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INNO18: which reminds me. I'm just a teenager(18). The money i spent on this expedition was enormous. First i had to withdraw all my savings to buy an E6. Which cost 45k. In total i spent 47k. If anybody there wishes to donate it's easy, this is my bank details. Innocent peter O. 0026212947 DIAMOND BANK. Tnx. All you can just say 'nice work' it will be appreciated

INNO18: I paid an Okada guy #2000 to take me round the entire town.

shymexx: Claim wherever you want to claim - I don't give two fvcks about that especially when it's a project ridden slum like Brooklyn!! How many cops got shot dead tonight??



Why do you care about who I speak to and who I don't speak to?? I hardly ring some of my cousins out here in the UK, what makes you think I call cousins I've never seen in Nigeria especially folks who can't really understand my accent?? What's there to talk about, anyway?? If my parents need something for their people, I help them with things I can for those who are my age mates, or use things that're the same size as mine - that's where it ends!!



I thought you were Nigerian American, now the story has changed to AA... Yet, you know you're from Anambra and you're fixated on the state, no?? Only on nl!!! You, Mrs. Chima, FlowerPower and Blyss are the biggest frauds on this forum - non of you is AA!! Even Royal don't claim AA like you lot do!!



Not being familiar with FT is like saying you're not familiar with BBC!! It shows your knowledge is limited - please, stick to creating threads about Nsigidi writing and Igbo culture!!



I said: "AT THE PEAK OF WINTER!" What's the peak of winter without snowfalls?? You're not a fast learner!!! The OP probably took the pictures during the hottest period of the year - so what do you expect??



Still not giving props, no?? SMFDH!



Atlanta isn't Sokoto - there are cities in the UK where people hardly come out of their houses... Every time I go to places like Kent and Essex, I hardly see anyone on the streets!! You need to stop comparing apples to oranges!



Well, in case you don't know - United Kingdom isn't just England - it's 4 countries in one, and London is just a place in England... The other countries have their own major cities as well... Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Newcastle etc. are also big cities in England - and they're far better than Manhattan-less New York!!

As for New York, Brooklyn is a shytehole, Bronx is the forgotten city(the yankees are the only thing keeping it alive), Queens is ridden with massive project houses and thugs, and Staten Island is a 3rd world country!! Without Manhattan - New York is definitely another Detroit!!



Nah, the real SOHO in London is where people care about not the bootleg one in NYC!!



Stay paying your taxes - the Queen runs the District of Columbia!!

naptu2: Ben Murray-Bruce's rise is no surprise to me. He's from a privileged background and built up strong networks quite early.

His father was an executive at UAC (the largest non-oil company in Nigeria at the time. Being chairman of UAC or MD of Shell was like being president of Nigeria).

UAC owned companies like Kingsway Stores, UAC Motors, Kingsway Rendezvous (later called Mr Biggs), Spring Waters Nigeria (SWAN), AJ Seward (for skin, hair and body care) and many others.

When he was a kid, Admiral Wey, the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters (basically the Vice President of Nigeria) was a regular visitor to his house (he said he probably spent more, than his dad, with Admiral Wey).

He became close friends with the Abebes. Sir Christopher Abebe (Stella Obasanjo's father) was the first Nigerian chairman of UAC and former chairman of Nigerian Breweries. The Murray-Bruces also attended St Gregory's College with John and Henry Abebe.

He attended University of Southern California and became close to Joe Jackson (Michael Jackson's father), Don Cornelius (founder of Soul Train, one of the biggest entertainment shows on tv worldwide), the CEO of Motown Records, Stevie Wonder (with whom he wanted to stage a "We Are The World" concert in Lagos before the Babangida coup and Fela's imprisonment destroyed those plans, etc).

These connections helped him later in life, even though his father was firmly against his decision to go into entertainment, instead of working in the family Domino Store business (he had to get a loan from his elder brother Michael to start the Silverbird business when his father wouldn't give him a loan). His father once threatened to break his legs if he caught him dancing (lol).

afam4eva: Cunningless has been banned for 5 hours for posting offensive comments and derailing this thread despite being warned.

ilugunboy: Afam ...can you please sanction this guy with a ban for the rest of the week?

ilugunboy: Thank you for your prompt action.

Guys...sorry for the rude interruption, let the pix continue to flow

afam4eva: @cunninlingus
Pls desist from insulting people. Thanks.

ilugunboy: Another hater just got busted..

ilugunboy: Well ...obviously you've been moving with the wrong crowd in Lagos.

ilugunboy: How did you arrived at that ? You've transverse the entire length and breadth of the state...pls stop making wild conjectural crap that is glaringly baseless.

ilugunboy: and in your completely warped mind...that represents the whole of Lagos?

You sure can come up with better arguement ..try .