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Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Dikachiii: 1:28pm On Apr 09, 2013 |
This morning I wanted to beat my younger brother and my father said I should calm down and stop behaving like Kiliwi. Then I remembered that name from pictures in my Abidi Igbo text book from primary school. I've searched google and Wikipedia to see if I could get relevant info about him but I've got none. I like the tales of him and his superman prowess. I'd like to know if he was indeed real? |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Panshow(m): 1:46pm On Apr 09, 2013 |
I think it's some sort of folklore or something. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Dikachiii: 4:32pm On Apr 09, 2013 |
Just asked my Granny and she said it's actually true, that he was popular in the early 50's but she can't remember much at the moment. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by kay9(m): 11:40pm On Apr 09, 2013 |
He was real. I don't really remember any details, but i did see a black and white picture of him back when i was little. He was carrying one dude like that above his head; he looked quite huge... or maybe it was the dude he was carrying that was really small. But he was real. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Dikachiii: 8:34am On Apr 10, 2013 |
kay9: He was real. I don't really remember any details, but i did see a black and white picture of him back when i was little. He was carrying one dude like that above his head; he looked quite huge... or maybe it was the dude he was carrying that was really small.I've virtually searched the whole of google yet no goo information or his bio. Man, I want to know more about hime he was one of my childhood heroes. stumbled on this pic of him performing in one of his superman shows,
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Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by obicentlis: 4:28pm On Apr 11, 2013 |
Its not a folklore, its real. I remember the story of him coming to my primary school then to display his power. Check this out too. Found it on Senator Uche Merije's page. http://www.senatorchukwumerije.net/id56.html |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Dikachiii: 9:16am On Apr 15, 2013 |
obicentlis: Its not a folklore, its real. I remember the story of him coming to my primary school then to display his power.can't find it, thanks by the way. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by ifyalways(f): 9:39am On Apr 15, 2013 |
He is real. He once came to my school and performed LIVE. 3 Likes |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by eespunge(m): 11:08am On Apr 19, 2013 |
It's real. He was a superman who was going from place to place to perform. People paid to watch him. I saw him perform at our primary school in those days. I think his real name was Nwozuzu Nwachukwu (or something like that). I heard that "Killi We" was a nickname he got after a fight with a certain man. Story has it that the man refused to pay him for his services as a truck pusher. Nwachukwu carried the man's goods from either the market or bus stop (I can't really say) to the man's house. After dropping off the goods, the man refused to pay claiming the charge was too high. He tried to walk away and Nwachukwu grabbed him by the hand insisting he must pay. A fight ensued and he pinned the man to the ground. The man's wife came with a wooden pestle to assist her husband. Nwachukwu snatched it from her, lifted the woman up and pinned her on top of her husband on the floor. Powerless, she started screaming, "Killi We Nwachukwu, Killi we Nwachukwu" meaning, 'Nwachukwu, Kill us' 10 Likes |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by obicentlis: 11:26pm On Apr 19, 2013 |
Dikachiii:Where the page made mention on how some body from Umunneochi LGA was able to defeat the superb man, kill-we Nwachukwu. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by obicentlis: 11:32pm On Apr 19, 2013 |
ifyalways: He is real.In the early 90's, we were asked to pay some money so that he will come and display his power. We gladly paid the money. On the D day od his assuMed coming, we waited, we couldn't see him, so, we left. The following day in school, some students that were patient enough narrated how he came, how he carried four students on each of his hand and some many power acrobat . Menn..... It was like a hell to me that I didn't wait to see this man. He is real. 1 Like |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by AskProf: 9:20pm On Sep 21, 2013 |
Panshow: I think it's some sort of folklore or something. Why not find your parents? |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by AskProf: 9:20pm On Sep 21, 2013 |
Panshow: I think it's some sort of folklore or something. Why not find out from your parents? |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Nobody: 11:45am On Sep 23, 2013 |
He existed. Back in eighties, he came to our school, we paid 50 Kobo to watch him. He carried 10 bags of cement on his stomach and toyed a 504 peugeot SR with a rope on his teeth. Story had it that when he died, his body was deposited in Aladinma mourtuary, he in the night, will carry don all other corpeses and strech himself on them. He continued this till he was rejected by the morgue. He was real. Dikachiii: This morning I wanted to beat my younger brother and my father said I should calm down and stop behaving like Kiliwi. Then I remembered that name from pictures in my Abidi Igbo text book from primary school. I've searched google and Wikipedia to see if I could get relevant info about him but I've got none. I like the tales of him and his superman prowess. I'd like to know if he was indeed real? |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by ifyalways(f): 3:06pm On Feb 26, 2019 |
Lol. Someone liked my post of 1800 Is kiliwi still alive though? |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by googi: 4:24pm On Feb 26, 2019 |
In the 80s? Kiliwe died during the War. A very good entertainer with his God given power. Children loved him. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by AskProf: 8:50pm On Feb 26, 2019 |
googi: He lived well into the 80s if not 90s. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by googi: 10:09pm On Feb 26, 2019 |
AskProf: I stand corrected. Please provide proof that Kiliwe lived in the 90s or after the War. That could be great that he survived the war because he was in the Biafran Army. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Rossikki: 4:22am On Mar 01, 2019 |
eespunge: What a story....lol |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Newbreed2018: 7:19pm On Sep 23, 2019 |
OMG..... what a nostalgic feeling. Back then in St. Paul's primary school, Douglas road we paid 50kobo to watch kiliwi perform. A huge fellow. At par then with Hulk Hogan, Andrew the Giant, Ultimate warrior then lol. Childhood experience...always memorable and exhilarating. Take me back to those days. Don't even know how I wandered into thread. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Breezzy(m): 10:44am On Mar 01, 2020 |
eespunge:hahahaha so funny |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by Breezzy(m): 10:46am On Mar 01, 2020 |
obicentlis:patience is a virtue |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by DeeMain(m): 11:04pm On Mar 01, 2020 |
Killiwe Nwachukwu! Came to my school in primary 2 and we paid to see him perform. Extraordinarily strong man. |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by DeeMain(m): 11:11pm On Mar 01, 2020 |
googi: Sir no need for all that. His fame and popularity in the east was still deafening well into the 80s. Many school children paid to see his shows. It will not be hard to confirm this at all. Just ask around. Watch this link. It will require translation for those who can't hear Igbo. https://www.facebook.com/BBCnewsIgbo/videos/2214244215349461/ |
Re: Who Is Kiliwi Nwachukwu? Is He Real Or Just A Folklore? by googi: 3:01am On Mar 02, 2020 |
My broda, thanks for providing the video. Though I did not understand the language, I enjoy it. It seems they were talking about the many physical prowess he performed. Again, if he lived longer than I thought, I missed him. He was just loved by all of us. As kids, we we celebrated him. DeeMain: 1 Like |
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