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LiteratureRe: AZEME : A Campus Crime Story by darkid1(m): 4:10pm On Sep 02, 2017
Hey, thanks for the mention... Nice read .

Like the poster above me mentioned, work on the spacing.

Nice read.
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EducationRe: Here Are The Pictures Winsomelady Took During Her Graduation by darkid1(m): 4:00pm On Sep 02, 2017
Jesusgirl92:
World famous.... No time o cheesy..... I read the episode you dropped today by the way... No matter how long it'll take, I'll wait... Nice hearing from you again cool wink smiley
cheesy oh you read it.

sad its quite complex, i had to slow down, i dont want to confuse people...

Thanks smiley
EducationRe: Here Are The Pictures Winsomelady Took During Her Graduation by darkid1(m): 3:43pm On Sep 02, 2017
beardlessdude:
i can never be in that stinky shoes, never. woman wrapper. idiot
smiley whatever you say troll, whatever you say... Troll.
EducationRe: Here Are The Pictures Winsomelady Took During Her Graduation by darkid1(m): 3:34pm On Sep 02, 2017
Funkybabee:
Stop making jest of her you might be in her shoe one day
Its a normal thing for graduate....
smiley trolls don't reason that way.
EducationRe: Here Are The Pictures Winsomelady Took During Her Graduation by darkid1(m): 3:33pm On Sep 02, 2017
Jesusgirl92:
Yes o.... Jesus don do am already...... Come to him and you'll be pulled out of your depressed state..... Jesus rules!!!!
smiley perfect reply. wink
LiteratureRe: Please Don't Scream (PDS) by darkid1(op):
I lifted the old lady off the ground , into the house. I stared at Lola and felt a deep sense of pity for her. In her eyes I could see her world falling apart . Unlike myself who had Rita to protect me, even though lately she had been failing at that. Even not knowing anything about this Lola girl, one thing was very certain; she is a survivor , I thought to myself.

Rita didn't move an inch from where she stood. I ignored her and carried the old lady into a little sitting room. I placed her on the couch and noticed blood stains on her head. I turned her head in various directions trying to find the location, as Lola disappeared into a room in the house. In a nick of time she rushed out with a first aid box and disappeared again into another room. I turned to the door way and Rita was just staring at the old lady in aw.

"Why are you not helping . Just standing there, sometimes I don't get you. "

"Come, come close to me." Which I obeyed.

Lola, returned with a little bucket of water and emptied its content on the lady. She hurriedly tore a fresh syringe out and drew a green fluid from a little bottle. She seemed so confident and sure of what she was doing.

"Look at them closely, and tell me what you see." Rita whispered.


"Lola trying rescue her grandmother?"

"No no, thats obvious. I mean look closely ."

"Wow..." Rita placed her palm over my orificed mouth least I screamed my lungs out.

She grabbed me by the shoulder with a stern look.

"Don't ever do that. Never scream! Ever! " she exclaimed in a hushed tone.

What I had just seen shook ever bone in my body. Ever fibre of muscle in my body twitched .

I and Rita had seen two terribly different things, very different ; as offbeat as the appearances, and I find myself running out of adjectives to describe how to clearly give an account of this funny , yet irksome state I found myself , there is a tale I must tell, to fully understand what I had seen.


1985
(A year before my re-birth)

Humble Ben had struck again, and every newspaper, tabloid , journal , and magazine company was certain to make tons on money off this new story. Even the television stations, knew it was only wise to push all their programs aside for more viewer ratings as this was top priority . It was the talk of the town . Those who couldn't afford the television set where seen clustered at various news paper stands . Those who could had to wait till 4pm to watch the news. Sadly only one TV station was fully functional at the time. Some cheering the gang of robbers in excitement, others condemning the gang , and then followed by long heated arguments; the kind that last for hours with full grown bearded men raising their husky voices and shooting cannons of spittle. This was what the scene at almost every bus-stop , junction, intersection or commercial point in with a newspaper vendor in lagos looked like. This was what the media houses wanted; something else to occupy the masses with. Something to keep them talking .

Indeed the gang was just as notorious as the press had portrayed ,and no spice of overripe embellishment was added to this story. No one knew much about this gang, except of course one peculiar name; Humble Ben.

Like the old English outlaw, Robin Hood; being a crooked politician was a major requirement for the office of Victim ; of cause no serious thief robs the poor. They carried out most of their operation on the highway and long roads attacking convoys and entourages and quickly disappear like morning dew . They had a strict formation they usually followed after intense planing and simulations . These people were no joke, almost like they popped out of another time and the people of their time were too slow to catch up. Their strength was in stealth and camouflage. Blending into their victims lives, being a driver to the victim...

They hardly needed the bang! Bang! Approach, and when they did, they were very dangerous; as expected ,this was no burlesque game for any member of the gang.

The biggest problem the police had with taking down this gang was that every Tom, Dick and Harry claimed to have seen them. And of course they always left a souvenir with their name.

Some claimed Humble Ben was dark in complexion bursting with melanin , some claimed he was almost albino, some short, some tall, some bald, some even claimed he had thick Afro.

The truth was, there were no leads to taking down this Humble Ben, and the man was very true to his art.

Except of course, Humble Ben was no man, neither was Humble Ben a spirit or a Myth. Humble Ben was simply a beautiful young woman and I was staring right at her.
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Music/RadioRe: Share The Most Emotional Songs You Ever Heard. by darkid1(m): 4:09pm On Aug 25, 2017
Gnash- I hate you, I love you.
CelebritiesRe: Kenneth Okonkwo Shares Throwback Photo From "Living In Bondage"; Fans React by darkid1(m): 12:17pm On Aug 25, 2017
freshdude99:
Am happy u wanna get reasonable and for those stuff u listed above, how many of the dramas and so called films are titled in English or acted out in English? But ours were "living in bondage" and "taboo" ... So I keep naming huh?
So pls there's more to life in Nigeria than Lagos state. Pa ogunde of blessed memory is a local champion sorry to say but that's the bitter truth!
You do not even know if I live in Lagos, and stop feeling inferior about Lagos, its just a place ; like every other.

Nobody ever said anything about the language used in his movies. You are just bringing up unnecessary things and making no significant point here Mr; sorry to say.


You say the man is a local champion , with all his international recognitions from the likes of British Broadcasting Cooperation?
Yet you call him a local champion? There is hardly an encyclopaedia I open and I dont see his name, even my old encyclopaedia in my pc; I just typed his name and saw a lot about the man.

Smh... The black man fails to realise English is also a local language to some people.

Please, read a book, do more research... I don't like embarrassing people like this.

Hubert Ogunde is not my relative or friend, neither is he my clans man or remotely close to my tribe.

I feel proper recognitions should be given when due. The man you call a local champion, is way more recognised than even the modern Nollywood actors you see today. Lets put tribalism aside and learn to reason straight.
CelebritiesRe: Kenneth Okonkwo Shares Throwback Photo From "Living In Bondage"; Fans React by darkid1(m): 10:41am On Aug 25, 2017
xaggar:
Was nollywood existing as a brand name for Nigerian movies back then? Those were just under the Nigerian film industry not nollywood.

Just because living in bondage wasn't a Yoruba movie you are quick to say it wasn't the forerunner of the nollywood movies we have today.

Go to northern Nigeria and mention living in bondage then add any of those "strange" names you have up there and see which was really recognised as a nollywood movie.

Stop trying to shift the hands of the clock.
I really really tried not to reply you... For God sake!! I ! Am! Not! Yoruba!

To answer your first question "Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry."

Infact , it was untill 2002 it was referred to as "Nollywood".


I couldn't care less whatever tribe did the movie first, I am just explaining the facts which are very clear.

Nollywood is way older than that movie . These are things we learnt as children in fine art, and Herbert Ogunde's movies serve as very great examples. What else do you want to hear?

If its about recognition, he got a lot of international recognitions , even from the British Broadcasting cooperation.

I love what the igbo's did. Lovely movies. Till today, their impact on Nollywood is really great; but history would not be bent over tribalistic feeling.

That is why I gave you a link on wikipedia to read up and get a better understanding that in as much as he was a theatre man , he made movies...

Google this thing! Read a book! Broaden your horizon and drop that tribalistic sentimental bull shit!

angry

I dont know what is wrong with you nairalanders and tribalism.

You don't even know my tribe, you just assume cause I don't swing your way, I am one tribe or the other .

Ya all need re-orientation .
Car TalkRe: Mercedes-Maybach Unveals Vision 6 Cabriolet At Pebble Beach by darkid1(m): 7:52am On Aug 25, 2017
SLIDEwaxie:
Mercedes are the tecno of the auto world. But in their case, they are actually a high end producer.

Na to dey release mad and tempting designs every month. Kilode?

Shey make person dey discard his previous car dey run around for a new model ni?


The annoying thing is:

If one dey try to save for a model, before money complete, another one don come out. By the time u dey add money to buy that one, another again...

They should be banned o jare
Apple
CelebritiesRe: Kenneth Okonkwo Shares Throwback Photo From "Living In Bondage"; Fans React by darkid1(m):
Businessideas:
Okay I see a small boy on the thread I expect should be intellectual.
Nollywood is a national heritage and it didn't start with Living in Bondage.
As you can see, others,even Samanja , from the north,were players in the Nollywood project before the English-Igbo genre of Nollywood.
It's a national shame if our young ones like you have a poor sense of our national history,hence I am intervening to educate you.Like I said,I don't do tribalism because I was born and raised among all the beautiful Nigerian tribes and there was no Nairaland to corrupt my patriotism when I was your age
I couldn't have said it better... nairaland is just corrupting this children. The facts are there, and once you show them, they immediately brand you or identify you with a tribe .

What a generation!
CelebritiesRe: Kenneth Okonkwo Shares Throwback Photo From "Living In Bondage"; Fans React by darkid1(m):
freshdude99:
You see the problem with Yoruba people in Nigeria. You keep mentioning Yoruba names and dramas as if to say life begins and ends in Lagos. Just as u guys were doing ur bits over there, the igbos were doing theirs too in eastern Nigeria and behold the igbos got the breakthrough first....
Let me even shock u the more, if bestsellers like "things fall apart" could come from the east as far back as then, what's made u think that there weren't other pioneers in other genres in eastern Nigeria. Abi is pa Hubert ogunde the first to act a play in the whole of Nigeria? Yoruba people and tribalism =5&6
Before I proceed to explain thing to you , with the hope that you put tribalism aside and put on your thinking and reasoning hat. I am not yoruba, not even close, probably more eastern than you.

Here are some dramas that Hubert did in his time Muritala Mohamed (1976)
Oree Niwon (1976)
Nigeria (1977)
Igba t' ode (1977)
Orisa N'la (1977)


And here are the films he did
Aiye (1980)
Jaiyesimi (1981)
Aropin (1982)
Ayanmo (1988)

Which earned him recognition from BBC
Man of the Theatre - BBC (1983)


Here is a link to wikipedia if you wish to know more

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Ogunde


As for the very ignorant fellow up there that said people could not go to cinemas to watch Hubert Ogunde's movies, I would let you know that cinemas in lagos , like pen cinemas back in day , as I was told by my grand parents were packed full of people eager to watch.

There is no helping you people, you would rather choose tribalism than the truth , even if its glaring...

Any other non meaningful quote , i wouldn't reply .
CelebritiesRe: Kenneth Okonkwo Shares Throwback Photo From "Living In Bondage"; Fans React by darkid1(m): 5:46am On Aug 25, 2017
Mentcee:
Yorubas and lies and rebellious spirit and turning the truth upside-down.

Tufia!
Infact, all that the very intelligent fellow you quoted said , I never watched those movies, I was taught in fine art classes as a young secondary school student. So, I don't really blame you for not knowing , nor the ignorance; I blame our failed education system and the elderly people that should have taught you more, but instead inculcated tribalism into you.
CelebritiesRe: Kenneth Okonkwo Shares Throwback Photo From "Living In Bondage"; Fans React by darkid1(m): 5:45am On Aug 25, 2017
Mentcee:
Yorubas and lies and rebellious spirit and turning the truth upside-down.

Tufia!
I am not Youruba, but it saddens me as a people to see a living creature like you rather choose ignorance over the truth , just because a tribal hatred . We live in a time where its difficult for anyone to lie to anyone. Why dont you just check wikipedia or something and verify first before being tribalistic.

Its people like you that are making me contemplate on relocating out of this country...
CelebritiesRe: Kenneth Okonkwo Shares Throwback Photo From "Living In Bondage"; Fans React by darkid1(m): 5:41am On Aug 25, 2017
Businessideas:
You see.That is the problem with you young ones,lack of humility.
I just mentioned and listed films that are Nigerian films even with national popularity and you can easily and humbly read about them online.
There are films like Block busters like Aiye by Hubert Ogunde Group,Taxi Driver by Ade Love the father of the popular Afolayan brothers, Duro Ladipo group that were the awada kerikeri group, Baba Sala with that film he was shown committing suicide in a train track and so many other films of Nigerian actors and theater you may be too young to know and can easily read on.
Nollywood never started with living in bondage and it is pure ignorance to say that publicly.
The English-Igbo genre of Nigerian films came to the table very very very late and that's why it lacked depth like the preexisting genre of Nigerian films led by the Hubert Ogunde et al.
I just corrected and educated you with love
You Sir are very right. Good to know we still have intelligent people on this platform smiley
PoliticsRe: Sierra Leone Mudslide: Obasanjo & Tony Elumelu Visit Victims In Hospital (Pics) by darkid1(m): 6:13pm On Aug 23, 2017
RIPEnglish:
why did they gone there?
To visit victims of the mud slide
Art, Graphics & VideoRe: A Nairalanders Drawing Of Hushpuppi - Nevetsibot by darkid1(m): 9:25am On Aug 21, 2017
Integrityfarms:
Did he scam you or your ancestors?
grin
LiteratureRe: Collection Of My Rants by darkid1(m): 9:20am On Aug 19, 2017
Youre on hell of a great writer!

I really have to buy your books.
EducationRe: Lol! When A Nigeria Private University Student Finally Invent A Car (see Photo) by darkid1(m): 5:45am On Aug 19, 2017
Statsocial:
What comment are we supposed to drophuh That you are a silly child with too much idle time?
cheesy my guy... i knew you would come here cheesy
EducationRe: Lol! When A Nigeria Private University Student Finally Invent A Car (see Photo) by darkid1(m): 5:42am On Aug 19, 2017
Shinery0123:
He actually limited his attack on Nigerian private universities and not all these uni u mentioned
undecided clearly you don't get my point. When those universities started, people also wagged their tongues ...
EducationRe: Lol! When A Nigeria Private University Student Finally Invent A Car (see Photo) by darkid1(m): 5:40am On Aug 19, 2017
DrayZee:
"Invent" a car?
How can you invent something that has already been invented.
And these are the same people that will be comparing themselves to private university graduates.
you read my mind!!!
EducationRe: Lol! When A Nigeria Private University Student Finally Invent A Car (see Photo) by darkid1(m):
mercytripletz:
At least, it is better than your stupid grammar.
The guy clearly has very poor taste in jokes.

I don't want to be that cyber bully, so I would just leave this thread the same way I came in.

But before I leave, just so you know OP, Columbia University,Duke University, Yale University, California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology... They are all private universities.

Make your ASUU strike period productive wink
EducationRe: Lol! When A Nigeria Private University Student Finally Invent A Car (see Photo) by darkid1(m): 6:06pm On Aug 18, 2017
undecided
LiteratureRe: Veil by darkid1(m): 11:27am On Aug 18, 2017
Interesting...
EducationRe: The 22 Year Old OAU Student Who Built A Million Dollar Hedge Fund by darkid1(m): 1:51pm On Aug 17, 2017
Intresting read... Even though I know many would not finish reading... I'm quite sure many would have taken Him for an internet-wire-fraud guy in school...

Nice
Car TalkRe: Private Jet For Sale - Cost 1.7 Billion Naira (pictures) by darkid1(m): 11:51pm On Aug 16, 2017
Zoharariel:
Because maga must pay - and boys must use the money to pop 20 buckets of moet & fvck 12 packets of olosho @ Quilox grin

You know, boys don upgrade gidi-gan now. Once you show interest like this, dem go just take “afoshe” command you to pay 10% commitment fee - even before inspection.

Dem no born you, you no go think am twice. grin

You go don wire the money before your eye go clear grin cheesy grin
sad please dont misunderstand me

I do not support any maga paying anything o angry angry

grin grin grin grin but it does look fishy though mehn



Holy Moly

TV/MoviesRe: Shame To Game Of Thrones Viewers In Nigeria by darkid1(m): 4:02pm On Aug 16, 2017
Thoniameek:
Op how you fail to relate game of thrones the present day human life amazes me

Ever read 48 laws of power by Greene? And you still can't relate it to Game of thrones I'll say you should stick to watching Jenifa's Dairy (No offense to her fans)

Or op you just did a copy and paste of some boring American kid's review undecided
See how the joker justified walking dead "audience and low ratings simply because it's original idea continue to reflects how humans would ..."

Dude, I know deep in your soul, you feel left out , and how can you condemn something you haven't sat down to watch well just cause your frustrated cause other derive joy from it... Thats just sad man
TV/MoviesRe: Shame To Game Of Thrones Viewers In Nigeria by darkid1(m): 3:59pm On Aug 16, 2017
Thoniameek:
Op how you fail to relate game of thrones the present day human life amazes me

Ever read 48 laws of power by Greene? And you still can't relate it to Game of thrones I'll say you should stick to watching Jenifa's Dairy (No offense to her fans)

Or op you just did a copy and paste of some boring American kid's review undecided
See how the joker justified walking dead "audience and low ratings simply because it's original idea continue to reflects how humans would ..."

Dude, I know deep in your soul, you feel left out...
TV/MoviesRe: Shame To Game Of Thrones Viewers In Nigeria by darkid1(m): 3:52pm On Aug 16, 2017
I cant believe a full grow adult would write a long article to banter those that do not share the same tv show interest at himself... So you dont watch Game of throne, who cares? So we should give you a Nobel peace prize?

Not everyone can like the same thing , and if at this age , you are finding it difficult to understand , then you missed an integral part of growing up... smiley

And I would like to congratulate you. You have gotten the attention you seek.
Car TalkRe: Private Jet For Sale - Cost 1.7 Billion Naira (pictures) by darkid1(m): 3:25pm On Aug 16, 2017
Why am I just sitting on my couch and grinning at this post grin grin

TV/MoviesRe: Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 6 Discussion (Terrible Spoilers!) by darkid1(m): 2:22pm On Aug 16, 2017
Seun:
Tyrion's stupid plan which Jon Snow, Dany, and many other people stupidly agreed to backfired. What a shocker. Now the NK has a dragon.

Emilia Clarke is a terrible actress. I understand that it was difficult for them to get good British actresses who looked underaged and were willing to do casual nudity and simulated sex on camera, but they should have tried harder. Main characters should be played by very good actors.

Emilia Clarke can't act. One of her "children" was executed and she could not produce a single tear. Not even fake tears. Her character was smiling at Jon Snow when he woke up, shaking her head when he was apologizing. Wtf was that? She can portray 3 emotions: (1) anger (2) happiness (3) horniness. When she is required to portray other emotions like sadness or inner conflict, all she can do is stare blankly into space.
Lmao... Calm down naa, cut her some slack ... What would you say about the chic that acts Sansa's role...
RomanceRe: I Want To See My Neighbour's Nakednez with This Risky Method. Help me! by darkid1(m): 2:14pm On Aug 16, 2017
tshege:
You are very sick.
You are a pervert.
You are likely to end up having rape tendencies.


Haba! How can a young man reason aloud like dis?
You need a Mental health doctor I swear.

You are scum! Scum of the earth!
You dare objectify a lady like this.
No wonder ritual killers are on the increase because they take a good look at someone and think to themselves 'this fellow's skull might be useful for our rituals, let's find a wayof killing him and dismember his body'.



Can you objectify and think of all this useless thoughts against your relative?
Ode omo. Iranu
You took the words outta my head mehn sad

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