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  MOTHERLAND NIGERIA: MARRIAGE & FAMILY (by Boomie O.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Olopa Iduro (this translates to 'standing policeman'): an appointed speaker by the groom's family; could be a family member, or hired for the occasion.
Olopa Ijoko (this translates to 'sitting policeman'): an appointed speaker by the bride's family; could be a family member, or hired for the occasion.
The olopa iduro introduces the groom and his family to the bride and her family.
www.coc.nu /aboutnigeria/life.html   (1417 words)

  
 THISDAYonline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Before the search for food took me to high profile Victoria Island, I had thought that the vast Mile 2 international motor park along the Lagos/Badagry Expressway was the most dreadful and notorious in terms of criminal and other heinous activities of night marauders.
I have since discovered, to my chagrin, that the equally monstrous Ijora Olopa bus terminal, which is a stone throw to the National Arts Theatre, is indeed ticker in terms of crimes committed by monster-looking vandals notoriously referred to as "Idumota Boys".
The unwholesome misconduct of the youthful gangsters have turned the dreaded Ijora Olopa Park into an encumbrance As soon as night falls, the armed robbers are always on the prowl, damaging windshields, injuring and dispossessing motorists of their personal belongings and money.
www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2001/12/27/20011227let02.html   (281 words)

  
 Wedding Traditions in Your Community
Olopa Iduro (this translates to 'standing policeman'): a speaker appointed by the Groom's family; this could be a family member, or a person hired for the occasion.
Olopa Ijoko (this translates to 'sitting policeman'): a speaker appointed by the Bride's family; this could be a family member, or a person hired for the occasion.
The Introduction takes place at the Bride's house, and her family is responsible for the preparations and costs -- but if the Groom's family is able to, they can offer to help out with some of the costs and/or the food.
www.weddingguru.com /wt_articles.asp?pk=17   (660 words)

  
 Yoruba Marriage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Sitting directly in the middle is the Olopa Iduor (appointed speaker for the groom's side) and Olopa Ijoko (appointed speaker for the bride's side).
Once everyone is introduced and seated, the Olopa Iduro presents a letter to the bride's family.
In replacement of prayer, in some Yoruba cultures, a Yoruba priest performs an energy reading, which is a spiritual forecast done to predict the compatibility of the couple.
theearthcenter.com /ffarchivesyoruba.html   (729 words)

  
 Planet Ark
The latest victim of the drought died on Saturday in the nearby village of Olopa, an hour away by winding mountain dirt track.
Olopa's mayor says eight people died there in the last two weeks.
Until a week ago, government and U.N. aid officials thought Guatemala had escaped the worst of the Central American drought but this area of Maya Indian peasant farmers is now a focus of relief efforts.
www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=12355   (627 words)

  
 Sexual Assault Care Centre: About Us - Yorùbá - SACC provides, in Yorùbá, emergency nurse, medical care, ...
Ti o ba fe ki o di oro olopa tabi oro ile-ejo, a o toju awon eri yii fun bi osu mefa.
Ti o ba fe ki o di oro olopa, o le se iwe wipe ki o pari si ibe.
Idi ti a ma fi nso fun awon olopa ni wipe ki won ba mo awon ti o ti se iru ese tabi jamba bayi ri.
www.sacc.to /asap/aboutus/yoruba.htm   (811 words)

  
 Chiquimula - Travel to Guatemala - Viaje a Guatemala
Chiquimula has a great number of attractions, but the seven of greatest tradition are Volcán and Laguna de Ipala, Volcán Quezaltepeque, Poza de la Pila, the spa on the Río Jocotán, La Piedra de los Compadres, Cerro de Montecristo and Ruta Histórica del Peregrino.
The ceramics here correspond to the traditional ceramic style and they produce jugs, dishes for baking tortillas, containers and bowls in the municipalities of Chiquimula, Jocotán, Camotán, Olopa, Concepción Las Minas and Quezaltepeque.
They are fabricated in the municipalities of Chiquimula, Jocotán, Camotán, San Juan Ermita, Olopa, Quezaltepeque and Concepción Las Minas.
www.viajeaguatemala.com /english/Chiquimula/10510163112427.htm   (1069 words)

  
 MSF-USA: 2005 Activity Report - Guatemala
A mother sits with her children during a medical consultation in Olopa, Chiquimula where MSF provides basic health care.
Because Chagas disease is endemic in the area, the team is screening children who may have been infected with the parasitic disease to locate those who are within the early phase of the illness, which is still treatable (read more about Chagas disease here).
By August 2005, almost 9,000 children in the Olopa municipality —; approximately 46 percent of the target population — had been screened.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org /publications/ar/i2005/guatemala.cfm   (829 words)

  
 400,000 People Suffer the Curse of Hunger
Hunger in Guatemala, which was brought into the international media spotlight in August, is most acute in Chiquimula department in the west, particularly the municipalities of Camotán, Jocotán and Olopa.
To date, the local daily 'La Prensa' has reported 123 hunger-related deaths: 94 in Olopa and 29 in Jocotán.
Roque reported that ''the Guatemalans who are most suffering from hunger are the indigenous peoples of the Mayan ethnicity known as Chortí.''
www.tierramerica.net /2001/1007/iarticulo.shtml   (813 words)

  
 The Nigerian Police And The 20 Naira - Nairaland
the driver gave the olopa a hundred naira note, then parked his car, got out and went to collect change.
Quote from: kimba on February 08, 2006, 10:48 AM the driver gave the olopa a hundred naira note, then parked his car, got out and went to collect change.
In fact, the current situation is that the driver has to open his hands first so that olopa will see what he wants to collect, before deciding if/if not to collect.
www.nairaland.com /nigeria/topic-6432.0.html   (3518 words)

  
 Peace Corps Online | 1983: Michael Gardella served in Guatemala in Olopa beginning in 1983
1983: Michael Gardella served in Guatemala in Olopa beginning in 1983
Peace Corps Online: Directory: Guatemala: Directory of Guatemala RPCVs: 1983: Michael Gardella served in Guatemala in Olopa beginning in 1983
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peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2040985.html   (318 words)

  
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The town of Jocotán is situated in the north-eastern region[1] of Guatemala and is the capital of Jocotán, one of the five municipios (Jocotán, Camotán, Olopa, La Union and San Juan Ermita) that make up the ‘Ch’orti area’ (Figure, published with the permission of Brent Metz and the journal Human Organization).
Most indigenous groups inhabit the western and the northern highlands of the country whereas the ‘Ch’ortis’ are located in the east and surrounded by a ladino population.
Metz B. Politics, population and family planning in Guatemala: Ch'orti Maya experiences.
www.ecs.soton.ac.uk /~mk1/jocotan/chorti.htm   (1071 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt : An African Memoir: Books: Toyin Omoyeni Falola   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
CAPs: Ode Aje, Baba Olopa, Mama Ade, Iya Agba, Iya Aladie (more)
I know when I was born; I mean to say that there are some people who know when I was born: the day, month, and even year.
Ode Aje, Baba Olopa, Mama Ade, Iya Agba, Iya Aladie, Mama One, Mouth Sweeter Than Salt, Mama Pupa, Baba Ade, Mama Ayo, Mama Elemu, Queen Risi, United States, Baba Ayo, Big Daddy, Mama Bayo, Chief Ajibola, Chief Akinloye, Iya Lekuleja, Jesus Christ, New York, Northern Nigeria, Government Reservation Area, Mama Yemi, Mama Yeosa
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0472114018?v=glance   (2888 words)

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