₦airaland Forum

May God punish your ancestors,Bloody Fool, is Sam Edem not the same person that was charged to court for trying to kill Timi, it's such a same that Ala had to pay for timi's death.

Guys, check out Rihanna's face after the Panel Beating, The both of them are actually turning out to be the "Whitney & Brown" of our Generation, what ya'll think?

I was actually doing some thinking recently when this thought came up in my min:"Could Sam Edem(former NDDC boss) be responsible for the death of Alaere Alaibe?

Hey People,there's a graphics design job that has been hanging in the air now for like 3months running.We just need that professional touch,look & feel(if you know what i mean).
You are actually going to be doing the design for a new music label that has just been floated .If you feel you are good enough call any of these nos:
OJ-07033627298,Dante-07060857364
PS:this advert is meant for PH residents only,pls.

the best rapper alive is, CHEI GOD I DON HIGH SO TAY I NO KNOW WETIN OR WHERE I DEY AGAIN.NA NAIRALAND BE DIS OR NA EUROLAND, MAKE GOVT. DO LEGALIZE DOPE FIRST NA DAT TIME I FIT TELL WHO TIGHT OR NOT UNTIL THEN, SMOKE MO' WEED AND GET HIGH COS THE RESULT NO CONCERN ME

OPRAH WINFREY: LEAVE NIGERIANS ALONE. If history is right, there has practically been no black man who ever claimed to be an original citizen of America or better put,when the whitening disease that engulfed the upper part of mother earth was spreading,it never found it’s way down south(that even made me wonder why we have whites calling themselves South Africans).So I would not blame Oprah Winfrey who dared to ridicule the most populous black nation in Africa forgetting that her only existence in that country she calls hers was through slavery of her fore-fathers.Because I don’t know why someone as educated as her could assume,because she has access to the clown of a medium called CNN and win some cheap popularity from the white nosed Americans,she could add another punch to the dented image of my motherland, Nigeria and Africa as a whole,a continent she is directly connected. I do not actually support the activities of the yahoo-yahoo boys,but I think a lot atrocities go on in this world that are easily overlooked ,like the invasion of Iraq by America.So for someone to now think she could make an issue out of some gullible and foolish Americans falling prey to some fraudsters is the highest degree of hypocrisy! Let her just tell me what she would tag the white’s dehumanizing technique of transporting able-bodied men and women over many seas,thereby breaking family ties,and their exposure to rigorous labour meant for animals,which I’m sure Oprah’s grandparents(or even her parents)were victims under the unglorious name of slavery which is still fresh in our minds. Let no drug-peddler ever label my motherland “black and dirty” again!If her abducted neighbors are foolish enough to get their hands burnt it’s their headache. I think it is even high time the world began to appreciate the creativity of my yahoo-yahoo brothers that the new generation Africans are not as foolish as their fore-fathers whose arms were exchanged for Bibles and taken like cargos over many white man’s seas.

Michael are you sure you're not in the wrong place.

young stop spreading unneccessary lies here on Nairaland.the academy is yet to realease the 61 Regular Combatant(RC)form.Mind the kind of stories you spread around before you get caught,mind you that place is not a place for cowards, IT IS WHERE BOYS BECOME MEN!!

Nice thread, Attended Lutheran High School,Obot-Idim.Ibesikpo Asutan Akwa Ibom State.Class of 2k2.
Dante
Ekong 3/4 was were i used to crash but i was in NAU house

Look seriously guys, i want to sound this as a note of warning here, IF YOU KNOW SAY YOU WANT MAKE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLACE BAN ON CIGAR DEN COME LEGALIZE WEED,SUPPORT ME not to come here and start telling me if kolo people don full nairaland or not.I'm serious about it.I need a support strenght of about 5000 Nigerians or more before i start my campaign which entails
#Creating a website(www.legalizeitng.com)which is almost completed
#Production of Wrist Band Shirts and many more
i just need support that's all.

[color=Black]its like henrydan smoked weed before posting this topic, [/color]
Ya man i smoke blunt everyday man.Matter of fact,i have a big blunt burning as i'm writting to

GLOBAL COW ECONOMICS Sent to me a while back

YORUBA ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You kill them both and throw an owambe (mega) party!

IBO ECONOMICS - You have two cows. You make very good counterfeits of them and sell for the price of the real cows!

HAUSA ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You rear them till they are four, make sure your kids rear cows too and just maintain!

TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You retire on the income.

INDIAN ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You worship them.

AMERICAN ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You profess surprise when the cow drops dead. You put the blame on some nation with cows & who becomes a threat to the world. You wage a war to save the world and grab the cows.

FRENCH ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

GERMAN ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You reengineer them so that they live for 100 years, eat once a month and milk themselves.

BRITISH ECONOMICS -You have two cows. They are both mad cows.

SWISS ECONOMICS -You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.

JAPANESE ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You redesign them so that they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create cute cartoon cow images called Cowkimon and market them worldwide.

MORE NIGERIAN ECONOMICS -You have two cows. You eat one, claim it was stolen, and call in the Police to investigate. The Police arrest everyone living within 100km and torture them thoroughly until someone admits kidnapping the cow. The police then collect one cow each from everyone they arrested. You have your cow back and the Police now owns a cattle farm.

Hello Nairalanders, i was doing some thinking.I just thot maybe it's HIGH time government does something to our dope sector.I mean the plant Cannabis Sattiva.research has shown that this plant is really,really good for the health.In place of a medicinal plant like that,Nigerians are dying everyday consuming Nicotine from Benson,Dorchester,Rothmans and all that crap(besides that is what is killing our President, i know him to be a good consumer of Benson & Hedges,even Jay Jay Okocha takes Benson,Yinka Craig just died from Cancer yesterday in the States)which is very bad.Weed is a plant that when you abuse it,it also abuses you it's not that bad as most people think, IT'S MEDICINAL.
So if you want to be an advocate for the legalization of weed, PUT YOUR HANDS UP!!

If Man United lose this game they go nine points behind Chelsea. That's absolutely massive because how many games are Chelsea going to lose this season? If somebody offered you a bet on Chelsea to win the league with a nine-point head-start by the end of September, anybody in the world would take it.

They've already got one fantastic result this week - and I don't mean the win against Bordeaux. I'm talking about John Terry getting his red card rescinded, which surprised me when there's this big game against United coming up. I know the foul was on the half-way line but I was stunned it was overturned.

This will be a very difficult game for both sides. I know Man United have players missing, but you've only got to look at their record against big teams to see how they turn it on when it matters.


The Ronaldo factor
Any team would struggle when you take away a player who scores 42 goals in a season. Where would United have come last season without the points they picked up due to Cristaino Ronaldo's goals? Some teams only score 60 in a season, if that!

That's maybe why they've started a bit slowly and I think he needs to start on Sunday, even if he's not fully fit. The two Chelsea full-backs bomb on like wingers every time their team has the ball, but if Ronaldo plays he will force them to think twice about pushing on - and that will take a big part of Chelsea's game away. He's got to play.

In fact United have got to play as many big guns as they can get on the pitch. I know it's only early but they really must get at least a draw because they can't afford to give Chelsea a nine-point lead.

Every time I've watched Chelsea this season their passing and moving has been phenomenal. It looks like they've worked on it so much on the training ground because they've got players coming in off the wings, full-backs pushing on and they cause problems all over the pitch with their movement. John Obi Mikel allows them to do that with the way he sits in front of the back four.

In my opinion they didn't play like that under Jose Mourinho. Back then they used to play "Technical Football" because when the half-time whistle went the players were all in the same positions they were in before the kick-off. It was very efficient, but now they play more like Arsenal with players moving all over the place like clockwork.
Frank Lampard - Out of all the great players on the pitch, I still think he's the one to watch. This will be a tight game and even though he might not doing anything for long spells he so often comes up with a goal. I don't care what anyone says, that's still the most difficult thing to do in football. If the players tracking him fall asleep just once then he will score.

Home win - I would like to say a draw but I don't really want to sit on the fence. I'm going to go for a 1-0 win to Chelsea. It's going to be a tight game but it could really put United under pressure in the title race, even though they've got some easier games coming up.

Community Shield: Manchester United 0-0 Portsmouth
Premier League: Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle
Premier League: Portsmouth 0-1 Manchester United
European Super Cup: Manchester United 1-2 Zenit St Petersburg
Premier League: Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
Champions League: Manchester United 0-0 Villarreal

One game means nothing, two games is a blip, three games gives possible cause for concern. But Manchester United have now gone six competitive matches with just one victory to show for their trouble - a 1-0 win over struggling Portsmouth.

Last year's champions of England and Europe are struggling, but what is the cause?

Could it be a hangover from the gruelling efforts of last season, which i'm trying to analyse here today.

I'm also wondering if it is the pressure of defending their titles? But in 2000, the year after they memorably won the treble, United romped the Premier League by 18 points from Arsenal, winning four of their first six matches of the season in all competitions.

The Old Trafford medical room may hold the answer, with Michael Carrick out and Cristiano Ronaldo, Gary Neville, Nani and Owen Hargreaves all making a first return from injury. But surely a squad the size of United's plus the collective talent and experience of those players is enough to take care of Villarreal?

So what is it? Has the will he-won't he Ronaldo to Real Madrid summer saga seriously dented the dressing-room harmony? Has the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham unsettled the side? Has Sir Alex Ferguson been shaken by events at Chelsea, with Luiz Felipe Scolari's side looking far stronger competition this time around?

Or is this just another slow start and there is no cause for concern?

Let us know what is wrong at Manchester United.

The previous five teams to defend the Champions League trophy have not fared well in the attempt and last night Manchester United discovered why. The monumental effort of winning the thing, coupled with defending it and maintaining an assault on the domestic title, is gruelling beyond belief, even for a collective of the world’s finest players. In the past four seasons, AC Milan, Barcelona, Liverpool and Porto did not make it beyond the knockout round of 16 as champions of Europe; five years ago, Milan were knocked out in the quarter-finals.

With Cristiano Ronaldo involved from the substitutes’ bench for the first time this season, the match represented a final chance for the rest of United’s squad to prove that they are a vital force without him and the opportunity was missed. United looked tired, again. Perhaps this was the result of having too many players — Gary Neville, Nani and Owen Hargreaves — coming back from injury. Maybe it is the hangover of a season that ended in the small hours in Moscow in May in a finale that would have left them drained, physically and emotionally.

It could simply have been the lack of wit in midfield, with Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick absent. Either way, something is missing from United and Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager, must hope that it is only Ronaldo, and not a deeper malaise.

United will not press the panic button after a single draw in a group schedule of six matches, nor should they. There is plenty of time to make amends and two teams qualify, but a side picked with one eye on the match away to Chelsea at the weekend demonstrates the demands on the Barclays Premier League elite. As well as the ring-rusty inclusions, key players were rested because Ferguson thought that he had enough to beat Villarreal, but the Spanish team proved surprisingly resilient.

They were the last side to get a result in the Champions League at Old Trafford — in the 2005-06 season when United failed to get out of the group, for those who believe in doomy portents — and defended with spirit, even if little was threatened. Ronaldo arrived in the 61st minute, but even he could not break them down, although United looked a different team once he was on the pitch.

His reception was a pre-match talking point, but there was no hint of resentment from Old Trafford loyalists, despite dire warnings that the player would never be accepted as a true Red again after his summer dalliance with Real Madrid. Fans are a pragmatic lot.

By the time Ronaldo was introduced for Park Ji Sung, the match was drifting to such an extent that he could have warmed up in a Real tracksuit and still got roars of encouragement. Faced with a stalemate, the supporters saw not a traitor, but a guy who could win a match that was heading for a draw. Ronaldo got the biggest cheer of the night, and did his utmost to justify it.

Chelsea will not have enjoyed this first glimpse of last season’s Footballer of the Year. Far from looking a player who had missed pre-season and not kicked a ball since June, Ronaldo was an inspiration and had a big say in the two chances that could have earned United a late winner.

He looked as if he had never been away, in fact, switching flanks, always available, ever on the lookout for mischief. In the 71st minute, it was his fine pass to Wayne Rooney that put the England striker away before he crossed to Carlos Tévez at the far post. The Argentina forward shot sharply, but Diego López, the Villarreal goalkeeper, got just enough on the ball to slow it a fraction, enabling González Rodríguez, the right back, to clear on the line.

In the 82nd minute, a cross by Ronaldo from the right was met by Jonny Evans, the defender spurning the chance to be the hero of the night with a diving header that struck a post. He will play against Chelsea in place of the suspended Nemanja Vidic, though, and justified his inclusion with a solid performance.

Perhaps it might have been different had Rio Ferdinand, Evans’s centraldefensive partner, not spurned the chance of the night after eight minutes. Had United scored early, Villarreal’s ordered plan might have collapsed and the champions of Europe might have stormed through as easily as Chelsea did against Bordeaux on Tuesday. Instead, Ferdinand — the one player exempt from criticism by Ferguson after Saturday’s defeat by Liverpool at Anfield — flapped when the ball from a corner by Hargreaves fell at his feet and shot wide. United also had a strong penalty appeal for a foul on Park turned down.

Villarreal were dogged, but it was clear that United were not going to be troubled much in defence and the occasional intervention from the ageing Robert Pires aside — up against Neville on the flank, it reminded of one of those veterans’ games, a blast from the past from two players who enjoyed fantastic battles in the days when Arsenal and United appeared to contest every title — Villarreal barely threatened.

It was a surprise when, in the 59th minute, the visiting team struck a post through Guille Franco, the striker, after one of the night’s best passing sequences. It ended with a cross whipped in by Ángel López that Franco met with an intricate back-heel flick. The ball struck the inside of a post with Edwin van der Sar beaten. Needing no further warning, Ferguson brought on Ronaldo.

Later, the United manager expressed his satisfaction with the performance — a contrast to Luiz Felipe Scolari, of Chelsea, who was angry at his players after a 4-0 win the previous evening — but he will know that this should have been three points for United. That has been the dividend from the first home Champions League match over the previous nine seasons. Ferguson will hope that it is not another omen for the champions of Europe

Send 3 Photos to deepwatershore@netscape.net
Shoot video & photos in an exciting environment
Work with a fun and professional crew
Comfortable with R and Bleep
Must be 18+
Deepwater Models is looking for attractive models with natural bodies. The type of shoots range from swim suit & lingerie to classic nudes & adult. Each shoot is determined by what the model is comfortable with. Top models can earn up to $5,000 dollars for a weekend of shooting. Travel and lodging are also taken care of. If you are interested in this opportunity please either email or mail us 3 pictures of yourself. All models MUST be over 18. Try and take one picture of your face and two of your body (from the front and behind). Please include your name, contact info and birthdate with the pictures.


To Email:
deepwatershore@netscape.net

To Mail:
attn: Deepwater Models- model submission
225 7th street, suite 300
Miami, Fl 33139
Ph. 888-292-6473

or Call Dante on
2348034482219

Include body, headshots, and government issued ID. (License, Birth Certificate, Passport, State-Issued ID, etc.)

Thanks and we look forward to working with you!

Sometimes i ask myself,do i really embark on dis trip?I've being raised by my mum my whole life and i just want to embark on this "identity Search" cos i'm gradually becoming a man and you need a man to teach you how to be a man.I really need to,and most of all i need someone to talk to, that's why i'm doing it online.

As Alex Ferguson chewed for all he was worth on a dreary Barcelona night, he turned to his substitutes and, in particular, to the diminutive but deadly Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. After 92 minutes and 17 seconds of the game, Solskjaer had confirmed his place as a Reds legend. His goal is undoubtedly the moment United fans look back on with an uncontrollable and slightly disturbing grin. Clive Tyldesley screaming that ‘Solskjaer had won it’ still brings a rash of goose bumps to anyone who witnessed that inspirational comeback. You only have to look to the appearance of Pierluigi Collina (the referee that night) to see just how awesome the game was – I remain confident his eyes didn’t protrude to the extent they do now before he refereed the match. Shock works in strange ways I suppose.

"Can Manchester United score? They always score." (Clive Tyldesley – ITV Commentator)

This was the 90th minute declaration of Clive Tyldesley – as David Beckham swung over a corner, Tyldesley, in hope rather than expectation gave United fans one last shred of hope to cling to. Three minutes later, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had produced one of the defining moments of recent British footballing history.

The quote from Tyldesley is perhaps one of the most apt statements one can associate directly to Solskjaer. A studious footballer and willing team player, Solskjaer was the ultimate super sub. He had the knack of being there at the right time and finding a goal when all looked lost. He always seemed to score - his twelve minute, four goal demolition of Nottingham Forest paid testament to the type of player he was – as efficient and ruthless as a German penalty taker.

It is now nine years since that famous night and Ole has retired from playing but will live long in the memory. Next week, Old Trafford is to accommodate 70,000+ as we recognise and celebrate a reliable, talented and, perhaps most importantly, likeable United superstar.

Arguably, one of Fergie’s shrewdest signings, Solskjaer contributed 126 goals to the United cause at an average of roughly £12,000 per goal. Retiring with 6 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups and a Champions League – Solskjaer will get the ovation and respect he deserves. Whilst the build-up and hype will undoubtedly focus on the latest and greatest of his 126 goals, fans young and old will be remembering other unforgettable moments. Mine? I will be smirking about the time Ole took one for the team and, after chasing him for 80 yards, hacked down Rob Lee when he was clean through - what a guy!

So what triggers the female emotions to really go for a specific man? On what basis do women decide which man they are going to choose for a date or even for a long term relationship? You see there are some traits which attracts them to a certain kind of a man. If you develop these traits you will become a stunning girl magnet almost overnight. Read on to discover what these traits are and achieve mind blowing results,

Trigger her emotions- This is what you should be able to do if you really want to get the kind of woman you want. You should be able to get them emotionally involved with you. You see unless a woman will get emotional with you there is absolutely no way she would ever consider you for anything. She should never get dry feelings around you; Always remember that if she is emotionally dry around you she would never be with you.

Make her feel secure- This is another trait every woman desperately desires in her man. You should be able to make her feel secure not only physically but emotionally as well. She should get a sense of security around you as that's something which will really get her into you.

Make her feel good about herself- This is one point which is extremely important when it comes to the matter of really getting her to want you. You should have the ability to make her feel real special about herself when she is in your company. You see we all love ourselves more than we love anyone else. Therefore if you can make her feel good about herself she would be willing to be around you more and more.

What you don't know yet- Ever tried to wonder what's in a woman's mind? What is she thinking about? Do you know that women do not always mean what they say? They might say something and mean the exact opposite. But what do women actually want? Do you know there are some secrets women don't want men to know but you absolutely must know these secrets in order to succeed with women?

Pls can anybody provide me with informations concerning HND admissions at Kaduna Polytechnic & Bida Poly,are their forms out yet?.I just completed my OND from the Rivers State Polytechnic,Bori(RIVPOLY).
Henrydan from Port Harcourt

Pls where is their Port Harcourt office located?

Remembering Fela, Weeping And Praying For Nigerian Rulers

In the early 70’s or thereabouts, a young man knew something was amiss in the land where one person is allowed to steal a horse while another must not look at a halter. The man opened his “basket” mouth and “talk and talk”. He sang and sang about the pervasive diseases in the land of his birth. The obsessive themes of his struggle centre on government brutality and insensitivity, injustice, human suffering, corruption and embezzlement. He observed a touch of insanity in the system, a sense of lugubrious drollery everywhere that would not dissipate sooner.

And through a weapon of talent, he warned us in his satirical style about impending doom that likely to engulf his land. He was sure that unless we adopt a simple precept – justice and accountability – his land would be heading toward a tempestuous peril. He was regarded as a prophet of doom, though his saxophone was not a threat to his land, unlike the rumblings of their guns tucked in their tummies and cheeks. Nevertheless, successive governments treated him in a symbolic manner Jesus Christ and Prophet The Great Prophet were persecuted – simply because of his cocksure attitude.

And so they thought he was mad. Fela Ransome-Kuti (a name he would soon change to more African-like: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti) was born on October 15, 1938 in a country that has potential being among the greatest on earth, but for certain opportunists who have been at the helm of affairs, and audaciously ruined our land. Fela was from Abeokuta , a Yoruba town about 50 miles north of Lagos known as haven for freed slaves. He was born like any other child but Fela would soon show the difference. He would be Abami Eda (extraordinary creature). He would be a priest – of music; of art and of spirituality. He would be a nonconformist, an iconoclast who will transform a society by living a life meant only for the strong mind.

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was a brilliant, precocious young man of any subject but chose to speak a bastardized form of English known as Pidgin English. He chose to dress differently and liked to ridicule high culture and established norm of the society. For example, by marrying 27 wives in one day. Also, at a time when the Mercedes Benz was a status symbol, Fela in his usual eccentric manner, was reported to have used it to transport vegetables and firewood. He was the son of a distinguished Anglican priest and educator, but chose traditional African religion and medicine. His mother was an activist involved in Nigeria ’s quest for independence in 1960.

Young Fela worked briefly for the government before he persuaded his parents to send him to England for further studies. He was expected to study medicine, but the inclination in young Fela directed him toward something more fundamental and profound. Something practical to his existence: Music. Music was his message and his message was through music. Instead of stethoscope, he used saxophone to penetrate the heart of darkness and disguise in Nigerian oligarchy. For instance, Fela talked about [government magic that dabaru (prevaricate) everything; that turns electric to candle; that turns green to white; wey steal money for FESTAC; soldiers that flog civilians for street; government that kills its students; how country go dey make money and people no go see the money] etc.

He formed his band in England , and upon returning to Nigeria in 1963, began playing Jazz with little success. The really meaningful period of his career, the period he built for himself a conscious, messianic image did not begin until 1969, according to Osofisan. It was during this time that his concept for the politically charged Afro-beat came together, after he had heard the Sierra Leonean singer Geraldo Pino. And after he had travelled to Ghana and America , where he encountered the ideas of Malcolm X and later developed a strong interest in politics and civil rights.

Returning to Nigeria for good in 1973, Afro-beat became a huge phenomenon, and by late 70’s Fela and his band – Afrika 70 – were stars throughout Africa . Between 1975 and 1977, the Africa 70 (which later became Egypt 80) recorded 17 albums, including Beasts Of No Nation. His top albums included Zombie, Army Arrangement, Suffering and Smiling, Vagabond in Power and the classical No Agreement, which summed up his life struggle in such altruistic allure [I no go gree…make my brother hungry make I no talk…I no go gree…make my brother homeless make I no talk…]

As his popularity grew, Fela utilized his platform for anti-government agitation. He opened a nightclub called the Shrine or Kalakuta Republic in Ikeja, a Lagos suburb. And in 1977, after he had sung forcefully about civil liberties in what was becoming a military state, he got an “official” response. About one thousands soldiers burned his house to the ground and threw his mother out of the window. Fela and his entourage of wives and band members then went to the ruling junta’s headquarters and placed the coffin of his deceased mother on the step. He later said he wanted to demonstrate that the power of a dictatorial state was impotent compared to the power of the human spirit.

Overnight, Fela became known as much for his politics as for his music. After military rule ended in 1979, he formed his own party MOP (Movement Of the People) albeit jocular. There was nothing unequivocal about him and his style yet his party was not registered. However, there was no question about his undying radicalism for the improvement in the standard of living for every woman and man in his land. Fela shared a sense of being a minority repressed but not spiritually powerless from the political centre of ruling power and policy making. He was an enlightened minority who described Nigerian rulers as opportunist and “animals” wearing agbada (surplice) and suit.

In the early 80’s, he responded to the rise of conservatives like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher with the blunt Beasts Of No Nation. He posed fundamental questions that United Nations has not been able to answer up till today. Fela wanted to know what exactly [is] united in UN when nations seem to be at loggerheads! That time Iraq and Iran were at war; Lebanon and Israel were at each other’s throat; Britain and Argentina had just finished fighting over the Falkland Island , a mere piece of land; eastern and western Europe were also in conflict. Today, Fela’s question is much as relevant as when he posed it.

Meanwhile, he was becoming a thorn in the flesh of Nigerian government. He was arrested at Murtala The Great Prophet Airport in 1984 as he was preparing to leave for a US tour in what appeared to be politically motivated. He was charged for exporting foreign currency illegally by the Buhari/Idiagbon’s brutal regime. He had served 18 months of a five-year sentence when he was released by the cunning regime of master prevaricator, IBB. Upon his release, Fela in his usual manner said: “I no go say thank you to any government”. In March 1996, gunmen attacked Fela’s home where the drug squad held him, saying it hoped to reform his character and lured him away from marijuana, but they later released him. On that Fela said indignantly. “I have been smoking for 40 years. It helps my music. People know I smoke worldwide. It is not drug, it is grass”.

His sense of humour never waned. During one of his performances at the Shrine, Fela smoked marijuana heavily, which made him cough repeatedly. Seeing this, the audience quickly offered their sympathy in chorus, “sorry…sorry baba…sorry”. But after regaining his composure, Abami Eda retorted: “Na your papa you go sorry for…when Fela smoke igbo finish and cough, you go say well done baba”. He was known as well for his yabis (lampoon) both in his songs and on stage. The acclaimed winner of a “free and fair” election, Late MKO Abiola, did not escape the lethal of Fela’s criticism. In fact, he called Abiola a “thief” while categorizing the ITT for which Abiola served its interests in Nigeia as nothing more than “International Thief Thief”. That’s of course is simply a tip of Fela’s acerbic frankness.

Even the present Nigerian administrator, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, did not escape Fela’s peppery barb. If he were to be alive, it would have been impossible for Mr. President to go scot-free from his unpopular and arbitrary policies against the masses. Abami Eda would have used his instrument of existence to talk about the insensitivity of the ruling government over the increase of fuel prices. “The black president” would have opened his “basket” mouth and talked about the plight of Niger Delta people and other minorities. He would have alarmed the nation that governing in our land had become a relay race where one junta passes the baton to another.

Fela would have sung about the bandits in uniform disrupting the peace of his people. He would have talked about one mad dog that shot a commercial motorcyclist because the boy had brushed his car. Fela would have told us – eloquently – the reason why most Nigerians are being pessimistic about the way things are going in our land. Ah, Fela would have opened his [basket mouth and talk and talk]. He would have enlightened us more about Paris Club debt relief. Fela would have probably categorized the ruling Peoples Democratic Party as Peoples Deceiving People. But he has passed on.

If the actions of men are the best interpreter of their thoughts, then, Fela’s life and deeds surpassed ethnic and religious bellicose pronouncements, which are now the manipulative techniques being employed by the “owners of Nigeria” to deliberately warp our minds to cause chaos – and this for their own selfishness. In Fela we shall always find a point of view, which can hardly be defined, but it pervades his songs.

Before he departed on Saturday August 2, 1997 at the age of 58, Fela refused treatment – both western and Nigerian medical services on ground of principle. Not every man is a man. Fela was a man. Abacha and his like-minded coup plotters are not. I’m I getting a bit too melodramatic here? Surely I would rather escape our rulers’ meretricious captivation for the glorious melancholy in Fela’s songs. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a leader in the avant-garde of Nigerian musicians, is dead all right but his legend lives on.

Remembering Fela, Weeping and Praying for Nigerian Rulers



In the early 70’s or thereabouts, a young man knew something was amiss in the land where one person is allowed to steal a horse while another must not look at a halter. The man opened his “basket” mouth and “talk and talk”. He sang and sang about the pervasive diseases in the land of his birth. The obsessive themes of his struggle centre on government brutality and insensitivity, injustice, human suffering, corruption and embezzlement. He observed a touch of insanity in the system, a sense of lugubrious drollery everywhere that would not dissipate sooner.
And through a weapon of talent, he warned us in his satirical style about impending doom that likely to engulf his land. He was sure that unless we adopt a simple precept – justice and accountability – his land would be heading toward a tempestuous peril. He was regarded as a prophet of doom, though his saxophone was not a threat to his land, unlike the rumblings of their guns tucked in their tummies and cheeks. Nevertheless, successive governments treated him in a symbolic manner Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed were persecuted – simply because of his cocksure attitude.
And so they thought he was mad. Fela Ransome-Kuti (a name he would soon change to more African-like: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti) was born on October 15, 1938 in a country that has potential being among the greatest on earth, but for certain opportunists who have been at the helm of affairs, and audaciously ruined our land. Fela was from Abeokuta , a Yoruba town about 50 miles north of Lagos known as haven for freed slaves. He was born like any other child but Fela would soon show the difference. He would be Abami Eda (extraordinary creature). He would be a priest – of music; of art and of spirituality. He would be a nonconformist, an iconoclast who will transform a society by living a life meant only for the strong mind.
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was a brilliant, precocious young man of any subject but chose to speak a bastardized form of English known as Pidgin English. He chose to dress differently and liked to ridicule high culture and established norm of the society. For example, by marrying 27 wives in one day. Also, at a time when the Mercedes Benz was a status symbol, Fela in his usual eccentric manner, was reported to have used it to transport vegetables and firewood. He was the son of a distinguished Anglican priest and educator, but chose traditional African religion and medicine. His mother was an activist involved in Nigeria ’s quest for independence in 1960.
Young Fela worked briefly for the government before he persuaded his parents to send him to England for further studies. He was expected to study medicine, but the inclination in young Fela directed him toward something more fundamental and profound. Something practical to his existence: Music. Music was his message and his message was through music. Instead of stethoscope, he used saxophone to penetrate the heart of darkness and disguise in Nigerian oligarchy. For instance, Fela talked about [government magic that dabaru (prevaricate) everything; that turns electric to candle; that turns green to white; wey steal money for FESTAC; soldiers that flog civilians for street; government that kills its students; how country go dey make money and people no go see the money] etc.
He formed his band in England , and upon returning to Nigeria in 1963, began playing Jazz with little success. The really meaningful period of his career, the period he built for himself a conscious, messianic image did not begin until 1969, according to Osofisan. It was during this time that his concept for the politically charged Afro-beat came together, after he had heard the Sierra Leonean singer Geraldo Pino. And after he had travelled to Ghana and America , where he encountered the ideas of Malcolm X and later developed a strong interest in politics and civil rights.
Returning to Nigeria for good in 1973, Afro-beat became a huge phenomenon, and by late 70’s Fela and his band – Afrika 70 – were stars throughout Africa . Between 1975 and 1977, the Africa 70 (which later became Egypt 80) recorded 17 albums, including Beasts Of No Nation. His top albums included Zombie, Army Arrangement, Suffering and Smiling, Vagabond in Power and the classical No Agreement, which summed up his life struggle in such altruistic allure [I no go gree…make my brother hungry make I no talk…I no go gree…make my brother homeless make I no talk…]
As his popularity grew, Fela utilized his platform for anti-government agitation. He opened a nightclub called the Shrine or Kalakuta Republic in Ikeja, a Lagos suburb. And in 1977, after he had sung forcefully about civil liberties in what was becoming a military state, he got an “official” response. About one thousands soldiers burned his house to the ground and threw his mother out of the window. Fela and his entourage of wives and band members then went to the ruling junta’s headquarters and placed the coffin of his deceased mother on the step. He later said he wanted to demonstrate that the power of a dictatorial state was impotent compared to the power of the human spirit.
Overnight, Fela became known as much for his politics as for his music. After military rule ended in 1979, he formed his own party MOP (Movement Of the People) albeit jocular. There was nothing unequivocal about him and his style yet his party was not registered. However, there was no question about his undying radicalism for the improvement in the standard of living for every woman and man in his land. Fela shared a sense of being a minority repressed but not spiritually powerless from the political centre of ruling power and policy making. He was an enlightened minority who described Nigerian rulers as opportunist and “animals” wearing agbada (surplice) and suit.
In the early 80’s, he responded to the rise of conservatives like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher with the blunt Beasts Of No Nation. He posed fundamental questions that United Nations has not been able to answer up till today. Fela wanted to know what exactly [is] united in UN when nations seem to be at loggerheads! That time Iraq and Iran were at war; Lebanon and Israel were at each other’s throat; Britain and Argentina had just finished fighting over the Falkland Island , a mere piece of land; eastern and western Europe were also in conflict. Today, Fela’s question is much as relevant as when he posed it.
Meanwhile, he was becoming a thorn in the flesh of Nigerian government. He was arrested at Murtala Mohammed Airport in 1984 as he was preparing to leave for a U.S tour in what appeared to be politically motivated. He was charged for exporting foreign currency illegally by the Buhari/Idiagbon’s brutal regime. He had served 18 months of a five-year sentence when he was released by the cunning regime of master prevaricator, IBB. Upon his release, Fela in his usual manner said: “I no go say thank you to any government”. In March 1996, gunmen attacked Fela’s home where the drug squad held him, saying it hoped to reform his character and lured him away from marijuana, but they later released him. On that Fela said indignantly. “I have been smoking for 40 years. It helps my music. People know I smoke worldwide. It is not drug, it is grass”.
His sense of humour never waned. During one of his performances at the Shrine, Fela smoked marijuana heavily, which made him cough repeatedly. Seeing this, the audience quickly offered their sympathy in chorus, “sorry…sorry baba…sorry”. But after regaining his composure, Abami Eda retorted: “Na your papa you go sorry for…when Fela smoke igbo finish and cough, you go say well done baba”. He was known as well for his yabis (lampoon) both in his songs and on stage. The acclaimed winner of a “free and fair” election, Late MKO Abiola, did not escape the lethal of Fela’s criticism. In fact, he called Abiola a “thief” while categorizing the ITT for which Abiola served its interests in Nigeia as nothing more than “International Thief Thief”. That’s of course is simply a tip of Fela’s acerbic frankness.
Even the present Nigerian administrator, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, did not escape Fela’s peppery barb. If he were to be alive, it would have been impossible for Mr. President to go scot-free from his unpopular and arbitrary policies against the masses. Abami Eda would have used his instrument of existence to talk about the insensitivity of the ruling government over the increase of fuel prices. “The black president” would have opened his “basket” mouth and talked about the plight of Niger Delta people and other minorities. He would have alarmed the nation that governing in our land had become a relay race where one junta passes the baton to another.
Fela would have sung about the bandits in uniform disrupting the peace of his people. He would have talked about one mad dog that shot a commercial motorcyclist because the boy had brushed his car. Fela would have told us – eloquently – the reason why most Nigerians are being pessimistic about the way things are going in our land. Ah, Fela would have opened his [basket mouth and talk and talk]. He would have enlightened us more about Paris Club debt relief. Fela would have probably categorized the ruling Peoples Democratic Party as Peoples Deceiving People. But he has passed on.
If the actions of men are the best interpreter of their thoughts, then, Fela’s life and deeds surpassed ethnic and religious bellicose pronouncements, which are now the manipulative techniques being employed by the “owners of Nigeria” to deliberately warp our minds to cause chaos – and this for their own selfishness. In Fela we shall always find a point of view, which can hardly be defined, but it pervades his songs.
Before he departed on Saturday August 2, 1997 at the age of 58, Fela refused treatment – both western and Nigerian medical services on ground of principle. Not every man is a man. Fela was a man. Abacha and his like-minded coup plotters are not. I’m I getting a bit too melodramatic here? Surely I would rather escape our rulers’ meretricious captivation for the glorious melancholy in Fela’s songs. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, a leader in the avant-garde of Nigerian musicians, is dead all right but his legend lives on.

Simply copy all ur files(into ur flash disk or whateva) first of all, and FORMAT THAT SYSTEM, that's all i can tell you.Get Panda Anti Virus or a licensed McAfee, i get the licensed one if u need it contact me
Adios'

Seefar, u be real mad man o.u carry sites dat are only meant for UK numbers come advertise for Nairaland.U get sense at all?

This Arsenal fans make me puke, they play Looserpool 3 times in 6 days,yet thay feel they can claim all 9 pts.Wat disrespect, total DISRESPECT