kodded:
take you deserve it

kelvin100:
Adolf Hitler was the first runner up for Man of the Century 1900 - 1999.
It doesn't matter whether the influence was positive or negative, yes Shekau is/was influential.

PerfectlyPerfect:
JEEZ!!! Witches plenty for Nairaland. Una no dey sleep for night?


in other news, they said "Influential". D Id.iat influenced nigeria negatively

mansam15:
People dont understand english again has shekau and bok8 haram has single handedly slowed economic growth, caused millions of people to move away from their homes nd even determined d outcome of an election . They have affected all our lives thats why they r on that list . Its not glorifying terrorism , its just the simple truth

rileest:
You all commenting don't seem to know the history of this TIME's magazine Influential list..At least 10-15% of this list every year has always been bad people.

TIMES only look at how these people have been able to affect the world, the economy, how often they make the news and all that, they don't care If It's in a positive or negative way. Every terrorist leader of the past Decade, Cartel Leaders and even the North Korean Dictator have consistently made the list every year so, this is not about conspiracy or particularly about Shekau, that is how it has always been

Ublaize:
"There's no so such thing as bad publicity". This saying lately, has been given credence to by Times Magazine with its' enlistment of Shekau as one of the hundred most influential people in the world. In the last 24 hours, the social media have been awashed with Shekau making the list. Notably, Buhari and Chiamanda did same. With due respect to the past and present inductees, I have always ruminated on the yardstick for such enlistment. I thought good deeds alone, hold sway for such. This remains faux to me and its' process lacking objectivity.

Today, my trepidation and disdain have been brought to bare. Shekau making the list of hundred most influential people is an affront and show of insensitivity to the Nigeria people by Times magazine. How can Times magazine forget the several bomb blasts that have snuffed lives, properties, crippled cities and the economy of the North west et al;all masterminded by Shekau and his draconian group?

The #‎bringbackourgirls‬ campaign is still on and few days ago marked its one year of struggles and solidarity. Far away in the North east our, gallant soldiers are viciously combating the insurgents and they record deaths everyday. Shekau and his group have no doubt meted unprecedented pains to Nigerians and also threatened our existence as one yet, all Times Magazine could do was to enlist him as being influential. I have been waiting impatiently, for Nigeria's media houses to read the riot act to Times Magazine and smear them with invectives but that isn't forthcoming.

Should we begin to see terrorism and violence as ways to being influential?

*Ublaize

mmsen:
Terrorism is captivating.

That is why they do it, that is why they kill, to gain attention.

So yes, he is influential - he has captured the world's attention.

Just as Bin Laden did.

Just as the Red Brigade, Bader Meinhof and other European groups did in the 1970s.

Just as the IRA did.

Just as ETA have done.

Violence captures the imagination.

abduljabbar4:

Astana come and see the reason I said let the south Africans kill the Igbos only. Why can't you just say Boko Haram killing people? Must you say killing THEIR OWN?
And you expect all Nigerians to pity you people. I only pity Nigerians from other tribes and the citizens of other countries

Khalessi:
He's right...Osama bin laden never made this list even though he was and still remains one of the most influential terrorist. Even the ISIS non of their commanders made the list. Anything Africa is treated without sensitivity.
AFRICAN LIVES MATTERS!
SCREW TIMES MAGAZINE!
I can't take a magazine that lists a porñ star as influential seriously.

okonri:


What makes you think he's Igbo, and why should anybody kill anybody at all?

Velocitron:


Thank you! People are too quick to assume it means positive influence. Like I mentioned in another thread, Hitler was Times' Man of the Year once. Doesn't necessarily mean Good Man of the Year

NZEGWUAGU:
and since you hate Igbos so much why wait for South Africans to do the killing for you? Why don't you start now to kill the Igbos so that you can satisfy your thirst for blood? Shame on you!

MissyDivah:
Someday I will also make the list

middlebelter:
It is time for us to use all the available medium to express our displeasure to such insensitive recognition and demand the times magazine to retract the absurd categorization otherwise they should test the stupidity of their publication by enlisting Osama Bin Laden or ISIS commanders as the 100th most influential person as see how the Americans and white house will respond. A set of insensitive publishers that are only happy to publish bad news from Africa. Perharps TIMES MAGAZINE is one of the sponsors of Boko Haram.Americans should call for their investigation for giving tacit support to TERRORISM!

Pipsland78:
And Shekau and his boys be like...

humblesteve:
Influential can be categorised in two forms; bad influence and good influence.