See back in the day Photo of President Muhammadu Buhari going to Tekuru Waterside in Bodo-Gokana, Ogoni Kingdom in Rivers state on the fifteenth of August 1984. The visit had been to commission a fish pond.
One of the most irritating “compliments” Yoruba people hear is “You don’t look Yoruba.”“You’re too fine to be Yoruba.”“Wow, you speak well… for a Yoruba person.” These are NOT compliments.These are backhanded insults. It is an attempt to downgrade Yoruba identity while pretending to praise you. What they’re really saying is “Yoruba people are not fine.” “Your tribe is lesser.” That is very insulting, even when it is said with a smile. They say these things to trigger you without ...