I'm sure we've already seen the format of this type of thread on Oasis - this is just a mini version where interesting data pertaining to Nigeria is poured here.:)



Did you know that......

The Portugese in Nigeria

Some Nigerians may be aware that the first European arrivals to the Southern region (Lagos, Benin and Niger Delta) were Portugese thus the first settlers to come into that enclave known today as (Southern) Nigeria were Portugese. 'Lagos' was christened by the Portugese which means lakes or lagoons, the original name was 'Eko' a Yoruba word as Lagos is situated in Yorubaland.

Map of Southern Nigeria
http://bp0.blogger.com/_feyyqJjam_I/Rn7CF5tVulI/AAAAAAAAAjg/re9wJNaINXI/s400/Southern+Nigeria+Zh+En.png

Now I'm assuming that quite a few Nigerians already know of this but how many knew that the first European language spoken by many Nigerians was not English but Portugese. The citizens of the Benin Kingdom was even educated in portugese and some of them volunatrily accepted Christ.

Map of Benin Empire
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeabNDTNx68/TGSaQbXZ02I/AAAAAAAABCo/gTw5IVyJopg/s1600/Benin_Empire_sphere_of_influence.PNG

The Portugese have thus left an imprint in Nigeria particularly the South. Even though the superstrate of the pidgin we speak is constructed from english, there were many portugese words that got filtered in. 'Saber' in portugese means to know, sabi became a corruption of saber and can be found in the pidgin vocabularly. There are also some dutch words - another settler that arrived in Nigeria later than the Portugese but before the British.

The slave trade in Nigeria between the locals and the Europeans was birthed by the Portugese. The Portugese introduced the gun in Nigeria. The portugese were the ones who even referred to the Ubini Empire as the Benin Empire.

Another interesting fact is that when the descendants of emancipated slaves from Brazil decided to settle back in Lagos - they transported some portugese into the pidgin vernacular, they also introduced the carnival lifestyle to Nigerians and there are still some Brazilian architecture that can be found in Lagos. Some of them brought Christ with them. The Brazilians or Saros or Nagos that returned to Nigeria evetually blended in and thus some Nigerians retain portugese names such as Da Silva - these very same Nigerians could very well be the descendants of these returnee Brazilians

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/943/222ye.jpgvisited scenic places in Nigeria.
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2842/78108866.jpg

The North of Nigeria particularly Kano was a centre of learning in it's prime. In fact the only city states in sub-Saharan Africa to feature on the 14th century world map were Timbuktu and Kano. Despite the poor education statistics of the North today in the past they were very educated - in Arabic. Some of them are still learned in this language in fact Arabic is spoken in various parts in Northern Nigeria and this is excluding the Shuwa arabs.

The Hausa are an afro-asiatic group whose language draws some parallels with Arabic yet there are some loan words from Arabic found in the Hausa diction. When the Fulanis conquered the Hausas the bizarre thing is that the conquerors decided to employ the language of the vanquished. Hence today many Fulanis particulary in Sokoto speak Hausa as a first Language whereas there are some that only speak Hausa. Out of all the West African Countries to house the Fulanis the Nigerian Fulanis are less likely to speak their own tongue. However The Fulanis in Adamawa state continue to speak their language as opposed to the Sokoto ones. In fact one of the major languages if not the main language of Adamawa state is Fulfulde.

If there is a dialect that unites the various languages of Nigeria then that award goes to the vernacular, pidgin english. The words borrow from so many Nigerian languages which has domesiticated the english language and manipulated it into our West African syntax.
Many non-muslims Nigerians will proclaim 'wallahi talahi' adopting the frequent squall of the Muslims or Hausas.
Many non-Hausas will exclaim 'Kai!' or 'Haba'.
When non-Yorubas are adressing eachother the word 'omo' or 'oga' is commonly used abi?;)
The non-Igbos will join the Igbos in shouting 'chineke me!' and so on and so forth

The various languages have converged with english as its glue with a few other European languages.

Interesting stuff :D
There are Chinese Names for the states lol?

Nigeria along with Cameroon has probably the most language grouping in the continent and I believe there are a few languages that cannot be grouped. It is in the Nigeria/Cameroon region that the majority of African languages is spoken. Some have sadly compared us to the biblical tower of Babel. Some say that Africa has over 2000 languages with a quarter of them spoken in Nigeria. Evi Edna Ogholi famously sang, 'every kilometer another language' to describe the diversity and multiplicity of languages in Nigeria. My mother used to tell me that sitting along with some people you could hear ten people chorus their individual languages, it was just a symphony of afro-asiatic notes, kwa idioms and Nilo-saharan proverbs:)

The languages groupings that have been clarified by liguists are the following (I will be using but one language as an example of each grouping):

Nilo-Saharan - Kanuri
Kwa (which makes up the majority) - Yoruba
Afro-asiatic (the second majority) - Hausa
Bantu - Ejagham
Bedoiun - Shuwa arabs
Berber - Tuareg
Ijoid - Izon
Creole - Nigerian pidgin english

Thanks for the info GOETIA - did you read it yourself?:lol:

Interesting stuff :D
There are Chinese Names for the states lol?

No that's the only map I could find at the time which leads me to another interesting fact:

The former name of Tokyo was Edo:D

The Igbo philosphy behind 'Chi' is actually quite identical to that of the Chinese philosphy behind their own 'Chi':)

Cross rivers state has the Worlds highest diversity of Butterflies

The Yorubas have the highest incidence of twin birth


{whispers} I suppose that explains all the Olus and Olas I keep bumping into
:jk:

Cross rivers state has the Worlds highest diversity of Butterflies

The Yorubas have the highest incidence of twin birth


{whispers} I suppose that explains all the Olus and Olas I keep bumping into
:jk:

lol
I am actually a twin.....And my younger siblings are also twins :shocked: :)

@ Goeitia, Nigeria is the 7th most populated Nation on Earth, and not 10th :)

lol
I am actually a twin.....And my younger siblings are also twins :shocked: :)

You are blessed then and bound to have twins yourself:)

The Yorubas have the highest incidence of twin birth


{whispers} I suppose that explains all the Olus and Olas I keep bumping into
:jk:

I used to know a guy called Kehinde, and he had a twin brother whos name was Taiwo (or Taibo, i dont remember), he said those are traditional names for twins. I dont know if he was Yoruba, but he was Nigerian

2.3% of all Humans are Nigerian that is 23 Nigerians in every 1000 people
about one in every 6 Africans is Nigerian
About one in every 8 of all people with African ancestry is Nigerian
About one inevery 5 Black African is Nigerian.

I used to know a guy called Kehinde, and he had a twin brother whos name was Taiwo (or Taibo, i dont remember), he said those are traditional names for twins. I dont know if he was Yoruba, but he was Nigerian

He was Yoruba as Kehinde is a popular Yoruba name given to a male twin.....so I suppose there's no point in guessing Naijaborns name:lol:

He was Yoruba as Kehinde is a popular Yoruba name given to a male twin.....so I suppose there's no point in guessing Naijaborns name:lol:

1- How would u know if I was the first or second twin?
2-How would u know whether I went by the name or not?

Nigeria has 152,217,341 really dark habitants, and yet on skyscraper they have a white moderator :D

:ohno:

:nono:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Fun-Facts-About-Nigeria---Birthplace-of-Hakeem-Olajuwon!&id=3527490

lol....ok, maybe the article says so.
But, as at the end of 2010.... Nigeria had Approx 158,259,000 people, Living within the borders of the entity called Nigeria :)

1- How would u know if I was the first or second twin?
2-How would u know whether I went by the name or not?

Taiwo and Kehinde are names generically used for twins, male or female, regardless of the official names.

I think Taiwo is the second-born. Taiwo (tasted the world) actually peeks out first then withdraws to allow Kehinde (arrived second/behind) through. So Taiwo tastes the earth first, but Kehinde is actually born first. I guess that's God's way of resolving the "I'm older than you" arguments in future. Both sides could win depending on how well they argue..

lol....ok, maybe the article says so.
But, as at the end of 2010.... Nigeria had Approx 158,259,000 people, Living within the borders of the entity called Nigeria :)

:okay:

Nigeria has 152,217,341 really dark habitants, and yet on skyscraper they have a white moderator :D

lool..
It's not like there arent white people living in Nigeria,
or that there arent ''Dark people moderating in other forums :D

nigerians are the most educated immigrants in the united states

the richest black man in the world is nigerian

...Bayajidda, the mythical ancestor of the Hausa people, is said to have fathered three children with three different women?
...of Nigeria's 521 languages, 9 are extinct and 2 are spoken only as second languages?
...the Defaka people are gradually abandoning their language in favour of the language of the Nkoroo, their close neighbours?
...the Area Boys are a gang of street children and teenagers who roam the streets of Lagos extorting money from passers-by?
...at the time of his death in 1955, Kano businessman Alhassan Dantata was the richest man in West Africa?

Copy and paste from Wikipedia :ohno::|

Did you know that Nigeria and Cameroon used to be one nation - imagine what type of football team we would have had:D

Did you know that the drill monkey is only found in the Nigeria/Cameroon border

A sad fact: Did you know that after war torn Iraq, Niger Delta is the most dangerous and volatile oil producing region:(

Did you know that the amount of energy wasted due to gas flaring in Nigeria could have been used to supply the whole continent with constant electricty

Did you know that riot prone Jos could feed the whole of West Africa

Did you know that the smallest state in geographical size Lagos contains the bulk of our population....

Did you know that lake Chad to the North East of Nigeria used to be the worlds sixth biggest lake

Did you know that Nigeria was named after the river Niger which by the way is the third biggest river in Africa

Did you know that when the rivers Niger and Benue converge that they can be distinguished due to the different colouring of each river lol

Did you know that in Sub-Saharan Africa that the literature and art work from Nigeria is the most famed

Did you know that Nigeria is an important centre for biodiversity

Did you know that only 10% of our rain forest is left

Did you know that Nigeria has the second largest newspaper market in Africa (after Egypt), with an estimated circulation of several million copies daily (2003).

ahh did you know that the North of Nigeria alone could contain the whole population with space remaining....

Did you know that the 3 main ethnic groups in Nigeria make over 60% of the population

So that means approxiamtely 50 million people hail from over 300 ethnic groups.

I wonder if Lugard was aware that he was grouping the 3 most populous ethnic groups in Africa or if it was mere coincidence. It also makes me wonder how these 3 main ethnic groups were living equidistant from eachother before colonialism

So that means groups in Nigeria with a populatin of say...250 000 are automatically placed in the most populous country in Africa.

Did you know that just over a year ago a new ethnic group was discovered by missionaries - they are called 'Jebu'. I'm suprised that they are still discovering ethnic groups in a country such as Nigeria - how could these people not have heard all the comotion that has been occuring in Nigeria all this while lol.

The last ethnic group discoverd in Nigeria was in the mid 1980s called the 'Koma' - I wonder if there are still undiscovered people out there hmmmm.....http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/simpsons/homer-thinking.gif

Did you know that the 3 main ethnic groups in Nigeria make over 60% of the population

So that means approxiamtely 50 million people hail from over 300 ethnic groups.

I wonder if Lugard was aware that he was grouping the 3 most populous ethnic groups in Africa or if it was mere coincidence. It also makes me wonder how these 3 main ethnic groups were living equidistant from eachother before colonialism

So that means groups in Nigeria with a populatin of say...250 000 are automatically placed in the most populous country in Africa.

Did you know that just over a year ago a new ethnic group was discovered by missionaries - they are called 'Jebu'. I'm suprised that they are still discovering ethnic groups in a country such as Nigeria - how could these people not have heard all the comotion that has been occuring in Nigeria all this while lol.

The last ethnic group discoverd in Nigeria was in the mid 1980s called the 'Koma' - I wonder if there are still undiscovered people out there hmmmm.....http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/simpsons/homer-thinking.gif

Were they foreign or local missionaries?

^^foreign

That's messed up..

That's messed up..

:lol:
How, If I may ask?

:lol:
How, If I may ask?

150million people, and some foreigners are discovering groups. I figure some university's research department, a government ministry, or at least local missionaries or even nomadic people should have closed the discovery books decades ago. Plus, those satellite guys should already know what's on every meter of our soil..

These 'Jebu' folks.. did they have mobile phones? It's hard to imagine completely primitive people in Nigeria. It's even harder to believe ignorant missionaries. If they're as hardcore as they paint themselves (discovering primitive tribes and all), shouldn't they be taking the goodnews to sharia-ridden cities instead?

:rofl:

Hey guys did you know that the house that Chimamanda Adiche was living in as a child...was the same house as Chniua Achebe?

Interesting huh...I should rent that house when I have kids:D

LOL at Sokoto. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Chinua Achebe are my favorite authors.
I'd love to visit the house one day, but rent it - NOPE! :cheers2:

Did you know that....Fela Kuti and Wole Soyinka are cousins...

Yes I did :colgate:

^^lol some might not have:D

Did you know Nigeria carries the biggest muslim and christian population on the continent - so we have as many Daniels as well as Mohammed huh...

You pipu sabi na Niger Delta be the birth place of pidgin english? - Abeg nobody kon tell me nonsense kon say na Sierra Leone dey dash us...we arrange am before dem bring dey own style:D

Well linguists who studies pidgin english has cited Niger Delta as where the 'realest pidgin' is spoken and the most frequently updated pidgin is spoken in Nigeria...I guess in Nigeria they be adding words every 2 seconds such as Yakabu and Kaita:rofl:

Did you know that Nigeria has the second biggest Delta in the world so that means the most oil rich Delta region is in Niger Delta as I doubt it is in Ganges Delta (the biggest Delta in the world).......oil companies say they have never hit a dry hole there before.....

Did you know that Nigeria has more gas reserves than oil (that actually scares me considering how the oil was mismanaged)

nigerians are the most educated immigrants in the united states

the richest black man in the world is nigerian
nice

Did you know that Cheif Obafemi Awolowo came up with the name 'Naira' for our currency?

He is the guy on the 100 naira note:D

i thought it was tht mexican guy or bill gates

He said 'black' but I'm not too sure I heard it was an Ethiopian guy:dunno:

Did you know that Cheif Obafemi Awolowo came up with the name 'Naira' for our currency?



He said 'black' but I'm not too sure I heard it was an Ethiopian guy:dunno:

ohhh im blind lool

Did you know that Nigeria has had three capitals?

Calabar to the East was the very first capital

Lagos to the West was the second and to date served as the longest capital city in our history

Abuja towards the North or let's just say in the centre - the most recent capital and still at its infancy

However Lagos remains the economic capital of the country

Did you guys hear the reason why the capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja?

Well apparently Murtala Muhammed (the ruler of Nigeria at the time) claimed that 'a capital city must be in the centre of the country':rofl:

However I believe there was a real political motive behind that move i.e. the allocation of capital funds....

And I guess to help diffuse tensions, its smack dab in the middle :D

And I guess to help diffuse tensions, its smack dab in the middle :D

hehe that was another excuse....sorry I mean reason:D

Did you know arinze is pregnant with my baby...

Did you know i dont understand why people still subcribe to t-mobile, verizon and AT&T....when you get back unlimited talk, text and web from cricket, boost mobile, metro pcs for only 50 dollars a month.

:rofl:

And hey :mad: I use Verizon :D

Did you know arinze is pregnant with my baby...

Did you know i dont understand why people still subcribe to t-mobile, verizon and AT&T....when you get back unlimited talk, text and web from cricket, boost mobile, metro pcs for only 50 dollars a month.

Wow mobile tech is so expensive in the West.. Try Ngr

Wow mobile tech is so expensive in the West.. Try Ngr

yea nigeria is very cheap when it comes to phone charges

:rofl:

And hey :mad: I use Verizon :D

how much u pay monthly? ...

Enough. My mom and I share a plan.

Did you know that Nigeria has had three capitals?

Calabar to the East was the very first capital

Lagos to the West was the second and to date served as the longest capital city in our history

Abuja towards the North or let's just say in the centre - the most recent capital and still at its infancy

However Lagos remains the economic capital of the country

Did you guys hear the reason why the capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja?

Well apparently Murtala Muhammed (the ruler of Nigeria at the time) claimed that 'a capital city must be in the centre of the country':rofl:

However I believe there was a real political motive behind that move i.e. the allocation of capital funds....
Dude, there's actually a multi-volume report of the committee set up to consider the continued suitability of Lagos as federal capital and/or the desirability of relocation (that was headed by a highly-respected Nigerian judge, Akinola Aguda, who was at one time the Chief Justice of Botswana, and included other respected Nigerians such as Dr. Tai Solarin), which perhaps you should bother to read at some point and minimize your public embarrassment. :ohno:

Did you know that Nigeria and Cameroon used to be one nation - imagine what type of football team we would have had:D
Only Southern Cameroon. The Northern part of Cameroon was not part of that arrangement.

Cross rivers state has the Worlds highest diversity of Butterflies

The Yorubas have the highest incidence of twin birth


{whispers} I suppose that explains all the Olus and Olas I keep bumping into
:jk:
You mean Kehinde and Taiwo?

While I know very little about Nigerian languages generally, even I (who's lived in Nigeria for merely a few years) know that "Olu" refers to God or Lord, while "Ola" refers to wealth.

Btw, the name Taye Taiwo indicates the twin child of a twin.

Nigeria has the highest number of Internet users in Africa (43.9 million, with Egypt a distant second at 17 million, according to TIU 2010 stats).

Nigeria has by far the highest number of mobile phone subscribers in Africa at 104 million (GSM 92 million and CDMA 12 million) as of November 2010, but probably only about 80 million active subscribers.

Nigeria of course still remains Africa's largest producer and exporter of crude oil and condensates (seeing off a brief Angolan challenge), and the second-leading producer and exporter of LNG in Africa (behind Algeria).

Agriculturally, Nigeria is (1) the number one producer of cassava in the world, (2) the leading producer of yams in the world (Ghana is third, but the leading exporter), (3) the leading producer of sheanut in the world, (4) the second-leading producer of gum arabic in the world (after Sudan), (5) the third-largest exporter of ginger (after China and India), (7) the world's fifth-largest exporter of sesame seeds, (8) the leading producer of soya beans in Africa, (9) the second-leading producer of rice in Africa, after Egypt (but the leading importer in Africa), and (10) the third-largest producer of cocoa in Africa (and together with CIV and Ghana, reportedly account for about 70% of world exports).

Okay Joblessbeggar why don't you just take over the thread....did you know that I am not a "dude"?

I am sure I told you that before

Okay Joblessbeggar why don't you just take over the thread....did you know that I am not a "dude"?

I am sure I told you that before
Nope, did not know that. My bad.

Did you know...

Recently 236 individuals became Nigerian citizens and they came from 50 different countries:
Lebanon - 71 individuals
United States of America - 14 individuals
Syria - 12 individuals
Great Britain - 12 individuals
Egypt - 9 individuals
India - 8 individuals
Italy - 8 individuals
Russia - 7 individuals
Sierra Leone - 5 individuals
Germany - 5 individuals
Jamaica - 4 individuals
Pakistan - 4 individuals
China - 4 individuals
Ghana - 3 individuals
Ukraine - 3 individuals
Romania - 3 individuals
Israel - 3 individuals
Belarus - 3 individuals
Canada - 3 individuals
Poland - 3 individuals
Japan - 2 individuals
Senegal - 2 individuals
Cameroon - 2 individuals
Hungary - 2 individuals
Niger - 2 individuals
Greece - 2 individuals
Moldova - 2 individuals
Philipines - 2 individuals
Bulgaria - 1 individual
Iran - 1 individual
Mexico - 1 individual
Kenya - 1 individual
Switzerland - 1 individual
Sweden - 1 individual
Guatemala - 1 individual
Taiwan - 1 individual
Congo - 1 individual
Australia - 1 individual
Togo - 1 individual
France - 1 individual
Gabon - 1 individual
Brazil - 1 individual
Netherlands - 1 individual
Czech - 1 individual
Tanzania - 1 individual
South Africa - 1 individual
Guinea - 1 individual
Trinidad and Tobago - 1 individual
Croatia - 1 individual
Côte d’Ivoire - 1 individual

LOL, 14 Americans. Nice one Håkøn!

People do that? Become Nigerian citizens :dunno:

Håkøn just proved that. It's unbelievable/strange but true.

People do that? Become Nigerian citizens :dunno:

^^Yes they can through marriage or naturalisation.

sorry I forgot to post a link, click Here (http://www.news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2673:236-foreigners-become-nigerian-citizens&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=119)

Did you Know Hugo Weaving, The Matrix Actor is a Nigerian Born. Link (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915989/bio)

http://www.projectcoe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/huge-weaving.jpg

Yes, I knew that. :D

Yes, I knew that. :D

^^When did you know that?:eek::lol:

Not long ago from Nairaland. :D

Not long ago from Nairaland. :D

^^ok!:lol: I knew a long time ago, my Mum told me, She said "here is another White Nigerian making it big in Hollywood". :lol:

^^ok!:lol: I knew a long time ago, my Mum told me, She said "here is another White Nigerian making it big in Hollywood". :lol:

:hilarious:

:rofl: We should shoe Evany that there are white people in Nigeria :D

- Benin Empire made the world's second largest man-made structure after China's Great Wall

- Benin Empire made the world's second largest man-made structure after China's Great Wall

Is it destroyed - if not I bet it is not preserved:(

Is it destroyed - if not I bet it is not preserved:(

:cry:

Did you know...

Recently 236 individuals became Nigerian citizens and they came from 50 different countries:

Niger - 2 individuals
Greece - 2 individuals
Moldova - 2 individuals
Philipines - 2 individuals


:lol::lol:

I just find this ver funny, because there are thousands of Illegal Al-Majiri Nigeriens living In Northern Cities already..
It is a good step none-the-less........At least some are making efforts to become legal.

Is it destroyed - if not I bet it is not preserved:(
What's with you and your seeming auto-pessimism? :ohno:
Not only is it preserved, but there's a thriving Benin Wall Appreciation Society.

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/hs323.snc4/41575_10427458787_8167194_n.jpg http://rlv.zcache.com/isapi/designall.dll?action=realview&pdt=shirt&pending=false&pid=235816577482873807&rvtype=product&view=front&max_dim=600&bg=0xffffff&square_it=true&draw_relative_size=true&style=basic_tshirt&color=white&size=a_l&context=mfong&side_front=horz&side_back=horz&group=mens&lifestyle=classic&lifeStyle=classic&drawareaboundingbox=false&drawsafearea=false&view_auto=1.4

Did you know that I am not a pessismist?:lol:

Well I've learnt to expect the worst hoping for the best from Nigeria - I'm just sheilding myself from disappointment.

Anyway it's good to hear that it is indeed preserved I might visit there one day myself to really check if my "auto-pessimism" prediction was proved wrong lol.....ok Joblessbeggar what is it I've done to you? - if I do you wrong before sorry o I no dey perfect...I'm all for correction but the only time you talk to me is to admonish me abi:dunno:

P.S. It is kinda ironic that I appear pessimistic to you despite your own username:lol::)

BTW that last sentence was a joke you hear.....no be fighthttp://escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/Handshake_emoticon_-_UPDATED.gif

Did you know that there is a dialect of portugese(Brazilian portugese) is spoken by a few in Nigeria

Did you know that a dialect of yoruba is spoken by a few in Brazil and other South American countries

Nice cultural exchange:cheers:

P.S. JoblessBeggar please help me confirm this one:D

Did you know that....

The Biggest Meteorite from Mars fell in Zagami, Katsina Nigeria in 1962. And it is the most valuable in the world - google it.

Did you know that there is a dialect of portugese(Brazilian portugese) is spoken by a few in Nigeria

Did you know that a dialect of yoruba is spoken by a few in Brazil and other South American countries

Nice cultural exchange:cheers:

P.S. JoblessBeggar please help me confirm this one:D

its true...in brazil they have alot of yorubas who still kept their heritage years after being shipped there.

in bahia i think it is where they have a cultural carnival every year i might go one day.

Did you know that....

The Biggest Meteorite from Mars fell in Zagami, Katsina Nigeria in 1962. And it is the most valuable in the world - google it.

How come we dont hear these things, when it comes to Nigeria's case?
Na waa o!

And to think it has a price tag with it :D

Where the hell is the damn meteorite now? And if it's not in Nigeria, which nutcase government allowed some suits to ship the damn thing away to their freaking lab without a bloody charge??

Where the hell is the damn meteorite now? And if it's not in Nigeria, which nutcase government allowed some suits to ship the damn thing away to their freaking lab without a bloody charge??

I was thinking the exact same thing but I didn't want to be accused of being pessimistic:D

http://www.meteorites.tv/85-zagami-meteorite

these are some of the little but relevant things that could give the nation more ''soft power and influence'' today, if the country still had them.
Imagine the country being in possession of the most valuable meteorite rock from Mars on Earth, not yet studied {How mouth watering :D:drool:}

... General Yakubu Gowon once gave a Benin bronze casting of a Queen Mother to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as a gift? ... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2260924.stm)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38257000/jpg/_38257454_benin_head150.jpg

what an idiot but I'm not suprised *sigh*

LOL, the bronze was actually returned to Nigeria in the 70's! They weren't planning on returning it and the Queen still has it. LOOOOL

LOL, the bronze was actually returned to Nigeria in the 70's! They weren't planning on returning it and the Queen still has it. LOOOOL

so dem do us maga before na wa o dis one na 4.1.10 mek we dey hala nau:lol:

Yes guyz, I have confirmed it, Nigerians are the most educated Ethnic/Racial group in the U.S
http://www.nigerianwiki.com/images/thumb/1/12/Nigeria_Highest_Education_in_USA.jpg/200px-Nigeria_Highest_Education_in_USA.jpg

Yes guyz, I have confirmed it, Nigerians are the most educated Ethnic/Racial group in the U.S
http://www.nigerianwiki.com/images/thumb/1/12/Nigeria_Highest_Education_in_USA.jpg/200px-Nigeria_Highest_Education_in_USA.jpg

Why wouldn't they be when the majority of them are there because of Nigeria's terrible education system?

^^ :lol:
partially true...
However Nigerians arent the only ones there for Education/. What about the Asians :)

^^ asians are often stereotyped...unlike africans....people here just think you are from africa....u are from the village of dinka...and zulus...and u chase lions around....and u are dumb...but its fun proving them wrong.

:rofl: Its too true Dennis, this lady (older too) in my African culture asked "If there are McDonalds in Africa and most of the Europeans are gone, who runs the McDonalds?"

My teacher was like "Duh the Africans :ohno:"

:rofl: Its too true Dennis, this lady (older too) in my African culture asked "If there are McDonalds in Africa and most of the Europeans are gone, who runs the McDonalds?"

My teacher was like "Duh the Africans :ohno:"

haha....americans are idiots i swear....except for few...

I was like are they going to ship in people to flip burgers? :rofl:

And she must have felt really bright conjuring that question. She would have thought: "wow, this is one hell of an A grade question," and whipped her hands in the air calling for airtime to voice all that brightness...

Its simple thinking stuff :rofl:

^^ asians are often stereotyped...unlike africans....people here just think you are from africa....u are from the village of dinka...and zulus...and u chase lions around....and u are dumb...but its fun proving them wrong.

but that's the thing Dennis, Asians are "often sterotyped", they not only endure pressures from their parents to perform but also from their piers who automatically believe every Chinese or Indians to be super smart based on the coordinates of their birth:nuts:

And she must have felt really bright conjuring that question. She would have thought: "wow, this is one hell of an A grade question," and whipped her hands in the air calling for airtime to voice all that brightness...

lol but we can only sigh at such a person...stupidity is actually dangerous I feel sorry for her:ohno:

^^ asians are often stereotyped...unlike africans....people here just think you are from africa....u are from the village of dinka...and zulus...and u chase lions around....and u are dumb...but its fun proving them wrong.

wtf is that supposed to mean

Uh oh :shifty:

wtf is that supposed to mean

Im just giving an example of how americans perceive us africans....cuz all they ever show on cnn and national geo is poverty, illitracy, disease, war....some girl asked me if i had a lion back home...i mean really? ....i remember going to school with this nigerian girl.and she told me...when she was taking psychology in college...her white teacher told the class that black people have the smallest brain in as we are dumb....so we gonna show these people otherwise :okay:

Did you know
Did you know that when the rivers Niger and Benue converge that they can be distinguished due to the different colouring of each river lol


Niger River (left) is light brown while the Benue (right) is blue.

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Lol........I think it is the Kainji reservoir, that makes the color of the Niger different.

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Did you know that Colin Firth, (The 2011, Oscar winner) spent part of his childhood in Nigeria, where his father was teaching? Colin Firth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Firth)

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Did You know that the World's Famous Makeup Artist & Cosmetics Line, Ruby Hammerwas born in and spent the first twelve years of her life in Nigeria? Ruby Hammer is a world-renowned fashion and beauty make-up artist. Her work and has been featured in some of the most influential fashion publications as well as on the runways of John Galliano and Ghost. britbangla (http://www.britbangla.net/successprofiles.html)

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Virtuoso percussionist Babatunde Olatunji was one of the most talented musicians to come out of Nigeria. His 1959 hit Jingo lo ba was covered by Carlos Santana. The very first single by the group Santana was a cover of the song. The Santana version was called Jingo and was a bit hit in the seventies. So strong was the relationship between Santana and Baba Olatunji that they toured together in the late nineties. Fatboy Slim recently incorporated Jingo lo ba into one of his songs. Baba worked with Quincy Jones, Cannonball Adderly and Stevie Wonder. Bob Dylan wrote a song called ‘I Shall Be Free’, and gave Baba a name check.

Baba toured with Martin Luther King during the civil rights era, performed at the United Nations and his drumming made the Soviet Premier (Nikita Kruschev) take off his shoes and dance.

^^ I became first aware of him when an Italian guy introduced me to his music. He lived in America yet his music was very much yoruba

Santana recorded his own version of Jingo lo ba

Olatunji

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Santana

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P.S. Any yoruba know what the chant means by any chance?

^^I don't know much about him until today as I'm doing my homework.:lol: And thanks for posting the vids.:colgate:

Former British PM John Major also lived and worked in Nigeria (in Jos with Standard Bank) for several years.

Did you know......

....that "Things Fall Apart" was a response to Joseph Conrads novel "A Heart of Darkness" :yes:

....that Chinua Achebe handed his only copy of the work and it laid in the publishers office for a whole year...

....that Achebe was the first African to narrate the effects of colonialsm from an African perspective

...that "Things Fall Apart" was Chinua's debute novel

...."Things Fall Apart" is the most prominent African novel (however I'm sure you guys knew that before ;))

....In 2009, Newsweek ranked Things Fall Apart #14 on its list of Top 100 Books: The Meta-List.

...there was a young fellow that greeted Achebe and informed him that his father is like Okwonko, Achebe began to cry :ohno:

...In 1961 the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation created a radio program of the book which featured Wole Soyinka in a supporting role

....the west wanted to laud him as the "Father of African literature", he renounced the title claiming that there were many before him

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Did you know that Duro Olowu, a London-based Nigerian fashion designer, boasts an eye-popping client list that includes American first lady Michelle Obama.He has also been named as one of the six finalists for the 2010 Swiss Textiles Award, which will be decided next November. Aside Michelle Obama, Olowu’s other clients include Princess Caroline of Monaco, Iman, the supermodel, and of course, his wife, Thelma Golden, the director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem. thenewsafrica.com/2010/09/13/nigerian-who-designs-for-michelle-obama/

Did you know that Nigeria was named after the river Niger which by the way is the third biggest river in Africa

Did you know that when the rivers Niger and Benue converge that they can be distinguished due to the different colouring of each river lol

Did you know that in Sub-Saharan Africa that the literature and art work from Nigeria is the most famed

Did you know that Nigeria is an important centre for biodiversity

Did you know that only 10% of our rain forest is left

Did you know that Nigeria has the second largest newspaper market in Africa (after Egypt), with an estimated circulation of several million copies daily (2003).
You forgot, Nigeria has the most beatiful ladies in Africa and they offer the best sex:banana::cheers:

Did you know that Nigeria became the first country in Africa to win the Nobel Prize in Literature through Wole Soyinka.

Did you know that Nigeria became the first African country to win the FIFA-organised youth world cup.

You forgot, Nigeria has the most beatiful ladies in Africa and they offer the best sex:banana::cheers:

...well, well, well...you learn something new every day :lol:

Nigeria is both Africa's largest mobile and Internet market.

60% of Nigerians use the internet from their mobile.

Did you know that...Yinka Shonibare is a senior figure in the British art world

He usually uses ankara to depict his art. He is absolutely inspiring, I urge as many of you to view his work live - if you can :)...

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Did you know that ankara was originally inspired by Indonesian batiks?

I think the Yinka Shonibare guy is the one that 'legitimised' the cloth in the West, where now every designer wants to be the 'unique' one using the material.

Did you know Nigeria has the most "sexy" accent on the continent...no be me tok am ooo :lol:

Im just giving an example of how americans perceive us africans....cuz all they ever show on cnn and national geo is poverty, illitracy, disease, war....some girl asked me if i had a lion back home...i mean really? ....i remember going to school with this nigerian girl.and she told me...when she was taking psychology in college...her white teacher told the class that black people have the smallest brain in as we are dumb....so we gonna show these people otherwise :okay:
Haha....these guys are so dumb..........and btw, there are no lions in west Africa. the problem with Americans is that they think Africa is just three states. SA, Egypt and Africa!

Haha....these guys are so dumb..........and btw, there are no lions in west Africa. the problem with Americans is that they think Africa is just three states. SA, Egypt and Africa!

There are Lions in West Africa.

Haha....these guys are so dumb..........and btw, there are no lions in west Africa. the problem with Americans is that they think Africa is just three states. SA, Egypt and Africa!

no, they dont even think Egypt is in Africa to start with.
And the only reason they sometimes equate SA with Africa sometimes, is because of the country's name.

There are Lions in West Africa.

I don't think..........maybe. or maybe in zoos

no, they dont even think Egypt is in Africa to start with.
And the only reason they sometimes equate SA with Africa sometimes, is because of the country's name.

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