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I get upset each time vulcanisers and the like call me omoibo or Igbo. Because I am not Igbo but, they can't be arsed; to them, its a derogatory thing they use, cos they think you can't understand what they are saying.

Whatever his meaning, he has beaten off much more than he can chew this time. IMHO, only a miracle can save him; it is almost guaranteed that he will either be locked up within a week at most, or his life will be made very miserable indeed.
Those thinking he is untouchable will be in for a shocker, cos GEJ does his things smoothly, quietly and very effectively (ask Ciroma whose very own wife is now challenging him

LOL, you think I care about Tinubu or the fisherman. Dont think you know Nigerian politics- one day is for Tinubu another day is for GEJ. When Obasanjo wants to deal with GEJ the guy will know pepper.

You know OBJ does not forgive or forget. When you make friends with snakes get ready to be bitten in your sleep.

I guess anything can be viewed as an insult depending on how it is said. . . maybe that is the point.

yep, thats the point. Black people use the N word on each other all the time. Now if you are  Kramer and say it to demean people making fun of you . . .

eku_bear:

Omo ibo isn't even offensive. It is purely descriptive, is it not?

Omo Ekiti, Omo Hausa, Omo Igbo. Should all be the same?

I guess anything can be viewed as an insult depending on how it is said. . . maybe that is the point.

LOL OmoIbo is very derogatory o! Just like Yoruba deragotory term for omo akata or Aboki.

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So now. . . . . what happens?
Wait, how did Tinubu even get this much spotlight on NL? cheii!!

Ileke-IdI:

LOL OmoIbo is very derogatory o! Just like Yoruba deragotory term for omo akata or Aboki.

@Post
So now. . . . . what happens?
Wait, how did Tinubu even get this much spotlight on NL? cheii!!

Thank you, we have one bigoted clown here, sefago pretending that obviously derogatory words are cushy and harmless.

^^^ No, omo-ibo isnt insultive in its face value. D yorubas use it a lot in presence of igbos and no offence is taken. Good understanding of yoruba language makes u know dt even d most harmless noun or adjective can be used wt mischievious undertone. So knowing when mischief is meant or not is d big deal.

Same wt describing a northerner as aboki. D northerner hardly ever takes offence because to him it sounds "dude", wc is exactly wt u mean most times. Again wt d yoruba language xcter, u can twist it to mean word of ridicule.

D common words of description d yorubas use against d igbos when dey mean mischief is "omo a j'okuta ma m'omi" meaning "people dt can eat/swallow stone wtout drinking water after". Its meant to spite d igbos dt dr foods r too hard for comfort swallowing. D igbos comparative pun is " onye ofe mmanu" meaning "people of highly oily soup". Both puns r commonly used and moderately viewed by d receivers.

D hausas (northerners) call igbos "nyanmmiri" wc is bastardization of "nyem mmiri" in igbo wc means giv me water. D igbos hardly take offence in it while dey describe d hausas as "onye/ndi ugwu" meaning people of d hills wc is adapted frm d common way of describing d northern highlands or/and subtitute for north, "up"; and south "down". "up" = upland=hill=ugwu, by an igbo linguistic sense. Yet d igbo speaking northerners find no offence in it.

Omo ibo on its own is not an insulting word, but when it gets insulting is how the Yorubas use it indiscriminately, if you cannot speak Yoruba, you're automatically called an omo ibo irrespective of where you are from, Imagine some Yorubas calling a Bini man an omo ibo? or a woman from benue an omo ibo?

homerac7:

^^^ No, omo-ibo isnt insultive in its face value. D yorubas use it a lot in presence of igbos and no offence is taken. Good understanding of yoruba language makes u know dt even d most harmless noun or adjective can be used wt mischievious undertone. So knowing when mischief is meant or not is d big deal.

Same wt describing a northerner as aboki. D northerner hardly ever takes offence because to him it sounds "dude", wc is exactly wt u mean most times. Again wt d yoruba language xcter, u can twist it to mean word of ridicule.

D common words of description d yorubas use against d igbos when dey mean mischief is "omo a j'okuta ma m'omi" meaning "people dt can eat/swallow stone wtout drinking water after". Its meant to spite d igbos dt dr foods r too hard for comfort swallowing. D igbos comparative pun is " onye ofe mmanu" meaning "people of highly oily soup". Both puns r commonly used and moderately viewed by d receivers.

Funny az hell

BTW, I thought apku was soft?

honeric01:

Omo ibo on its own is not an insulting word, but when it gets insulting is how the Yorubas use it indiscriminately, if you cannot speak Yoruba, you're automatically called an omo ibo irrespective of where you are from, Imagine some Yorubas calling a Bini man an omo ibo? or a woman from benue an omo ibo?

Why are you taking offense at being called an omoibo? One would think you'd pride yourself coming from Nigeria's "best" tribe.
Calm down jor.

honeric01:

Omo ibo on its own is not an insulting word, but when it gets insulting is how the Yorubas use it indiscriminately, if you cannot speak Yoruba, you're automatically called an omo ibo irrespective of where you are from, Imagine some Yorubas calling a Bini man an omo ibo? or a woman from benue an omo ibo?

Thats how being called omoibo or Igbo comes across to me.

Ileke-IdI:

Why are you taking offense at being called an omoibo? One would think you'd pride yourself coming from Nigeria's "best" tribe.
Calm down jor.

Never an omo ibo, a Bini man can never be proud to be put under another ethnic group, bini people are not second class people, we remain one of the strongest tribe in Nigeria irrespective of our population.

Even as "little" as we were, we were never under any other hands pre-colonization.

Beaf:

Thats how being called omoibo or Igbo comes across to me.

Very irritating, maybe its due to ignorance or short sightedness?

honeric01:

Never an omo ibo, a Bini man can never be proud to be put under another ethnic group, bini people are not second class people, we remain one of the strongest tribe in Nigeria irrespective of our population.

Even as "little" as we were, we were never under any other hands pre-colonization.


Very irritating, maybe its due to ignorance or short sightedness? 

LOL! I see. I respect the Binis tho. . . .so which other tribe was under any other hands pre-colonization?

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LOL still ROTFLMAO @ omo a j'okuta ma m'omi.
I've heard that before (not on NL), just cant place my finger on where. hmm

^^ let ezeuche catch u doing dt

homerac7:

^^^ No, omo-ibo isnt insultive in its face value. D yorubas use it a lot in presence of igbos and no offence is taken. Good understanding of yoruba language makes u know dt even d most harmless noun or adjective can be used wt mischievious undertone. So knowing when mischief is meant or not is d big deal.

Same wt describing a northerner as aboki. D northerner hardly ever takes offence because to him it sounds "dude", wc is exactly wt u mean most times. Again wt d yoruba language xcter, u can twist it to mean word of ridicule.

D common words of description d yorubas use against d igbos when dey mean mischief is "omo a j'okuta ma m'omi" meaning "people dt can eat/swallow stone wtout drinking water after". Its meant to spite d igbos dt dr foods r too hard for comfort swallowing. D igbos comparative pun is " onye ofe mmanu" meaning "people of highly oily soup". Both puns r commonly used and moderately viewed by d receivers.

Very informative post!

honeric01:

Very irritating, maybe its due to ignorance or short sightedness?

A certain lazy ignorance/arrogance that Yoruba people sometimes have It isn't good at all. We aren't sufficiently politically correct, unfortunately.

eku_bear:


Very informative post!
A certain lazy ignorance/arrogance that Yoruba people sometimes have  It isn't good at all. We aren't sufficiently politically correct, unfortunately.

LOL Sometimes Yoruba ppl are like white ppl that likes to categorize every black person as AA.
They just dont care lol.

eku_bear:


Very informative post!
A certain lazy ignorance/arrogance that Yoruba people sometimes have It isn't good at all. We aren't sufficiently politically correct, unfortunately.

Do you want to hear what the Bini people call the yorubas?

Aneyowa meaning someone that defecates at home (not in the toilet o )

Ileke-IdI:

LOL Sometimes Yoruba ppl are like white ppl that likes to categorize every black person as AA.
They just dont care lol.

Pure short sightedness and lack of geography education, also lacking in the education of history lol.

But honestly if you are not Yoruba then you must be igbo and vice versa to most Nigerias- dont you see some ignorant igbo posters on NL refering to PhysicsMHD as Yoruba?

@beaf

I am not a bigot. A bigot is someone who is prejudiced against people of other ethnic groups. I am aware of all the stereotypes associated with people but that does not make me a bigot. See the first time I met youy, you demonstrated your inability to read critically. Over two years now you ahve not improved . Safe to say you have stopped learning.

I said Tinubu's statement was meant to spite Jonathan and had nothing to do with having a bigoted mind. Come on, dont tell me you dont find the drunken fisherman comment funny?

Hypocritos

Aneyowa meaning someone that defecates at home (not in the toilet o Grin)

Isn't that funny haha .

Ouch @ aneyowa. . . that is pretty harsh   

Man I need to learn some insults fast to level up with that one

honeric01:

Pure short sightedness and lack of geography education, also lacking in the education of history lol.

It's a Nigerian problem. Dont you dare try to point fingers

Am even more shocked that Geography is in Nigeria's academy curriculum.   jk jk

eku_bear:

Ouch @ aneyowa. . . that is pretty harsh   

Man I need to learn some insults fast to level up with that one

Dude I've told you you're not a real Ekiti. The first thing an Ekiti person must know is how to insult or how to keep our insult very subtle so that the other person doesnt understand.

Infact, if you dont level up, we're going to be selling you to the Abokis

eku_bear:

Ouch @ aneyowa. . . that is pretty harsh   

Man I need to learn some insults fast to level up with that one

This one is even soft, if you hear more, you'd pity the yoruba people, GEJ called una rascal abi? lol, more names plenty for una wella

Ileke-IdI:

It's a Nigerian problem. Dont you dare try to point fingers

Am even more shocked that Geography is in Nigeria's academy curriculum.   jk jk

Not a Nigerian problem miss, some tribes are not like that, the problem is mostly with the major tribes (3), most of the rest understand better.

I was able to name 150 countries with their capital when i was 12, i could point to where they are on the map and i could also tell you their languages and even currency, Nigerian school teach geography very well and we are more exposed to the world than the Americans when it comes to this aspect.

honeric01:

This one is even soft, if you hear more, you'd pity the yoruba people, GEJ called una rascal abi? lol, more names plenty for una wella 


Not a Nigerian problem miss, some tribes are not like that, the problem is mostly with the major tribes (3), most of the rest understand better.

I was able to name 150 countries with their capital when i was 12, i could point to where they are on the map and i could also tell you their languages and even currency, Nigerian school teach geography very well and we are more exposed to the world than the Americans when it comes to this aspect.

Keep telling us something we cant prove.  You prolly meant "when I was 42". . , hmm

Na wetin the Yorubas do all of una Innocent people like that ehn

Ileke-IdI:

Dude I've told you you're not a real Ekiti. The first thing an Ekiti person must know is how to insult or how to keep our insult very subtle so that the other person doesnt understand.

Infact, if you dont level up, we're going to be selling you to the Abokis

Proly true. Let me first master being Yoruba first, then I'll master Ekiti afterwards  

honeric01:

This one is even soft, if you hear more, you'd pity the yoruba people, GEJ called una rascal abi? lol, more names plenty for una wella 


Not a Nigerian problem miss, some tribes are not like that, the problem is mostly with the major tribes (3), most of the rest understand better.

I was able to name 150 countries with their capital when i was 12, i could point to where they are on the map and i could also tell you their languages and even currency, Nigerian school teach geography very well and we are more exposed to the world than the Americans when it comes to this aspect.

Hrm, seems the minorities don't like us very much. Not a good thing. . .

Ileke-IdI:

Keep telling us something we cant prove.  You prolly meant "when I was 42". . ,  hmm

Na wetin the Yorubas do all of una Innocent people like that ehn

You doubting me vanilla? i don't have to prove that to you, but i have younger ones whom i have tested their world knowledge and they haven't failed woefully, though not as good as i was when i was 12, but still better than some 30+yrs old in the US.

Not just Yoruba, but the Igbos too, the Hausas aren't left out either, the major tribes like to claim some of us, some just like to apportion us to any tribe however they want and it's irritating.

eku_bear:



Hrm, seems the minorities don't like us very much. Not a good thing. . .

Just like i said, Nigeria is not all about Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo, other ethnic groups made Nigeria Nigeria.

SEFAGO:

But honestly if you are not Yoruba then you must be igbo and vice versa to most Nigerias- dont you see some ignorant igbo posters on NL refering to PhysicsMHD as Yoruba?

@beaf

I am not a bigot. A bigot is someone who is prejudiced against people of other ethnic groups. I am aware of all the stereotypes associated with people but that does not make me  a bigot. See the first time I met youy, you demonstrated your inability to read critically. Over two years now you ahve not improved  . Safe to say you have stopped learning.

I said Tinubu's statement was meant to spite Jonathan and had nothing to do with having a bigoted mind. Come on, dont tell me you dont find the drunken fisherman comment funny?

Hypocritos 


Isn't that funny haha  .

People who find such dross funny tend to be foolish, ignorant, shallow-minded and bigotted, just like you. Thats why you keep repeating it, cos you are a fool. lol

honeric01:

Not a Nigerian problem miss, some tribes are not like that, the problem is mostly with the major tribes (3), most of the rest understand better.

I was able to name 150 countries with their capital when i was 12, i could point to where they are on the map and i could also tell you their languages and even currency, Nigerian school teach geography very well and we are more exposed to the world than the Americans when it comes to this aspect.

Very true. I recall my deep shock as a teenager, the first time I was referred to as omo ibo. I was like how? Then you explain the geography a bit and they come up with, Oh, your from Bendel! That means you're Yoruba!

Beaf:

Very true. I recall my deep shock as a teenager, the first time I was referred to as omo ibo. I was like how? Then you explain the geography a bit and they come up with, Oh, your from Bendel! That means you're Yoruba!

Very silly, even the educated ones among them, sometimes i feel like slapping sense into their dead brain.

how has this thread derailed to tribal rants? Nigerians!

and we talk about revolution?

@ seanet2, u were crying that gej is not looking into corruption, now u are trying to cry foul that tinubu is too big to be jail if culpable/guilty

Nsiman:

@ seanet2, u were crying that gej is not looking into corruption, now u are trying to cry foul that tinubu is too big to be jail if culpable/guilty

What d'you expect from a hunter?

What is not-so-smart I wrote MO , RON and yes he is a Mo, RON .Abi seun na ACN member ni

And when will someone tell us how many foreign accounts Mark,Alaibe,Uduaghan,Daniel or infact any damn Nigerian politician has abroad?
It is the OBJ formula all over again .i.e use the EFCC to hound political opponents.
The day the EFCC becomes a true anticorruption body and not a semi-legal weapon of political oppression is the day our redemption begins in this country