Nwaanyi mara mma ma nwee ajo omume, a ga-alu ya alu; nwaanyi joro njo ma nwee ezi omume, a ga-alukwa ya alu; nwunye mmadu ka ha ga-abu; ma nwaanyi joro njo nwe ajo omume anaghi ebi be di.

A beautiful woman with bad character is marriageable; an ugly woman with good character is also marriageable -- they will both be wives; but an ugly woman with bad character does not live in a husband's house.

Nwaanyi mara mma ma nwee ajo omume, a ga-alu ya alu; nwaanyi joro njo ma nwee ezi omume, a ga-alukwa ya alu; nwunye mmadu ka ha ga-abu; ma nwaanyi joro njo nwe ajo omume anaghi ebi be di.

A beautiful woman with bad character is marriageable; an ugly woman with good character is also marriageable -- they will both be wives; but an ugly woman with bad character does not live in a husband's house.

Nwunye awo si na di atoka uto, ya jiri nuta nke ya kworo ya n'azu.

literal Translation: The female toad said that husband is so sweet that when she got married, she carried her husband permanently on the back.

Explanation: A humorous proverb used in cajoling women into loving their husbands.

E tie dike n'ala, a nu uzu ya.

LITERAL TRANSLATION: Knock a valiant man on the ground and the shouts will be tremendous.

" The downfall of a famous man attracts public attention. "

How much do those of us abroad contribute to the development an upgrading of the quality of life of the people in our villages?

You will hear people asked " where are you from?" and proudly say " Umuaka Owerri ,Imo state" ( My Villa of course) But do you even know what the daily day today grind is for the peopel inthat place is that you so proudly speak of in Jand or Yankee?

I must say going back home and spending time there was an eye opener for me sha.

Outside of our family compound, people dey suffer sha.
I am still thinking of what I can do in my personal capacity to improve things for my community.
Do anyone of you guys ever think about such things? I mean with your constant electricity, hot showers/ baths/ Internet access fast foods and all that. Does it ever occur that where we (and by we I mean You and ME before the haters pounce on me ) come from life is really and I mean [b]REALLY [/b]hard?

Surely this is no way for people to live?
I never see this type of discussion on Nairaland.

oops double post

I took this pic the last time we traveled home.

I am no politician, or even aspire to be, but I have to ask, with all the rubbish we see of our politicians in Ovation and the proliferation of Naija self promotion magazines internationally, do these people have no shame displaying all their "wealth" while their constituencies live like this?


I swear at the time I was glad( even if terrified of accident) it was only myself and my brothers traveling on this road.

How does one begin to justify this to anyone who is not Naija?

I am curious,

how many people when thinking of building back home think of building eco-friendluy structures?

I know our Naija is characterized by big-manism and the bigger and stranger the better.

But would using local materials ( esp in Vila) not be the way to go?

My bros built this house in our villa, and I must say it's getting mixed reactions.

Can anyone tell me which melon's seeds specifically do we use for traditional egusi?

I am thinking of grinding my own (not in pestle & Mortar though, Cuisinare will do), but I am not sure what type of melon seeds to use.
I am thinking of buying the actual melon, It's summer here now so melon's should be plentiful. and drying the seeds out myself and grinding them.

I just want to see if it will taste the same as store bought egusi.

So  all you agric majors and Naija culture specialist abeg help a girl out will ya?

Is this the right melon to use?

Thanks in advance

She owns Toni Payne Cosmetics & Apparel and Nigerian Entertainment Magazine.
Duno about the interview

pictures courtesy of facebook.
Na wah 4 internet o. people just got married an the pics already on the web

Latest pikshos courtesy of facebook

heavy dinner, poundo, egusi & way too much meat

wish I could help. Don't know how to prepare any Hausa food besides Suya
Hopefully someone will be able to help u out soon.

chicken shwarma & agbalumo

I miss am sha 

mama put hmm, Naija at its best sha

Balangu b4 it gets to the plate

To make kilishi, muscle meat is cut into slices which are dried for a short time in the sun.
The slices are then dipped into a mixture of water, flour and various spices and dried in the sun again with this coating. They are then smoked over a fireplace, to improve their flavor .

Egusi is very high in nutritional value. It is made up of 30 – 40 % protein, and about the same proportion of oil. The oil is cholesterol free.

The news get even better: 78 % of the fat is unsaturated fatty acid, which is protective to the heart. In terms of vitamins, it contains alpha-tocopherol, a component of vitamin E that helps in maintaining smooth young skin and good fertility.

It also contains palmitic, stearic, linoleic and oleic acids important in protecting the heart too, and very small amount of carbohydrate and calcium.

And they wonder why we Igbo babes are so fooooinne!

For breakfast with tea, fried egg & Peak milk yummy

Afia Efere ( White soup)

This light Efik soup is traditionally cooked without oil using goatmeat or chicken in which case, they are called "afia efere ebot" or "afia efere unen" respectively. Fresh fish can also be used.

I kg / 2 lb fresh goatmeat
I medium smoked fish (washed)
250g / 8oz fresh okro (sliced)
100g/4oz ground crayfish
250g / 8oz pounded yam
25g / I oz chopped fresh chillies
I uyayakpod ( tetrapleura tetraptera)
1ltr/2 pint stock or water
salt to taste

Wash and cut the meat into even size pieces. Season with salt and boil for 30 minutes or until soft and tender. Add the stock, washed fish, chopped chillies, okro and ground crayfish. Break the uyayak pod into small pieces and add to the pot.

Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Mould the pounded yam into small rounds and drop into the soup to slightly thicken. Add seasoning and serve with pounded yam.

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thanks 702 longest time o!

yummy

dinner

suya!

Burger King 4 me

Someone asked for Banga Soup Recipe

Banga Soup ( With Shaki )

Preparation time: 20

Cooking time: 30

Ingredients
3 fresh palm fruits
50 ml water
500 g beef, cubed
500 g shaki (tripe), cubed
100 g dry smoked fish
10 ml turmeric
15 ml shrimp powder
15 ml Maggi
1 bunch ozusa or scent leaves

Method:
1. Wash and boil palm fruits in hot water for 20 minutes, or until soft. Remove from water and pound with a mortar and pestle for at least 30 minutes, until soft. Pass through a sieve to separate kernels from the chaff. Pour the strained pulp into a saucepan. ( Or you could use the canned stuff).
2. Add beef, shaki, fish, turmeric, shrimp powder and maggi. Cook for 10 minutes.
3. Add water and bring to the boil. Lower heat and simmer gently for 2 hours, replenishing water constantly.
4. When meat is soft and cooked, add ozusa or scent leaves.

Hi everyone,

Sorry I had to change my username, couldn't for the life of me remember my old password.

I know I have been MIA for almost a year, but with school and moving countries and starting a new job things have been pretty hectic.
I just thought I'd pop in and say Hi to the folks that made my student days worth while.
Hope you are all still ok?

To those who appreciated the recipes, it was my pleasure.

To the haters Una no sabi read again? I SAID that NOT ALL THE RECIPES ARE MY OWN. Ahn ahn wetin dey do Naija pipul again ehn?
SMH***

neways good to be back. I'll try and post more regulrarly from now on when I get time.

MUAH