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Thank God we won! Would have been so mad @ hubby for waking me up n keeping me awake by making noise all tru d match.
Cos madness is when u have to wake up by 5am and ure watching ball at 2 am in d morning.

#noregrets

Abbeyme:
This is the time a guy can hug another guy deeply and you won't be gay

If you want grow your Nigerian natural hair, visit the Krasiva Twins on No.14 Irewole, off Opebi Link Road, Ikeja! Those girls are the ish, nuff said, WORD!

sholay2011: Oh pleaszzzz....ppl shud just shut it. Why saying if Annabel is wise...she shudnt put Melvin up for eviction? We shud stop sounding too sentimental.

Her heart has been broken....she wasnt expecting that shocker...we are a witness to that seeing how she didnt quickly bother getting well dressed quickly...she has been 'stabbed at the back' (even though we wud all say Melvin had no choice as the HOH), but she would wonder why she was singled out from other 11 other housemates!

Pls, she has the full right to nominate or put Melvin up for eviction. The case would have been different if they were sworn enemies. Btw, this may let us know how 'strong' Melvin's chances are.

And if she doesnt nominate him tomao, it is not yet over...she may reserve that for the future. Or do Feza and Betty relate like they do prior to the impasse? Pls, lets leave annnabel alone!!

I quite agree with you. Let our Melvin be put up, and let's see this 'Power of Naija' where he is concerned especially since I've been saying from the begining that I personally don't find him entertaining. For me he has been playing it safe, and I still don't know zip about him asides the fact that the Hm's are cool with him. Im loyal, but I am yet to register talkless of voting. My ideaology still stands..... let 'the best strategist, or 'Africa's favourite win'. I love me my Karen till forever!!!

I never felt Keagan, but when it was obvious that Prezzo was in the finale, I began to prophesy, declare, n root violently for Keagan. Imagine the chimpanzee Prezzo saying Goldie was just an ex housemate who took him for granted And wildchild's answer shows us why he is 3x executive host of BBA. "Someone that cooked, cleaned, and looked after you took you for granted" Thank God say mumu Goldie dey dier dey watch.I'm going to sleep right tonight, cos God knows if Prezzo had won.......

Seun please why is this not on the front page We need to find that day care asap, before a child dies.

I have also gotten a 6 day extension, but I when I sent'status' to 127. It was only 3 days dat was added. But like someone rightly said, it's not about the extention right now but restoration, cos while others are complaining of crawling, der are those of us who don't even have. I stay in opebi Lagos close to the glo office, and it's sad dat the network even goes completely off atimes. It's been a week now for me. Please luluosas, and TM if you are glo staff help me beg them to restore o. Thank you

Timothyoj: Glo is doing fine,100% better than MTN or what are they called.6 days has been added to my days aswell.kudos to GLO WORLD!!!

Please which part of naija are you in, cos mine is still not on. I've done hard reset several times, gone to the glo office twice, and I've gotten the extension too. If it was even crawling, I would be happy, but it comes up every 3 hours for only a minute. Getting tired

luluosas: Is your service fully back now? If no, please, visit the Glo office as you promised but, plleeeaaaassssseeeeee, don't throw away your Glo Sim card. Thank you.

LOL! Tnks luluosas. I've done as you said. Twice for that matter. I've even gotten a call from customer care explaining the situation. The situation is still bad, n it has been off since saturday evening(6 days now) . I just got a 6 day extension now, which is useless to me if the internet is still not up. My colleague has already gotten airtel, so I'm observing currently.
@TM Martins
I feel what you're saying. I must commend Glo, d few days I used it was quite impressive than some networks I've used(considering I even paid for the 200MB package as a trial b4 I pay for a bigger package). Yet life must go on, work needs to be done, and it is in situations like this dat you look around for what works rather than what should be used, especially if that 'what should be used' is not delivering despite it's good intentions.

I stay in lagos, close 2 glo office gan.Internet on my tab is seriously fluctuating, and now it's totally off. Sad thing is that I just said lemme try glo(I'm an mtn pope ), 2 days after disaster struck. I've done hard reset now several times. Gonna pay them a visit tomor, after that if it still sucks, gonna throw d sim into the bin, tnk God it was just a hundred bucks......hmmmmm

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I have a white ipad2, 3g, wifi, 64gig(2wks old) available at a ridiculous price. Only interested parties shud inbox me on krasivatwins@yahoo.com or call me on 08022530924. Cash and carry, here in ikeja, lagos. Reason: got it as a gift, want to upgrade to ipad3.

I have a white ipad2, 3g, wifi, 64gig(2wks old) available at a ridiculous price. Only interested parties shud inbox me on krasivatwins@yahoo.com or call me on 08022530924. Cash and carry, here in ikeja, lagos. Reason: got it as a gift, want to upgrade to ipad3.

I have a white ipad2, 3g, wifi, 64gig(2wks old) available at a ridiculous price. Only interested parties shud inbox me on krasivatwins@yahoo.com or call me on 08022530924. Cash and carry, here in ikeja, lagos. Reason: got it as a gift, want to upgrade to ipad3.

I have a white ipad2, 3g, wifi, 64gig(2wks old) available at a ridiculous price. Only interested parties shud inbox me on krasivatwins@yahoo.com or call me on 08022530924. Cash and carry, here in ikeja, lagos. Reason: got it as a gift, want to upgrade to ipad3.

I have a white ipad2, 3g, wifi, 64gig(2wks old) available at a ridiculous price. Only interested parties shud inbox me on krasivatwins@yahoo.com or call me on 08022530924. Cash and carry, here in ikeja, lagos. Reason: got it as a gift, want to upgrade to ipad3.

http://gfpanorama.com/tag/nwa-baby-ashawo/
Check dis out!

There is a popular Igbo Nigerian song on YouTube by Flavour N’Abania. It is called Nwa Baby. Anybody who has been listening to the increasingly amazing dance-worthy beats that are now emerging from Nigeria on a constant basis would not fail to have heard this particular song. Now, a lot of what Flavor and his friends were saying on the track were in the Igbo language, and while that has not stopped a lot of non-Igbo listeners from appreciating the song, I felt compelled to give a full translation of this song to English for the benefit of those who might be wondering exactly what was being said.
In this fairly detailed translation that you are about to read, I’ll attempt to translate the lyrics of this song as they should be understood in the best context—it is not just going to be a shoddy, simple, word-for-word translation. I’ll try as much as I can (granted that I am not Flavour himself who can improve on this), to explain what the song is saying.
The words of the song will be rendered in bold font after which I’ll give an underlined direct translation where necessary. Then, in brackets, I’ll explain it in detail.
Don’t you wish someone would do the same for all those other songs you are inconspicuously drawn to even though you know not the meaning of the words?





MC announces and introduces Flavor N’abania): Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the rave of the moment: FLAVOUR N’ABANIA!!
(applause as music begins in presumably a party scene)
(1st voice) Alcohol…
(2nd voice) look, look, wait, mba—alhohol {the second voice on the track is suggesting a more fanciful frat-boy, beer-parlor or college lingo when he objects to the word ‘alcohol’ and substitutes ‘alhohol’}
(3rd voice says jokingly) Olingo…Olingo gbukwe ghu =freebies—perish with freebies! {this voice playfully chides the 2nd voice for wanting freebies as buddies would normally do when they are in a group}
Flavour picks up here, addressing some gorgeous babe in this party scene that caught his eye…
(7 times) Nwababy…nye m ife gi = Baby girl…give me that which you have {Here, Flavour drops a masterful pun—a masterful play on words by using the term “nye m ife gi” which indicates he wants something from the girl he is addressing but the phrase is safe enough as to be understood in a multitude of contexts. He could be asking for her attention, for a dance with her, for her smile, for her beauty, etc. As the song progresses, it becomes gradually clear that he wants her body; he wants to make love to her}
Nwababy, nye m ife gi. Okwa n’abania = Baby girl, give me that which you have. This very night.
I don hammer no be small, now it’s time to chop money {I have hit the jackpot/I have made it big/I am rich now and so now it is the time to spend some money}
Somebody say “N’abania, na-atakwanu ife umu nwanyi a” {Will someone holler “Tonight, ladies you can eat anything you want”. Flavour is trying to make it rain at the party obviously, so he is indicating that the ladies present can eat and drink at his expense}
See dem girls dem plenty = I see a lot of girls here {since this party scene is probably crawling with a lot of college-type babes of the Nigerian variety, of which many have the reputation of trading sexual favors for money, good grades, elite company etc, Flavour wastes no time teasing out this fact. In a most playful and complimentary fashion, he acknowledges the fact that the girl he is addressing is a hustler of some sort}
Waka Waka baby…oh yeah {this suggests that the girl is always walking from one guy’s house to the other}
Wuru wuru baby….oh yeah {this suggest that the girl is tricky or crafty}
I go tell my mama…oh yeah =I’ll tell my mother
I go tell my papa, oh yeah = I’ll tell my father
And I go tell am say:you be waka waka baby, oh yeah =I’ll tell ‘em that you are a walkabout babe or a streetwalker
You be wuru wuru baby…oh yeah =I’ll tell ‘em you are a tricky or crafty babe
Corner corner baby…oh yeah; Sango sango baby, oh yeah; Para rara baby, oh yeah {“Corner corner baby” expresses the fact that the girl in question is always found in dimly lit corners and alleys. This highly suggests that the girl might be a call-girl. Here, and as you will see in the rest of the song, Flavour employs a lot of onomatopoeia; he says words which individually have no meaning save to express a heightened degree of excitement brought about by this party babe to whom his words are directed}
Oh baby sawa lee, sawa sawa sawa lee (2ce)… ASHAWO {the word “sawa’ or ‘sawam’ indicates the act of walking, or movement of the feet as in a dance. Here, Flavor is indicating that the girl in question is light-footed—walking around easily from place to place or of nimble gait. He concludes that she may be a call-girl with the word Ashawo}
Kpomkpotom kpomkpom; kporokotom kpomkpom; ikpomkpotom kpomkpom; kporokotom kpomkpom; kpakolokpa kpakolokpa kpakolokpa kpomkpom; ojarikpoko, ukwu nwa baby, achukurege kpomkpom {Here Flavour goes off the chain. Not finding words to adequately convey the height of his excitement, he lapses into a series of onomatopoeic renditions designed to communicate the supposed elegance of a seductively dressed temptress of a woman. These sounds are supposed to communicate the rippling movements of the girl’s body as she walks or perhaps dances—breasts bobbing up and down; her buttocks jiggling as she walked or danced; the movement of her thighs; the swaying of her hips in movement etc}
Ashawo Awosha Awosha Ashawo Ashawo Awosha kpomkpom {the word Ashawo means call-girl or an escort. To differentiate a call-girl from a prostitute or a LovePeddler (akwuna), a call girl’s client makes an appointment usually by telephone. They (call-girls) are not usually randomly picked from street corners like prostitutes. A call-girl may be gainfully employed or may be in school, and then renders her sexual services discreetly to her clients in exchange for money or some other material incentives. Here, Flavour twists the word Ashawo around artistically by saying Awosha. The effect was to remove some of the negative sting or punch from the word}
Eh—Eh—Eh—Eh—Eh—Eh kpomkpom {Yes—Yes—Yes—Yes—Yes—Yes. Clearly, if the girl he was addressing his song to was dancing or walking, Flavour appreciates the spectacle in front of him. He recognizes the silky sophistication of this Babygirl (Nwababy) even though he likens her charm to that of a call-girl’s.
And the baby sawa lele eh, sawa sawa sawa lee (2ce)…ASHAWO = And this baby is light-footed or nimble with her gait(2ce) as to be regarded a CALL-GIRL.
Flavor addresses his fans, the general audience and his colleagues at this point…
To all my fans in the house n’abania = To all my fans in the house this night…
(dropping names): Flavour Shelters, Alamieyeseigha, Zubby, Akwei Soldier, Ogbuefi Nnanyelugo, (O gini di=Oh, what the hell), Ma Holla, Beauty I na-eli eli (Beauty, I see you wining and dining), Nze na Swiss (You, my titled influential man in Switzerland—an affectionate way of saying that his friend is so rich he has a Swiss account), Omaliyo, Honorable Prince Sunny Nwogbo, Sir Vic Obiekwe, Sisko Dogado….
(7 times): Nwababy…nye m ife gi = Babygirl…give me that which you have.
Na soso waka I come dey go; Anywhere I go a na-ata ife {I have been going to a lot of places recently; anywhere I go, people are feasting/partying/wining and dining}
All my guys where una dey?; From here to Salon Hotel {My Pals, where are you guys? From here to Salon Hotel}
[scroll up to see the hook]
Di anyi imakwa ebe a tunyere m? = Yo dude, do you know where I was just dispatched to?
(In closing and with Flavour making another sexual remark)
Ala di n’udi n’udi….ala, ala di n’udi n’udi…ala (2ce) = Breasts come in different varieties
Ala ma mma, were aka gi jide ya, ala =when you see perky breasts, reach out and touch them
Ala ma mma, were onu gi michaa ya , ala = when you see succulent breasts, go ahead and suck them.

The End.
I hope that translation helped you on some level.
By the way, if Flavour N’abania ever gets to see this modest attempt at sharing this great song of his with many non-Igbo speakers, and feels compelled to correct my translation of his work, the revised one from Flavor will be acceptedwholeheartedly and with all humility – after all, who better than the genius himself can say in his own words what exactly he was trying to communicate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76YoJw9htoY&feature=player_embedded

Can someone help me?
A young friend of mine scored this?



PERSONAL INFORMATION

Candidate Name:


JONAH LOVINA IMAOBONG

Gender:


FEMALE

Registration Number:


05631348FE

Exam Number:


13004364

Exam Centre:


OGBA JNR GRAM SCH, IMAM SARO STREET, OGBA HOUSING ESTATE, OGBA
EXAMINATION RESULT
Subject

Score

Subject

Score

Use of English


56


Government


44

Christian Rel.


61


Lit. in English


46
Aggregate:

207
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University

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UNIVERSITY OF BENIN

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LAW

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AKWA IBOM STATE POLYTHECNIC, IKOT OSURUA

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OYO STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OYO

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ANSAR-U-DEEN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ISOLO, LAGOS.

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PRINTED DATE: Thu 29 Apr, 2010

Pls can someone tell me if what she scored is okay for the choices she put. Thank you!

Hi Everyone Congrats to all who made it, For those who didn't make it there are other options.
When i didn't pass jamb for the law to read, God forbade that i stayed home, so I applied for a diploma for something close to law which was public administration, which had a lot of law courses. After 2 yrs i got into policy studies and admin. That was 6 yrs ago, and I'm doing fine, funny I'm doing what is not related to what i read at all. So those of y'all still thinking, think very hard cos staying at home forever and blaming jamb ain't the solution.
Congrats again.

mamus 2010:
@ Tampico,

Na me ooo. I owe you plenty things,,, if i start counting this thread will get to 200 pages! lol.

@ Topic,

Please why was that Ruby dog sleeping under a blanket? what dog in Africa sleeps under the duvet?

Again, I say Nkenna is not going anywhere on Sunday, she is the entertainment in the house. Those lies are just da bomb ,  as for Geraldine, she should please in Gods name take off that weave on even if she intends to keep quiet till the rapture comes! and as for Kelvin, no comment, cos i think that Elizbeth is razz,

@Mamus
Yes o u owe me plenty things, pls call me cos i misplaced ure number. So u be Nkenna fan too? Maybe i shud come out of the closet too!