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TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 4:27pm On May 19, 2020 |
marz007:For supernatural, check out The Originals. For psychological, check YOU or DEXTER |
Celebrities / Re: See Viral Photos Of Couple Celebrating 15th Anniversary With 11 Children by ibnlawal(m): 5:10am On May 19, 2020 |
Seriously this is beautiful. Buh 11 children from a woman within 15 years is preposterous. Nevertheless, this is lovely sight. |
Politics / Re: Welcome To Fire, Prof Gambari - Simon Kolawole by ibnlawal(m): 10:45am On May 18, 2020 |
I even think this job is a downgrade for him. Man has a very impressive portfolio and he's worked under many Nigeria leaders. I believe he's up for the task. Mind you, he's Fulani. He's an uncle to Ilorin emir, he's a prince. Ilorin royalties are of Fulani origin. Best of luck to him tho, as he will need it. 7 Likes 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 8:05am On May 18, 2020 |
Willokafor:. Not my best series buh I prefer it to HTGAWM |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 8:34am On May 16, 2020 |
VerifiedStalin:Flash 89%, hehehehe Rotten tomatoes is crap, guess most of its voters are tenagers. Perhaps, IMDB is more reliable. 2 Likes 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 6:17pm On May 14, 2020 |
VerifiedStalin:What do u expect? The series is crap |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 3:17pm On May 14, 2020 |
chiboy1116:Its not even close...Treadstone is an action packed movie with lotta flash backs |
Crime / Re: Ato, Owner Of Star Shawarma Detained By EFCC Officials In Makurdi Over N1,600 by ibnlawal(m): 2:03pm On May 07, 2020 |
Welcome to Nigeria |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 9:37pm On May 05, 2020 |
RayMcBlue:In terms of brutality, YES! What do u expect, it's a male prison. In terms of the better one, that depends. Its subjective. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 3:22pm On May 05, 2020 |
Big ups to everyone that recommended Wentworth when I was intensively holding forth about locked up. WENTWORTH is the better series undoubtedly. God! The series was lit. Sometimes, good suggestions come from this thread. Next up is PEAKY BLINDER, I know it won't disappoint me. 3 Likes 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 12:54pm On May 05, 2020 |
dubylhover:Lol I was thinking the same. The series stopped at 2 as far as I know. 1 Like 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 6:58am On May 05, 2020 |
SperoQuest:Doreen isn't that likable for me. Fact is I hate her character, she's just an emotional idiot. Buh Bommer, God! She's perfect. Her sense of humour stepped up the series. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 5:51am On May 04, 2020 |
laydoh:Nay! I got lucky |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 3:50am On May 04, 2020 |
chiboy1116:Joan Ferguson.... More like she wanted to die too |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 12:51pm On May 02, 2020 |
Wentworth is a fvcking excellent prison series....I'm enjoying every bit. Honestly, Orange is the new black can't contend with this. 1 Like 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 11:09pm On May 01, 2020 |
Vichin:Check o2tvseries.co.za or fztvseries.mobi. Its also on toxicwap 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 3:04pm On May 01, 2020 |
laydoh:Peaky Blinder it is. I've seen ur taste in series, it kinda resonates with mine. Thanks man! |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 2:12pm On May 01, 2020 |
Billions Peaky Blinder Which of them shoud I go for now? I mean the more intriguing and the most interesting amongst them. |
Politics / Re: Zinat Abebi Omotowo Is Dead! MC Oluomo's Mother Dies by ibnlawal(m): 2:27pm On Apr 30, 2020 |
Honestly, NL is becoming a joke. I can't believe this news made it to FP. Who's MC oluomo to begin with, he's just a celebrated thug. RIP to mama tho, May Allah forgive her shortcomings and grant her Jannatu Firdaous 100 Likes 7 Shares |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 7:35pm On Apr 29, 2020 |
JohnnyPalmer:I'm already enjoying it....Francesca is a likable badass, plus she's cute. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 11:28am On Apr 29, 2020 |
Finally decided to give Wentworth a go. I really hope it won't disappoint me. Well, Vis A Vis was epic, Orange is the new black was a very solid series too. Let's see how Wentworth turns out 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 1:22pm On Apr 28, 2020 |
henrydadon:I consider it at top 5....Its an epic show |
Health / Re: BREAKING: Kano Deaths Are Not Related To COVID-19, Emir Of Kano Reveals by ibnlawal(m): 4:58am On Apr 27, 2020 |
The gods are angry |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 4:57am On Apr 25, 2020 |
laydoh:No prejudice here buh arthdal chronicles is no where near GOT. I've watched both. One of my favorite actor is even the lead actor in Arthdal chronicles, Song Joon Ki. To even say "just like GOT" is a big ridicule on GOT. A flawed judgment! |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 7:22pm On Apr 24, 2020 |
Megatone50: Lol I can relate bro.... |
Politics / Intellectually, Abba Kyari stood above all Buhari’s ministers - Buhari's uncle by ibnlawal(m): 2:09pm On Apr 24, 2020 |
Coronavirus is a law, yet lawless unto itself. As of yesterday it has claimed 183,424 lives worldwide and 28 Nigerians. One of those lives lost was Malam Abba Kyari’s, Chief of Staff to the President. Malam Abba succumbed to complications after contracting and recovering from Coronavirus a week today. Malam Abba Kyari was a man blessed with mountainous gifts and uncommon attributes of intelligence, diligence, hard work, loyalty to friends and worthy causes. One could exhaust superlatives to do him full justice. I first set eyes on Malam Abba about 47 years ago. I was at my desk at the New Nigerian newspapers office scribbling something or other when the gate messenger brought a chit of paper with a name “Abba Kyari Chima” wanting to see the Editor. When he came in he looked winsome and slightly diffident. After pleasantries I wanted to know his reason for coming to New Nigerian. He said he read and liked an Editorial in the paper a few days earlier headed: “Solution looking for a Problem” and he resolved to work with us. After swift enquiry, I was told there were no vacancies in the Newsroom nor in Sub-Editing. But a lowly position existed as proof reader as someone had just left. I was about to apologise to him that what was available was beneath his station. Malam Abba quickly said: “I will take it.” After formalities he was enrolled as a staff of New Nigerian. By “taking it” he was taking a sizeable cut from his previous teaching job’s pay as the salary scales in the New Nigerian where Malam Abba and I worked were historic in their frugality. You couldn’t get fat on the wages of the New Nigerian in the mid-70s. Anyway, within weeks Malam Abba had moved to the Newsroom and was an articulate member at the daily editorial conferences. Moreover he and I became firm friends ever since. If I recall correctly we both left the services of New Nigerian within a short time of each other. After New Nigerian, Malam Abba worked at NDDC and Zamfara Textiles – a state-sponsored investment company and a private manufacturing outfit – valuable experience in later life – and soon grew out of those jobs. Constantly striving to improve himself he went to Warwick University in England -where General Gowon also attended after leaving Nigeria as Head of State – and acquired an Honours Degree in Sociology and thence to the world-famous Cambridge University where he graduated in Law before returning to Nigeria. When a group of sponsors including Malam Ahmed Joda, Mr. Philip Asiodu and Malam Isma’ila Isa Funtua floated a new newspaper, The Democrat, Malam Abba was nominated and unanimously accepted as its Editor. His previous experience in the New Nigerian and his quality education enabled him to run the newspaper with aplomb. Malam Abba served as Company Secretary with the burgeoning African International Bank. But as I said Malam Abba grew out of every job he held hitherto. And when Mr. Hakeem Bello-Osagie assembled a team of investors and managers to help revive the collapsing UBA, Malam Abba was persuaded to join the group and after weeks of diligence the group acquired UBA and Malam Abba joined the Bank as a Senior Executive. Needless to relate, he eventually became the Bank’s Chief Executive and on retirement was persuaded to remain as non-executive Vice-Chairman. These times coincided with the country’s return to democracy and Malam Abba was among those enthusiastically espousing the cause of General Obasanjo. On his selection as PDP candidate, a group of women and youths in the PDP lobbied Obasanjo to pick Malam Abba as his Vice Presidential running mate. After heated debates, Obasanjo eventually picked Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In the 2003 elections, Malam Abba was in opposite camps with President Obasanjo. General Muhammadu Buhari had declared his intention the previous year to contest the presidency and Malam Abba joined his team and worked wholeheartedly in all the campaigns through the drudgery and injustices of the 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections without losing hope or sight of the ultimate goal. Perseverance paid off and in 2015 General Buhari under the banner of APC (an amalgam of CPC, ACN, ANPP and break away factions of the PDP and many other smaller parties) won the Presidential elections. To his great surprise, the President appointed Malam Abba as the Chief of Staff. Fortified by the rigours of a Cambridge education and varied experience in Banking, industry, investment and journalism, Malam Abba set himself the task of defining the role, functions and status of the Chief of Staff. He started by consulting previous incumbents of the position he could reach as a way of educating himself of the challenges ahead of him. All future Chiefs of Staff will henceforth be judged by the benchmark of Malam Abba Kyari. Next, he assembled a team of very competent staff who worked incredibly long hours, 7 days a week to analyse, itemize, disaggregate knotty problems and advise the President. Malam Abba was an exacting taskmaster and his staff were relieved if he travelled outside the country. But to a man they valued, respected some even liked him. Malam Abba was at odds with many senior members of the government on economic policies. Many Nigerian elites tend to lean towards the Bretton Woods one-size-fits-all solutions long discredited and demonstrably failed in so many so-called Third World countries. Malam Abba tended to look inward for solutions and was not an ideologue. He was heavily influenced by two Nobel Laureates, the great West Indian Economist, Professor Arthur Lewis and the eminent Indian Professor Amartya Sen, the latter Malam Abba frequently called to exchange views. Despite holding firm views, his advice to the President was dispassionate, even-handed and did not hide unpleasant facts, in the best traditions of public service. In point of intellect, he stood above all Ministers and Special Advisers in this government. But personally he was modest, ever willing to learn, ever willing to help others. Malam Abba leaves a widow, the estimable Hajiya Hauwa and four children, Aisha (Amma), Nuruddeen, Ibrahim and Zainab. The children have all been well educated and are able to pursue their own careers. Few people knew that over ten years ago, he turned his house in Maiduguri (since he no longer resided there) into accommodation for IDPs. At some stage there were 75 people whom Malam Abba was feeding, clothing and looking after; in addition to their children’s education. Later, the numbers got larger. Malam Abba never said a word to anybody about this. Amma and her siblings are not the only orphans Malam Abba left! He lived a fairly simple life and habitually wore a red cap, white clothing and black shoes. He had to be forced by his friends to change the cap and he wore the shoes to the ground before buying a new pair! According to hospital reports, his body fought hard in face of deteriorating complications, but his time had come. We remember him with sadness in our hearts and tears in our eyes….. This was written by Mamman Daura, an uncle to the president. |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 9:49pm On Apr 22, 2020 |
Peakyblinder:Grade 1 trash 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 7:23am On Apr 20, 2020 |
macben1:Dynasty bawoo....I haven't watch GOTHAM, buh I know it will be better than Dynasty 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 9:32pm On Apr 19, 2020 |
Achilles100:Lol I'm actually a fan of money heist too |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 12:48pm On Apr 19, 2020 |
laydoh: Would have loved Jonah byrde to fvck her kid tho 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: What Series Are You Watching Now? Part 2 by ibnlawal(m): 12:47pm On Apr 19, 2020 |
Achilles100:So GOT, Better call saul, etc is better than the Wire. What a joke! Only BB is better than the Wire on the list |
Health / Re: Osun Discharges Six More COVID-19 Patients by ibnlawal(m): 9:18pm On Apr 15, 2020 |
Wow! Great news. We will come through by God's grace. |
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