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INTRO
THE GEOGRAPHY
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  • RELIGION
         -CHRISTIANITY
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  • ETHNIC GROUPS
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         -OTHERS
    CULTURES & CUSTOMS
    LANGUAGES & INTRO
  • LANGUAGES
         -YORUBA ALPHABET
            & LANGUAGE
         -IBO ALPHABET & LANGUAGE
         -HAUSA ALPHABET
            & LANGUAGE
         -LINKS TO OTHERS
  • LANGUAGE RESOURCES
         -GENERAL RESOURCES
         -YORUBA RESOURCES
         -IBO RESOURCES
         -HAUSA RESOURCES
         -OTHERS
    MORE ON LANGUAGES
         -NUMBERS
         -PEOPLE
         -BODY PARTS
         -HOUSE PARTS
         -PLACES
         -OTHER WORDS
    ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
    NAMES & ORIGINS
  • YORUBA NAMES
         -THE NAMING CEREMONY
         -COMMON PARTS
         -CIRCUMSTANTIAL NAMES
  • IGBO NAMES
  • HAUSA NAMES
  • LINKS ON NAMES
    MARRIAGE & FAMILY
  • THE WEDDING
  • MARRIAGE TIDBITS
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  • OTHER SOURCES
    FOODS AND DRINKS
  • INTRO
  • SOME MEALS
  • SOME DRINKS
    RECIPES
  • RECIPES
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    FOOD: BUYING & DINING
  • BUYING (ingredients and food)
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  • STATE GOVERNMENT
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    JOBS IN NIGERIA & BEYOND
    AGRICULTURE & ANIMALS
  • AGRICULTURE
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         - FORESTS
  • ANIMALS
         - LIVESTOCK
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  • GETTING PAPERS
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  • CURRENCY CONVERSIONS
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  • BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW
  • USEFUL CONTACTS
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    TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
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    SITE FUTURE
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  • This page describes the goals I have for this site, as well as the things that I don't intend to do. Also, one of my goals was to make this site as descriptive of as many Nigerian ethnic groups as possible, but here is a note on why this site might seem to be Yoruba-specific.

    If you've already been to my home page and seen my 'exclusive interview', you already know that I use parentheses a lot.

    GOALS OF THIS SITE NOT GOALS OF THIS SITE
  • Be informative.
  • Be accurate.
  • Be fun.
  • Be simple to understand.
  • Be easy to navigate.
  • Be easy to find information.
  • Be logically arranged (taking into account growing pains).
  • Be fast to load (each page).
  • Provide relevant links to other informative sites.
  • Be personal.
  • Be obvious when opinion rather than fact is stated.
  • Be compatible with different browsers.
  • Be open to reasonable requests.
  • Give credit for any aid I've received.
  • Deliver what is promised when it can be delivered (but remember, it takes time for growth, especially when sleep is required).
  • Be okay for all ages, especially the young.
  • Be a news center, though you can get to headlines on the News Headlines page, and there are links to news sources.
  • Be an encyclopedia.
  • Be an almanac.
  • Be a collection of every single Nigerian concept known on earth.
  • Be a boring textbook.
  • Be all things to all people.
  • Require the latest browsers and latest technology.
  • Demonstrate the latest internet technologies, and my ability to use them if I so chose.
  • Be a duplicate of other sites on Nigeria.
  • Compete with other sites on Nigeria.
  • Take the place of having a life, and a job.



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