₦airaland Forum

I see a lot of ignorance on this thread. This is something the western region has been screaming since time immemorial. It almost became possible in the 80s I think. There is a butttt load of overwhelming evidence about the immense benefits of teaching making Indigenous languages (L1) as the sole language of instruction for these levels of education.
And may I inform people that don't know, that Yoruba language is the most researched and developed indigenous language, which has been constantly updated by linguist and educationist over time (A quick google search will help anyone who is genuinely interested in this subject ). to meet up with the necessary terms and vocabulary of various subjects ranging from medicine to engineering to information technology etc. I have to give credit to various men and women who have been passionate about this subject. People like Dr. Kayode J. Fakinlede of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), compiled and published Modern Dictionary of the Yoruba Language: Translation of Modern and Scientific English to Yoruba.
Professor Omotoye Olorode a botanist, whilst at Obafemi Awolowo University compiled native words for different plants in Yorubaland. Of special interest is the work of a linguist, Professor Kola Owolabi of the University of Ibadan who, whilst translating the 1999 Nigerian Constitution into Yoruba, created indigenous legislative terms for the language. In the past decade or more, he has devoted his entire time and energy to the creation of technical terms in specialized domains for use in Yoruba. In 2008, he established the Centre for Yoruba Language Engineering (CYLE) in Ibadan. People too numerous to mention.
A quick walk to the Yoruba language center of the university of Ibadan, largely funded by the US. State department will enlighten anyone who is geniunely interested in the great stride people have made both home and abroad about this subject.

Reading comments on this thread, I can only but laugh at this sad state we've found ourself as a nation. So called 'soldiers' acting like Agbero, civilians cheering them on because after all 'e no concern me' and since he is a bloody civilian, he must be disciplined regardless of what might have transpired. This scenario just portrays the average mentality of a Nigerian. The only difference between the 'bloody civilian' and the 'agbero soldiers' is the fact that one has a gun and backed by the state, the other is powerless. The are both one and the same Nigerian; largely uncivilized, uncouth, rude, poorly educated and ignorant. May God help us.

You have said it all Omoluabi. May Olodumare bless you. I know they will learn, just like their ancestors did. I just hope they don't learn the hard way.

PeterKbaba:
Something you don't seem to understand is were ever you're born, you don't envy or want the place to be destroyed. The Chagoury brothers are proud Lagosians, you don't hear them screaming the Lebanese has conquered Yoruba Land, who own Yoruba Land. Go on youtube and watch their interviews, they say it proud, Lagos made us, we are proud of our Nigeria (Yoruba) heritage.

If you are Igbo born in Lagos, why are you afraid to accept and say it out loud, that you're igbo born in Lagos and you love your Yoruba heritage. Why do igbo's try to drag a Yoruba city with owners, saying it's a no man's land, when you all know that the Awori families, who sailed to Lagos from Ile Ife owns Lagos. You all know that Lagos has tens of Oba's, hundreds of cheifs and baale's, you know that Lagos is been Governed by Yoruba's, you know that any street name is been named by the authority.

So were is all this Lagos is a no man's land coming from, we have all tribes and over 300 ethnic groups living in Lagos, ask yourlself this question: WHY IS IT ONLY THE IGBO'S ALWAYS THE ONES CALLING LAGOS A NO MAN'S LAND.

Is either you are proud of your igbo roots, or you assimilate yourself into a new Yoruba heritage and be proud of it.

This is the lowest of the low from the shenanigans of this Hausa-Fulani led government. If you think these people are not expansionists, you will be in for a shocker. Using state apparatus for advancement of ethnic interests should be a source of concern to every right thinking individual. Please let's say #NotoMilitaryherdsmen . Every well meaning Nigerian should be outraged by this. I thought the military is solely responsible for protecting the territorial integrity of a country and ensuring internal security? I guess I'm wrong. The federal barracks are about to be turned to grazing reserves. They are being smart by half. Call your senators, HoRs, Civil right organizations, UN, AU. They need to sit the f**ck up. There is war and we don't even know it. We need to collectively standup against this please . #NotoMilitaryHerdsmen