₦airaland Forum

joceey:
When am chanced i will share with you,how i ignorantly and stupidly enter the web of lady a destined head of witches in benin city and my journey with her before the Mighty GOD used a cherub Angel to set me free totally in from 2009- 2014

Fiscus105:
More than these are true life stories everywhere.

Go out and see ugly and dirty stuff happening on secondly basis.

jmoore:
Inasmuch I will marry a virgin, your post lacks substance.

There is a difference between marrying a virgin bride and meeting a virgin girl who you fornicated before marriage.

What the nonsense is 'I met her at home'? You can't meet good girls in the market, school?

Ishilove:
What exactly are Boko Haram fighting for? This is not what Islam teaches as far as my little knowledge of the religion goes, so what exactly is BH trying achieve by all these mindless murders of innocent, defenceless people who are also Muslims??

Probz:
Hyped, over-hyped, whatever. Your pro-Yoruba/Hausa, anti-Igbo bias is showing clear as day so don’t talk to me about prejudice. You can vegetables and crayfish (where appropriate to use) trash at your own health-risk. You want to use 10k Naira for kpomo for ONE little soup instead of proper assortment and balance, that’s on you.

Who told you Igbos don’t cook with tomato (a fruit that’s originally from the Americas and not at any Nigerian’s mercy to directly claim)?

You’re a researcher? You’re a bloody biased one.
Yoruba people no-dey suffer apoplectic fit? Vitamin A deficiency in all those poor ndu-nwata (clearly)?

Probz:
Google’s our friend, yeah? I’ve taken you up on that and here we are:

A Consultant Gastroenterologist with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Dr. Olufunke Adeniyi, has said that south-eastern soups are the most nutritious in Nigeria.

According to Adeniyi, South Eastern soups are usually prepared with rich vegetables and often cooked with little or no oil making them more nutritious and healthy compared to other traditional soups known to other parts of the country.

She said this at a one-day fortification workshop organised by Nestle Nigeria in Lagos.

Adeniyi said, “South-Eastern soups are very rich in micro and macro nutrients. Their soups contain a lot of leafy vegetables and so most of their children are not really micronutrient deficient.

“However, this is the challenge to those in other regions. For instance, parents in the South West need to improve the quality of food their children eat as a way of correcting nutrient deficiency.

“At least 25 per cent of Nigerian children suffer from vitamin A deficiency, the commonest cause of blindness in children under five years. Also, Nigeria falls into the zone that has severe iron deficiency anaemia.

“We thought iodine deficiency was not an issue, unfortunately, we are seeing some degrees of iodine deficiency. Recent figures show that 20 million babies are born per year with mental impairment due to iodine deficiency despite all the fortification that is still going on.”

The Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé Nigeria, Mr. Dharnesh Gordhon, who was represented by the Manager Corporate Communications, Dr. Samuel Adenekan, assured Nigerians that the company would not compromise its fortification policy which, he said was essential to the growth and development of children.

Adenekan said, “We have been tackling dietary deficiencies in Nigeria with our fortified food products. We are also committed to various initiatives to address the issue of malnutrition in the country especially among children and their mothers.”

Want a source? With pleasure: http://www.aka-ikenga.com/2015/12/south-eastern-soups-are-most-nutritious.html | https://9jalegal.com.ng/south-eastern-soups-are-the-most-nutritious-expert/

Is it Nairaland backing you’re looking for? (You can thank the Google for this one, also.) https://www.nairaland.com/2796034/south-eastern-soups-most-nutritious----expert

There you have it, my dear.

Want some anecdotal comments served to you on a calabash platter to stop you scrolling through?

“One does not require mirror to see what he/she holds in the palm. If u are a lagosian, then u must have seen how yorubas and other tribe frequent igbo restaurants to enjoy igbo delicacies,why the contrary is case in yoruba run restaurant. To be candid and sincere, in all my years in lagos I'm yet to see an igbo person walk-in to a yoruba restaurant to eat any of their delicacy, while most yorubas i have come across have all confessed how they have fallen in love with igbo delicacy. Me, personally I'm yet to test any yoruba food. Food will have to appeal to ur sight first before u Desire it, which yoruba food does not, infact, it is irritating to an average easterner”

“I can confirm this. Typically SE and SS foods minus Edo are pretty much the same, very nutritious evident in how physically strong our men are. There is a reason why Yorubas, Hausas and some Edo look malnourished because their foods are not nutritious. Though the Yorubas and Hausas who live in the East and regularly eat eastern foods tend to be bigger and stronger in appearance. Several yrs ago, my good friend went to serve in Osun, he came malnourished, lost all muscles. At the time we couldn't figure out why this happened. However after staying just 2 weeks in Calabar, he gained his muscles back and looked more healthy. Eastern foods are very nutritious. Again, all Eastern/Biafran foods are pretty much the same.”

Will folk-medicine with Igbo herbs do for some things, instead of wearing egusi necklaces as a juju accessory? https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dewb.12330

Want to hear what a core Ibadan woman with tribal marks has to say about the whole thing? Listen to her (polygot interviewee).


And what’s stroke got to do with food? Are Nigerians actually this senseless?
Igbos not traditionally believe in motility rehabilitation in your world? Okoye, Emmanuel Chiebuka et al. “Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the reintegration to normal living index into IGBO language among individuals with mobility disability.” Journal of patient-reported outcomes vol. 3,1 40. 12 Jul. 2019, doi:10.1186/s41687-019-0139-9

What about geriatric melancholia? Mgbeojedo, Ukamaka Gloria et al. “Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) into Igbo language: a validation study.” Health and quality of life outcomes vol. 20,1 22. 5 Feb. 2022, doi:10.1186/s12955-022-01928-8

Fancy a chirpy blog about it? https://okofiablog.com/health-benefits-of-eating-popular-igbo-foods/

Want to hear the word about oha soup specifically?

“Diarrhea Management:
Oha leaves contain zinc, which supports a healthy immune system and helps manage diarrhea.
Constipation Relief:
The fiber in oha leaves aids digestion and improves gut health.
Anemia Prevention:
Oha leaves provide iron and vitamin C, crucial for red blood cell formation and anemia prevention.
Joint Health:
Manganese in oha leaves supports cartilage formation and joint health.
Heart Health:
Potassium in oha leaves promotes normal heart function and blood circulation.
Muscle Cramp Reduction:
Magnesium in oha leaves acts as a muscle relaxant, reducing cramps.
Brain Function:
Glutamic acid in oha leaves supports brain function as a neurotransmitter.
Muscle Mass:
Oha leaves can aid in building muscle mass due to cysteine content.
Blood Pressure Control:
Low sodium and high potassium content in oha leaves help regulate blood pressure.
Eye Health:
Vitamin A in oha leaves supports better vision and a strong immune system.“

Are you so tired of trying to make a convincing case for egusi that you’re now going to come out and face ora soup, hm?

Another? https://healthguide.ng/igbo-foods-in-nigeria/

Waawa rundown? https://enuguonlinetv.com/2023/08/28/top-15-food-in-enugu-state-with-photos/

Their word on egusi? “Ofe Egusi is a popular Nigerian soup made with egusi seeds (pumpkin seeds), which are known as agushi in Hausa, ofe egusi in Igbo, and efo elegusi in Yoruba. It is a staple food in many parts of Nigeria, and is especially popular in the southeastern region of the country, including Enugu.”

Additional Igbo take (beyond mgbaloti-egusi, onugbu-egusi and the egusi sprinkled with ugu that you guys have adopted):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH70DxfvduY?si=sydWgw518PEHVqr4

Need particularly diabetes-friendly recommendations? https://recipes.africanvibes.com/15-african-foods-suitable-for-diabetic-patients/ edikang-ikong, plantain porridge, ukwa and stuff from other countries got a mention but nothing like broomstick-stirred ewedu.
And why’s that?
I can’t imagine.

Do Yoruba people cook egusi with ogbono (Igbo name; if any other ethnic group has claim to it, it’s Edoid ones)? Do they grind egusi with osu to improve the texture? Do they even know what osu is? Isn’t that what egg-yolks are used for among many Yorubas (nonsense)?

Yoruba people used to cook egusi without palm oil? Try Delta egusi-pepper soup. Try egusi ocha (a Delta Igbo egusi).

You invented egwusi for where? Ebe? Is that place on planet Earth or as a matter of fact anywhere this side of the solar system?

Ila wetin (the range of Yorubas who cooked anything like good okra originally is limited to Ondo people, not even Ekiti this time)? Okra literally comes from the Igbo word ọkwụrụ. Common old-world plant but the fact that its common English name is derived from the Igbo language should tell you something.

Sorry. Akpu and onugbu, semo./ukazi, pounded yam + ofe nsala >>> amala and ewedu any time; any day, anywhere. This is Mr Probz you’re talking to, not some semi-illiterate vagabond somewhere. You are not going to win this argument with me. Try me if you want but I’ll finish you and that’s a hill I’m prepared to die on.

And listen, stop and listen. This is free knowledge you’re being given. Stuff you probably already kinda knew deep down, unloath to admit it or not. From Ngor-Okpala to Umuahia to Agulu to Nsukka, one blind Igbo person can cook better egusi soup than 80 Yorubas with 20-20 vision and you know it. Only Ondo, Ekiti and certain parts of Osun begin to come close when it comes to knowing how to cook proper egusi. I’m not even going to compare you guys to Calabars/Akwa Ibomites. But when you people come up with anything like afang or onugbu, let me know. Come and find me and I’ll be there with a bottle of coke. But the fact remains that any Yoruba (minus Ondo/Ekiti, some of Osun) who cooks good egusi does it with some Eastern influence or generally just learnt it somewhere else. No-doubt Yoruba people are good at cooking rice but we’re talking about soups here and with few exceptions you guys aren’t even zero but -1. And I know that you know that you don’t have. No shade and one love but when it comes to soups and all that, leave that for SE folk. Hapu ofe for those who can actually cook them well.

chigator2:
When you finish crying you will go and rest.

You said that Igbos did this and that before you father knew your mother. Yadayada.

Now tell me how does it stop you guys as a nation from developing or progressing. This same Igbos you claim caused problems have been caged and subdued by Nigeria as you all brag about but see where you still are

In squalor, pitiful shame, poverty capital, crime capital, no good prospects, a booming and thriving industry.

You animals better call a spade what it is and admit your stupidity ant utmost incompetence so that sense can return to you. Sophisticated fools

chigator2:
What baffles me most about Igbo hate is that it always come from a place of Envy, Sheer desperation from those whose ancestors and progeny will continue to attempt to define life for Igbos, but every single time it fails. Igbos are Igbos and you are whoever the little people you are. Deal with it.

I don't understand how it's hard to swallow the truth that you come from a Zoo, and probably reason like a pure bred animal. Look around you for God sake, list Nigeria's problems I bet you my zoo animal that Igbos will never make up top 5 on that list and it has been that way for over 50 years. Yet perpetual failures that wish they are better than what they are capable of, choose to blame Igbos. Sickos. Nigeria is A ZOO and you are an animal.

nick50:
Coming from ndi ofe mmanu dat doesn't know how to prepare food..here I lagos 60% of thier people depend on igbo made foods for survival

abbasajao:
Can't these developers stop this nonsense?

YoshihideSuga:
That's not true. The north has the highest divorce rates in Nigeria. It's easier to divorce in Islam than Christianity.

chubinwa:
But truth be said. That thing doesn't look like food. Amala can be acceptable but that ewedu shit is a no no even in igboland. It's not our thing

abba190:
how i wish i can have the courage to drink insecticides

bigwig071:
you talk lyk a coward?. What the meaning of one Nigeria?

bigwig071:
are you not dirty in nature? The one thing attracting igbos to Lagos are the sea posts nothing else understand you mumu stupid dirty pig

proeast:
Lol, his ignorance is undiluted. It's extremely difficult to see any Igbo woman that will want to marry a Yoruba man. Except such Yoruba man is a celebrity like Davido or wealthy. Igbo women consider Yoruba men only when their chances of getting Igbo men are very low. Especially, when it is due to certain traditional reasons which I won't mention here.

However, on the contrary, Yoruba men who succeed in marrying Igbo women see it as a great achievement.

These are facts no one would argue except ignorant ones.

Alpharey:
I don't know why I don't feel so comfortable with Arabs, although Morocco is a beautiful country

KingCold:
The racism

HugoBoss10:
E be like we are going to record too many plane crash for the next 4 years under the leadership of Festus Keyamo as aviation minister. Hmmm... Could this be a bad sign

Alpharey:
South Africa, then Rwanda. Would have mentioned Morocco but no

seborrhic:
But how did she expect to collect the money since he wouldn't have made her the beneficiary on his death,as she is only a girlfriend?

lexy2014:
but see the way the yorubas led by the deputy governor are all dressed like white men. they look like they went to germany to visit a german cultural centre. the deputy governor after seeing he Chancellor in his simplicity, realised that he was overdressed and decided to remove his tie. they are hosting a foreigner to a yoruba cultural event and they are wearing suit

emkz:
Hmm.

Atiku's press conference did not cover him in glory.

He accused President Tinubu of forgery when no court has pronounced so and when Atiku did not even make any attempt to prove forgery beyond obtaining an unsigned and unlegalized deposition from Chicago State University.

Atiku accused the Supreme Court of leglizing forgery. Was the same Supreme Court in order to support Atiku when Obasanjo almost ruined him?

Atiku called for a constitutional backing for the electoral transmission of results. This was the only sense he made during his rantings.

Then he asked for a single tenure of six years for the Presidency to go round the geopolitical zones instead of being rotated among the SouthWest and NorthWest. Atiku is saying this because Tinubu won the SouthWest and NorthWest. if Atiku is true to his words, why did he still want power to remain in the North after 8 years of a Northerner?

Was that fair to the South in the principle of rotation?

Then Atiku said he is not going anywhere. That is because he has nothing else to do.

He finally said Tinubu was never qualified to contest. If this is remotely true, why didn't he say it before the election?

Atiku did not dignify himself in glory. He did not conduct himself like a statesman. He undermined the Supreme Court because he did't have his way this time.

Atiku is unfit to be President.

UnemployedGradu:
I hereby curse you today and forever, it shall never be well with you! You must always carry the signs of pains and afflictions all your life!