₦airaland Forum

IfnobeGod20:
Eku ise. I hope you truly fear your creator?

Yea

naptu2:
Multichoice came to Nigeria in 1993 when they bought over the Lagos (and some other states) operation of ABG.

Satellite television came to Nigeria in 1985. The biggest satellite providers were ABG, Ultima and one other company whose name I can't remember for sure (It was something like Comcast). These companies sold gigantic satellite dishes and they were very expensive.

ABG changed the market around 1990 when they started selling cheaper MDS antennas. Everybody could afford MDS antennas and so ABG made huge business.

Multichoice came in 1993 and bought over ABG's operations. The gradually switched from the giant satellite dishes and MDS antennas to smaller dishes.

It was just called Multichoice back then (Nigerians called them MNet).

However, Nigerians hated them. ABG showed the kind of content that Nigerians liked, but Multichoice were showing South African content that Nigerians did not like. They prioritised cricket and rugby over football. They were showing kwaito music instead of hip hop and R&B. It wasn't until 1997 that Multichoice began listening to Nigerians and that's when they created Supersport 3 to show football.

DBN had been showing Premier League matches and movies, but they didn't have the rights to them. This made them get into trouble when Multichoice began prioritising football. DBN showed some matches that Multichoice had the rights to and Multichoice sued them.


Multichoice also had its own problems in the 1990s. The Abacha Government decided that TV stations must show Nigerian content. Terrestrial TV stations had to show 70% Nigerian content, while satellite providers had to show 20% Nigerian content.

Multichoice approached NTA2 Channel 5 for content and NTA sold them some content. The problem was that the NTA did not own that content. They sold Charlie Boy Show to Multichoice, but Charlie Boy Show was owned by New Wave Productions, which was owned by Charlie Boy himself. They also sold Onyeka Owenu's videos to them. Both Charlie Boy and Onyeka Onwenu sued Multichoice. Onyeka also picketed NTA's office on Victoria Island.

Multichoice launched the DSTV brand around 1997 or 1998.

Multichoice/DSTV eventually solved the Nigerian content issue by launching Africa Magic.

Am surprised ooo .. there was the cable with longmouth antenna then... We call it cable... The Stuff is always very high above house ... And I know those very big fish then

naptu2:
DBN showed Premiership matches in the late 1990s and that's what got them into trouble. They had a show in which people could call in and request for movies. They also had a show in which people could call in and request for matches. The problem was that they didn't own the rights to the matches. Multichoice sued them for showing 2 Premiership matches and one movie that Multichoice owned the rights to. That's why they eventually stopped showing matches.

Was DStv airing in Nigeria in the 90s

Racoon:
Now hear it. The only thing that can unit them together to utter hatred is the Igbo man. Now have the country progressed with their conspiracies over the years? Absolutely no!

So igbos can't develop their own lands despite the Igbo governors senators and reps... Ori yin ti daru se

kestolove95:
Reason why dey will never allow history in our schools

Na you no do History my colleagues did

UnfairLife7:
your life and your entire family lives will experience what Nigeria is today. Your entire miserable life shall be like what Nigeria is today. Ameen

Your life will be miserable like Nigeria if i am not igbo. But if i am igbo, the curse will be mine

Shalom

Your like go be the same like Obi's Anambra

UnfairLife7:
I defend old frail emilokan daily and get paid at the end of the month.30k stipend.i heard Agbado and Cassava will be added to it now

It is not easy to defend a semi lifeless man but we dey push am

Oponu sowenu

IfnobeGod20:
Truly not safe because too much burden from left to right.

Epele

UnfairLife7:
your life and your entire family lives will experience what Nigeria is today. Your entire miserable life shall be like what Nigeria is today. Ameen

Your life will be miserable like Nigeria if i am not igbo. But if i am igbo, the curse will be mine

Shalom

Just like you life go look like Anambra... Odedo ... Pele na body dey pepper you apoda... Werey no get better work or scam no pay you these days ... You go cry tire

UnfairLife7:
Wahala

Fearyourcreator and his fellow emilokan what do you have to say?

What do you do for a living?

Feintline:
Too late or too early should not be your problem.

I can't phantom why someone will be scared to have his "certificate" released. This should be a thing of joy.

A man with neither primary or secondary certificate has an opportunity to put his " chicago certificate ", the only certifcate of his life, yet he is playing ping pong

Tinubu na scam laslas.
He is a generational calamity that will destroy the young ones if not curtailed.
Little kids and teens are watching how someone with no primary, secondary or university background is supported by their parents.
Kids these days are far sharper than we were in our days. Very quick and sharp to grab things.
They are keenly watching how their parents are upholding a man with a fake identity.

I pity these parents because these kids will replicate these criminalities and bring tears to you.
That is how the world is wired.

Chicago university, do the needful before this being with an invisible background destroy the legacy of the university.

You don curtail the young chaps doing Yahoo or smoking weed openly in your community... Yeye

lolu2019:
don't worry urself.Karma will teach them a lesson.

Worry ke... Na that government finger dey always vex like they are better that annoys me

lolu2019:
yes o.sacrifices must be made.nothing good comes easy.

Just this last week ... Had a business deal done and dusted ... Now the person said he needed to complete his second building I said that's nice cus I was aware cus he does confide in me... Then promised to balance me middle of the week ... Am telling he has not been picking his calls... After I offered full service for him... Now that kind person will say government is crazy ... Another person told me such similar story this yesterday ... Very similar I was just shaking my head... Now see how unfaithful people are within themselves... Just see .. even my community now transformer issues arised ... See ehn ... I stopped blaming the government longtime ago ooo ... People around us sef madt ... Asin crazy ...

Slayar:
Lol,nor be thuraya,sagem and blue light Samsung dey then ,how many people had those phones

People are happier with less then sef ... Love of money ehn ... It has really changed so many things

Slayar:
Lol,nor be thuraya,sagem and blue light Samsung dey then ,how many people had those phones

That big Nokia with horn dey then

lolu2019:
Nor be lie.Nigerians are generally wicked people.they will still be lamenting upon all d millions they are making.they nearly killed my guy ontop peanuts.he had to leave for health reasons.

We are just like our leaders... Let the people change first automatically the leaders will definitely change... The people are fucking bad

Eriokanmi:
I'm a realistic being dear. I don't dwell on emotions. Tell me realistically, which local industries wouid replace the multinationals who are leaving us?

When last had the federal government empowered innovative Nigerians? They don't even see them, talk less of assisting them. These are the ones who would have replaced them. But they're busy chasing how much they can steal. Our polytechnics have become a shadow of themselves. The purpose for which the institution was set up had long been defeated. Remember universities don't earn anything from the federal government on research work sponsorship anymore. Most lecturers use their own funds.

That's not all, at a time, cocoa contributed immensely to our GDP, cotton and ground nuts too. Who grows them nowadays? What had changed to the regime who came under the slogan of change? Has there been any encouragement from the FG on farming? No! The few who still do farming have been chased off by boko haram fighters, a.k.a armed bandits or militia men. They came in 2015 that they'd nip insecurity in the bud. You and I know its all lies today. 3 weeks ago, we still lost nearly 30 soldiers. With their promise, by now, we shouldn't be hearing such bad news anymore. Soldiers were killed in less than 2 month ago in Borno but it was only on aljazeera I heard about it. They've silenced the few local media who used to burst their bubbles by reporting their hidden secrets.

You may be right when you said people were importing to discourage local industries from thriving but here's afact...even the celebrated economies today also import massively to support local production. South africa , the 2nd largest economy in Africa imports much more than Nigeria does. They only had gold
as foreign exchabge earnings. We export more than crude here. Everything boils down to the fed govt policies. Our leaders are super corrupt.

See the acctant general who singly stole over 100bn under the apc regime? You can't pretend to be promoting local industries,when you don't make the enabling environment available. As a local manufacturer, I'd still need to order some materials to produce the local ones. Dangote needs some chemical to be added to those limestone he's extracting to produce cement or do people think the only component of cement we use is the limestone? He'd buy fx at 920 naira too like we do, to buy those materials. You don't expect him to sell cheaper than the imported cement. Think about it. Poultry farmers are packing up in droves cos feeds and foreign marerials used are very expensive due to the free fall of the naira. Who bears the brunt? The masses! Imported chicken is now cheaper than the ones grown locally. Too bad!

Tinubu may not be the cause of all these but he must change his policies fast. Its killing our economy. His party caused this mess since 2015 he should stop chasing shadows. I voted buhari in 2015 but later changed my mind and stopped supporting him. I thought he was the brain behind the magic of the 80s which i witnessed briefly, but I was wrong.

Except the policy is reversed, more multinationals would go. After all, no be today dem dey go Ghana. They're not father Xmas, remember.

Go ghana

lolu2019:
a lot of us didn't learn from what happened during COVID-19.self reliance is key.

Even Americans complain their own government with their heavy taxes sef... Make everyone try fix their personal life... How many government wan do sef.... But many are not really serious with their life... Good life no easy on a norms... Sacrifices must be made

vannessa7:
Shut up, you are Igbo, bread and buttered in Yoruba land, are you not afraid to bite the hand that is feeding you, no Yoruba person will type that trash up there, you people did more than this during Buhari era, lies and propaganda, get ready because you have 8 more years to wail. Get rich quick people, it is because you lots don't expect any good thing from Tinubu that's why you are already hungry, be it unto you according to your faith.

Simple... See that one that is selling creams with fake NAFDAC number ... They and fake products... But will point fingers to another person

vannessa7:
I'm surprised at their wailing and ranting o, imagine these people who claim billionaires now feeling the heat of economic changes more than the so called brown roof poor people, isn't God mysterious. They are not ready to pay any price for success in Nigeria but will gladly slave in a foreign land to succeed, they want free everything, they want to be living lavishly on free everything, and the rich will get richer because most of those free things go to them, imagine Nigeria paying subsidy on fuel for another country to use, and in the future our coming generations will have nothing to inherit because of our wastefulness, china closed it's borders and tighten it's belt for 40years before it developed, they only consumed local goods thereby growing their local industries, now the whole world is indebted to them, I'm sure after 8years of Tinubu we will look back and smile because someone that is blocking wastages, making Nigerians to pay up, making policies that will benefit us in the long term cannot leave us worst off than before he came. It's even refreshing to see less traffic jam in Lagos, less pollution, you only go out when it's necessary, one thing I'm sure of is that the gain of all this changes will start manifesting latest in two years time. Reversing after going in the wrong direction for a long time needs sacrifices, not pampering.

Fast fix for something that got spoilt for over 50 years shows their mentality

Slayar:
I waited for Friday nights just to watch great movies. We never talk about how you had to call radio stations to request some songs before you can hear it ,unlike now you can download it.

I never did call though cus I no get phone ... But I can Sabi wait for those movies Friday night ....

UnfairLife7:
Amen

So shall it be for that miserable fearyourcreator riff raff

For your whole family ... Iku gbona lema ku ni kekere as from now on .

UnfairLife7:
your life, that miserable fearyourcreator, and your entire family lives will experience what Nigeria is today. Your entire miserable life shall be like what Nigeria is today. Ameen

Your life will be miserable like Nigeria if i am not igbo. But if i am igbo, the curse will be mine

Shalom

Oponu Se... If you are Yoruba oloriburuku omo Yoruba ni e Se ... Omo ale

vannessa7:
Bitter soul, I'm sure you are a product of an igbo woman who slept with the wrong Yoruba man in warri where you live and was abandoned, that's why you hate Yoruba so much, which makes you Omo ale, a Yoruba adage says it's only a basterd that point to his father's house with left hand, so true in your case, sorry, why don't you forgive your father, it might be the only reason you are still working 20,000 naira job with 2:1.

I actually pity your sorry ass with your 20,000 naira salary and you are still cursing up and down, Nigeria is not actually your problem but your village people, get your priorities right, if you come to Lagos with your 2:1, I promise you a higher paying job but those your curses which has become your trademark might block your breakthrough because you love it and it cannot but follow you. You are even single, you have not even experienced much in life and you are like this. You better change and start sowing love.

Na small boy ...

Thundafireseun:

So what did you go there to do Oga??

To waste tax payers money abi

APC and lies , maybe they rejected Nigeria's Application to join

That Shettima strong face is enough to reject Nigeria’s application to Join

MODIFIED: To those kids quoting me why did Shettima meet with Putin several times??

Did you know ? So na only brics Russia matter fit show

Slayar:
Yeah,I no remember if DBN show premiership back then but na for MBI me dey watch am back then.

Wetin I like DBN for back then was that program they would drop three movies and ask for people to call in and vote which one to show

I remember this show too ... Before that rotating antenna come then

Slayar:
Yeah,I no remember if DBN show premiership back then but na for MBI me dey watch am back then.

Wetin I like DBN for back then was that program they would drop three movies and ask for people to call in and vote which one to show

Na when celestine enter Chelsea and kanu too... Na serie A I dey watch for DBN and some German league highlight

77star:
Oma they oriburuku ni

Olohun ma dari aiye e ati aye awon iran e bi tinubu she n dari Nigeria.

Epe a paya e ni nibi towa,

How I wish I can see you face to face!

If you see me you for carry gun come bah... Cultist ... Lolzzz

Slayar:
This is the problem with Gen Z ,they think everything started during their time . MBI was showing premiership back then ,I remember football made in Germany well.

We watched champions league on CFI ,almost all stations tuned in to broadcast champions league including NTA.

Characteristics of Gen Z ,"Guardiola is the best coach " they always think football started during their time .

You think Marcelo was good ,wait till you see Cafu or Roberto Carlos.

Mbi ke ... Na DBN I dey watch ooo... MBI hot when AIT sef hot... And LTV wey dey show hot movies in the late night on and two on fridays

77star:
Racoon:
shocked It is only an irredeemably stupid, senseless and useless person that we defend the wickedness of the evil government on seat today.

I dedicate the above statement to you (fearyourcreator)

To your loved ones as e dey there .. you go cry tire na me talk am till you go put your hand into something that will hasten your death to prove yeye point ... Orun lala

UnfairLife7:
your life and your entire family lives will experience what Nigeria is today. Your entire miserable life shall be like what Nigeria is today. Ameen

Arindin ni e Se... Face the reality ... Go check the promotional video of MKO 93... Oponu... Na today Nigeria spoil... You pikin of today want everything now now... Sit your ass down and see how things are being done in your community before pointing to one man werey oloshi... Check your own family sef how many truly send your papa ... Make research about those saner climes una like to compare Nigeria with see how much runs their government each state with far less population with Nigeria ...and also see what their citizens contributes monthly... Nothing is free anywhere... But for here make e just soft all of a sudden... Dey play oponu ... Face reality if you no gree na you and your papa Sabi that one... It's a gradual process ... No be today Nigeria spoil ... If you can't calm down go Niger or Togo .. eyin osinwin olodo... Many of you messed up your own life but wanting to blame the government for everything... Eni shorire ... Eyin Omo werey ... Drink s,Smoke weed and some hard drugs and carry useless girls be una hobby

77star:
Amin Ashe.

Oni jare pelu gbogbo ebi e... Ara lo Ma San pa yin