₦airaland Forum

musicwriter:
Why not!.
If Igbo is made compulsory in schools, students would just follow up naturally. The problem lie not in what people would say, but our intimidated educationists and scholars.

By the way, before our unfortunate contact with white people, we acquired knowledge using Igbo language. Or, did knowledge acquisition begin in Igboland when we met white people?

I'm talking about reconstructing ourselves and you're telling me people wouldn't like it. For your information, Mozambique, Zambia, and Gambia are already implementing policies to ban English from their schools. They want to go back learning naturally in their native languages as it should be. That's the right thing to do!

We had a life before we met white people.

Drchristian:
Yorubas will never gather like this anywhere in d south eastern part and they are extra few in population in dat region..(I stand to be corrected)

I'm just back from imo-state, come and see how some kids will always insult the yorubas for their own nightmares chai

sobastical:
Chai that one no be flight again o, na escaping or smuggling

Yomieluv:
it's her life, let her live it the way she wants it.

What I hate about her decision is that she's drag the family name in the show of shame..

We are Africans for chrsit sake, we have culture, and expected ways of life..

She will soon learn, afterall the internet never forgets..

Yomieluv has spoken..

farouk0403:
thats why I said " respect in terms of greeting"

This reminds me of my 200level GST course, (Nigeria people and culture) Thou the lecturer is an Igbo man but he is not biased, he agreed that the igbos are decentralized and when it comes to respect for their elders they are in no way to be compared to the two other major tribes (,Yoruba and Hausa).

I am not against Igbo's and their way of life but it is the truth, I have a lot of Igbo friends.

lighternote:
To all of u, try Australia. What a fertile ground of opportunities. Post study work permit guaranteed. PR guaranteed after studying in most cases, if u got well informed.

Emmahunk:
I love my people shaa. Who you be, how much you get and who you epp wey go make igbo man come your living room come kneel down for you?
Tufiakwa. Esi be gi aga be onye? Nnaa itara ji egole?

farouk0403:
can't stop laughing , but you are right most of the Igbo's dont have respect when it comes to greeting .

SIRTee15:
u that is talking.....
can u mention 4 central American countries.......
and while u are still chewing on that, also mention 4 central Asia countries......
now the fact that u don't know it, does that make u ignorant.....
people tend to be more interested in things that directly influence their lives......
when Africa begin to show global impact, Americans will be forced to know about us......

Gbade60:
Sumtimes dis guys r d cus of deir attacks, asin d way dey show off is just too much, just yesterday I saw a young footballer on frontpage displaying his house nd rides, do dey think it's everybody dats happy abt deir success? Dey still av alot to learn......

Braden102:
Most Nigerians are also ignorant about their own country and other countries. Most people only care about their country.You think a Swedish or Iranian cares about what part of Africa Nigeria is located? The United states is 11 times larger than Nigeria,and there's little need to travel outside of north america . Most people around the world may know or hear more about the United states because America is the world power. There are more gays and more crime in Nigeria than the US.
how many Nigerians know that New York time is different from Chicago and Los Angeles Time ? How many Nigerians know that it doesn't snow in Florida? How many Nigerians have ever heard about the northern lights or white sand desert? You see,don't think you're that smart .There are some things you might know ,and there are some you might not know . Don't come across as an idiot in the process of trying to be smart . If nigerians are so smart and exposed ,why is Nigeria such a dirty third world shiithole ? Most Nigerians in the south think that everyone in the northern Nigeria are Hausa,while most of the northern Nigerians think everyone in the south are Igbo. remove the log from your own eyes first .

sobastical:

umbo:
if u truely live and work in gambia pls respond to these questions : ,(1) where is nigerian embassy located in gambia (2)what is d name of d hotel close to banjul central market (3) where is d gambia national stadium located, if u can respond to dis correctly den u hv been there.

caprini1:
It has gone up at seme border....new Nigerian passport is 1000 naira first crossing ,and 3000 naira at Benin side,you will have to pay 1000 the next three times in Benin side ,but naija side becomes 200 naira after the first 1k...

Chukzyfcb:
all I see here are comments from bittered guys who have filled their souls overtime with jealousy from Linda ikeji success story.
I mean how can you compare a media personality with one who has nothing to do with the media. how many women today in the media can stabd toe to toe with Dora akunyili. Linda has put blogging on the lips of Nigerians, she has helped to improve lives through her monthly give away....she just opened a radio an TV station of which she will employ nigerians thus helping to reduce poverty rate, she was able to builds mansion in an area reserved for creme de LA creme of the society..... no matter what you think, Linda is a success! if I had a daughter who attained such heights, i would be proud of her. let's stop this foolish comparison and learn from their work ethics

greatermax77:
We can not be disappointed, because boko haram is a tool used by northern elites to grab power back from south.
Also we know immediately PMB was declared winner of the election, that bh will sieze to operate b/c, they have achieved their aim to distablise Gej's govt.
its a well known fact that northern elites play politics with the life of their people.

mistarsam:
Let me answer your question with these narrative which happened three weeks ago in my ppa:

In this current Batch A16, three male corpers were posted to my ppa. One is a Northerner, the second a Yoruba Muslim while I am a Christian. We (my Yoruba Muslim fellow corps member and I) had a Hausa Muslim friend (emphasis on Hausa Muslim/Yoruba Muslim mine and deliberate) in that community. We were gisting one evening when my Corper guy asked him that why is it that the first question an Hausa babe usually asks her non-Hausa speaking 'toaster' is 'ARE YOU A MUSLIM?' (In case you are wondering how we got the 'LIVER' to 'toast' an Hausa babe in a 99.99% Muslim populated community, the answer is not too far fetched. We happen to be habitual night crawlers and we know beyond reasonable doubt that their girls are something else in the night).

In response to our question, he drew our attention to several things.

1. He asked my Yoruba Muslim Corper guy if he hadn't been observing the reactions of the locals anytime he goes to THEIR mosque to pray. He said that some of the locals were always confused that why will a CHRISTIAN WORSHIP WITH THEM IN THE MOSQUE. That my Corper guy has been tagged MUSLIMIYAH which ACCORDING TO HIM means a CHRISTIAN WHO PRETENDS TO BE A MUSLIM. He continued by saying that A CORE MUSLIM HAUSA NORTHERNER DOES NOT HOLD IN HIGH REGARDS, ANY OTHER MUSLIM FROM ANY OTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY REGARDLESS OF YOUR RELIGIOUS/MORAL UPRIGHTNESS NOT TO TALK OF CHRISTIANS.
2. There was a girl my Corper guy asked our Hausa friend to speak to on his behalf. My Corper guy was getting along with the babe with the little Hausa he understood. The girl all of a sudden began to distance herself. In the course of our discussion, our Hausa guy now drew my Corper guy's attention to that incident. He said the girl confronted him that why will he JOIN HER TO A CHRISTIAN GUY. He said all his efforts to make her see that my Corper guy was a MUSLIM but just happened (UNFORTUNATELY... Lol) to come from the SOUTHWEST was in vain.

I HOPE YOU CAN DO YOUR DEDUCTIONS. I REST MY CASE!

N.B: I STAND TO GAIN NOTHING FROM BADMOUTHING ANY RELIGION, TRIBE OR SECTION OF THE COUNTRY. I SAY IT AS IT IS. NO SUGAR COATING, NO FALSE ALARMS.

GRACIAS.

cc: mrphysics

caprini1:
It has gone up at seme border....new Nigerian passport is 1000 naira first crossing ,and 3000 naira at Benin side,you will have to pay 1000 the next three times in Benin side ,but naija side becomes 200 naira after the first 1k...

sobastical:
What of those that can't afford first class flight?

caprini1:
old passports-Seme 500 naira,new passports- almost 3000 naira,....hila kondji,old passports - 600 CFA,new passports 2000 naira.....Aflao Togo side,old passports about 4000cfa,new passport about 5000cfa...AFLAO Ghana side. old passport,10 CEDI's,new passport about 30 CEDI's(varies).

joey150:
Hahah. Watch how guys are claiming girls left them and they made it later..

Lol.what of those that left you and made it elsewhere!

Life can swing any way..

3sexy:
95% of young girls these days are like that , when they almost expired , they will be forming humble !

Got married as a 200 L student to my hubby who was a fresh graduate , he had nothing , the only thing we had was love and faith ., but today God has blessed us beyond human imagination.

I don't know why girls keep running after rich guys as if it a crime for them to make money themselves .

Yyeske:
Do you think the person you quoted is from anywhere in the niger delta? He's one of those yoots abi na miscreants from a region close to the niger delta, unfortunately I'm from the same region he comes from.

flokii:
Like or hate him, he is still d best since departure from office.. The stats. are there
Although he brought d Otueke curse upon us which he is also regretting now.

But baba cleared debts, grew our reserves and made some notable policies eg. Nigerians being appointed as CEOs, MDs of multinationals, etc... He is lesser evil compared to what just left

flokii:
Oga you too talk.. Oyibo repete

Just ebami ki gbe ole don do.. She is a thief (worse than those petty ones they set ablaze for stealing 10 naira in d market)

No wonder OBJ refused to attend FEC meeting cos. he felt GEJ had no moral credibility to seat with past leaders..
Yet his mumu worshippers won't allow us hear word on NL, he is this, he is that.. best thing to happen since slice bread, useless pple.

bigboss80s:
Doesn't matter what she did. I hope they know that she is untouchable just like the wives of all past leaders including Turai Yar'aduau who I know transferred billions of dollars to Dubai through a particular BDC operator before and after her husband's death. I supported this man to be president but unfortunately he has turned his previously acclaimed anti-graft war into a witch-hunting spree. Buhari should focus on getting our economy out of the doldrums. No straight-thinking Nigerian takes his anti-corruption war serious anymore.

airsaylongcon:
OK let's attack issues and not personalities. First of all your example of Yoruba speaking igbo people is not a generalisation. Most western (Nigeria's west) igbos speak igbo that a village raised igbo will scorn at. Most of them find out that the igbo they speak is far from what is spoken in the east. Most of them are sent to universities in the East and find out that people there "laugh" at them because of how they speak. Lemme give u an example, I grew up in Warri and will easily say I speak warri pidgin. But when I hear locals speak (I left warri 18 years ago) I can understand what they speak but the locals can tell I am not "local" as I speak what they would consider an antiquated version of their pidgin. I use slang and words that aren't in common use anymore. My questioning of your assertion was that Chinese Americans can switch to flawless Mandarin without detection. This is not true.

I speak a bit of Cypriot Greek and the Cypriots I've met have been impressed. Even applauded. But they still can tell an accent.

And no I do not worship accents. I am only put off when people (Nigerian radio OAPs) talk with an acquired accent and try to make us believe that's how they started speaking English. Esther Ogun is a typical example (you might know her as Maupe Ogun on Channels TV)

And I believe only native speakers can judge if someone speaks with a proper accent. Most Nigerians insist that "Nigerian accent" spoken in American movies aren't a true reflection of the Naija accent. Most non Nigerians believe that it is a true reflection of Nigerian accent. Have you heard the British guy that that talked about Nigerians praying when a plane had issues. I though it was a good attempt at mimicking our accent but if I was blindfolded I would still tell that nobi Naija person dey talk

In other discussions Sierra Leone pidgin is gaddem very similar to Waffi pidgin

FriendChoice:
If a Christian woman marries a Muslim man – the family of the husband, will not abuse or insult any of her Prophets – because in Islam, we believe in all the Prophets of the Jews and the Christians – what Prophets they believe in, we believe in. We both believe in Adam, in Noah, in David, in Moosa, in Isaa (May peace be upon them all). Because we believe in all of their Prophets… the lady, when she enters a Muslim family, she will not be ridiculed.

But the vice-versa – if a Muslim lady goes to a family of a Christian or a Jew… but natural, they do not believe in Prophet Muhammed (May peace be upon him), and she will be ridiculed. That is why, Islam gives permission for a Muslim man, to marry a girl from the Christian or Jews family

Hope I did not offend you 4 telling u d reason.

zorroeta:
1. Let me start wit Communication(language barrier), indeed most corpers have issues when they want to buy something, or to locate places. The Hausas are deeply engrossed in Hausa speaking and they are comfortable with it even in govt schls and orgnstns.

2. The peoples way of life in Kano cannot be even compared wit some northern states like kaduna, plateau, niger, - talkless of coming from d south where clubs, hotels, brothels, k**s**g in public/ hugging/partying, beer parlor, and joints are very common. Am sure u must heard of d HISBA board(whose sole objective is fighting against all sort of these immoralities). So u need 2 adapt.

3. Its true, intermarriages often occurs between a southerner and the hausas but majority are not wit their daughters(believe me, b4 it happens, a serious fight do occurs wit both parties coz of religious/cultural differences. Some parents even disown their daughters). And u know, Kano ar vry religous, A Muslim man is allowed to marry a Christian woman, but a Christian man is not permitted to marry a Muslim woman. Better u stay off!