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lalasticlala:
You should have tried to briefly explain the concept of 'Omo-onile' or put the English word in bracket for those who don't really understand it before sharing your story

done.

Share your omo-onile experience. Omo-onile are the children of the original owner of lands, they always feel they're still connected with the lands and will want to extort money whenever any development is ongoing on the land.

My own experience.
I happen to be overseeing our house renovation ( renovation o ) being d first son of my late dad, the renovation requires removal of the roof, additional 2 coaches on the building and changing the roof structure from gambrel to hip, then painting.

On the first day, the carpenters removed the whole roof, we were lucky not to see any omo-onile cos it was a weekend......

Then the bricklayers arrived on the third day (monday), work commenced earnestly, then the omo-onile arrived.... I was at the plank market when the bricklayer called, saying omo-onile asked them to stop work and gbas gbos everywhere. I dashed out of the plank market like a squirrel whose tail is on fire, I thought I would know one or two of the omo-onile cos I was raised in that area and know a lot of them. Unfortunately, I don't know any of them.

They greeted me first, omo boy, bawo ni? Iwo ni olorun jogun ile yi fun? Emi e a lo.. blah blah blah. ( boy, how are you? U're the one that inherited this house? May it be beneficial to u... blah blah blah). "Oya where our money" was the next sentence that came of their mouth. I asked them "owo kini?" ( which money? ) they said, i unroofed the building without giving them their money and I'm working on the building itself, so i must give them owo-ile. I just kuku ask them how much their money is and they said #200,000 I laughed and jokingly asked them to be serious, they said "se o ro pe ere la wa se n bi ni?" ( do u think we came here to play? ) i was unfazed since i know they can't beat me. After so many arguments, noise and intervention of elders, I gave them #25,000 and also agreed to give them #80,000 when we start roofing, their leader gave me his number and asked me to call him if any omo-onile come to disturb me.

On the day of roofing.....
The leader called me around 7am in the morning, I wondered how he knew it was d day we wanted to roof the house. I had planned not to give them the #80,000 but #40,000 instead, they've also planned not to collect the #80,000 but #150,000... and another round of noise, argument, intervention of elders with a bit of gbas gbos everywhere... I was unfazed as usual.

Las las sha, we agreed to a truce and I gave them #60,000.

What I learnt.
1. Most of them are children of first settlers in the area and their family own and sold a lot of land in their time.

2. The have informants everywhere, these informants roam around searching for any new development in the area.

3. They don't have proper job, extortion is their full-time job.

4. U can't avoid them. even if u call police, police will tell u to settle them, and if u call soldier, once the job is done and soldier leave, they'll disturb the house.

5. U can actually shout them down, dont be timid when u see them, if they sense fear in u, they'll manipulate d situation.

6. U cant do without giving them "something", making the "something" the least u can afford should be your priority.

7. If u dont want their wahala, go to the king and explain what u want to do to him, he'll collect a lil sum of money from u to settle them and ask them never to disturb u.

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BankyGee:
RIDDLE ME THIS

the seven apples will keep d doctor away from Ros for one week while d bus driver is on d trip.

That bus driver too dey covetous.

9....... KIMBERLY ANYADIKE.
Born in 1994, Anyadike grew up in Compton, California. She has an older brother and sister Her parents are originally from Nigeria, and their surname Anyadike means "eye of the warrior" in the Igbo language.
In 2009, at the age of 15, she became the youngest African American woman to complete a transcontinental flight across the United States, from Los Angeles, California to Newport News, Virginia.

10....... SOPHIE OKONEDO.
Okonedo was born on 11 August, 1968 in London, the daughter of Joan (née Allman), a Jewish Pilates teacher who was born in the East End of London, and Henry Okonedo (1939–2009), a British Nigerian.
Okonedo's breakthrough performance came in 2004, when she co-starred in the film Hotel Rwanda as Tatiana Rusesabagina, the wife of Rwandan hotel manager.

She also played Winnie Mandela in the movie Mrs Mandela.

Lalasticlala, mynd44

5....... TYLER THE CREATOR.
Tyler Gregory Okonma was born on March 6, 1991 in Ladera Heights, California, the son of a Nigerian father with Igbo ancestry and an American mother of African-American.

6...... APOLLO CREWS
Born Sesegh Uhaa on 22nd of Aug. 1987. Uhaa is of Nigerian descent. His father is originally from the Benue State in the mid-belt region of Nigeria. He has a daughter named Shade.

7...... SKEPTA.
Joseph Junior Adenuga was born on 19th sept 1982 in tottenham, London. Joseph Junior Adenuga was born to Nigerian parents, He is the brother of fellow musician Jme and radio presenter Julie Adenuga. He was installed as Amuludun of Odo-Aje in Ogun state on the 4th of April 2018.

8....... GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
The gifted basketballer was born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 199. When he officially gained Greek citizenship on May 9, 2013, his name was officially romanized as Giannis Antetokounmpo. His nickname is the "Greek Freak".

Antetokounmpo's father, Charles, was a former Nigerian association football player, while his mother, Veronica, is a former high jumper

His Nigerian name is ADETOKUNBO.

From Nas to Chamillionaire, from Jidenna to Dayo Okeniyi of Hunger games. There are many celebrities of Nigerian descent which u may not know... here are some.

1..... NAOMIE HARRIES.
Born on the 6th of sept 1976 in Islington, London. She has starred in many blockbuster movies like skyfall, spectre and she acted as Winnie Mandele in Mandela; Long walk to freedom.

2...... ELLIOT KNIGHT.
Elliot knight was born in West Brom, United kingdom. He's known for his role in Sinbad and he potrayed Merlin in "once upon a time".

3..... DAVE
Born David Orobosa Omoregie on the 5th of June 1998 in Brixton, South London, as the youngest of three brothers to Nigerian parents. He was raised nearby in Streatham by a single mother as his father was absent during his childhood. He's known for his song "Location" feat Burna Boy.

4..... ZAIN ASHER.
Zain Ejiofor Asher (born 27 August 1983) is a British Nigerian news anchor at CNN International who is based in New York City. She anchors CNN Newsroom on CNN International. She's Chiwetel Ejiofor's younger sister.

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pu7pl3:
A clock has 3 hands tho and it literally scratches itself all day....

ok, thanks...... i'll think of something better.

BankyGee:
RIDDLE ME THIS

A clock.

Akaegwu:
Are you comfortable in that 8x10 mtrs face me I face you?

how does this correpsond with what I asked which ur brain failed to decipher?

How's this gigantic?

All is well....... Amotekun will stand las las.

BankyGee:
RIDDLE ME THIS

though d riddle has been answered... but one yeye dirty mind just made me see another answer to this riddle.

Ayanfe29:
Rara o! Very impossible sef.... He's selling nada to you

lobatan!

JaceBlaze:
Comot for road mumu

thats cool, una must sabi pidgin by fire by force.

JaceBlaze:
After you...vomit the python pepper soup na

tsek, mufu.

BankyGee:
Don't be afraid, I have nine lives

super-cool.... my twin bro won't be scared of ur Ayanfe's gunshot again.

Hope some of the lives are for sale?

KolaShangOne:
I would suggest introducing lintels. It will cost you a bit extra but your building will be the better for it.

ok, sir... thanks.

So we should break d blocks at d top of doors and windows and cast lintel there, right? Can it still be done?

Ereolamide:
When you're done raving and ranting find a noose and do the expected - end your unpalatable existence.

Cos the Amotekun you see today will outlive you.

haha, bad mouth.

Ayanfe29:
Lolz.... that's why I gave him that hard job. Can I use your gun on him?

on who?

BankyGee:
Lemme type it together

BankyGee, are u still there? Have u typed it together? So we won't see any riddle today niyen o.

aumeehn:
buahahaha i have 24hrs Electricity. Continue wallowing in Your hate filled life! You will die of heart attack very soon. Allah has blessed the Fulani People. Nothing you and your likes can do about it.

as expected, just before i clicked "submit", he didn't make any sense.

FrLukas:
There's no open transformer where I stay.

I'd say the same thing to you too but it wouldn't mean anything seeing as you guys hardly have power supply.

You asked a question which answer is quite clearly above your deductive capabilities.

You should have just ignored but you had to say something. So, you decided to jump inside the gutter.

I won't be joining you there. Enjoy the muck along with Fulani colonialism.

if the guy respond after this post, then he has no honour and shame together.

Orishirishi...

mtisTheQubit:
ok I give up... an please dont post " give up you are" please

good.

mtisTheQubit:
wewe ni fala....i have spoken

baare ni fala.... spoken have I.

mtisTheQubit:
just wanted to know...i want to meet one for real..

now u've known, u can meet one for a real deal $$$.

mtisTheQubit:
the showoff is strong in ths one

the showoff shows showmanship.

mtisTheQubit:
Ok..are you one of the flat earthers ?

nope.

JaceBlaze:
Flush of the garri from your system,maybe you will get what I meant.

flush of the nyaope in ur system too, maybe u'll make sense after that.

mtisTheQubit:
sense ids relative...i have spoken

senselessness is also relative..... spoken have I.