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16 Jun, 9 tweets, 2 min read
The day my Canadian Visa was rejected eeh...

As the email landed....

The first line thanking me for applying...I skipped it. Don't thank me bro. Tell me what is my fate.

Once I saw sorry...

I closed the mail....

Why telling me sorry? Sorry kee you dia...
I was with someone when I received the email. She didn't even know what happened. I continued our gist. I was gisting as if my life depend on gist. Till now she didn't know.

When we parted, I opened the email again, I read again... Maybe I couldn't see clearly.
I used water to wash my face. I even used my glasses to read.

My admission letter was there....I checked my admission letter...I had planned going. My transcript has been evaluated by WES Canada, I spent huge amount to and fro UNN to WES for evaluation.
They have sent to my University at Canada. The condition placed on my admission has been lifted. The university has been bombarding me with emails. Telling me sweet sweet things my ears wanted to hear. My supervisor had established conversation with me.
I had planned the way I was going to use Igbo language for my thesis. How I was going to study under African Studies. My course— Master's in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Analysiswith specialization in African Studies.
From my argument, I stated that African languages need revitalization especially those endangered ones mapped for extinction. I had many things to say and many things to do. All my body, spirit and soul were in Canada. I had made arrangement for accommodation and other things.
Now was rejection email. VISA.

What did I do? Ki.ll myself? Drink sniper? Cry? Wail? Beat myself? Accuse village people?

I entered one joint, ordered fish barbeque, chilled orijin; music was booming from speakers there, I was nodding and enjoying myself.
I was even watching ụmụnwa wriggling their waists there, dancing... everything was beautiful in my eyes.

Problem no dey finish...

I forgot about the rejection. I forgot about everything.
Anything I have no total control over, I let it slide. Life is too short and sweet to be over worried.

I paused, Canada paused; both of us paused

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In English, human genitals can be called what they are. When translating them into the Igbo language, there are certain rules you must obey, if not, your translation will be frowned at. Euphemism is necessary.
The Igbo language has something to do with Igbo culture. Remember, language is a culture. It's an identity. Culture goes with morality. Private parts of humans are respected by the Igbo, culturally. One must be careful especially when addressing these parts of the body formerly.
In English, one can consider "penis" and "vagina" as normal and official. But words such as "dick, cock and pussy" are frowned at despite the fact they denote the same thing. They are vulgar. Likewise in Igbo language.
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Do you know there was BIAFRAN FOOTBALL CLUB (1969-1978)?

As the Republic of Biafra was founded, and the war started, a group of idealistic young football lovers gathered together in Valls, Barcelona (Spain) to honour the heroic struggle of the Biafrans.
They created a symbolic pennant& founded the Biafran Football club in order to draw world attention to the plight of Biafra, using one of the most focused methods known to humanity—Football. CF Biafra had about hundred players from Reus to Pla, from Nulles to Tarragona.
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"Igbo Language is not complete"

When I hear people say this, I shake my head, shake it again. Who told you that Igbo language is not complete?

Let me open this discourse with an adage: "nkụ dị na mba na-eghere mba nri". (The firewoods of a people cook their food)
We have a complete language base on what we have in our locality, but when we begin to see foreign things, we expect those things to have Igbo name automatically. We can't find their Igbo names, we say Igbo is not complete.

Everything our parents& forebears used had Igbo names.
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Ok...we have different things in Igbo that can never be translated into English. Can we say then that English is not complete?

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NDIGBO VOTED IZON'S ISAAC BORO BUT HE TURNED AGAINST THEM

Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro became President of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Students Union in the 1964/65 session, after he defeated Jude Emezie, an Igbo student, with 11 votes.
Igbo students constituted the majority at UNN and Emezie was strongly backed by the outgoing president, Onyemanze Ejiogu. There was a third candidate, Secretary General Francis Okolie. Igbo students chose Boro, an Izon man to lead them.
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@BrandAzuka Azuka Onwuka wrote:

Response to the allegation that Igbos unfairly acquired land in Port Harcourt (pre-Civil War) by the help of NCNC and ACB.

There are some claims someone would make, and you should use a trend to know that the claims are spurious.
The intent of the post was to create the narrative that Igbos from outside Rivers State used the unfair advantage of their kinsmen being in charge of NCNC and African Continental Bank to illegally grab the land of the indigenes. That is a lame argument.
Kindly look at these simple examples and make your conclusions:

1. By the year 2000 (less than 30 years after the Abandoned Property saga), the same Igbos from the Southeast had become majority owners of property in Port Harcourt.
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Who Killed Adaka Boro? Why the Blame on Igbo Accusing them of Betrayal? Was Adaka Boro Betrayed?

I have read many false history that breeds hatred against the Igbo, regarding Adaka Boro. Majority of Ijaw believe the Igbo betrayed Adaka Boro and killed him. This makes me laugh.
Ignorance is a disease. Lack of history, Maazị just shuddering in disbelief that people can be so gullible to peddle falsehood for what gain?

Let's go to history.

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