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toogbasky:
Very correct

Before nkor

Good one

Hummmn

Like seriously u mean?

There are certain unmistakable signs that you’re dealing with a typical Nigerian. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 5 unmistakable signs you’re dealing with a typical Nigerian.



1) After a Long Period of Separation, You’re Greeted With the State of your Weight

A typical Nigerian will break the ice with something like ‘you’ve added weight o!’ or ‘wow, you’re thinner now o, were you sick?’, when you see them again after a long period of separation. This is one of the major ways you’ll know you’re dealing with a typical Nigerian. They just can’t help it.


2) They Call Strangers By Familiar Names

A typical Nigerian finds it easy to call a complete stranger by familiar and endearing names like ‘mummy’, ‘daddy’, ‘uncle’, ‘sister’, ‘aunty’, ‘chairman’, ‘oga’, ‘bros’, ‘dear’ etc. They do so as a sign of respect or to establish some kind of connection with the individual. Some do so because they simply don’t know the name of the person and don’t want to ask for it. General names for referring to strangers like ‘ma’, ‘madam’, ‘sir’, ‘young lady’, ‘young man’, ‘miss’, ‘mrs’, ‘mr’ etc. don’t seem to be enough for the typical Nigerian; however some argue that calling a stranger by familiar and endearing names is done because Nigerians generally have a familial culture that accords everyone with respect.


3) They Have Two Phones

This can definitely be considered the trademark of a typical Nigerian. The two phones usually consist of one smart-phone and one flip or classic mobile phone. It doesn’t matter if the smartphone is a dual-sim phone and there really isn’t a need for the other one, it’s just a necessary trademark for the typical Nigerian to have them both. Although, some argue that having two phones isn’t just to show off and it’s the current state of power in the country that makes it imperative to have a backup phone, in the event the battery of the other runs down and there is no opportunity to charge it. This is a valid argument and one of the major factors contributing to the two phone trademark of typical Nigerians. Other variations of the two phone trademark includes having one smart-phone and a blackberry smartphone.


4) They’re Extremely Security Conscious and Watchful

This is not without good reason, considering the security forces in the country isn’t exactly top-notch and the security situation in the country is also more or less a mess. Due to this fact, typical Nigerians are highly security conscious and are more inclined to be as secretive as possible with details of their private and personal life, sometimes even bordering on paranoia with how secretive they can be. There is of course the spiritual side, and the fact that it’s just not safe to be so open about your private life because of the ‘wicked souls’ that might hear about it and do all that’s within their power to work against your happiness, even going as far as dabbling in the diabolical. For these reasons and because of the many heart-wrenching stories of people that have at one point or the other been careless with their security and paid dearly for it, a typical Nigerian just can’t help but be extremely security conscious and watchful.


5) The Need to add ‘O’ and ‘Sha’ to their Sentences

These two slangs add ‘salt’ to a typical Nigerian’s lingua. The slangs are used for emphasis in most casual conversations engaged in by typical Nigerians and is not limited to class, as you can sometimes find even the wealthy casually making use of it in conversations. The two slangs can also be used to express mounting anger or irritation over an issue or subject of discussion.

Hahahah , am loving these Nigerian Twitter warlords

Onijagidijagan:
Oduduwa isn't the first Ooni..there are many Oba before him which there names are lost in history. Obatala reigned before Oduduwa.

Guy stop lying against your culture and kings. We all know the story, of how the banished prince was made the king at Ife and how he gave birth to other princes in which Oronmiyan was the last of the all.

Even in the British library here, this version is that is on shelf

Seriously! Are you kidding me right now?

Onijagidijagan:
There is different between Oduduwa as a religion and d personified Oduduwa. The Christian religion believe God is d father of Jesus Christ, also that Jesus fed over 5000 with five fishes and he turned water to wine etc

So also Oduduwa as a religion is similar to that but Oduduwa as a person is a Yoruba King(Oba).

Nobody knows what Ekelederan is in Yoruba lands if you ask Oni of Ife the questions you asked he will tell you "all life started in Ife"

odigbosky:
To all those Ignorant people here who have come here to show their high level of ignorance well let me educate you all.

1. The Oba leaves his palace, His grandfather Oba Akenzuwa visited England. His own father Oba Erediauwa did a nationwide coronation thank you visit where he visited many palaces across Nigeria. This present Oba is doing just same. He has Visited Buhari, the Sultan and now he has visited the Ooni as i earlier predicted. His next visit would be to Onitsha and i expect some dundies to run here and run their mouth when that happens.

2. All coronation rights have ended and he isn't going to do any in Ife, please can you yorubas just focus on how to keep the emir of yorubaland from running his mouth and leave my King alone. At least the Ooni sharea the same state with the Emir of yorubaland.

3. We the Edo people want to use this medium to repeat ourselves, neither did we or our monarch come from Ife, we might have shared many historical ties which is what empires do as there is barely any tribe in southern Nigeria that doesn't have Benin in its folklore.

4. Oba gha to kpere......ise

My brother just ask any Yoruba person a simple question, where he or she comes from he will tell you from the Sky. U can tell of a race or a nation that knows nothing about his origin, but telling you about others, their Aborigine.


A simple question for the Yoruba, go asked His Majesty Ooni of Ife where his forefather Oduduwa which is also called Ekelederan is from?

Lazy youth all over nairaland, with a lots of them not being to school, lack common sense, looking for free money, free health care, sprue frivolous comments, beclouded with ethnic, cultural, religious and political sentiments. What is really wrong with Nigerian YOUTH? A lot of them are so garrulous, stup!d, loquacious, good for nothing. Your mates here are changing the word with the speed of light, here you are arguing superiority between 2 deities.

I weep for Nigerian youth. A youth with misplace priority.


I think it high time Nigerian youth purged their indifference, stereotypical and ethnical mindsets.


The World envy Nigeria and Nigeria envies the world

Get your self useful please, whether Afonja, Ipob,

Igbo are.............., and can never be president of Nigeria

Ok

lawalosky:
wow so cute.........
anyway I always read my quotes 5 times before posting because I'm scared of these unemployed teachers on Nairaland.......

Quite very funny, I concur with your statement

nonso88:
Ceiling fans everywhere... Very poor people. My Igwe Palace has air conditioning system everywhere....... Modest a bit, but there's nothing more the lubber can do.... Forget the people behind me, bubu will get to them soon...... Up Man U

Who be your Igwe? Mention he name and Title. We are talking about real King with an empire, a king with an Enigma, Hegemony, astute history and origin. You are bring in or talking about a mere duke without prior recognition, a duke with equal rank with Benin palace Chiefs, position bought with blood money. Google doesn't recognized your Igwe. So stop the frivolious comparison, they are not mate in no ways

All these IPOB Youths cum Biafra, most them, their brain is really sick. They talk anyhow

No comment, not interested anyday!

That is simply the life our girls are living in. Greatest goal on earth is to get married and proud herself with Mrs....

Na wow ooo

So funny

Good to know

Nice info

AZeD1:
Stop misinforming people.
Foreign reserves is basically the money government has to pay for imports(liabilities). Has nothing to do with stability of a currency.

You seem not to understand what you are saying! What is import liabilities go make research and come back to post your findings please. You are at variance with what foreign reserve means

EarthXmetahuman:
What did they do with the money?

Ask yourself!

But you have heard about the sudden surge in Nigeria's foreign reserve to above $46b, and the monies in there fell from the sky. Must all monies be used when there is no immediate appropriations for it. Note! Such excess money from non crude are kept in such reserve or appropriated to running a specific project(s).

nayosman:
Buhari will be disgraced out of office

How many PVC do you have to cast your vote? Stop hallucinations of Buhari losing out at the poll to gangs of looters

kayusely70:
Kaduna is in the northwest zone, the zone is the only one with seven States

My guy Kaduna na central go do your research and come back to post ur findings

Bubuhahariri all the way! Na him get there

Educative

OK ooo! Let's go there

Revelation of the running costs of NASS wasn't as a result of the transparency or openness of the organ of government, but due to in-house fighting and vituperations of senator against senator that led to Senator Shahu Sani exposure. So, the call for the executives to do so in like manner is a complete non-sequitur, because they have no moral right and justification to mandate or coax the executives to do. Let genuine Nigerian electorates who has no stake in government demand for it.


It's just a matter of time the cankerworn that befell the NASS will also befall the executives. No place for silent corruption

Interesting

I just dey observe this policy how e go tey work