Northern Nigeria… we share a very large border.

Election is over, can we move past Peter Obi already?

Nigeria cannot afford to go to war right now unless we are being attacked.

Tinubu is busy undoing Buhari’s mess, he won’t be stupid enough to waste the little savings of subsidy on an avoidable war.

Tinubu is asking for senate support for war just to show to the world that we are taking actions.

A war in Niger means the Northern Nigeria will see worse than Boko Haram… remember that Nigeriens live in Northern nigeria and they even indigenous people that got separated by the colonists, bottom line most Hausa/ Fulani soldiers won’t be motivated to fight their family in Niger.

Tinubu will find a non-force ways to resolve it. In the interest of the rest of Africa and the hardship going on around the world, the one-too-many coup in Niger, Mali and Burkina could turn to a bush wagon effect where other country militaries take power too (Nigeria inclusive)

Bottomline, there will be no war.

fkj950ax:
Current Texas Gov uses a Wheel Chair.
Because someone has a disability and requires a walking aid doesn't mean they are morons.
It's moronic to think this way actually. Look in the mirror

https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1873739/texas-governor-greg-abbott-covid-getty.jpg?w=1600&h=1600&q=88&f=b7cddbb5bd7164f33b0d91591828e31a

You nailed it! We Nigerians always get what we deserve cos they quickly judge someone’s mental capacity based on their looks.

What has that got to do with his mental capacity to bring about desired positive results

One of my lecturers back in Uni day was old and use a walking stick too but he travels every other month to consult for UN, World Bank and even foreign governments. If such person was appointed, you folks will still laugh ? Really? We Nigerians are indeed getting what we deserve sha!

1stGenAmerican:
If she’s only braiding, no license is required.

👍🏾

1stGenAmerican:
You're wrong. Arizona is one of the states that does not require braiders to be licensed. The information is on the cosmetology board website.

You’re correct for braiders.

thatthickgurl:
It’s extra personal. Lol.
Thank you, I’ll be in your mail

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thatthickgurl:
Can I send a mail, I have questions please

I’d rather prefer you ask openly so it may be beneficial to other folks. But if it’s very personal then it’s okay to mail.

Sisib15:
Hello everyone,
Please are international students allowed to make hair for people as side hustle around my school

You’d be just fine in AZ, as long you’re careful with your clientele. Generally a license is required but you will be just fine running your side hustle without issues.

Sisib15:
I have south Dakota state university and i have northern Arizona state university. I have my visa for south Dakota state university and I'm in the usa already. I am contemplating of i should transfer to northern Arizona flagstaff because south Dakota is a rural area . Brookings to be precise

Feel free to quote me about your Arizona questions.

1stGenAmerican:
In Arizona, you don’t need a license to braid hair. Arizona has a good amount of Black Americans and in most of the states, hair braiding runs from $50 all the way up to $300. You can do really good braiding hair in Arizona. In South Dakota, you need a cosmetology license to braid hair but there aren’t many Black people so business wouldn’t be as good as Arizona.
You can get many clients on campus in Arizona. If you’re good, your customers like you, and you’re available regularly on weekends, they’ll comeback to you over and over because dependable braiders are hard to find.

Just to correct that notion about Arizona. Yes you do need license but yes you can work your braiding and run cash business nobody’s chasing you so OP should be fine.

Majority of blacks in Arizona are concentrated in Maricopa county (ie Phoenix and its suburbs), Flagstaff is a touristy and college town, the black population is a handful. I’m assuming his/her campus will be in Flagstaff.

Flagstaff is good, chill and you’d enjoy it out there, and it snows like crazy just any other cold state. But the black population is only a handful unfortunately… you will probably meet some on the campus and don’t sleep on getting white client too if you choose NAU.

Good luck to the OP

Cleaning up Buhari’s mess will definitely take a long while

Workch:
they generated the revenue because federal government gave the apapa and tincam monopoly for years. Which brought businesses hence revenue.

It's simple

What happens to the state governors in the SE and SS building on the existing ports in the regions ?

Hey guys,

Do you guys know any health insurance plans that actually works in Nigeria ?

One that the bearer could go to participating hospitals and care centers for treatment without the sorry state of "we are sorry we cannot accept patient this time"

pachigo001:
if they will bring development to south east we will allow them not to bring ruga and babialah mentality

Let’s start from there.

Same way nobody want non-Yoruba mentality in the south west.

Take your eyes and mind off the south west, develop your region. Make it the Dubai of Africa. We south westerners like our brown roof development. Works great for us! Gracias!

Maybe an Hausa man should be allowed to govern Enugu for sometime too ? How does it sound?

Comot your eyes from South West!!!

VinnyBaba:
OP, you are right.🤔🙂

If Tinubu uses Nigerian Army to invade Niger Rep, and Russia takes side with them,

It can Kickstart World War 111 because France will get involved. 😕🙁

All of NATO is behind Ukraine, it hasn’t triggered a world war yet. SMH

You Dey follow reason with the OP with confirm untreated malaria 😂

Just like he made Anambra one and improved the states GDP. Una never wake up!

mrvitalis:
Zambia was exactly were Nigeria is today... Currency went from one of the worst to best performing currency in Africa... Read bro read


Lol you can't get well then take drugs later

Why treat symptoms when you know u have no cure for root cause

Again, stop comparing Nigeria economy to Zambia. Stop digesting everything your Oga tells you, copying Zambia economy to replicate in Nigeria Really??

Your boss just agreed to devaluing then fix the balance of trade. I guess that applies to Obi too.

Not everything in life you must wait to first treat root cause first. If root cause treatment will take a long time, again… floating will give temporary effect while the long term root cause is fixed. Obi just suggested same too.

Anything that’s not from Obi is considered bad to you people, and it’s very concerning. And it’s a disservice to your guy honestly.

mrvitalis:
Lol go look at Zambia oga
Obi was clear, he said he would have devalued the naira to about 600 then invest in the people ... He would borrow money, but zero Kobo would be used for infrastructure or salary... It would be used as credit facilities for Nigerian businesses in import substitution or exportable products

Zambia? Abeg no Dey bring incomparable economy to this kind conversation. Zambia?! Can you imagine lol

Lol floating is effectively devaluing without have to spend money to defend the currency. We don’t have free fx or a favorable balance of trade to be defending devaluing abeg, let’s face the fact, we will still go back to where Buhari left us. He spent 8yrs of his administration defending naira with money that count be used on something else.

Your Oga have effectively said exactly Tinubu is doing, he wants to devalue first then invest in the people later. Still same step, devaluation or floating comes first then investment follows. How’s Tinubu getting called names for doing his own in a similar step??

I don’t care for borrowing money for salary, it’s obsolete but not spending on infrastructure? He’s a joke lol 😂 I rest my case. This is not an import export business, this is a real economy we talking here sir.

RuggedBiafran:
Shut it Abeg

I hate kids analysis, based on shallow reasoning. I won't say more .

Mr Adult and not so Shallow .. want to help us the “kids” here ?

mrvitalis:
Obi said tinubu floating the naira without tackling forex balance is not right and that's the truth

We are all listing too so please stop spread lies

I disagree sir! Either you or Obi don’t understand what it take to balance trade of a country’s economy. It won’t happen overnight.

Forex will not and cannot be balanced overnight or within a few weeks, it will take years of investments and public education and entrepreneurial empowerment to build that up… we can’t reply solely on oil and gas. That being said, floating can be done now while work is being done to improve our trade balance. Again, You cannot balance your trade overnight! We can’t start exporting or producing stuff overnight! If Obi has better ways to handle it then he should break it down… he claims to be patriotic anyways.

nikky5:
I was appalled when I read that PMS sells for N700 per litre in some states.

I live in Lagos and Mushin local government to be precise. Fuel is sold at N560 per litre I wondered what could be the cause of this wide margin selling price. If price is same in other places, is there any need for the proposed strike by the NLC knowing fully well that the appropriation for 2023 has no room for subsidy?

Up Omo adugbo!!!