gbengaeed: Is he contesting in the next year election. Most of your criticism is out of ignorance and the lack of ability to appreciate good things
Oseni posted a picture without comment, the people that claim to own him could not sleep anymore. I make a general statement, they say no more air for them to breathe. When he is finally inaugurated as president of Nigeria, I hope sniper will still be available in the market for its primary task?
Kdsml: I had stopped depending on her since i was 9 years old she gave me away to work as a house help and i have temporarily return back at almost 27 years old i don't understand why you mean that i played her for what or how? what about the lazy 24 years old who has been playing her for 24 years when he is not disable ? Don't you think he should hustle and pay for his own school fees
Let's not go through that lane. I am happy you didn't grow in that environment because you could have ended up like your other sibling. This is a hard dig. Let her know why you cannot spend 120 K like that. Technically, you don't have it. As for your brother, you need a deep one on one with him. Time heals everything. May God continue to bless your hustle
Kdsml: Merry xmas every1. Hope you all are having a great night. I nid advice pls
I am married with a kid, my husband traveled out of the country for a greener pasture, I moved out of our rented house and relocated back to my mom's place.
We had sold our properties for 300k he told me he doesn't know how long it will take him to get a job in the new country and I should use the 300k to start up a business so i will be able to take care of our daughter until he will be stable in the new country.
I have decided to start selling foodstuffs in the front of the house and i will use the remaining money for my daughter school fees in January.
My mom asked me to borrow her 120k to pay for my brother school fee and i refused explaining to her why i can't give her the money and she has been giving attitudes and refused to speak to me, i went to the market today i bought xmas clothes for my daughter and a wrapper for my mom she rejected it.
I know she is doing all this for me to give her the money but i will not give it to her no matter what. I don't understand why she is angry when she knows that my husband is not around i should use the money wisely because if i am broke i have no one else to help me.
Am i wrong for refusing to help her?
Being independent is costly. Moving back to her place wasn't the best move. Don't blame her, she feels you played her, and rightly so.
adecz: We are starting with some giant broilers for now.
Everything is so expensive, but we are happy this is the last Xmas under APC. ✌️
We shall upload as the day progresses and these lovely birds turn to meat and pepper soup ☺️
We accuse the people "having it' of showing off. Meanwhile we are quick to display almost everything online because we believe we now have. It is well ooo
We always run to rice dishes for our Christmas meals but fufu recipes are popular too. Just make sure there are enough meat and fish in the soups to make them extra special for this special time of the year.
1. Chickpea Moimoi Yes, you can use chickpea, garbanzo beans or simply garbanzo in Spanish to make Nigerian Moi Moi! It makes the perfect festive breakfast, so easy and superfast. You can even prepare it the evening before and warm it up the next morning.
2. Jollof Stuffed Chicken This is a special way to serve Jollof Rice this festive season.
3. Tropical Fried Rice Let's go tropical with Tropical Fried Rice, the rice recipe for carnivals. Just look at that! The serving screams festivity already.
4. Smoky Party Jollof Rice Most people no longer use firewood to cook, even in the villages. I have found the secret ingredient for that Smoky Party Jollof Rice. You are welcome! It is also perfect for if you will be having a party during the festive season. Cook it with Grilled Chicken and serve with: Nigerian Salad, Nigerian Moi Moi, Peppered Gizzards and other Rice Accessories.
Acidosis: One of the reasons I am beginning to avoid road side traders. The so called poor people in Nigeria are even more wicked.
If you need to buy stuff like bag of rice, g.oil, etc., always patronise that big mall around you. They have functional quality control departments. They verify everything before displaying in shelves.
...and more often than not, they offer cheaper prices on almost all items. No room for useless bargains, sizing up of customers, and heartless price increments. Nowadays, the only thing I want to see is price tag and nothing more.
You have some valid point but also note that some supermarkets have been closed down because of selling expired products. Places like ShopRite and those big brands seem to be the best plugs.
BATified2023: but he said it himself that he doesn’t believe n infrastructure
Tell us d infrastructures now?
Because it is laughable that in 2022, humans still campaign with promises on infrastructure. The context of his submission is that he will go beyond infrastructure and that it people should not be carried away by such talks as of that is all Nigeria is in dire need of. We have failed system that supports a few privileged citizens looting the country dry. That the main business, not cheap talks on infrastructure. Get these facts installed, I will update your IOS if needed.
ajl: Awolowo made an error. Let us admit it. He wanted to bring education to a people that don't give a damn about their poor masses. He wanted to be president of Nigeria, a country with Fulanis, who were eternal enemies of his people. The history is there. He had the chance to bring Yoruba out of Nigeria. Just like Tinubu, he wanted a fake One Nigeria. Nigeria is not the work of the hand of God.
Merry Christmas brother. All I have this season is love and happiness......no energy for long talks.
Osariemen12: This my useless neighbouring governor. What's he doing in Ondo as a governor? The people of Ofosun are moving in hordes to Okada due to lack of peace and economic activities orchestrated by herdsmen.
Aketi, just like Awolowo, is a failure. Yet, his people can't see it; only to type nonsense about Obaseki since he demystified APC in my dear Edo State.
Peter Obi 2023.
Meanwhile, death to all Tinubu's supporters.
Awolowo a failure? Come on guys, how can someone that sacrificed all to give you democracy be a failure? Is it their problem that we refused to consolidate on what they gave us? We have to be reasonable here. Zik , Awolowo etc are legends!!!
North4Obi23: It's an African tradition to greet the aged, especially the aged so weak that he can't bend for a prayer. Tinubu doesn't know the importance of old age so he abuses it by fighting with his grandchildren instead of playing grandfatherly roles.
They don't understand that fact because they are waiting for orders to be sent from a over. That's how bad it has become.
I just hope Basketmouth is not looking at those other celebrities dumping their spouses and going for smaller girls. Men can copy bad things, you know. Watch video here.
Same man that wanted to rule Nigeria despite his mental deficiencies...rubbish! Not a fan of Atiku but we should learn to be fair and civil Same PDP that will shout anti-paty activity at the slightest instance. This is the height of it. 2023 will be interesting. Sanowo is begging SW leaders not to do what they are planning, PDP is in disarray. God in His kindness kicked Okupe the misfit out of LP set up.....truly 2023 is going to be great.
Tinubuadvocate: Keyamo self not all issues you will just releasing press . honestly I think ffk would have done a good job as a chief spokesman for campaign organization.
In Lagos alone, pure water sellers and Hausa tomato sellers pay levies to your agberos before they are allowed to do business and the money end up in your pocket
They know that if the fix these basic stuff, nothing else to campaign with. Imagine what we are still talking about in 2022!
Politicians will act as if they won't see this one because they are the targets here. When youths say no to their rubbish and relocate, they say embassies should refuse to grant them visa.
This guy trus so hard to sound smart. I am not again your Stallings claim for yourself but it should flow naturally. Tinubu is gaffer master by default, he doesn't think too much about it for instance.
lhordspy: Coming from an olodo who cant even answer a simple question on Education.
He had to start delegating the question to a someone else in a town hall meeting. shamelessly saying ''This one pass me oo'' .
Just look at him preaching about giving Nigerians good education. Same Education discussion which presented itself and he couldnt say anything about how to deliver the plan. And you expect me to cast my vote for such a dull and empty headed man?
duro4chang: There are many Yorùbá names whose meanings are now lost due to the fact that the words forming their roots are no longer in use. For instance, ask the young Master Ọlọ́pàádé the meaning of his name and he will probably tell you that his name means “the policeman has come“. Ask Mr. Ọlọ́paádé, his father, and he would probably tell you it means “the owner of the staff has come“. The two of them would be wrong as Ọlọ́pàádé actually means “the Ọpa (re|re) devotee has come“. The same goes for all other Ọpa names like Opadotun. Those names show that the ancestors of the bearers of the names were worshippers or devotees of the Ọpa Cult otherwise called Awo Ọpa, one of the religious cults or secret societies proscribed by the British in colonial days.
Or imagine another scenario: Pastor Ọbáfẹ́mi (re|mi|mi|re), the pastor of a Pentecostal church, is asking Deacon Ògúnyẹmí to change his name because he believes that the name of the deacon is associated with Ògún, an idol (so-called), without realizing that his own name is also idolatrous in its origin.
Even Professor Wọlé Ṣóyínká in his book “The Man Died” gave the meaning of his surname Ṣóyínká to be “surrounded by wizards“. This is far from being the case. Names like Soyinka, Sonuga etc. do not derive from “Oṣó“(wizard) but rather they derive from Òrìṣà-Oko, the Yorùbá deity of agriculture. The name Ṣóyínká in full is Òrìṣàokoyínká which became shortened by a gradual declension to Ṣóókóyínká, Ṣóyímiká and finally to Ṣóyínká. It is the same for all the other “Ṣóó…” names. If a whole Professor Ṣóyínká, a master of literature and language can be thus mistaken on the derivation and meaning of his own name, what about we lesser mortals. It is in order to put these various misconceptions right that I am publishing this little work via this medium.
This list is by no means exhaustive and others inputs are welcome so it can be in writing for generations yet unborn so that the knowledge of the meaning of our names will not die out. Also, if you want to know the meaning of your Yorùbá name, you are welcome to ask. Àgbà ò ní tán lórílẹ̀ (the elders’ wise counsel will never be scarce in our midst).
The “Okù” (re|do) names like Okusanya, Okusaga etc are not derived from “Òkú” (dò|mí), a dead person. They are derived from “Okù“, the Ijebu deity of wealth which corresponds to “Ajé“, the Ọ̀yọ́ Yorùbá deity of wealth. Thus, Okùsànyà means the deity of wealth has rewarded me for my sufferings and not dead person has rewarded me for my sufferings.
Ọrẹ̀ (re|do)names like Oresanya. They do not derive from Ọ̀rẹ́, (dò|mí), friend, but from Ọrẹ̀, (re|do), a deity. A phrase like “A kìí ọmọ Ọrẹ̀ bọ Ọrẹ̀” (you don’t use the child of Ọrẹ̀ to propitiate Ọrẹ̀) comes to mind.
Igbin names like Onigbinde etc do not derive from ìgbín (do|mi), snail, but rather from Igbin, (re|re), a drum beaten for the Òrìṣàálá or Ọbàtálá worship. The ancestors of people bearing these names were drummers for Òrìṣàálá worshippers.
Ọ̀pẹ̀ (do|do) names like Opetola do not derive from Ọ̀pẹ, (do|re), palm tree, but rather from Ọ̀pẹ̀, (do|do), an Ifá appellation.
Ọnà (re|do) Onasanya; these names are not derived from ọ̀nà (road) but they derive from Ọnà (craft). The name bearers of these names would be people who were craftsmen like sculptors etc in their origin.
Alalade (re|mi|do|do|mi) does not derive from àlá (do|mi), dream, but derives from Àlà (do|do), white, symbol of purity – the insignia of the Òrìṣàálá or Ọbàtálá deity and it means the owner of àlá has come, the Òrìṣàálá devotee has come and not the dreamer has come as many have supposed it means.
Elégbèdé does not derive from egbé (re|mí) – the supposed magical means of teleporting – and is not supposed to be pronounced as Elégbédé (re|mi|mi|mi) as Sunny Ade sang it in one of the records, on the Erelú of Lagos. The name is derived from ègbè (do|do) meaning support. Thus, the name is more properly pronounced as Elégbèédé (re|mi|do|mi|mi) – the defender, the one who will fight or support my cause has come.
Onipede (re|mi|do|mi|mi) does not derive from ìpẹ́ (do|mi) fish scales, but derives from ìpẹ̀ (do|do) – consolation. So, it should not be pronounced as Onípẹ̀dẹ́ (re|mi|do|mi) the owner of scales has come but rather as Onípẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́ (re|mi|do|mi|mi) – the consoler has come.
Baba (re|re) and Ọba (re|re) name such Babasanmi, Babafemi Obasanjo do not derive from father or king. They both derive their roots from Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná, the deity of small-pox, which used to be referred to in reverent tone in olden days as Baba so that he would not kill them. If you will recall, in olden times, the marks left on the faces of anyone who recovered from small-pox attack used to be referred to as Ila-Baba, that is father’s marks. In Chief Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́’s book, My Watch, he gave us an insight into the origin of the names starting with Ọba. Such names are related to Ọbalúaiyé (also calledṢọ̀npọ̀nná), the deity of smallpox. So the Ọba in Ọbasanjọ́, and Ọbafẹ́mi, is derived from Ọbalúaiyé and not from king. So, Pastor Ọbafẹ́mi, in the hypothetical case mentioned above would do well to remove the log in his own eyes first by changing his own name first before insisting that Deacon Ògúnyẹmí should change his name.
Oloko (re|mi|do) does not derive from the word ọkọ̀ (re|do) – lorry or canoe and it does not mean the owner of a lorry or the owner of canoe, but it derives from the word ọ̀kọ̀ (do|do) – spear, and it means the owner, master or lord of the spear. It is a war title which has become a name. It is the title borne by the group of warriors whose chosen weapons of warfare is the spare.
Adekogbe (re|mi|do|mi) does not mean the crown rejects excreta as the word ìgbẹ́ (do|mi) in the name does not mean excreta; rather it means a bush or a light forest. The name means the crown rejects the bush, that is to say a prince shouldn’t be involved in manual labour or farming activities. Adékọ̀gbẹ́ is a name much favoured by the Ìjẹ̀bú, as they are of all Yorùbá tribes a tribe that is more averse to farm work or manual labour than any of the other Yorùbá tribes. They prefer to trade instead.
Adé (re|mi) names like Adeboye Adebayo, Adebola are not derived from Adé (crown) but rather they are derived from the verb dé which means to come. Adébóyè means he who came at a time when chieftaincy has just entered into the family. Adébáyọ̀ means he who comes to meet when a thing of joy has just come into the family and Adébọ́lá means he who comes to meet when wealth has just come into the family.
Apart from the misconstrued names, there are other names whose meanings are now recondite as many people no longer know what the names mean. Sadare, Sadela etc, these names derive from the Òrìṣàálá otherwise called Ọbàtálá deity. Ṣàdáre is an hyphenated form of Òrìṣàdáre. The word Orisha whenever used alone invariably refers to Ọbàtálá otherwise called Òrìṣànlá. So, those names are names of people named after the Òrìṣàálá deity. Ṣàdáre then would mean Ọbàtálá has vindicated (me). Ṣàdẹ̀kó would mean that an Ọbàtálá worshipper has arrived at Èkó (Lagos). Ṣàdẹ̀là would mean Ọbàtálá has arrived into wealth. Akeredolu (re|mi|mi|re|mi) means he who reduces himself in order to become a king. He who humbles himself to become a king like the title of that play “She Stoops To Conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith. Adewuyiì (re|mi|re|do) means the crown grows honour, that is, the crown produces honour. Olofa (re|mi|do) means the owner of arrows or the master or lord of arrows. It is another war title that has become a name and it is the title given to those whose weapons of war in battle is the bow and arrow, that is archers.
Alokolaro (re|mi|re|mi|do|mi) means he who has a large farm and also has a cooperative society to assist him to do the farm work. Aarọ́ is a cooperative system among the Yorùbá whereby the members agree to work jointly in the farm of each member of the group in turn until they have finished the farm-work of all the members.
Olowe (re|mi|do) means he who has an ọ̀wẹ̀ (do|do) cooperative group. Ọ̀wẹ̀ is another type of cooperative society whereby the members assist each other to work in the farm of each other. Olowe is thus somebody who has a large number of people at his beck and call whom he can call upon to assist him any time in his farm or other work
Apara (re|re|re) is short for Apara-ogun-bí–ẹní-palé (re|re|re|re|re|mi|re|mi|re|mi) implies he who sets war at naught. It means literally somebody who gets ready for war as easily as other people get ready for home affairs.
Okoya (re|mi|re) means the hoe has torn into pieces. It is an Àbíkú name. It implies an imploration to the Àbíkú not to die again as the hoe for burial has torn into pieces.
Ọkọ́ṣẹ́ means the hoe has broken, same as Ọkọ́ya.
Popoola (mi|mi|re|mi) means the avenue of Honour or nobility. Pópó (mi|mi) means a broad street or avenue, Ọlá means honour or nobility.
Adesiyan (re|mi|re|re) means the crown is good.
Adelabu (re|mi|mi) means the crown has passed through the deep (the sea).
Banmeke (mi|re|mi|mi) means hold or sustain the rafter of the house with me. Ẹkẹ (re|re) is the underlying structure upon which the leaves used to roof the house was be placed. It served the purpose now served by the rafter as forming the superstructure of the roof. It thus a very important part of the house or family.
Falade (mi|re|mi) means the god of divination has intermingled with royalty, probably a name given to a child who was born of an Ifá priesthood parent and a royal parent, like the mother of the first
Olowu (re|mi|re) who being a princess married his father’s priest.
Oláníyan (re|mi|mi|re) means nobility has swagger, that is to say noble people have a special way in which they carry themselves.
Adeleke or Délékè (re|mi|mi|do) means he who comes to become a very important part of the house. Eke (the rafter) being the superstructure of the roof. The Adé there is not crown but is from the verb dé meaning to come or arrive.
Oluwusi (re|mi|do|do) means kingship has increased. Adebosin (re|mi|mi|do) means he that came to meet kingship. Osinbajo (re|do|mi|do|do) – Ọṣìn-bọ̀-làjò – means the king has returned from a journey. Ọṣìn (re|do) means king. Bọ̀ means to come back from àjò (do|do) which means a journey. Asaju or Aṣíwájú (re|re|mi|mi) means the leader of the van. It is the war title of the chief of the unit that fights at the head of the army. Seriki derived from the Hausa word for king Sarkin. He is the head of all the junior war chiefs. Sarumi (do|do|mi) is another war title given to the head of the Cavalry, that is the unit of the army that fight with horses or on horseback. Aláásà (re|mi|mi|do) is a war title that has now become a name. It does not refer to aasa tobacco, but to asà (re|do) the shield. Aláásà means the owner or lord of the shield, that is the shield bearer, perhaps of the king.
Sadipe or. Òrìṣàdípẹ̀. The deity (Obatala) has used this one (the newly born baby) to console by using him to replace a loss recently suffered by the family.
Sonibare (mi|re|mi|mi) – Ṣọ́-ẹni-tí–ò-nbá-ṣe-ọ̀rẹ́ – means be careful in choosing whom you allow to get close to you.
Eesuola (do|mi|mi|re|mi) means the pool that is the reservoir of honour or nobility.
Bangbegbin (mi|re|mi|do) means assist me to carry the Igbin. It is a name borne by drummers for Orisala worship. (Igbin is the drum beaten in the worship of Òrìṣàálá/Ọbàtálá deity).
Tẹ̀là (Tẹ̀llà) (do|do) – Tẹ̀ẹ́-kó-là (do|mi|mi|do) – is a name borne only by Ọ̀yọ́ princes and it means bend or bow in order to become wealthy.
Oladoyinbo (re|mi|do|do|mi) – Ọlá-da-iyì-bòó – means Honour surrounds him.
Olasope (re|mi|re|mi) means honour has emerged completely.
Kotoye (do|mi|mi) is short for Kò-tó-yẹ́-sí (do|mi|mi|mi), which means not worthy of being honoured, a name given to a child believed to be an Àbíkú because the Yorùbá believe that such a child if shown any love or regard by being given sweet and affectionate names would go back to his group of bad children but if shown he is despised and of scant regard and is expected by his parents to die anytime, he would stay; because Abikus have a perverse tendency to do just the opposite of what you expect them to do. For that reason, they are given derogatory names like Kòtóyẹ́sí Ajá (dog) etc. Bamgbose (mi|re|mi|mi) means assist me in carrying the Oṣe, that is Sango’s wand. It is a name given to children born by Ṣàngó Copied
This is what nairaland represented back in the days. Very educating. I am not Yoruba but I love culture so much. I remember asking for meaning of any Yoruba name I am told ....I learnt a lot. Meaning of Taiwo, the one after Taiwo( Idowu.....right?) and the very funny ones too (height, stool....a lot) Thanks for sharing OP.
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