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superstar1:
They aligned with the north because of the comparative advantage it gave them, especially during the days of the military.

With the advent of democracy, they are leaning more and more towards SW, having realise they are just making up the numbers.

Ehnnnnnn ....... humans. Personal interest. Equals life.

Are there any Kwarans on NL?

lmaoooo

Aareonakakanfo + superstar1

Interesting...... So you think Ekiti state would let go of Ekiti LGA of Kwara state? I have families there

It's maddening how they just freaking drew a line on a map and called it " a northern state".

ProfShymex:
I hope he isn't the same one that went to visit an inconsequential emir up North?

Yorubas don't need charlatans as Kings, especially a throne like Ife's throne.

lol exactly.

Honestly, do we still need kings in this era?

Aareonakakanfo:
DAWN is a regional commission,South-west specifically not a "Yoruba" commission

Don't you think it's a problem to leaving some Yorubas behind?

Kwarans will probably stick with Odu'a when the egg shell breaks, so...

Aareonakakanfo,

I saw you post pertaining to the new Ooni of Ife. Ade a pe l'ori oba o!

He's handsome , educated and hopefully as fearless as the previous king.

However, in the large scheme of things, what does this mean for Ile-Ife? In terms of development?

Should he stay away from politics?

Aareonakakanfo:
Lagos to Ilorin ke! kilode! That's stress and besides Kwara is not part of the DAWN Project so i don't see that happening.I hope they integrate Kwarans though but i have some questions for you as an Ilorin resident

Why aren't they?

phazotron:
pple no dey read well. he didnt use it in a derogatory manner although action must still be taken in order to curb the menace.





pulse.ng/politics/rabiu-kwankwaso-former-governor-asks-yoruba-leaders-to-stop-threatening-fulani-herdsmen-id4292810.html

Please give Igbos their daily bread. After they've been thoroughly flogged by a Yoruba king, they need a feel-good thread.

kaycid77:
Shut up he is your "Master"

You're obviously begging to be flogged lol

belzabull:
ilekeHIV, is that your late mothers name?

hope you didnt infect your innocent bastad child with the virus?

Well thanks for comfirming the false report, Jessica Afrocandy.

That's all he said?

I'm surprised. I wonder who is gonna vote for this man. I will def be voting this year against D.ump.

He specifically mentioned Kenya to spite Obama. That much is obvious.

sparkleRed:
Are u thinkin 4rm ur ass, is lagos a one tribe effort, igbo contributed immensely!
High tym u stopped this nonsense u pple do abi say and be objective in ur analysis ah
And don't get me wrong am nt igbo am just seeing without tribal sentiment!

Nothing below 20% is immensely

belzabull:
I thought one of your sp.erm donors butchered you to death for trying to force paternity of your bastad child on him?. Accept my sympathy

Back to topic, when are you gonna start making noise with ekiti state? aren't you proud of your state of origin?

Sorry Jessica, we all thought you died.

belzabull:
yoruba leaders? lwkmd look at this b1tch

ilekeh you should be making noise about ekiti state where you come from, are you ashamed of mentioning ekiti? lagos is nigerias cmmonwealth-a no mans land, if you want to pride yourself of where yoruba laeders developed, look no further than oyo, ekitis or osunistan-perfect examples of yoruba leadership qualities

Bytch, I thought you died while sexing with 3 men. I just offered my condolences on that thread.

Omololu007:
where in his quote did he said,"yoruba leaders to shut up"

Leave the Igbo slaves on this thread. I saw how they ignored the Fulani-Enugu thread. Cowards.

omowolewa:
Educating Fulanis is not S/West's responsibility but keeping them a far.
But I thought he would talk about Biafra who is already acting their treat, all to see him talking about Yorubas who only told the 'North' to warm their children.
Has he ever heard of Radio Biafra or Nnamadi Kanu or IPOB. This man no dey visit NL sha.

Because SW is the richest region, other regions expect Yorubas to feed them.

Yorubas are living with tse-tse flies and leeches.

Are there no schools in the North? Combined, northern politician net worth is more than the SE IGR. Yet they can't build a strong education foundation.

liberty300:
i know you're saying this because you see a lot more of Igbo names. Ask yourself why. Most Nigerians billionaires get their money from oil scams..remove that from the equation and you'll see less names. Would you be saying this if there were less igbos? What you would have said is "these chest beaters can't even reach us in money"..we all know you're a known tribalist.

@topic, most Igbos are expanding and thinking east..thank God for that. The more you hate the igbos, the higher they rise

Yet Folorusho, the richest black woman is not listed.

Hard to take your list seriously.

Even Davido's father is not listed, who is a billionaire is not in the list.

Who compiled this trashy list? No valid source.

I guess this is a feel good thread for Igbos, compiled by Igbos

Lmaoooooo @ Fulani trying to call Yorubaland home.

What was Kanos IGR again?

So you know that Fulani is a national issue and you're ignoring it. Moraphucker

Jesus!!!

Will respond tomorrow. I'm sleep typing right now

Shady lost compiled by an Igbo, I'm out.

Funny how the Igbos listed are mostly shady politicians, but he neglected to add shady Yoruba politicians like Tinubu, Obj etc to balance the list.

^^^ Awesome write up.

Funny thing is, today is the first time I'm hearing about Dawn. It's disappointing how it's not advertised and spread out throughout the west.

[size=14pt]Zuriel Oduwole expands education MDG, meets Cuba’s Ambassador to Nigeria
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THE United Nation’s (UN) Millennium Development Goals set globally in 2000 to accomplish eight specific targets by the year 2015, has almost reached its deadline.

Some of the lofty goals set include ensuring Universal Primary Education, Healthcare, Poverty Reduction, and Gender Equality (including Girls Education) among the core areas.

In her understanding of this mission and as part of her own contribution towards reaching this goal, Zuriel Oduwole held her maiden “First Lady’s Colloquy” in Lagos in April 2014, where she invited First Ladies and Gender Ministers from Africa, to explore the issues of girl-education, from a simpler perspective, through the eyes of a 12- year- old.

A few weeks later in London, she gave her first policy speech on Prime Time TV, where she identified three basic areas, she believed if properly combined, the MDG issue of Universal Primary Education would be much closer to its objective.

They are: the Human Resources willing to teach, the technology we are willing to share, and the relevant software to power all these. Zuriel currently learns with a modification of the above three tools.

For the Human Resources willing to teach, she met in Washington DC with the Director of the United States Peace Corp, Mrs. Carrie Hessler-Radelet, because the Peace Corps since the 1960’s has sent volunteers across the globe to share teaching foundations – an army Zuriel hopes to tap for her education programmes.

Zuriel also met the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria – H.E. Carlos Sosa, because Cuba has, for decades, sent teachers to African countries, to help develop and strengthen the region’s education system.

Her next focus is technology companies, to explore partnerships with her DUSUSU (Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up) project as she moves that closer to developing her practical and simple educational model.

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http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/10/zuriel-oduwole-expands-education-mdg-meets-cubas-ambassador-to-nigeria/

[size=14pt]Nigeria-Based Printivo Wants To Become The Vistaprint Of Africa
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Vistaprint has been around for 20 years, so if you live in the U.S. or Europe, ordering printed material online might not seem like a big deal. In Nigeria, however, getting business card and flyers are still a pain that requires multiple visits to a brick-and-mortar shop, says Printivo founder Oluyomi Ojo.

Ojo has family members who work in the printing industry, but he didn’t realize how complicated it is to handle orders until he became a managing director at an ad agency, especially for customers outside of Lagos, one of Nigeria’s printing hubs.

“Small businesses are not really catered to. If you want to print a quantity as low as 100 business cards, you might have to travel two hours to a print shop, sit down and have someone design them, then come back in a week and pick them up,” says Ojo.

“We saw there are a lot of problems for small-scale businesses that want to order print marketing. It’s a huge opportunity for us because there are more than 17 million small businesses in Nigeria alone.”

http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/23/printivo/

[size=14pt]Nigerian traditional king visits Triad
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When Bob Brown met Kabiru Shotobi working in a hotel in Lagos State, Nigeria, he knew Shotobi had great potential but could not imagine what he’d eventually become: a king.
Shotobi, an oba or traditional king, of the city of Ikorodu, visited Winston-Salem and the Triad last week to show gratitude to Brown, the CEO and founder of a global business management consulting firm in High Point, for putting him through college at N.C. A&T State University and to drum up support and opportunities for the people in his city and country.
“It was a privilege for me to have that opportunity, and I want to have those opportunities extended to my people in my community,” Shotobi said.
Shotobi said many people in his country lack the opportunity to have basic education and health care.
“I have to believe that America can help my people,” he said.
Although he did not attend any of his alma mater’s homecoming activities over the weekend, he said his time there in the early 1980s was wonderful.
“It was just like family,” he said. “There were so many international students, and the atmosphere was conducive to me.”
Shotobi, who was visiting with his wife, Olori Kudirat, and daughter, Adetayo, met with university and business leaders to build relationships to help his city and country implement solar power and agricultural developments.
“We were able to meet with IBM and tell them our areas of need and how we could use their assistance and technical know-how to get opportunities to my people,” Shotobi said.
Shotobi and his family will also visit Maryland, Chicago, Atlanta and London, England, before they return to Ikurodu.
Nigeria is a federal republic with a president as head of state. Obas are traditional and symbolic rulers of cities and states in Yorubaland, a region of Nigeria. Obas are not born to rule but are selected from one of two ruling houses in Yorubaland.
Keith Grandberry, former president of Winston-Salem’s Urban League, works with Brown and Shotobi to foster relationships between local companies and Lagos.


http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/nigerian-traditional-king-visits-triad/article_85a48b35-baab-538f-aa25-4f3f0b3fc461.html

[size=14pt]Nigeria’s Nollywood: seeking worldwide appeal
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LAGOS, Oct 26 — The camera rolls from left to right on a dolly as the actors, all African, go through their lines, a sound operator holding a boom steady over their heads under bright studio lights.

It could be a scene from any film set but Kunle Afolayan hopes “The CEO” could drive change in Nigeria’s hugely popular and prolific movie industry, Nollywood.

“’CEO’ represents Africa as a continent,” said the 41-year-old during a break from filming at a luxury resort outside the financial capital, Lagos.

“By virtue of the kind of story, the actors, the team and every element of the film to a large extent, embraces who we are as Africans,” he told AFP.

The film’s plot is about a telecoms firm looking to replace its boss. Five members of the company’s management are dispatched across Africa to find the best candidate.

Cast members include Benin’s Grammy award-winning singer Angelique Kidjo, as well as actors from South Africa, Kenya, Ivory Coast and Morocco.

“It’s a fairly great mix and I think it’s a mix that’s like Kunle himself,” said Moroccan television and film actress Fatym Layachi.

“(He’s) a totally Nigerian director in the sense he’s proud of being Nigerian and proud of his culture... and at the same time he’s part of something completely universal.”

Corporate backing

With a budget of more than US$1 million (RM4.253 million), “The CEO” is a far cry from the shoestring productions that characterise the bulk of Nollywood’s output.

Some cost as little as US$25,000 to make—a fraction of the US$250 million average in Hollywood—and can be turned around within a month from filming to sale.

Afolayan has secured financial backing from Air France in a first for the French carrier, which is banking on his reputation to drive up its brand in Nigeria.

The company has provided tickets for shooting to take place in Kenya, South Africa and even at Paris’ main airport, Charles De Gaulle.

Better financing, it is hoped, will change Nollywood’s image of poorly made films with wobbly cameras, poor sound and often rudimentary editing.

His ambition fits into a wider context of a greater role for Nollywood in Nigeria’s economy and recognition of its value for the country.

In April last year, Nollywood was included in Nigeria’s economic data for the first time—a sign of its growing power and influence.

The film industry was estimated to be worth 859.9 billion naira (RM18.288 billion) or 1.2 per cent of GDP.

With an average of 2,000 films produced every year, Nollywood, which developed out of the digital boom of the 1990s, is one of the biggest cinema industries in the world.

That puts it in the same bracket as movie-mad India, although revenues—thought to be about US$590 million a year—are considerably less.

Production values

In 2013, the United Nations estimated that Nollywood, which releases about 50 films a week, employed some one million people and could create one million more jobs if properly run.

Many of the movies tackle social and cultural problems—corruption, drugs, love triangles—and rely heavily on melodrama.

Most are sold as DVDs at the roadside, either at market stalls, from wheelbarrows or by hawkers at traffic lights.

Online distribution has started through Internet platforms such as iROKOtv and via cable and satellite television, expanding their audience and appeal across Africa.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari earlier this year ordered a crackdown on bootleg copies, to regularise sales and give actors and producers a fairer deal of revenues.

For Afolayan, better quality films, as producers and directors hone their skills, and with actors from across Africa, will boost interest on the continent and beyond.

The filmmaker has already shown his films at a Nollywood festival in Paris, which has become an annual fixture since 2013.

“Some people are very comfortable in making low quality products because for them it is only a means of livelihood, for them they only make money,” he said.

“For me film is not about earning a living, film is life for me. I breathe film, I sleep film.” — AFP-Relaxnews

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/showbiz/article/nigerias-nollywood-seeking-worldwide-appeal#sthash.Jix788rL.dpuf

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Yorubaland can be this great too. It takes a particular mindset. Do not become complacent because of the pixs I'm posting.