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One thing I noticed is that despite the situation of the Country, Nigerians are still making it. You are into Yahoo, Yahoo Plus and you think you will last. You are just eating your future today and if you live enough to see the future there will be nothing to eat. Devil no be mumu, even the long spoon system doesn't work anymore. As long as you buy a product/ service at a low price, and sell it higher than you bought it, legitimate profit/money can be made. It may take time but with perseverance and diligence you will get there. No one gets there in one day. Shortcuts cut people's destinies and life short. Make money that will give you peace. Set up businesses that will outlive you not online fraud. Yes, money has to be made but not money that puts tears on people's faces. Repent and accept Jesus today. |
limitless101:People who have nothing reasonable to say start their argument with insults. Insult is the weapon of anyone who lacks intellectual substance. I appreciate you telling us who you are. I quoted a scripture which explained where a tithe must go to and you quoted a scripture at a time when there was no temple or tabernacle. You did not even bother to see that you were shooting yourself in the leg all because you were in haste to respond to a post that was not even directed to you. I work with scriptures. Again and again, tithe is not by force. Keep your money Mr. Knowledge. I don't know why some people are making so much fuss over nothing. If I like I can pay 100% of my money as tithe, it is my business. Tithing works for me big time. I have compared my results when I paid with my results when I didn't. Only fools doubt proofs. Pay from a righteous source, pay willingly and see how God lifts you. Let everyone do as it pleases them. Again Is 1:19 don't do it under compulsion. Don't do it to please your Pastor. Do it because your Father instructed it and expect the reward of obedience. |
I see no reason why any Pastor should beg any member to pay tithe. Any day God leads you as a Pastor to speak on tithing, just talk about it and end it there. Don't overflog the issue. I don't understand where this evil doctrine of paying tithe to the needy is coming from. The bible specifically states where tithes must go to- HIS HOUSE. Mal 3:10. The reason why people don't get blessed is that they try to teach God his work. He has given an instruction not an advice. Follow it and get blessed, don't follow it and have fun with th devourer. Mal3:10-12 If you feel your current church is not a fertile place to pay your tithe then change your church. Tithes have changed lives and will continue to. A lot of genuine and real testimonies have come from it. Your tithe is not a 'giving', it is a payment. You are not doing God a favour. It's for your own good. Isa 1:19 Says to qualify for your blessing you must be willing and obedient. If you obey but do it reluctantly don't bother, you are wasting your tithe. Finally, tithing is different from charity. You still need to be a blessing to people around you. For we are blessed to be a blessing. If paying tithe is a problem to you, keep your money. It is not by force. Last time, I checked no true man of God has ever forcefully collected money from any member's pocket. |
tintingz:I am sure that I am not the only one who does not understand you again. It is difficult to point you to the way because you do not want to work with religion, tradition or even Science. You are very funny. Are you saying that if you train a goat not to eat yams, it won't eat it? A thousand times No. Your biological configuration makes some things naturally easier for you. A woman can naturally multitask. She can be cooking, be attending to a baby, be writing a book and so many other things at the same time. A man cannot. Read my I agree that there may be some exceptions here and there but it does not invalidate the overall integrity of the facts that women are better home makers, men are better at logical decision making. Who goes into a war planning to lose? Even as a business man, if I have a team of male workers, I will trust the most logical guy to make decisions.Why? because he will make decisions without bias or sentiments. Does it mean all the other people are not needed ? No! Does it make the team members lesser than the team leader? No. It only means I am taking advantage of his strength to maximize the team's productivity. I think you are seeing it from the point of " Whoever leads is better". Which is a wrong concept of a marriage. I have a boss (male) who writes emails with emotions. He calls me to vet, "formalize" and rearrange his emails. Does that make me his boss? No. Just see it from that perspective. The concept of head of family is not a head and servant relationship. It is a Leader/Assistant Leader relationship. |
tintingz:I was expecting this from you. Loolz. Let me respond to you analytically. 1. # Women express their emotion than men yes it is true, men tends to be logical yes it is true, logic and emotions work hands to hands, logic without emotion is that one a human? Emotion without logic is that one wise? We just have to balance it. See what I wrote in my original post: The woman's strength is in the area of welfare management. Try keeping babies with a man for one day and you will see what I mean. This is not to say there are no exceptions. Home making comes easily to them because their natural configuration suits it. Then they can contribute their extra emotional flavour to the final decision making process which now brings a balance and stability to the home. 2. # Secondly, you are talking as if woman can't handle things rationally, that's fallacy in my side, we have a lot of intelligent women as CEOs, boss, managers heading companies and workers, she won't be in that post if she doesn't apply logic, and the double standard is people are quick to bash a woman if she doesn't show soft emotions in dealing with things, she will be term an angry boss lady and if she's soft she will term weak. If you read what I posted through and through, I mentioned that there are exceptions. There are men that are even more emotional than women and there are women that are logical to a fault but overall, the results for logicality are skewed in favor of the men. Just use google and statistical results. 3. # If a woman can be a boss in a business what stops her from being the head if she's the provider? We're not in BC or AD or 60s we are in 21 century and things have evolve. I dont subcribe to the headiship stuff, so ofcos a leader is needed, most men are ready to take up the leadership role in a home but what happens if he cant do his duty and the wife is the one doing it, can she be called the head or leader? Women of today even do double duties than men, I applaud those women. The key principles of survival have not changed whether in BC or AD or 60s. Who leads is the function of the kind of challenges that you are mostly faced with in life. Key challenges in life mostly require logic over emotion. Don't be in a hurry to respond to the bolded. Think it through over and over again. |
Greetings tintigz. Since you do not believe in any religion or tradition, then at least for your own sake you need to believe in statistics. The man is made to complement the woman and vice-versa. For me, there is really nothing like head of family per se. Reason being that, the wife is not obliged in any way to obey the "imperial" decision of the husband. Family is team work and in a team, ever one is a team member. There must however be a Captain who steers the affairs of the family ship to avoid a crash. One of the biggest problems in life is when people minor on the major and major on the minor. You excel in life when you stick to your areas of strength. If the goal keeper insists on roaming to score goals, the team will be exposed and everyone will suffer the loss. Most men make decisions based on logicality and rationality while most women make decisions based on emotions based on statistics. Most of the decisions we will make in family life, will require practical, logical reasoning which is very easy for a man. i.e A wife wants the children to attend a low standard school owned by her sister because she does not want the sister to feel bad. While the man faults the logic behind the reasoning. So the man is just a control feature in the family to ensure that the family is on the right path. When you see families that lack this control feature (due to death, sickness, divorce or other reasons), it usually takes extra work on the part of the woman to get the other team members to turn out well. Ask children who were brought up by single Parents. I teach teenagers in Church so I know this very well. The woman's strength is in the area of welfare management. Try keeping babies with a man for one day and you will see what I mean. This is not to say there are no exceptions. Home making comes easily to them because their natural configuration suits it. Then they can contribute their extra emotional flavour to the final decision making process which now brings a balance and stability to the home. So in the example of the school above, the husband and wife could now invest in the sister's school to improve the school as their own contribution while giving her a performance target before they can bring their children. Having said all these, the issue of who the head is does not even come to play in ideal marriages. In this type of marriages, the husband and wife have entered into a telepathic symphony where even though they are far apart, they both will always come to the same decision. Which is why you must ensure you get married to someone who will complement you. So that as a woman, whatever decisions he makes will make you happy and peradventure you make one in your husband's absence it will look like you read his mind. |
Proper investigations should be carried out. Enough of media trial. If you check the below weblink, you will see that Ibe and his allegedly corrupt brother (according to EFCC) have reportedly not been on talking terms for some time. http://treasure.com.ng/5280-2-ibe-kachikwu-brother-dumebi/ His issue with EFCC has been on the media for a long time. So why does it look like the EFCC is trying to rope Ibe in after he sang? Ibe and Baru should be given the opportunity to defend themselves with concrete evidence. If Ibe has violated his office, let him resign. The same should apply to Baru. Nigeria first. No one should be above the law. |
ajiifixing:Thanks so much smslive2 and ajiifixing. Is it true that they verify your POF at the point of entry? If true, how? Will they tell me to log on to my internet banking account or what? |
smslive2:Please does anyone have a similar experience? |
Dear All, We are a family of 3 and our EE score is over 450. The only issue is the POF. We need CAD 18,825 and all I can muster with savings by my May 2018 target date is: 25% of Pension which will be about CAD 3,000.00 and Personal Savings of CAD3,333.33. After much thought, I came to the conclusion to support my Bank Statement with a letter of unconditional support from my Cousin (Canadian Citizen) who has a good job in Canada and my wife's brother (Permanent Resident) to the tune of the shortfall of about CAD13,000.00. They will support this with their bank statement and payslips. Will this fly? Because I have tried all I know to do. Please help me. |
I keep asking myself what happened to this NK? https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mlKqSJeHgRo&app=desktop This NK had the opportunity to write his name in the history books with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela through the use of a focused, refined, calculated and strategic approach. I am not a Biafran and I really would love Igbos to continue in Nigeria but if they wish to leave, they need to start seeing Biafra as a project and not a task. A project is long term in nature and strategic. They need to start developing LEADERS, a thing which is enormously lacking among the touts and hooligans chanting Biafra everyday. They say the average Igbo man does not have the patience to think strategically but just wants self gratification and wants things NOW regardless of the cost but I think it is not true. If an Igbo man can start a business from wheel barrow and grow it to a Shopping Mall in ten years, that is strategic thinking. I believe there are people in the North, South, East and West who are slightly sympathetic to to the cause but the name calling and crude approach is a No, no for them. On the issue of the UN or US support, US benefits whenever there is civil unrest in a Oil producing country. Production will reduce and Crude Oil price will increase, benefiting the US as they will make more money from their export. Military Hardware producing factories will employ more people because of increased demand still benefiting the US. It will not be in their interest for a war to stop if it starts, God forbid. All the US will do is to advise Biafra Leader and the Nigerian President to dialogue. If you have seen the movie 300, you will understand that Leonidas' military achievements against the Persians was because of his geographical advantage and training. An average Spartan is trained for war almost from birth. When I see those saying that IPOB will defeat the NA in battle I just weep. It can never end well. Ojukwu had the privilege of being in the army and therefore has an head start over NK in case of any war outbreak. Even at that, it ended in a massacre. Mandela and Gandhi proved that not every noble cause must be achieved by bloodshed. Wisdom will always defeat strength 1 million times. There is still time for NK to become another Gandhi or Mandela but he has to start by: 1. Calling the criminals who have hijacked the IPOB cause for personal greed to stop their provocative actions. 2. Roll out a strategic plan for Biafra Actualization through doing a proper SWOT Analysis. 3. Since he has the people on his side, any Leader he endorses will likely win any election. He should work towards sweeping all the 2019 political seats from the LG to the National level. (This will kill the excuse of our leaders are sabotaging our efforts). 4. He should continue to dialogue with influencers from the North, West, South and Middle belt while using 2019-2023 to sell the Biafran proposal and prototype to Igbos still on the fence through good governance, innovation, creativity and financial integrity. He should change Biafra from just a map to an ideology. I believe with the above, the peaceful actualization of Biafran will be a step closer. #WISDOMISBETTERTHANSTRENGTH |
I keep asking myself what happened to this NK? https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mlKqSJeHgRo&app=desktop This NK had the opportunity to write his name in the history books with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela through the use of a focused, refined, calculated and strategic approach. I am not a Biafran and I really would love Igbos to continue in Nigeria but if they wish to leave, they need to start seeing Biafra as a project and not a task. A project is long term in nature and strategic. They need to start developing LEADERS, a thing which is enormously lacking among the touts and hooligans chanting Biafra everyday. They say the average Igbo man does not have the patience to think strategically but just wants self gratification and wants things NOW regardless of the cost but I think it is not true. If an Igbo man can start a business from wheel barrow and grow it to a Shopping Mall in ten years, that is strategic thinking. I believe there are people in the North, South, East and West who are slightly sympathetic to to the cause but the name calling and crude approach is a No, no for them. On the issue of the UN or US support, US benefits whenever there is civil unrest in a Oil producing country. Production will reduce and Crude Oil price will increase, benefiting the US as they will make more money from their export. Military Hardware producing factories will employ more people because of increased demand still benefiting the US. It will not be in their interest for a war to stop if it starts, God forbid. All the US will do is to advise Biafra Leader and the Nigerian President to dialogue. Just consider that the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria have not really ended. If you have seen the movie 300, you will understand that Leonidas' military achievements against the Persians was because of his geographical advantage and training. An average Spartan is trained for war almost from birth. When I see those saying that IPOB will defeat the NA in battle I just weep. It can never end well. Ojukwu had the privilege of being in the army and therefore has an head start over NK in case of any war outbreak. Even at that, it ended in a massacre. Mandela and Gandhi proved that not every noble cause must be achieved by bloodshed. Wisdom will always defeat strength 1 million times. There is still time for NK to become another Gandhi or Mandela but he has to start by: 1. Calling the criminals who have hijacked the IPOB cause for personal greed to stop their provocative actions. 2. Roll out a strategic plan for Biafra Actualization through doing a proper SWOT Analysis. 3. Since he has the people on his side, any Leader he endorses will likely win any election. He should work towards sweeping all the 2019 political seats from the LG to the National level. (This will kill the excuse of our leaders are sabotaging our efforts). 4. Biafran representatives should continue to push for constitution amendment for both restructuring or secession depending on whichever matures first based on the circumstances at the time. 5. He should continue to dialogue with influencers from the North, West, South and Middle belt while using 2019-2023 to sell the Biafran proposal and prototype to Igbos still on the fence through good governance, innovation, creativity and financial integrity. He should change Biafra from just a map to an ideology. I believe with the above, the peaceful actualization of Biafran will be a step closer. #WISDOMISBETTERTHANSTRENGTH |
I keep asking myself what happened to this NK? https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mlKqSJeHgRo&app=desktop This NK had the opportunity to write his name in the history books with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela through the use of a focused, refined, calculated and strategic approach. I am not a Biafran and I really would love Igbos to continue in Nigeria but if they wish to leave, they need to start seeing Biafra as a project and not a task. A project is long term in nature and strategic. They need to start developing LEADERS, a thing which is enormously lacking among the touts and hooligans chanting Biafra everyday. They say the average Igbo man does not have the patience to think strategically but just wants self gratification and wants things NOW regardless of the cost but I think it is not true. If an Igbo man can start a business from wheel barrow and grow it to a Shopping Mall in ten years, that is strategic thinking. I believe there are people in the North, South, East and West who are slightly sympathetic to to the cause but the name calling and crude approach is a No, no for them. On the issue of the UN or US support, US benefits whenever there is civil unrest in a Oil producing country. Production will reduce and Crude Oil price will increase, benefiting the US as they will make more money from their export. Military Hardware producing factories will employ more people because of increased demand still benefiting the US. It will not be in their interest for a war to stop if it starts, God forbid. All the US will do is to advise Biafra Leader and the Nigerian President to dialogue. Just consider that the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria have not really ended. If you have seen the movie 300, you will understand that Leonidas' military achievements against the Persians was because of his geographical advantage and training. An average Spartan is trained for war almost from birth. When I see those saying that IPOB will defeat the NA in battle I just weep. It can never end well. Ojukwu had the privilege of being in the army and therefore has an head start over NK in case of any war outbreak. Even at that, it ended in a massacre. Mandela and Gandhi proved that not every noble cause must be achieved by bloodshed. Wisdom will always defeat strength 1 million times. There is still time for NK to become another Gandhi or Mandela but he has to start by: 1. Calling the criminals who have hijacked the IPOB cause for personal greed to stop their provocative actions. 2. Roll out a strategic plan for Biafra Actualization through doing a proper SWOT Analysis. 3. Since he has the people on his side, any Leader he endorses will likely win any election. He should work towards sweeping all the 2019 political seats from the LG to the National level. (This will kill the excuse of our leaders are sabotaging our efforts). 4. Biafran representatives should continue to push for constitution amendment for both restructuring or secession depending on whichever matures first based on the circumstances at the time. 5. He should continue to dialogue with influencers from the North, West, South and Middle belt while using 2019-2023 to sell the Biafran proposal and prototype to Igbos still on the fence through good governance, innovation, creativity and financial integrity. He should change Biafra from just a map to an ideology. I believe with the above, the peaceful actualization of Biafran will be a step closer. #WISDOMISBETTERTHANSTRENGTH |
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emmygzy:We cannot say because of your comment we should leave them to continue stealing. One day, monkey go go market and he wont....... |
[quote author=limeta post=60414382][/quote]You apparently did not read my post well or did not understand me. Let me summarize: 1. I care less about APC or PDP. 2. All thieves are our enemies whether APC or PDP. 3. They are too much, spread across both parties and too powerful. 4. The only way we can recover our money is by using them to whistleblow themselves. 5. The incumbent goverment's time to vomit whatever they stole will come too. For now let those in the past government be vomiting. ![]() |
limeta:We agree that most Politicians are thieves. Even though I don't agree with the selective cleansing of the current Government but the cleansing will definitely start from somewhere. Let APC recover money stolen from PDP, and PDP recover money stolen from APC whenever they win the election too. The method is not the best but half bread is better than puff-puff like they say. With time all our money will be fully recovered. Let them be our whistleblowers. ![]() |
veraiyke:If you want to win any election in 2019, the time is now. IPOB should be working towards getting LEADERS and there is a reason why I typed it in capital letters. E-fights with other tribes will not solve the problem. Only fools doubt proofs. Demonstrate it. IPOB should be refined, rebranded and work towards proving to Igbos that they will give them something different than what currently obtains. I do not doubt that Igbos are wealthy and that it can be done but let it be started first. Talk is cheap. Instead of boycotting the elections, take advantage of it. http://www.inecnigeria.org/?inecnews=guidelines-for-the-registration-of-new-political-parties |
Personally, as a Nigerian I am less bothered about whether Biafra comes or not. Whatever rocks the Biafrans boats. My question is, rather than go about this in a disruptive way, why not think strategically? Have a long term plan to register a Political Party or hijack the South Eastern chapter of a Political Party say APC or PDP. If truly, Biafra is supported by the whole South East, it will reflect in the voting patterns in 2019. Win all the Gubernatorial seats, win all the State House of Assembly seats, Senatorial, House of Reps, LG Chairmen and Councillor seats. By that you would be sending a message to Nigeria even without referendum already that your people want out. Use 2019-2023 to give us a prototype of how Biafra land will be through wholly Biafran leadership. Use the dialogue approach where necessary and push for restructuring or creation of Biafra through your representatives at the National Assembly whichever appeals better to you. If you can achieve this tactically, the Igbos on the fence will gradually buy in. You would have proven that the Biafra dream can be actualized and that there will be no leadership gap when Biafra is created but as it stands if Biafra is created, the rogues and touts currently dragging the noble IPOB name in the mud will end up in position of leadership and I fear for Biafra with this kind of leadership. I do not want to go into the issue of unity among Igbos and all the rest. All I want is for NK to give Igbos a prototype of Biafra through the above approach. It should not be difficult to do if truly the people are on his side and April 2019 is some few months away. NK as much as he is a visionary needs a more refined, strategic and calculated approach. Any other method will lead to a massacre. Ecclesiastes 9:16 So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength". As a non-Igbo Nigerian, I love my Igbo friends. Please always remember that Wisdom will defeat strength 1million times. |
LoudNdclear:So if a school expels a student, it is God telling him that education is not in his plan for the student? Taking your circumstance as a direct revelation of God's will is a plan to fail in life. We seek God's plans actively through praying if you believe in God and not just by attempting to interpret your circumstance. |
majekdom2:Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen. Iyanu maa sele. Just watch... |
pantyboy:...for now... |
People keep saying move on, move on! If we didn't move on, we will still be at the AC Venue. The truth is that when it come to NLNG, there are really not much places to move on to. Why do you think they have low staff turnover? This recruitment is a miracle in itself and God is not done with all of us. He wants to show us that he can do anything, anyhow, anywhere and at any time. Come to think of it NLNG will most probably be getting the most experienced set of GTs ever. It will be a waste of resources and time they have committed, if the project is closed half way. Third party independent forecasts also suggest that business has improved in 2017 when compared with 2016. Not forgetting the fact that additional 64 GTs' total annual remuneration is a couple of million dollars which should be immaterial from what I know. Moreover, Trains 7 and 8 are crucial to the future of the company if it ever wants to remain competitive which means GTs are definitely needed and it would help NLNG if they can be trained before the expansion starts so they can have enough time to put what they learn to use. NLNG has repeatedly said the expansion will create room for about 18,000 jobs. So 140 GT roles out of 18,000 jobs is not even enough. Hopefully, the amendment masterminded by those bent on destroying the company will be quashed soonest. Online.Recruitment@nlng.com, we have missed your emails so much, and in case HR is reading, please kindly send something positive this month like PEME and resumption email. Thanks so much. |
cstr1000:Let me answer you one after the other. 1. If the producer of Living in Bondage did not produce that movie, there would definitely have been another movie and Oh yes! There would have been Nollywood today. That's why God does not give one person the monopoly of any idea. It flows through several minds at the same time. If you latch on fast, you take the credit and if you do not, you live forever with the regret of not moving on time. 2. Unfortunately for you, the internet is a window to the world and yes the world knows Papa Ajasco. Take it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Nigeria |
lordyugo:Living in Bondage was no doubt the beginning of home videos and the movie deserves a very important place in our history. However, what we are saying is that if Nollywood is Nigeria's version of Hollywood, the cinemas, stage plays, soap operas are really part of its history. It is just like talking about Boeing 747 without talking about those archaic planes that Orville and Wilbur Wright flew. We can't be selective with history. |
So three things I have learnt today: 1. Because of the argument here I had to do a little research and despite the arguments, one thing is certain we all agree that Nollywood ("Not Hollywood or "Nigerian Hollywood" is patterned after Hollywood). So we can apply Hollywood standards to determine what Nollywood is and what it is not. 2. From my understanding of Hollywood it comprises movies shown in Cinemas, Soap Operas negating the position of earlier posters and this means that if Nollywood is our own version of Hollywood, we cannot discount history by deleting the contributions of our heroes past in the industry wherever they may have come from (we are one Nigeria.) Infact when you google Nollywood, the first thing that you see on Wikipedia is "The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood". 3. In terms of commercial success, Papa Ajasco (1984) by Wale Adenuga became the first blockbuster, grossing approximately ₦61,000 (approx. 2015 ₦21,552,673) in three days. A year later, Mosebolatan (1985) by Moses Olaiya also went ahead to gross ₦107,000 (approx. 2015 ₦44,180,499) in five days.[18] After the decline of the Golden era, Nigerian film industry experienced a second major boom in the 1990s, supposedly marked by the release of the direct-to-video film Living in Bondage (1992); We do not however know how much Living in Bondage made but for the sake of not appearing Tribalistic, let us accept that it made more money than the Papa Ajasco and Mosebolatan because of the increased literacy level at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Nigeria Conclusion: Living in Bondage did not put Nigeria on the global map as we must at least have heard of FESTAC 1977 but it played its part in stopping the decline of the movie industry and as is the case when we are arguing whether Pele is greater than Messi or not. The younger generation that did not witness Pele who scored over 1000 goals will always believe Messi is better. One thing is certain, Facts may change but the Truth is sacrosanct. When we started using the name Nollywood does not matter, it is what it represents that counts. In Football, the football competition UEFA Champions League was formerly called European Cup until 1992. Real Madrid is the most successful club and no one distinguishes between their 12 European titles (6 European Cups and 6 UCL titles). Let us not be shifting goal posts in argument when it favours us abeg. I am just tired of the tribalism on Nairaland! |
So three things I have learnt today: 1. Because of the argument here I had to do a little research and despite the arguments, one thing is certain we all agree that Nollywood ("Not Hollywood or "Nigerian Hollywood" is patterned after Hollywood). So we can apply Hollywood standards to determine what Nollywood is and what it is not. 2. From my understanding of Hollywood it comprises movies shown in Cinemas, Soap Operas negating the position of earlier posters and this means that if Nollywood is our own version of Hollywood, we cannot discount history by deleting the contributions of our heroes past in the industry wherever they may have come from (we are one Nigeria.) Infact when you google Nollywood, the first thing that you see on Wikipedia is "The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood". 3. In terms of commercial success, Papa Ajasco (1984) by Wale Adenuga became the first blockbuster, grossing approximately ₦61,000 (approx. 2015 ₦21,552,673) in three days. A year later, Mosebolatan (1985) by Moses Olaiya also went ahead to gross ₦107,000 (approx. 2015 ₦44,180,499) in five days.[18] After the decline of the Golden era, Nigerian film industry experienced a second major boom in the 1990s, supposedly marked by the release of the direct-to-video film Living in Bondage (1992); We do not however know how much Living in Bondage made but for the sake of not appearing Tribalistic, let us accept that it made more money than the Papa Ajasco and Mosebolatan because of the increased literacy level at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Nigeria Conclusion: Living in Bondage did not put Nigeria on the global map as we must at least have heard of FESTAC 1977 but it played its part in stopping the decline of the movie industry and as is the case when we are arguing whether Pele is greater than Messi or not. The younger generation that did not witness Pele who scored over 1000 goals will always believe Messi is better. One thing is certain, Facts may change but the Truth is sacrosanct. |
Seun, lalasticlala, Mynd44 God bless you for moving this topic to the front page. These are the topics we need to improve Nigeria when youths rub mind on solutions rather than throwing racist banters and political shades. We are the think thank of this nation. Let's not let politicians use us for their interest and share 1 loaf of Bread with NGN200 note as sandwich to us in exchange for our future. Yet some will come here abusing Jonathan and Buhari. Mstccchew! I agree with some earlier speakers: Before we collapse the national grid, let us make a backup plan. I suggest reverting to a Regional Grid first. Lagos can take on the project for Southwest, Rivers/Akwa Ibom for South South, Enugu for South East, States with high wind velocity in the North can also take care of their region first, while excess power supply can then be contributed to the grid. The State taking on the project for a Region will be the operator and recharge the costs back to the other states making up the region. |
ElSherriff:Simple challenge you can't take, yet you are abusing yourself. I can clearly see that if you are made the Minister of Power you will fail woefully. I challenged you to come up with a plan if you were the Minister of Power to change Nigeria in 2 years and you came up with some balderdash from the internet that a 5 year old child can do better than. If that's all you can come up with then Nigeria is better without you. Nairaland should be for matured minds. It should be a place for people that think objectively and constructively and not for every Tom, Dick and Harry who has access to cheap data. As an erudite you should not seek to turn every intellectual discussion to an opportunity to abuse yourself. Nigerians are not bereft of ideas, implementation is the issue as you can see from APC's 2015 campaign. The challenge still remains. What will you do differently from Fashola? You can choose to abuse yourself again like a toddler to which I will not dignify you with a reply or come to the table like an erudite I assume you are. |
ElSherriff:Oga Sir, everyone can play football with their mouth but playing on the pitch is a different ball game. You can read this: http://sahelstandard.com/index.php/2015/05/04/war-looms-between-nigeria-niger-over-river-niger/. You will understand that France has been pushing the aforementioned countries to dam the River Niger for sometime. Are you aware that Kainji dam contributes about 700MW out of our current 2,929 MW? That is 24% of our power generation. Please read this to verify : http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/electricity-nigerians-darkness-kainji-genco-boss/ Can you begin to see the effect of allowing Togo and Benin republic to reduce the flow of River Niger? I also noticed how you have drifted from your initial argument to prove that Fashola is a failure. That is a story for another day. Consider that as far back as when Jonathan was in power, 95 million Nigerians did not have access to regular electricity. Please read: http://www.businessinsider.com/95-million-nigerians-are-living-without-electricity-and-something-needs-to-change-2016-7?IR=T The issue in Nigeria is that people just talk and talk and criticize destructively instead of objectively. I hereby present the budget for Power in 2015-2017 to you. At least for you to criticize someone, you are saying you can do better. 015- http://businessnews.com.ng/2015/12/28/power-works-housing-ministry-gets-700-budget-increase/ 2016-http://www.finance.gov.ng/images/budget2016/worksPowerHousing.pdf 2017-http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/budget-2017-power-gets-n69-96bn/ Present a REASONABLE workable plan in 2 YEARS to transform Nigeria from its state in 2015 to where it can have 24 hours uninterrupted power supply. And please let us not talk about that your link (https://qz.com/706832/new-turbines-have-upgraded-a-hydroelectric-dam-in-the-swiss-alps-to-a-nuke-sized-battery). I read through the link and realized that because you were just looking for something to back up your position on the internet, you did not even bother to read through. Read this extract from your link carefully, "Water is pumped uphill when electricity is cheap and plentiful, and runs downhill, spinning turbines and generating electricity, when needed". Here is the catch, we don't even have electricity so your idea is Dead on Arrival. The issue in Nigeria is that everyone wants to talk and abuse and criticize destructively. Please never criticize if you do not have a better idea. Just glue your lips. |
Your life, your choice. All these arguments sef. If you don't want the NLNG job just send a regret mail to them shikena. If you want it, take it with both hands and be grateful to God for considering you among the few Nigerians opportune to work in such a place. One of our guys shared a testimony of how he got regret email from NLNG and he got a job paying over 1m or so monthly with better clout according to him. We all know NLNG is not the only end but then it makes the journey to whatever end smoother and seriously how many CEO vacancies have you seen out there? Abegi make nobody quote me o. I just shared my 2 Zimbabwe Shillings. Please let the argument stop and if you have not tweeted again you are wrong. |
