naijababe:


I have a question for you sir. I have always been fascinated by the 'gh' sound in Yoruba sub groups. It does not sound any different from the regular 'h' sound why add the g?

Shymm3x:


You might be right, but I seldom see them, apart from the family and romance sections where all they ever do is basically just antagonise men like bitter souls and destroy relationships/marriages.

I think tupacshakur is just clowning around. I honestly don't think any serious minded person, especially someone as outgoing as he's, would come on here to look for a partner. We're just clowning around. You can't find a wife on here - the chances are very slim.

IlekeHD:
Watched the video, love the accent.

Another video plz

birdman:
memories! this gave me chills. I wonder if Corona still exists today. As for dropping the ball, I seem to remember about the time SAP really started to kick in, a lot of these things just died off, slowly at first. There was no internet back then(many phones were still rotary even), so for the Nigerian on the street, we just knew quality of everything was degrading but there was no one who could put a definite finger on it.

MayorofLagos:


Yep! After I posted that response I read and thought it was missing something. You completed it empathetically in this opening. SAD!

The mastermind, Adeniran Ogunsaya was an Ijebu man and I dont even think he was AG. I believe he was in NCNC but their visiin was to use Lagos to perfect the template and then deploy hinterland. There was another pilot experiment in Yaba for an industrial cluster but that one failed from mismanagement. When you read letters and old newspaper clippings detailing exchanges between Colonial administrators and the Regional Leaders you will be amused and proud also of Yoruba leaders.

Shymm3x:

Let's invite our Calabar folks to celebrate with us as well.

CabbieAC:
Someone will sit on his torn mattress somewhere in his tent-sized room in Abakaliki telling you his people have bought all the Lands in Lagos and you believe him

patrickmuf:
lol

IlekeHD:


It sounds like people are fighting tho.

Gimme a few Ilaje names....are they different from other Yoruba subgroups?

Ilaje44:


Well, the language is quite diluted nowadays, but if you listen attentively to an Ilaje person speaking unadulterated Ilaje, you would be able to hear the "gh" and "h". H does suffice in some words, but in others, it makes sense to use gh.

A very good example is money and Owo (ilu ati awon enia ibe)

Owó ni Ilaje Oghó (owó níná)

Òwò ni Ilaje Òghò (oja Òghò, oma Òlóghò ni Yoruba gbogbogbo: Ìlú Òwò, omo Olówò)

tupacshakur:

Shymm3x, you really think I've been clowning around?

If people can meet and get married via Facebook and Twitter, why can't such happen on Nairaland?

I've met a Nairalander with my other moniker, you know and trust me , the relationship could have metamorphosed but she has a flat head and quite older than me. The c0itus was fantastic anyway. . Did I just "Kiss and tell"? No! She doesn't know me with this moniker.

I really don't want to mention names so as not to irk anyone, but trust me, there are some ladies on this thread that I would have loved to ask out but it seems they're all married or something. Some of them even have monikers that just wouldn't inspire you to make a move.

Shymmex, we've got to find a way to inject young ladies on this thread, you know. Young Yoruba ladies that the unmarried ones here can hook up with, in furtherance and betterment of the Yoruba Commonwealth. That's what the thread is all about.

tpiah2:

give it a rest plz.

You claim to be Ijebu- people from Lagos and it's environs have been travelling overseas for studies for over 300 years.

so just stop trying to "buzzword" Ondo when we all know you are only out gathering info for your paymasters.

Ritchiee:
Believe and it would come to pass....lol

IFELEKE:
A ku Ojumo Gbogbo Ile O,
A de ku ibere ose tuntun, ose yi a san wa s'owo, a san wa s'omo, a san wa si aiku ti'i se baale oro...
Ojumo Ire O!

Can we discuss the recent happening in Kogi and the effect it will have on the political balance of the state, Oodua nation and nigeria as a whole?...
Recap:
Prince Audu, the projected winner of the gubernatorial election lost his life before or after INEC declared the election inconclusive thereby throwing up a lacuna never for once experienced in this nation.
Posers:
What next?
Referring to the case of Ameachi, Omehia Vs PDP or Atiku, Boni Haruna Vs INEC, can we safely say that his running mate should take up his mandate, conclude the election and possibly rule thereby breaking the age long Igala dominance?
Can the APC replace him with another?
What's in it for the PDP?
By the way, the running mate is James Faleke an Okun man(Yoruba).

Over to legal luminaries, political activists and the whole house...

Cc
Aaareonakakanfo, Firefire

Ritchiee:
Before anything else,let us take a glimpse at what the law says.. via the sun...
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/audu-sad-end/

I think God has hearkened to the hues and cries of the Yorubas and I believe that the will of God will prevail...

Musiwa419:
Sunshine queens of Akure won the the federation cup final yesterday

Firefire:

Ki ife Olorun se ni ipinle Kogi.

Ritchiee:
Before anything else,let us take a glimpse at what the law says.. via the sun...
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/audu-sad-end/

I think God has hearkened to the hues and cries of the Yorubas and I believe that the will of God will prevail...

IyaIode:

nduchuks the "kukuwenu wazabanga" of Yorubaland

You are family joor.

Abi na.He bears an Igbo name and he holds a Hausa title in Yorubaland

Awon ti One Nigeria ni yen

I saw Superduperjay viewing the thread

Aunty mi ba wo ni?se ko si? O to jo meta

zimoni:



Seyi is crazy

He said he married an Igbo babe, princess said you married ibo

Seyi Law replied, Mo Do Omo Ibo O De Bi Ilaje

This boy is crazy.

Ilaje44:


Well, yeah, somehow reserved, and humble, but some might view it differently, because the Leo in me does roar sometimes. I am relatively quiet, but not dull. You know, I was almost two decades with a German woman, before I went the African way, so this all played a role in the way I see things.

Ilaje44:


Here is another clip where you can hear the Oba Igbokoda and others speaking. Did you notice the dressing of the dancers? The Isekiri also tie those wrappers, theirs is more elaborate.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_l0bG0Yapk

Ilaje44:


If you are on Facebook, there are a number of Ilaje groups you can join. I am in "Ilaje World Congress". If you needs to be invited, send me a pim via Nairaland. I must admit that I rarely post on Facebook nowadays.

Ilaje44:


You sound like an oyinbo. They were not fighting, but were having a funny discussion. I think I may have a recording of meself on youtube speaking Ilaje. It's an old recording, so I have to dig through Youtube.

Regarding Ilaje names, some of our names are written in the standard Yoruba language, while others maintain their distinctive Ilaje flair.

Here are some Ilaje names:
Emiloju - Emi lo ju
Meseghan - Mi o se won
Mabamije - Ma bami je
Oloronjughan - Olorun ju won
Oraise - Ori ti ko se
Emopin - A ko mo opin
Omawunmi - Omowunmi (Isekiri write OMAWUMI)
Molewato
Ayanfe

The names are taken from my family. My own name is also among.

Lene - ta lo ni (was a most Reverend Apostle of the Zion Movement. Ilaje are traditionally adherent of the Cherub and Seraph church)
Megbodofo - Mi o gbudo so
Elebiju - eniti o lebi lo ju
Ebiesuwa - Ebi o se iwa
Ojagbohunmi - ilu gbohun mi (Ilajes call "ilu" Oja, and call "oja" obon. Mo nlo si oja ni Ilaje ni: Mo mi yu obon. Mo nlo si ilu a je: Mo mi yu oja. Ago ni a npe abule ni Ilaje.
Semudara - was also a popular priest/prince

Before, the Ilaje gospel singers of the seventies and eighties used to sing in Ilaje, but they now use the standard Yoruba to appeal to more audience.
I wished I took my audio cassettes with me when I left Nigeria in the days of yore.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqvy4CyBFqs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtMSrqQpNI?list=PLLDwtAcCVwmFsfRrImgzWackovQiRd9Mb

MayorofLagos:

Shymm3x:


Ijebus also controlled part of the coastline.

Ijebu Kingdom extended all the way to Epe/Ikorodu and they controlled the coast from there to somewhere around present day Victoria Island.

Eredo, where the moat is, is somewhere around Epe. And Epe used to be where the Awujale entertain visitors, since strangers were not allowed into the Ijebu kingdom of yore.

Shymm3x:


Lool. I thought you were messing around.

I never did twitter and facebook. I did mess with Hi5 when it was popping as a teenager cos that was everyone else was doing and it was the easiest way to meet nice chics outside ya area. Linked some of the most beautiful chics I've ever met on there. Then when myspace became the bomb, did that for a year during my first year in Uni and left it the internet alone. The internet is crazy. I met some naija american chic that scared me off the internet. Can you believe this chic used to ring me for hours almost everyday from the US and we were both teens? In her head, we were going out and only God knows how much she rinsed on phone bills. That ish was scary and after that, I just stayed off the internet thing. That's why I never really did facebook and Twitter...and even on instagram, I just check out people's pictures - that's about it.

I kind of grew into some type of overly observant guy and I pay attention to details too much these. Perhaps it's cos I don't like bring strange folks with negative energy around and cos I had anger issues when I was younger which I've been able to curtail in the last 5/6 years. In life, when you're able to move/grow from being reckless, self-destructive, and wild - to being reserved with a cool head on ya shoulder and a great listener. You just have to stay away from anyone/anything that will re-ignite the old and be safe.

Let me use examples of chics I mess around with on here to paint a picture (I just hope no one will be offended lol):

- There's this smart chic I used to admire from afar but I never chatted to her till one day when she said she has a crush on me. Subsequently, we became buddies and start chatting all the time. After a while, like a real nyggah ought to do, I decided to give her some space and let her breathe. I intentionally stopped quoting her. Then boom, one day she came at me and started asking me why I was ignoring her and questioning why I don't run after her every time I see her online. I was like WTF (in my head - never told her. I just laughed it off)? What type of entitlement is this on faceless forum, especially with someone I don't even know like that? And since you also see me online, how come you never bothered to chat to me? At least I would've responded if she did. That right there is a sign of an entitled and possessive chic that will make ya life miserable with emotional baggage. I still mess around with her but I'm scared of the chic.

- There's a next person that called me an "Ijebu tout" unprovoked in jest on this thread. I laughed it off. However, I know "tout" in English usage isn't offensive, but it's synonymous with thug/riff raff/miscreant in naija usage. So if someone thinks that lowly of you, despite the rapport, why would you want to be around such a person, unless you want to bring negative energy around you? Even when I was a knucklehead during my teen years to age 20 and was doing little dirt on them gully roads, I was able to combine two different lifestyles and no one ever called me a thug/riff raff/miscreant. So I'd rather things like that stay on here than let it happen in real life and in real time.

See when I meet folks in person - after two extensive convos, I know if they're trouble or not. And once I sense trouble, I just cut them off completely. Evidently once you start analysing how shady the internet is - you're always safer by staying away from the madness.

I think you need to hit social gatherings like: Churches, weddings, symposiums, seminars, birthday parties etc. I love weddings though. I never go to a wedding without getting at least one nice chic. You need to try that. At least with that, you'd know what the chic looks like and get the chance to have a decent face to face chat in real time.

P.S: can't be arsed to proof-read anything - ignore the typos.

IFELEKE:

The law is an ass Ritchiee,
As it stands now, there is a lacuna-a gap not adequately provided for by the constitution- Faleke cannot fully lay stake to that mandate since the election has been declared inconclusive.
The argument now is whether he's allowed to conclude the election as the gubernatorial candidate or his party APC is allowed to field another person or INEC cancels the election totally or The PDP approaches the court to claim victory...
Many options, plenty confusion...

Aareonakakanfo:



Abi na.He bears an Igbo name and he holds a Hausa title in Yorubaland

Awon ti One Nigeria ni yen

I saw Superduperjay viewing the thread

Aunty mi ba wo ni?se ko si? O to jo meta