₦airaland Forum

AllBlack:
No be me be that oh...
ever since I was a kid, I listened to every word till the point i memorise them.
I still remember quotes from Clash of the Titans, sound of music, King and I, and many other movies and every word, song, joke, reaction was noted. This followed me growing up and it has gotten worse. I rather chase everyone out of the room so I can hear every word.

Mariangeles:
But you understood the acting, didn't you?

Therock5555:
Funny thing, I used American movies to polish my English, then I was like Yankee born before some naughty yoots yab me till I join street lanqua...

My love for American English deminished the more when I found British movies, and I was like Lord, why didn't I find this accent when I was younger...
Lol you be ajebutter then lol



Let's not even go into Cantonese, I dey speak that one uselessly that year, rubbish but Cantonese

Therock5555:
That movie poster brought back memories mehn...

Couldn't believe it that 'last American Vîrgín' was the closest thing I saw that felt like bf...


I was more of a horror movie fan, watched the first saw movie when it came out. Right now I can eat through the most horrible movie without flinching...


Funny thing, current movies don't bug me no more, I've gone back to the 80's and 70's to check for classics...


Just finished the original naked gun last night before watching the current 2025 remake, I didn't even last 30 mins, I don go sleep...

Talkisneeded:
I had to rewatch a lot of movies for this purpose,but despite the language barrier,the script and storyline was clear as day…..







But again,what’s life without proper bedmatics skills seff,I’m here to solve all your woes

Firebox123:
You still dey nairaland after the fake bank alert on guobe posts

dawnomike:
You are very right... I was like this when I was a kid. I never use to listen to what was been said in Hollywood movies cos they seemed to be talking to fast.

Sucre6:
Too sad, anytime I travel to any state and it's football season, I always try to go and watch the local games no matter the distance to where I was to the stadium it's too sad that we are fixated to English premier league that we totally neglect our own, I also blame poor branding and poor media hype, if you see where the English press they hype their league and their players, you will be amazed

Kewekubosineh:
Hmmmm

It's a sorry state.

But who is to Bell the 🐈 cat?

SOBS 😭

Mirasteel:
This country has finally sinked.

Obaaderemi2:
What do you mean you don't know how we got here, Guobe? This is an interesting topic that should dominate frontpage.

In 1989, brand new Peugeot 504 was #80k. It was assembled in Nigeria. Volkswagen was assembled in Lagos. Leyland trucks in Ibadan.

Now all the Completely Knocked Down parts for these cars were imported. We weren't making anything. Then Babangida devalued the naira and those industries we had started dying off. Remember Bata shoes nao. Remember the textile industry. They all died with reduced purchasing power of the populace. People switched to tokunbo and we stopped manufacturing things we needed except for little things like sweets and biscuits and a few cosmetics.

We couldn't make components for tv and radio. The mobile phone industry came we couldn't manufacture anything that went into mobile phones. We import virtually everything.

Look at Taiwan. I bought my daughter a tennis racket days ago. I sent money and the racket was sent to me. It's a kennex. I googled it and it is a taiwanese product. Now that company was started in the backyard of the founder's father's house. It rose to become the world's largest racket maker cornering a quarter of the world market. It looks like a small thing but do you know how many people it would have employed way back then?

We don't have policies to enhance manufacturing. That's why we are here. Look at agriculture too. When you talk about food prices, some people say "go and start farming, lazy man". You feel like cursing such people. We have enough farmers in Nigeria already but the necessary industrial inputs and governmental policies are not available. The state governors are the most useless.

Look at education. So you see, that's how we got here. We are not deliberate about development. It's more about politics politics politics. And supporting useless politicians who don't care whether you lived or died. All in the name of tribalism and religion. Wo, let me stop

seunoyeleyep:
Una don jam agbákò. By 2027, nobody will tell you to vote for better person. Bicycle should reach 7 million abeg

BreconHills:
We got here because a CBN governor was printing naira like monopoly money while a cartel of government- oil traders were using subsidies to impoverish the nation. The bill has come due and everyone will pay it.

lwisee:
This is not a good news
The buying power of Nigerians is reducing on daily basis.
The gap between the rich and the poor is becoming wider
The middle class is dissapearing gradually.

Tinubu is a mistake.

Kewekubosineh:
Thanks

But NFF not doing enough to support Local football.

Why hiring foreign coach to coach CHAN eagles,a team literary meant for players from domestic league.

See what happened to Chan eagles in Zanzibar this evening. Losing 4-0 to Sudan. A Big disgrace. What happened to indigenous coaches who qualified us for the CHAN tourney?

NFF needs radical shake up!

Firebox123:
no draw games today right

porthouse7:
ikorodu boys will still beat them, no be by signing old men

Hemanwel:
Osaze Odemwingie, Julius Aghahowa, et al, were products of Bendel Insurance

macphilip:
I used to visit the stadium to watch Nigerian league matches, but the home teams hooliganism is too much.
2 - 4 policemen cannot control area boys and hooligans threatening the away team and officials with fire and brimestone
if their home team lose or draw a match.

yummy001:
I guessed right that you must be a Nairaland OG.. I wasn't surprised to see that you registered on Nairaland 18 years ago.. That's amazing!

Firebox123:
Guobe drop night games please 🥺💙

masui:
Before opening this thread, I had already known this is goube's thread.

Well-done Sir. More knowledge to your fountain.

Sucre6:
Bendel insurance was almost invisible starting of two seasons ago, they started declining fast for reason I still do not understand, am from south east but I love bendel insurance

SeraphicWind:
Still only 8 comments

Nigerians, why is it that you people don't ever support your own?

Common!

Go out and support these guys. This is how you grow.

Look at Turkey and South Africa. Don't you see how they support their local leagues?

SaintLucia:
One of their old term players of 90s used to be my neighbor. Ben Kluvi a goalkeeper from Ghana.

Bergavis:
Up Bendel Insurance. I was once there. Let's go guys