safarigirl: Wida you Nairaland. For this review, we will be traveling to the creeks of the Niger Delta and exploring themes of domestic abuse, militancy, strained familial relationships, manhood among others.
Hide your daddies ladies and gentlemen, because someone is trying to commit patricide. This one is quite the ride, so, I will start the boat now, and y'all can hop in while we sail the waters. Fear not, I already appeased the spirits of Oshimmiri with Fanta.
Producers: Native Media Director: Courage Obayuwana Writer: Priye Diri Where to Watch: Prime Video Run Time: 2 hrs.
Synopsis: A frustrated son, sets out to order a hit on his troubled father.
Review:
Like earlier stated, this movie is quite the ride, and I am particularly excited by it because it ticks a major box for me, as regards telling Nigerian stories outside of Lagos and Abuja. But Kill Boro is not brilliant because it took a road less traveled by being set in Niger Delta, rather, it is brilliant because it tells a simple, relatable story with an authenticity that is scarcely explored and tackles the complexity of a father-son relationship and the difficulties in being a man.
We are introduced first to the titular character, Boro (Asaya), a struggling mechanic, who's trying to stay out of the gangster life he retired from, despite entwining himself in some dangerous financial dealings. Boro wants to remain on the straight and narrow because he promised his wife he was never going back to that life, but times are hard and a man is also trying to survive. He is solicited by his ex-colleague in the militancy business, Jaguar (Yibokoko), to waive his debt in exchange for one last attack, Boro wants no parts though, and leaves with the noose that is his debt, tighter around his neck.
Next up, the man who will want him dead- or rather, boy, Elijah (Ogboruche), his son. Elijah is a pre-teen/teenage boy, who has found a father figure in Bossman (Ojefua) and a second family in fellow streetrunners, Lydia "Lyd" (Uzero) and Denzel (Dappa), both older, dread-wearing affiliates of Bossman. Together, they keep the streets free of miscreants and try to make Azuama, a little more habitable for its poor.
A honourable job it is, and Elijah is quite the smart and intelligent kid, despite dropping out of school because his father cannot afford fees. When Elijah isn't helping Bossman keep the streets clean, he's either with his good, female friend, Orabere (Osagie), or his mother, Boma (Okojie).
Elijah can't stand his father though. Boro returns home drunk and hits both he and his mother, he's a menace to them. Boro is a bad man, and after listening in on a conversation he really shouldn't have overheard, Elijah decides Boro has to die. Only problem is, who will bell the cat?
I really enjoyed this movie. I liked the introduction of conflict, I liked how the story was well told. I liked the humanity of the characters, the exploration of their flaws and imperfections. I enjoyed the acting performances from all the characters, especially the child actors, Kosiso Ogboruche (Elijah) and Beloved Osagie (Orabere), they held their own in a stellar lineup. Phillip Asaya was brilliant as a struggling father, Ini-Dima's portrayal of an understanding wife was quite possibly one of my favourite performances from her ever, and Ojefua as Bossman was tame and firm. Blessing Uzero brought a needed intensity to her performance as Lyd and even though Michael Dappa had fewer lines and appearances than the others mentioned, he held his own as Denzel, and looked absolutely gorgeous doing it. Michael, babe, call me
The cinematography was well done, I particularly like a scene where Elijah finally told Orabere of his plan to kill his father, with a church being the backdrop of this confession. The setting is in the city of Port Harcourt, the language used is a mixture of PH pidgin, English, Ijaw and Igbo.
One thing that probably made this movie so authentic, was that most of the key cast and crew were Niger Deltans. Someone mentioned some months back that she prefers when the actual Indigenes of a region tell their story, and I finally understood that sentiment with this movie. I compared it to another movie set in the Niger Delta with some cast and crew that weren't Indigenes of the region and found that Kill Boro had a little more soul to it, more authenticity and quite possibly, Niger Deltans will prefer this portrayal to the somewhat controversial one from the other movie (No, I will not mention it because we don't pit two bad beeches against each other )
But once again, I have to go back to the performances. Between the performances and the writing, I don't even know which most impressed me, but I suppose one needed the other to work. The vulnerability of the characters was beautifully done, the naivety of Elijah, even while he desperately wanted to be seen as the true protector of his family was well thought-out and portrayed, his grit was also interesting.
I don't think I have enough words to explain how much watching each of these characters felt like watching actual people we may have all encountered at various times in our lives. This is possibly the first movie I have seen in a long time, if ever, where, there was domestic violence and while I do not condone it, I understood the struggles of the character exerting it.
As with every production, not everything will go right, and there may be moments where you may just find yourself saying, "Why can't you people just tell this boy what's going on?", but when it's all done, you will realise that in real life, this is pretty much how he would have been handled.
This movie had so much heart and soul, it is a truly phenomenal movie that explores a theme that many men will possibly find kinship with. It is an authentically Nigerian story, with a universal message.
Shout out to the writer, Priye Diri and the director Courage Obayuwana. I hope to see a few people involved in this movie accepting an award in months to come. This is my favourite movie from Nollywood 2024 releases so far, and it can only get better.
It has been a long time since I had a different category for this in my movie reviews, but a line in this movie has stayed with me since I watched it, and it is an absolute quotable quote, so....
Quotable Quote: "Na Hard Times Dey Make Man Hard"- Pharmo, (Kill Boro)
Rating: 8.5/10
Watch or Bin: Watch.
Have you seen Kill Boro? What did you think of it?
I finished watching it yesterday. It's a great movie. Characters delivered their roles perfectly. But my reservations lie with two things. 1. Why couldnt elijah kill his popsy by himself? Why waste so much time and energy on gathering 200k for bossman to kill boro when he sleeps and lives under the same roof every day with boro? It would have made more sense to say that he tried to kill his dad all by himself but failed until he was caught. Rather than waiting to complete 200k for bossman to do the dirty job, the same bossman who had refused vehemently several times never to do it.
2. I really dont like the gun battle scene where elijah was shot and bossman killed jaguar. It looked immature or maybe the producers got confused on how to successfully design that scene. It seemed rushed and not well-thought through. I was expecting a more bloodier scenario where there'd be intense gun fight between the warring factions and bodies from both gangs would drop dead. Perhaps, boro would eventually be killed while elijah would get shot but live. Then he would live the rest of his life regretting losing boro.
Or he would die for taking the bullet for his father, and before he died, he would ask for his parents for forgiveness. It wouod have made the movie more emotional and gripping. Action-thrillers do better than that. That would have made the film more realistic and relatable than the ending they gave us.
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Glimpsetv: In what can be described as a dramatic scene, people were confused as a lady decided to take over the dance floor, keeping the groom to herself. Despite all efforts to allow the groom to dance with his bride, the lady vehemently refused and continued dancing with the groom. The bride, who appeared to be a very calm person, was dancing and smiling alone by herself, seeing that another lady had completely taken possession of her man even on their big day.
The question is, if you were this bride, what would you do? Would you be this calm?
Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
BucketMan: I don't know if some of you might remember this thread i made https://www.nairaland.com/8006821/should-go-masters-degree-remai where i contemplated going for a masters degree instead of remaining jobless at home. Well after assimilating all the advice i got from that thread, i decided to kill two birds with one stone and apply for the masters degree while also getting a laptop to start an online business in writing and copywriting which is where my passion lies.
Shortly after i got the laptop i found a creative writing opportunity via reddit and applied. One of the requirements for the job was to have a really fast typing speed (minimum of 60 words per minute). I just got my laptop so my typing speed was really slow but i resolved to increase it by practicing daily for a month and i grew from 35wpm to 62wpm which the job required.
That was just the beginning, the recruitment process for the job was done through a platform called Discord and they had a specific writing style that they wanted to inculcate in the applicants via daily trainings after which you will have to pass some exams. I started actively training for about a month and felt i was confident enough to take the intro exam, which i did and performed excellently so i moved on to the last stage.
Now this is where things got kind of complicated because this last stage required me to share my laptop screen in real time, kinda like a video call and prepare creative writing scripts for different scenarios that will be provided also in real time. The session was supervised by the recruiters and would last for 4 hours. I was fully locked in and confident in all that i had already learnt from training, However, the time for the test came and i was given a resource to download that i would use in writing these scripts. After downloading, setting it up on my laptop and then hopping on the live video call with the supervisors, i could not for the life of me get it to run efficiently, it was extremely slow and kept giving me a connection error feedback, I use MTN 4G and can't believe that the network chose that moment to start acting up. I still don't know if the real culprit is my laptop (2017 hp elitebook) or MTN network but after i switched to 3g and tried to hop back on the call to apologize to the supervisors for having a network glitch, i realized they had already blocked me, so i wasn't even given a chance to showcase my skills and this is what pains me most.
This is the reason that was given: "poor internet on a remote job, i'm sorry but it cannot work".
I'm so devastated, all the effort, time and resources invested into becoming a perfect fit for the job has been washed away in a blink. Now, i'm back home in my mom's house, in shame and defeat, with less than #1k to my name having used all my savings to get the laptop and for data subscriptions. I'm just lost on what to do right now, i have been admitted but i can't even go for the masters i applied for anymore and i was thinking to myself that even though i had gotten the job, how would i have kept up with the 8 hours per shift work schedule when there is very epileptic power supply where i live.
Is success still possible in Nigeria for those that are still struggling? or are we all doomed to fail again and again, especially for those of us looking to succeed online. I'm 26 atm and i don't know how long this will continue, it's just like all the forces of nature are working against me being rich and successful. Where can i find the motivation to search for something else to do in order to be productive when everything always ends in failure? is there even anything else to do?
Sorry for the long post, just thought i should share my experience and this is like the only platform that i can vent due to not really having anyone to talk to irl.
Such gigs abound online. Go to upwork and fiverr. Send several proposals and one or two clients will give you a job. You can also check out linkedin. Reddit is not the only platform for writers. Stop beating yourself up.
adesegun121: When the house is shared after the death of its owner
In other news, someone captioned this on fb and linked it to ibadan landlords, said that's how they design their houses. God go judge everyone who lie against my hometown
Love800: Nice. I really appreciate u. This write-up will go a long way for me. Tank u.
That podcast stuff, is it dat i will download an app first or i will just start straight from facebook, tiktok? I have alot to talk about in relationship and parenting.
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You can start by using facebook live or upload your pre-recorded videos on youtube. For the app, download the app and start practicing with it first. The one i downloaded on playstore allowed me to record my mock radio talk shows, then i could upload the audio on the podcast's official website for wider audience. There is also an option on the app to go live while hosting your podcast show. Sadly, i cant recall the name. Type podcast on playstore and see the options that pop up. Spotify is also among the list.
Either way, just know that you can start your own radio show in your house without going to any radio station. The advantage here is that you can self-train yourself first before applying to these stations. And you can present your recorded podcasts to them as part of your cv.
Your two topics are great. Always ensure to give room for feedbacks and questions from your audience.
Love800: Ok. Thanks. Internship sef is hard to get too. Am thinking is the radio dat announce the space availabe for intern. So how will someone know when this intern is being advertised? Can one walk up to the radio firm, asking to be interned?
From my little research, intern is two types. Paid and unpaid. The unpaid one can also be called volunteering. But apart from the two types(paid and unpaid), u can also volunteer urself to learn and gain experience in radio, whether you a professional or not. But my question is, even if u write to the radio dat u want to volunteer, they may not collect u dat moment untill they have made space or accomodation for volunteers. Am i right?
In conclusion, can u tell me how best to gain employment in a radio?
I dont want to disturb u after dis post. U have already tried by having my time. By the way, where is called ib?
1. To the best of my knowledge, radio stations dont announce on air about their internship openings. You have to go there to make inquiries yourself or talk to them via their communication channels. What i know is that they advertise their media schools (if they have any) and ask people to apply. Of course, not free. The training may be 3-6 months. Most radio stations in ibadan have their media schools. You can also join the classes remotely. These stations are business centers, so they are more interested in making money. They offer values too but not for free . You can walk up to the station and make inquiries about working for them as an intern. If vacancies are available for that, they'll let you know.
You can also approach some OAPs to intern personally under them. It doesnt necessarily have to be directly at the station. Through the connection of the oap, you may be recommended for employment at the station where he or she works.
2. You are right about the types of internships. I totally agree with you. If you notice, it's still the same thing i said about both the internship and volunteering. The keyword there is working, whether for free or for money.
3. Sure. A radio station will only accept you as an intern if they have space for it. Volunteering or interning also come with vacancies, as it's obtainable for paid job vacancies. Some radio stations are filled up, so whether you want to work for them for free or not, they may still reject you. Also, i think it has to do connections. This is Nigeria. If you dont have strong connections to the station, you wont get the volunteering space. But who knows? You may be lucky.
4. My suggestions are: Create your own podcast online and spread it for people to watch. Recommended channels are youtube, fb, tiktok, or any audio streaming platforms like mlxr (im not sure i got the abbrev. right), spotify, etc. I once downloaded one podcast app on google playstore years ago, but ive forgotten the name. Search google for suggestions. You can also start a mini blog and include vlogs in your contents. When these stations see your popularity, they'll be the ones looking for you. Just make sure that you are good at what you do and have huge fanbase.
Attend a media school owned by a popular oap. If you come out as one of the best graduating students for that session, the school founder may get you immediate employment. Another advantage of this is that during your training, you'll go for IT in any radio station. If you are good, the station may retain you for fulltime employment.
If your tertiary institution (poly or uni) owns a radio station, you can also go there and volunteer. Most radio stations owned by institutions prefer volunteers to people they'll pay. It doesnt matter if you've graduated or still a student.
5. Ib means Ibadan. That's where i base.
6. You are not disturbing me at all. Im glad to offer my little advice. It's nothing. Feel free to ask questions if you still have any. Im always ready to offer my 2 cents. What are we together for on nairaland for if we cant assist each other in our little ways?
However, please note that im not a radio staff. I studied communication and lang arts, what most people know as mass comm. But the only time i worked in a radio station was during my service year in 2016/17. And i didnt even work in the studio. It has always been my desire to work in a radio station, but never realize it to fruition. Just to let you know that im not a radio presenter or something like that. I just have the knowledge about these things and it's in line with my course of study.
About wat u wrote concerning voluntering, am finding it somehow to believe sha. Are u saying a newbie cant volunteer to work so as to learn the job? I will try and find wat it really means.
Is internship the same tin with dat apprenticeship u spoke about?
As i said, im not sure but to the best of my knowledge, that's what i know about volunteering and internship. But of course, a newbie can also volunteer. But most firms prefer professionals. Internship is mainly training and working at the same time. I'll say 80% training, 20% work. In your own case, i think internship will be the best. But dont expect to be paid. That way, you can also acquire media skills while training and working for free. After all, it wont be for long. If you are in ib, i can recommend some stations, especially the new established ones.
For radio stations, they will prefer professionals because they will want professionals to broadcast to their audience. If you are not a professional, they can pair you with a presenter. So, you'll be co-presenting his/her shows every time he's on air. That way, you'll gain popularity and knowledge.
Did u include CD demo in ur applications when summiting back then?
Someone told me here in nairaland dat sometimes it is good to have gotten some radio skills like video editing, voice trainning and writing skills from a studio(all this normal studios around the streets or roads) before intending going to apply for radio jobs. He also told me to go to broadcasting schools too for traininng. Maybe all these ones are part of the experince too.
The only thing i want to do now is submitting applications with my demo CD in different radio stations and going there too asking if i can be employed to work with dem for free(volunteering).
But i want to ask, wat is the diference between volunteering and internship?
These are great ideas too. But media broadcasting schools are expensive. But if you can afford it, you can start from there.
About the volunteering, should i write it in my letter or c.v, dat i want to volunteer? Can i still walk up to the radio station without any letter and tell with my mouth dat i want to volunteer to work with dem for free?
Lastly, wat is the difference between volunteering and internship?
1. Go with your cv and resume tailored specifically for that role as a radio presenter/worker. Use both the word of mouth and your credentials to back up your proposal. A formal application letter is also a good idea.
2. Im not sure but i think volunteering is that you are already a professional in that field, and will need no formal training. The firm will consider you as a professional.
On the other hand, internship is training in that field. If you intern in a radio station or under the tutelage of a presenter, you will be trained like a newbie in the field. You'll learn on the job and your input may be limited.
Love800: I have neva encountered anyone. Even the two closest ones i told dat i always message, they will neva give me any clue or ideas. And these two guys are in my town.
Nawa. I think the best way is to volunteer with one radio station and work with dem for free. Maybe from there i will be employed.
Walk up to as many radio stations as you can and submit application to volunteer there. I believe one or two will reach out to you.
You can also start your own via online platforms. There podcast apps that help with that. Facebook is also a good channel. You can start hosting one or two programs weekly and share the links online for a wider audience.
Also, you can volunteer to train under a popular radio presenter as an apprentice or for internship. Although i only know of Yoruba presenters doing this, i dont know if English presenters do. But you can try your luck. Best of luck
Ememmmi: I have an uncle that passed on early last year. My daddy told me he's my "uncle" but a distant relation because I don't know him in the village. We only met in lagos here so I think we are related but not close relation. Before he died, I use to send money to him especially during covid. At times he will ask and atimes I will send without him asking me. So when he passed on early last year, I was still sending the little amount I can afford to his wife. Its been 4 months I gave birth and she did not even come to see me. Her house to my house is about 500 transport fare to and fro. She knows there's no how she will come to my house and I won't give her cash even if at all she don't have transport fare.
She called me 2 days ago asking of Christmas money. I told her I will send it but inside me I am not happy honestly. People came from very far distance to visit me when I gave birth but this woman didn't even show concern. Anytime she call me will always be to ask of money. She said all her husband relative has abandoned her. It is not like I don't have money to give her but her attitude is bad. She has only one daughter which she claimed she's in university. I don't know how true is that Do you think I should overlook her character and give her the money
Overlook her shortcomings and give her the money. But tell her that you have issues with your bank, so transfers are not going through. Tell her to come to your house to collect cash. Then when she comes, tell her your mind politely. Let her know that what she is doing is very wrong and selfish. Let her realize her error. Then give her the money. You are doing it for God and your children, not her. But still, let her know that you also need love from her. She shouldnt also depend too much on you for her upkeep. Her entitlement mentality is terrible. Let her talk to you about what she can be doing to get money for herself and her children without always coming to you for money. You're not an atm machine. You also have your responsibilities to cater for.
Congratulations on the arrival of your baby. God bless her/him.
mariahAngel: I've come across this dish (the white stuff) a few times, but I don't know what it's called or what it's made from. What I do know is that it is a dish from the Southwest region of Nigeria.
WealthyNigerian: He found this and was advised to post it on Facebook so that those that knows much about treasure stones and minerals would help him identify it. But unfortunately, non of the comments has ascertained what exact treasure or stone this is.
I know that there are many greatly knowledgeable People on Nairaland that would be able to tell us what this is and it's value. I'm sending this Thread's Link to him immediately now so that he would follow the discussion to know it's value for certain. And so that he would take the necessary security steps in guarding that his Landed Property for the massive natural Wealth which this may indicate is abundantly there.
I'm sure that we shall be able to get our assured confirmation here. So, great Nairalanders, what do you think this is and its value?
Lol. I saw the fb post . The comments there were hilarious
I don't even know what to say or where to start from... truly you're courageous and strong.
At this point, if it comes fine, if not, fine. I'm not the one to make such plans. If I get what I want, oh.. why not but if not, men e go hard o. Like I said... In this year alone, I've had two suitors. A very responsible guy and a man but the thing with me is that I'm too picky. if I don't like you first, it will be very difficult. These two were not my spec and I won't trap myself in a loveless marriage all because of age or "time is going " , if it's not what I want, I won't do it.
Like I told you before, what tickles every one's fancy is different likewise what bothers them. You may fancy all the bolded and I may not. What you want out of marriage is different from what I want. So it's not a one size fits all" thingy or compulsory that we all must like to do or have things the same way. That is why you will never see me envy married people or people with children because to me it's really nothing. Now, my Mom married at the age of 10 . Had all of us before 30 but died in her Early 40s. So of what use was her early marriage and child-bearing to her? Fine they use us to remember her but she as person, what did she enjoy in her life for achieving those? Just suffered to raise children that she didn't live to see even one grandchild? Abeg abeg.
Why? That's like saying I regret.. I have saidvit countless times that I've never regretted it for once . Ok let me even pause for a moment and try to remember if I ever wished I did.......... 🤔 🤔 🤔.... Ogbeni nothing like that o. Rather I've always thought that if I had married maybe by now I would have left the marriage cos e for don taya me and that's the truth. In fact.. sometimes I used to silently thank my stars that I'm not married with kids in this economy because I can't endure suffering and hardship with children. Not like Im wishing myself hardship but men in this present economy, everyone is facing it and someone like me can't take the heat with such responsibilities even when shared. There's a friend of mine that always wish to switch places with me saying I'm enjoying because I don't have anything bothering me and I'll tell her I'm glad I don't have those bukata.
Stigmatization? LoL.. see so far e no affect my pocket, whatever anyone says in that regards does not bother me. it's when you listen or go close to people they'll stigmatize you. I don't keep companies. I'm a loner and it helps a lot to stay away from such. No be if I smile with you you come know wether I don marry or not. I feel free saying it here because no body knows me in person and it all ends here. Of course some people in the past have said some things like your twin is married you're here forming oge, but I didn't give a damn because when I look at their lives im doing far better than them and living life to the fullest. Abi What is life about? No be enjoyment? See it's all in your head o.life no hard reach like that
I love my family. They will never pressure you. My dad before he died would be like, if you do anyhow I'll take my daughter back ( referring to my in-laws.) So all his inlaws are pals with him. They'll be like ogor, oya make we go chill. He will tell you, don't stress them for me o. As for the single ones he'll make sure he provides our needs so we don't look outside. Even as a working class lady, my dad when he collects his pension, he will buy a bag of rice and share to every one of us in our various houses. He was still giving me money till his death in 2012 ( miss you pop). My dad na guy man. Him no send o.
Forget, this life is what you make of it. I try as much as I can to enjoy myself and make every minute of it count
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make I go buy one make I take am charge my laptop. I go chop am after my laptop is fully charged 
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