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BluntCrazeMan:
And why did AKA respond?
As if he was the only Light-Skin Rapper in SA.??

He has the right to do so, the evangelist made a public statement and anyone from the public was free to respond.

Stupid post....when did a fair rapper turn to Aka?

Investorozay:
let him clock 25 goals sharpaly.
i want a Nigerian player to start earning 600k pounds a week

Lol...napoli isn't going to pay him that amount, even if he scores 50 goals in a season

@seun, please close this thread! The number of tribalistic and stupid comments on this thread shows the level of foolishness that exists in Nigeria

jumper524:
This is the same bank obi is trying to raise illegal funds from in disguise of campaign.
Zenith bank.
They've hoarded all the cash so Peter Obi can have funds to buy vote.
Ask yourself why is it only zenith ba k that's being attacked and why are they not despencing cash despite multiple rumors that emefiele himself is a share holder.
When we say we know their plan and we would uncover it. I think the dots are already connecting.

If the below pictures don't ring a bell to your brain. Go and buy another brain cos the one your having is not working.
Rufai oseni tried to pin it on Asiwaju trying to buy vote meanwhile the Pandora known thief that was exposed by an international newspaper didn't deem it fit to hide majority of his loot in Nigeria he wants to rule but far away from Nigeria.
Thief dey disguise.
Obi is a known criminal not a hidden criminal who called for the release of Nnamdi kanu that tried to grind Nigeria to the ground.

Its crazy how many likes and shares you've gotten for this ridiculous comment....goes to show that there are a lot of dumb people on this platform

onyxo76:
it high time we started shooting wicked people like this in the leg so that others will sit up,why we no mention the bank sef and even the manager?

Because its obviously a lie. I can tell you confidently that no bank will take the risk of being caught in the wrong right now. This story is obviously bullshiit

socialmediaman:
Why will a bank have N29 million disbursed from the CBN, but hoard it while customers are at the ATM fighting and cursing the CBN?

With this news, you’ll see how other banks will rush to load their ATMs and business will normalize

Good job EFCC! I said it here a few days back that they should’ve been doing this the whole time

If you believe this, then you'll believe anything.

I know this branch, it's a Gtb branch. The officials went there, did a photo op and left pretty quickly. No one was arrested or detained, no new cash that couldn't be accounted for was found. Next thing the staff saw was this stupid narrative online. Emefiele is obviously trying to make banks the villains in this story and he's succeeding because he knows no bank will come out to challenge him publicly. He will suffer for this abuse of power and putting bankers under the threat of nonsensical violence.

See sterling response to the stupid video posted by a cbn staff sometime earlier

HisSmileHeal:
Gtbank app con slow pass Snail...

Make use of the internet banking, that is working fine if the app doesn't work for you.

Vixlot:
God Bless Incoming President Bola Tinubu

Wow, copycat much? It's obvious you guys are trying to emulate that little girl that went crazy for peter

[quote author=BluntTheApostle post=120443426]It costs a lot to sustain a heart foundation.


Even Messi is just a millionaire in dollars. He is not even as rich as Otedola, not to mention Dangote. In fact, Messi is not as rich as Kanye West.



So, Kanu could never have independently sustained the heart foundation.[/quot

No one expects him to tho, it's a charity foundation, not a business.

Igboslayer:
Hehehehehe, this one dey call him papa indomie generation. My second son go senior you… make una know the nonsense wey una go dey talk here …
You are too young to know that Kanu’s career almost ended in 1996 because of a heart condition. You were not born then.

The Kanu heart foundation from which Kanu is benefiting from after his career was sustained by the generosity of Tinubu, 22yrs ago. So get sense and quit stupidity.

Kanu has never truly struggled for money sir. Tinubu just happened to be the person that paid in the first bulk donation which is why kanu is grateful till date.

ShaqFu:
Still the sugar daddy can deny he's the one who made those promises. Her lawyers will have to look for a forensic expert on voice whatever to confirm the voice is that of her sugar daddy.

He can even say he made those promises under duress, that's why she recorded it even.

Of course there are several ways to play this for the man but i believe the girl must have envisaged those outcomes from the beginning and must have evidence to negate that.

ShaqFu:
she's just wasting her time. If there's no way she can prove her sugar daddy promised her all those stuff, her efforts are as good as wasted.

If she's smart, the moment her sugar daddy bought her that car and registered it in his name, she should have known he's making empty promises.

Anyway, she's hawt and she slay well, I'm sure another sugar daddy will come along for another ride. 😁😁😁

It's stated in the document that she recorded the promises and that the recording will be tendered as evidence in court

yomi007k:
The bank manager must be jailed for dating this ugly girl because of yansh.


I hate mumu men.

Nothing about her is ugly oga. Not my spec but quite beautiful. Please focus on the message. I don't understand why you people on NL love hurling insults at every given opportunity and @seun keeps letting it go. You all are turning this forum to a cesspool of rubbish insults, vile attacks, meaningless squabbles and irritating tantrums.

I beg of you landers....STOP THE INSULTS!

Adjovi:
They will definitely extend the deadline. The money is not in full circulation yet. Some banks are not even putting money in their ATM again and those who have the new notes have regulated withdrawals on their ATMs to max 5k to 30k max.

CBN says they have given banks enough money, banks are saying they don't have enough. We don't even know who to believe. This country self ehn

How you will believe cbn over dmbs is baffling. Its obvious emefiele has decided to enforce the cashless policy, all other factors be damned. Why he is pushing the blame to the dmbs is beyond me

Cbn dey play o, dey play

[quote author=Moh247 post=120397046]


Yes they can

Faulty GPS

Zenith and Sterling bank are close by on same Bourdilion way

.[/quote

Wow....speechless

Realist12:
All I have to say is . If Nigerians like let them vote rubbish and men without antecedents. Lagos economy has been forged on solid road map and will continually grow . It survived 16 year onslaught from the then ruling party PDP , it's still flourishing well as a ruling party.
All we need is visionary leadership that can set a valid road map for the country , not boxers or models.
Buhari has done his best sanitizing our public sector unlike PDP " share the money tenure "
I can't wait to see students loans , credit based economy, regional industrial hubs and ports when Nigerians get it right. Tinubu isn't a promise and fail .
BAT2027 ♾

You're really delusional...sanitize what exactly when every public office one goes to is pay pay pay before your issue is resolved

SmartyPants:
Which of the major candidates is corruption free? Who are you voting for, let's examine his character.

Peter Obi of course

Well this is funny, probably the funniest shit I've heard all year. Most Nigerians who vote don't care about the character of who they're voting for, even if it is found that Atiku killed someone or proved that he stole, some people will still shout sai Atiku. What we do in this country as election is quite honestly ridiculous.

Thanksful:
This girl thinks everyone is a full. She is showing pictures that can be taken from anybody or anywhere.

For her mind now. The guy is invincible to people. People don't take pictures of him?

Firstly, its invisible.
Secondly, one of the pictures was taken in an hotel room. What were they doing in an hotel room together?

slivertongue:
What APC couldn't solve Tinubu can't solve it

It baffles me how he can mke statements like this and not get called out on it. Is he saying that his idea to end the insecurity can only work with him in charge? Why did he not take the idea to buhari? Or did he do that and buhari rejected it? He can't just come out and utter promises with no concrete plan to achieve them the way he did in 2015.

safarigirl:
How many Nudity dey the film wey na that one you focus on?

Some of you are so weird. What is in nudity that jars you so much? It was a very good movie, perhaps you were to excited by seeing breasts to acknowledge the brilliant performances of the actors.

Very irritating the way people behave...na them go still rush go xnxx and pornhub to find something to use for soapy, but they'll come online to form piety...ridiculous! Imagine thrashing such a good series due to little scenes of nudity. I'm sure that person watched and enjoyed series like Spartacus

Thastie:
Cos it is allien to our culture, that's why!
We can't even enjoy a regular Netflix movie without being exposed to that nudity nonsense.
If you're cool with that then you must have lost it as a well brought girl from a rich African culture.
I'm sure you were given a Christian name, and you go to church once I a while. Supporting sexual immorality on Friday & Christ on Sunday.

Mtchewww, carry your religious spiel and park it. How did you expect such a movie in such settings to not have nudity? It would have been so unbelievable and bland without it.

safarigirl:
Bretheren, Nollywood has started their 2023 on Netflix with a bang.

No, I am not exaggerating. If you haven't seen this movie wake up and go and watch it, you're not bigger than peer pressure. If for nothing else, watch it for Chidi Mokeme, let him show you that class is permanent. Who God has endowed with a gift, never loses it.

Without further ado, let's get into the thick of things with this much anticipated (on my end) 6-episode series, Shanty Town


Title : Shanty Town

Producer: Chinenye Chichi Nworah

Writer(s): Xavier Ighorodje, Donald Tombia, ShirleyAnn Ede, Ayomikun Paseda
Director: Dimeji Ajibola

Cast: Ini Edo, Chidi Mokeme, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Nancy Isime, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Zubby Michael, Peter Okoye, Shaffy Bello, Shola Sobowale, Ali Nuhu, Mercy Eke.

Plot:

An undercover detective on a revenge mission, infiltrates a crime ring, and uncovers damning information on their activities and associates.


Review:

Yes, I know the plot is a bit thin and straight to the point, but that's basically the premise of the story. Now, let's get into it.

As earlier stated, Shanty Town is a crime drama, think of something along the lines of KOB, and you basically have it.

To be honest, I don't know where to start with the review of this movie, because everything was damn near perfect, but let me begin with the writing. I'm very particular with writing, because I find a lot of Nigerian productions have some underwhelming writing behind them, but the writers of this story did a GREAT job. There were quotable quotes, relatable lines, witty words, and perhaps my best part- a healthy exploration of Nigerian indigenous languages; there was Yoruba, Igbo and Ibibio, aside the usual pidgin. Na the Ibibio sweet me pass. It was so well written, there were no plotholes, nothing to make you go, "Na for Naija this one dey happen?", the suspense was suspensing, the drama dramad. Every event was interwoven to bring us to the climax and what a climax it was. It has been a long time since I watched something from Nollywood that didn't make me pause and scrounge my face a bit at how unrealistic it was for the setting (okay, I take this back because of The Wait). The writers crossed their T's and dotted their I's, but the dialogue, particularly for the character of Scar, was my favourite part of this series.


This leads me to my next favourite part- the acting. To be honest, I have this theory that where there is a Star cast, one of two things could happen; the performances will either be really good, or really bad. No in-between. So, when I saw the cast for Shanty Town, I was hopeful it would fall under the former. Thankfully, it did. Everybody brought their A-Game, so, I'll just be mentioning a few performances that made this series worth the watch. Perhaps my biggest concern was Mercy Eke, but she blew me away with her performance in the first 2 episodes. I didn't know she had it in her to be so good. You'd never believe this is her first proper movie. I hope she gets more roles in the industry. Nse and Ini Edo were their usual brilliant selves, and then when they were speaking Ibibio to each other, E sweet me die. The seamless movement through languages was a joy to watch. Shaffy Bello had what some would call a minor role in the movie, but her delivery in the scene she was introduced pleasantly surprised me. I knew she had it in her, but I was no less giddy with excitement at how well she delivered her character. RMD, always the epitome of charisma and carriage, killed his role as DaCosta Fernandez. The inspiration for the character, and to some extent, Scar, was a little too on the nose. At this point, the owner of Lagos should start collecting money from these movie makers for the inspiration. Nancy Isime also pulled off a stellar performance, I'm beginning to enjoy her in crime dramas, from Blood Sisters to this Shanty Town, she's always so good at them. PS, THAT scene was a body double, not Nancy. If you haven't watched it, when you get to THAT scene, you'll know. The body of the double was bodying .

Now, I have to take a special paragraph for this man, because walahi, na him get this Series. CHIDI MOKEME IS AN ACTOR!!!!! As in, HE DEY ACT. God will bless whoever cast him in the role of Scar and God bless Chidi for doing that role justice. My multi-lingual king reminded us of why he's called a veteran. If you no feel that performance, check yourself. I love a good villain, give me a villain I can root for, a villain I want to succeed, and Scar was that villain. Kudos to the writers once again, for writing a character that was so exciting to watch, but even more kudos to Chidi Mokeme for bringing their vision to life. Delivery is such an important part of production, it can either make or break a movie, and Chidi delivered Scar in ways I haven't seen a villain delivered since Shola in KOB. MC Oluomo would be proud, every agbero in Lagos would be proud. I don't want to downplay what the new generation Nollywood actors have achieved, but Chidi is their daddy. I could only think of 3 others that could give us a performance so good, and I doubt any of them would have chewed Yoruba and Igbo like Chidi did. I hope this performance does not go unrewarded. It was an award-winning performance, and I really hope he makes it to a second season.

Now, on to other things. Like, the action sequences. There were guns, fist fights, bloody murders and a yellow and black bus that was dispensable. The action scenes were well executed, I loved that they blew shit up, and had a bus in an accident. The goriness associated with hacking a person was well done. There was some NECESSARY nudity (because I know some of you will start asking "was it necessary?" Yes! Yes, it was), some of you don't realise that certain scenes can exist for viewers to learn more of a character. Trigger warning, there's also rape, so, if that's too heavy for you, be mindful. Overall, the action scenes were all well produced.

I liked the Setting. The series is set in Lagos, so, we see the ghetto side of things, as well as the more posh areas. Nothing is extravagant per say though, but every setting was put to good use.

With the music, I must commend the 2-for-1 deal some filmmakers are able to secure by casting a musician and then just using their music as part of the soundtrack. It's a good way to bypass intellectual property rights issues, and the producers applied this by using music from Peter Okoye (P-Square), who was already a cast member.

Technically speaking, the cinematography was great, the editing was good, and the sound was thankfully, good as well. At least I did not have my remote on hand to turn the volume up or down depending on the scene. The costumes were good, I liked that Nse's character had a steady choice of Ankara outfits, showcasing some Nigerian fits. I also liked Shaffy's fits. Whoever was in charge of Special Effects was equally brilliant, the body parts were very believable

The series explores themes of human trafficking, corruption, organised crime, there's a hint of spirituality etc.

As for criticisms, whole the fighting scenes were god, certain parts of it were subpar to be honest. It could have been better. Another teeny tiny one, at the early scenes where the wig of one of the characters partially slipped off, so, we could see her cornrows underneath. It's an insignificant gaffe, but a gaffe nonetheless.


Overall, this series was a work of brilliance. A well-thought out piece and I'm hopeful Season 2 will be in the works. Please please please, watch it if you haven't. And if you have, what are your thoughts on it?


Rating: 9/10

Chidi mokeme was just something else aswear. I came for nancy but stayed for chidi. My issue be say i no know wetin peter okoye dey do for this film, honestly forwarded some of his scenes. Also how did chief fernandez and scar leave the uncompleted building? They were cops at the entry point and scar was quite wounded and bleeding, was a pretty lovely way of showing how incompetent the security forces are.

dobnina:
This is very painful and sad.
She should have gone for family planning after the sixth child.
Its too late to abort. She should stop thinking so it doesn't affect her health and the babies.
God will surely come through for her and her husband.

She should have gone for family planning after the SECOND child! I detest it when people who aren't buoyant bring kids into the world knowing fully well they cannot provide for them comfortably. It's 2023 for God's sake, i earn pretty decent money and i do not plan on having above 3 kids. Why oh why will a sane person that has nothing bringing in 6 figures want to have 4, 5 6, 7, 8 kids? To do what with exactly? That's why almajiri and agberos are aplenty.

naijainstinct:
I felt irritated by just reading your post. Let me guess, your "entitled" girlfriend is jobless and adds no financial value to your relationship. Yet she wants to dictate the tune. Any partner that tells me or even suggests how I should treat or relate with my family members, I will cut you off immediately. Rubbish!

The post is quite irritating. The feeble mindedness of the op is staggering.

The highly revered Apostle Suleman has dragged Halima Abubakar to court over claims that she dated him,... see details in link.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/577057-sex-scandal-apostle-suleman-slams-n1-billion-lawsuit-against-halima-abubakar.html

Once again, Apostle Johnson Suleman enmeshed in yet another scandal, this time with actress Halima Abubakar who has stated that she lost 3 pregnancies and dated him for 6 years...

https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/halima-abubakar-claims-she-was-pregnant-thrice-for-apostle-suleman/

Kharol1234:
Brighton no Sabi do business, this Trossard suppose cost pass that amount

E schock me...and mumu chelsea bought cucurella for 50m+??

Did i hear 20litres every service? For uncompleted building

Lanretoye:
Make una pay for advert and signage and stop crying like obi and datti.

Always endeavour to read the op thoroughly before rushing to comment. It is clearly stated that all payments were made and in fact returned by the state govt after the posters were taken down for failing to meet the requirements....which are of course not stated for some reason.