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McKren:
Well I have been unable to trace the source in the leadership archive where I once read it.

But am sure I read it when an ANPP chieftain in Katsina stated how much he declared in 1999 and accused him of awarding state contracts to family owned bussinesses in the run up to the elections.

However it looks like I misplaced the figure, it may not be 150million but approximately 500million. If the latter is the case then may be am not being fair to him. As his latest figure of 900million will mean he made 400million in 8years as Governor of Katsina (average of 50million annually).

But then people must realise that the act of asset declaration should not be used as a means of political spin nor should the asset declaration form be percieved as certificate of good character. It should rather be a reference or benchmark for which we will in future access our leaders. So people should be more concerned scrutinizing the details rather than eulogising the act.

However because he made history as the first President or Head of State to have done that, and not giving into the senseless spin that "Asset [b]declaration must not be made public[/b]" (God knows what the word declaration means as Femi Falana will have it).

So on this note I think the act is commendable.

@McKren

I respect you alot, for you sure know when to bow to superior argument . . . and the point you were making - very sound and clear

Lesson 201

Verbs

Come - bia
Go - ga
drink - nuo
eat - rie
sleep - raru
run - gba
take - were
walk - ga
work - ruo
Bleep - ra
read - guo
write - de
look - le/ne

Igbo verbs are inexhaustible, I shall give more translations as you ask questions

Lesson 104

Pronouns

I            - A/E
Me         - m/mu
He/She  - O
You        - gi/unu
They      - ha
We        - anyi
Us        - anyi
Them     - ha
Him/her    - ya

Lesson 103

Places
House/home - Ulo
Church - Uka
Market - Ahia
Stream - Ngene
River - Osimiri
Mosque - Alakuba
Farm - Ugbo/Ubi/Agu
Prison - Nga/mkporo
Court - Ulo (house) Ikpe
Barn - Oba

I will add more as I remember them.

Lesson 102

Parts of a building and its items

Ala/ana - Floor/ground/down
Elu/enu - up
Zinc - Mgbamgbam
Wall - Ogbe aja
Chair - Oche
Pot - Ite
Plate - Efere
Cup - Iko
Spoon - Ngaji/ngazi
Mat - Ute
Bed - Akwa
Door/way - Uzo
Window - Mpio
Table - ?
Iron - Igwe
Wood - Osisi
Shelf - Uko
Coner - Nkoro
Compound - Ezi/Obi
Key - Otulu
Book - Akwukwo
Pencil - Mkpisi odee

@diamondd

I hope you understood what Esss is saying? Exam awaits you at the end of the lessons

@moondust

Biko iwe gi adi na oku

O mmiri mere igba dike onaghizi aha onu
It is the rain made the strong man's drum sound so lifeless.

[quote author=me-zainab link=topic=43635.msg1246370#msg1246370 date=1183038940]Egbe bere ,ugo bere.Nke si ibe ya ebela,nku kuu kwaa ya

Let the Kite fly,let the eagle fly,
The one that says the other shouldn't fly,should lose it's wings.

Youngies, note that [/quote]Nice try sister, but it will be difficult to dethrone Cute-ass as the lolo ndi Igbo of NL

chichi81:
why is igbo state so tiny?

They are still marginalised even when drawn on paper with crayon and pencil,

Cutie hun,

You have got another chance to assert yourself, or . . .

@me-zainab
Ukwa dara ubochi oriri, adaghizi n'oge
The breadfruit which chooses to fall on the day of festivity has not fallen early enough.

[quote author=me-zainab link=topic=43635.msg1245685#msg1245685 date=1183028429]@ youngies

Okwa eto uto ogiri n'ofe o si be isi

when you praise the sweetness of the farmented melon in soup, it starts smelling

ngwa nu, anyi ga -ama onye ike ga-agwu. ochu okuko nwe ada,nwa okuko na nwe nwe oso

He that chases the fowl will fall down while the fowl continues in its flee.[/quote]Onye tetra ura n'ututu, okuku chubaya oso, gbabakwa oso n'ihi na omaghi na oji abali nwe puo eze
He who wakes in the morning and finds himself being pursued by a chicken, should run for his life for who knows whether the chicken grew teeth overnight.

diamondd:
youngies how many do i have to read thats a bad way to learn you just tell me some words and i'll go from there but post it on my thread so i dunt have to disorient this thread. thnks

I have since started the lesson (Igbo mbu) for you in your thread

@diamondd

Let's start with the Igbo mbu (mbu=first)

Parts of the body:

Isi - head
anya - eyes
imi - nose
onu - mouth
ire - tongue
eze - teeth
ntutu/aji - hair
nti - ear
uburu - brain
obi - heart
ara - breast
onu ara - nipple
otubo - navel
afo - stomach
azu - back
aka - hand
okpukpu - bone
obara - blood
ukwu - waist
ike/otule - bottucks
amu - penis
otu/ikpu - vargina
ukwu/okpa - leg
mbo - nail
mkpisi ukwu - toe

I hope I have not left anything behind. Igbo 201 will be next when you are ready

Ezi nwokem moondust

Ndi ichie si ka m gwa gi na ituchabeghi utu gi n'ile. Obu mmasi m ka ekpubegi okpu ichei gi oo 

Cutie

Keep on going on and off like former NEPA

Adighi eti nwata ihe ubochi owufuru mmanu, mana obu ubochi owufuru ogiri akwu
A child is not flogged the day he throws away palm oil, it is the day he throws the liquid waste from the oil that he receives the cane.

Onye akpakwana nwa agu aka n'odu, ma odi ndu ma onwuru anwu
None dare touch the tail of a lion whether it alive or dead


Me-zainab take note  

diamondd:
youngies i'm here so where do we start

Go through the thread and read carefully. Ask questions on words, phrases etc. Let's take it from there.

@diamond

Igbo is a wonderful and easy language to learn. Hook up with masters here to fast track your lessons. https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-43635.0.html

Waiting for you at the other side

It is very unfortunate the madness that has been allowed to go on in Oyo State unchallenged. But I bring a message of hope to Oyo people. Darkness might dwell for a while, but surely there will be joy at dawn.

Their time is ticking so fast, and they are busy without knowing it knoting the ropes that will be used to hang them (Adedibu and his side kicks).

@incey

It is not always very easy to find a missing person when the person does not want to be found. From what I deduce from your story, your mum who is a filipino married a man from northern Nigeria. I guess that probably the relationship the man had with your mum didn't end well.

If that is the case, the man probably if he is still alife has resettled himself with another family. Finding him will stir a lot of things up, hence the reason why he might want to evade detection.

But if you must go the extra mile of finding him dead or alive, then you must need more than just a name. You surely will need a photo and other details to track him down faster, that is if he still answers Muhammed Bala Hassan.

Good luck in your search  

chiogo:
I want twins as first born. Either girls or boys.

Twins!!! Chiogo you are funny

I don't have any special reason, but I know I will prefer a girl as my first child

@me-zainab

You have shown that you can hold your own any day, but ije ka tere aka _{waiting to see how long you will last}, lol


Adighi eji ogwu nkiti agwo oria ahubeghi mbu
A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with everyday (herbs) medicine.

chidichris nwa mama ya dikwara gi mma oh

Onye arachaghi onu ya, uguru anara ya rachara ya
You either lick your lips or the hammattan licks them for you.

moondust:
thank you! [b]but you have to know that I gave u guys a long head-on so that when my bombardment starts, u won't be too devastated.[/b]maka asi na
Onye kariri mmadu kariri chi ya
He who is greater than a person is greater than his god

You asked for it and now you got it in the ol'man style,

Nwoke umunna ya gburu adighi agba mme
The man who is murdered by his kinsman does not bleed.

Nwa nnunu fere be na mkpumkpu amaghi kwa na oka no 'nala
A bird that flies from the ground onto an anthill, does not know that it is still on the ground.

Oh you are here, welcome bro, but remember. . .

Obughi onye na ebu ogwugwu bu eze
The man who carries the deity is not a king

[quote author=cute-ass link=topic=43635.msg1238693#msg1238693 date=1182856788]Re-visiting abu ônye obodo ebee?? No re-visiting here abeg, just struggle for second position, or else i'll take that one too, you choose [/quote]Hmmmm,

Mmadu adighi eji ukwu n'abuo agba kum
One cannot use two legs to kick at the same time

Mmadu adighi abu ogbeye burukwa amosu
One cannot be a pauper and at the same time be a witch

Cute-ass the die has been cast, show yourself for this place

Any weapon fashioned against me shall. . .

Agbowo dike izu, agbagharia ya
If you conspire behind a strong man, be rest assured that the issue must be re-visited

[quote author=cute-ass link=topic=43635.msg1237031#msg1237031 date=1182813419]Eheen, now you're talking [/quote]Conspiracy!!!

Nsuko ga egwu orimiri ukwu na nke nta, mana ite ofe nwa agadi nwayi ga eri ya
The crab may swim across big and small rivers but it will eventually end up in an old woman's soup pot.