₦airaland Forum

stonemasonn:
Cool.
But we want continuity in Lagos.

Continuity of suffering ba?

Softmirror:
IS THAT ALL?

Rest IJN

By the way, his wife is a Harvard alumni✊

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour was born on Lagos Island. He grew up in Ikeja.

He attended Chrisland primary and secondary schools up to JSS3, and then proceeded to Paris to attend Ecol Artive Berlin, where he completed his secondary education.[6] He has a bachelor degree in Architecture from University of Nottingham and a master degree in the same field from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[5] He partook in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2008 after his first masters and completed it in 2009.[7] He later attained a second master degree in Research and Public Policy; from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).[8]

Rhodes-Vivour is from a family of lawyers. He is the son of Barrister Olawale and Mrs Nkechi Rhodes-Vivour. Former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and jurist, Bode Rhodes-Vivour is his uncle,[9] while late Judge Akinwunmi Rhodes-Vivour is his grandfather. He is the great-grand son to Steven Bankole Rhodes; the second ever indigenous judge appointed in Nigeria.

Activism
Rhodes-Vivour is the convener of the civil society group, Nigerians Against GMO, an Anti-GMO advocacy group fighting against the proliferation of Genetically Modified Foods in Nigeria. Their protest increased in 2016, following claims by Monsanto that GMOs are safe, tackling the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina, as well as the multinational company.[10][11]

In 2017, he alongside Nnimmo Bassey, led a 2,000-man march to the Senate to lend a voice in the fight against environmental degradation. He also campaigns for the inclusion of history as a subject in Nigerian school curriculum.[12][13]

In 2022, Rhodes-Vivour collaborated with WellaHealth to provide free health checks and insurance for 1 million people in Lagos who have their Voter's card, in commemoration of World Malaria Day and to encourage people to get their Voter's card to enable them vote in upcoming elections.

Career
He worked with Franklin Ellis Architects when he was in the UK. On returning to Nigeria, he worked with SISA, Cliff Consulting now called Building Partnership CCP and Patrick Wayi, before venturing fully into politics.[6][16]

Political career
He was one of the first beneficiaries of the Not Too Young To Run legislation.[8] In 2017, Rhodes-Vivour contested the Ikeja Local Government Area chairmanship under the KOWA party.[17] Citing that the absence of godfatherism in the party made him contest under the platform. He lost to the candidate of the incumbent APC.

In 2019, he contested for the senate seat to represent Lagos west under the PDP.[19] His campaign points were to revamp the infrastructure within the district and well as to get out the incumbent who he term as an "absentee senator spending more resources pursuing a futile governorship bid in Ogun State, rather than focus on Lagos West that have already given him their mandate".[20] He came second in the final polls, losing to the incumbent senator and contestant under the erstwhile ruling party APC, Adeola 'Yayi' Olamilekanola, by 243,516 votes to Adeola’s 323,817. Adeola received 41.38% of the votes, while Rhodes-Vivour received 39.40%.[21] He contested the result in court, citing electoral violence and disruptions as reasons why the result should not be valid. However, the court deemed that not to be enough and upheld the election of his opponent.

He is the Labour party gubernatorial candidate for the upcoming 2023 Lagos State gubernatorial election. He was initially one of the nominees gearing up to contest under the PDP, but pulled out just before the primary election was held. [24] He cross carpeted to the Labour party, contesting during substitute election through which the substantive candidate of the party was to be chosen, and came out victorious, getting 111 votes, to defeat former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Moshood Salvador, who got 102 votes.

Personal life
He is married to Dr. Ify Rhodes-Vivour (née Aniebo), a molecular geneticist by profession[8] who is the daughter of former military administrator to Kogi and Borno states, Augustine Aniebo.[27]

hustla:
Why?

Abi😭😂 his fellow countryman

Goal 😭😭😭😭

Baddestguyp:
So Disney dey race-swap Wendy from Peter Pan?

Now Wendy is now a sword-wielding expert? Probably even better than Peter Pan with the sword...lmao

Disney and Wokeness



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06m2Wb2nxWI

The comments section is hilarious as always

Raalsalghul:
You think he might get an Oscar nomination for this role?

Still happy with the resurgence in his career.

Oh! Now I see.

So na even Darren Aronofsky direct am?

He has been nominated already and he’s likely to win

The Whale 8/10
Very touching and depressing movie

Ishilove:
You aren't the only one, and that's because I also share your sentiments

People were using emotional rollercoaster to describe it
I srsly didn't feel anything in the movie
I only felt I did really well finishing the movie in a week

abduleez1:
I don't think it's an A24 movie through and through. They probably just helped Apple TV produce the film. Just as they help Hulu with Ramy.

It’s an a24 original

dark knight rises - bane

danielistics:
you only adopted the dark as an ally, I was born in it, moulded by it.

The comment section in the fast X trailer is so hilarious and goated😹

No one is talking of the ñew Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, I even loved it more than the Flash trailer.... My op tho

phr0nesis:
I seriously expect this to be huge. I'm just hoping they don't disappoint me the way Wakanda Forever did

Gunn says it's awesome and I believe him, let's see tho

radec:
U no even rate am well...give it 11/10..

Some dopeshit zombie vibes in that episode.
Nice one.
HBO gave early release cause of superbowl

Like guy it took my breathe away fr, how can someone say ep 3 must more tearful than this

Knock at the Cabin- 7/10
Although I still can't believe Shyamalamn still has a job after Avatar; but I still stand on the ground that he's still one of my best directors of all time.
Bautista displayed class in this movie; not giving spoilers tho, but this is one of his best performances till date
The creativity of the movie is amazing buh the progress of the story is not as compelling and can be confusing buh still a fun to watch

Carot:
despite the controversy surrounding this movie, you went ahead and watch it. where is your sense of empathy? Ishilove come and reprimand this man

I've watched before I knew about the ikejis saga

Babaj145:
Finally tomorrow, we get see the worlds most loved serial killer once again😎

Broooo😹 I'm fckin' hypedd gee

Dark October 3/10
I can see the empathy and pain the real life event caused but this movie was so subpar that I couldn't feel any empathy towards the actors. I watched it with disgust.
The actors were very bad, I don't know where they got them from.
The directing was very bad, the cinematography na 'just manage', the camera work is nothing to write home about. The only thing that held up in the film is the rl story and nostalgia🌚😏

Baddestguyp:
wtf Oscar winning ko

Maybe na African magic he wan talk😹

Baddestguyp:
You don't need pills to sleep...
Just watch this movie

The only reason people went to watch this on cinema again is because of the death of Chadwick. The movie was worse than i imagined frs 😔. A very disappointing mess of a movie. People were saying it was emotional, but I didn't get any emotion from this movie at all, just a bunch of actresses crying and shit.

Sniper101:
This movie is still not on Netflix yet.
WHY?

I really don't understand.

Marvel is a Disney property, it will never drop on Netflix

Ishilove:
Her performance was very okay, so why the idiotic nomination?

Clout ofc. The Razzles aren't getting the buzz anymore so they made a lot of stupid nominations this year

neztar:
Who is she? I dont know her

She's the actress of Firestarter, she was given a Razzies nomination; 12 years old girl

IngeniousLeez:
As in.... You know the drill.

A24 is like the HBO of movies. They rarely miss. Only A24 film I've been bummed about was The Green Knight. The rest has been masterclasses.

Ari Aster is surely one director you can't joke with his films. This doesn't really look like the horror fare Aster is used to with films like Midsommar and Hereditary. It's looking like Everything Everywhere All At Once but with darker themes.

If A24 wins Best Picture with EEAAO, I'd be super excited. It's a complete underdog story.

The shocking thing about Aster's movies is the complexity of his movies and people can still understand and enjoy it nonetheless, he's like the Christopher Nolan of Horror Movies- complex and still understandable and interesting

OhBritannia:
Well saying it's the one of the best series finale ever is a bit overstretched, however in recent times from 2022 to 2023, the finale of shantytown is one of the best World wide except if you just want to look down on it because it's from NIGERIA.
The twist in the last episode was mind blowing and epic and no one saw it coming.
Who thought that ini Edo's twin was alive and that she wasn't the real one?
That twist right there was world class, kudos to the writers.
The scene where all the women used a knife to stab that guy called scar was epic too.
Even some top Hollywood series has never thought of such finale, they will usually just kill off scar in a normal battle but that twist of having the Ladies stab him to death was an epic twist.
The fight scene in the last episode was decent too.

Forget that it's NIGERIA, the last episode of shantytown is one of the best series finale world wide in recent times and i stand by it 100%. 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Even the way the series ended with Regina Daniels was epic too and it gives room for a proper season two and unanswered questions like who are the girls?
Who was the last person shown in the last scene? .

The series finale is Goated ✌️✌️✌️

All because of nyash. The fight sequences were rubbish

Ishilove:
The Banshees of Inisherin-

Wow... That movie deserves the Oscar nomination. Very disturbing a feem

It was ok - the hand cutting was ingenious buh it was boring all the way

IngeniousLeez:
I enjoyed Hereditary.
Bro, that Beau is Afraid is one A24 film I'm really hyped about this year. The trailer was bonkers 😃😂. I thought I was the only one hyped about the film. I posted the trailer two weeks ago, nobody respond.

Bro, 90% of A24 movies are so good that anytime they release anything, I'm in

MJBOLT:

Best Picture belongs to Everything Everywhere at once

And Banshees of Inisherin was boring asf

MJBOLT:

Best Picture belongs to Everything Everywhere at once

We shall see then😂
I enjoyed Everything everywhere all at once but in a list where Tar and Triangle of Sadness is.....hmm

abduleez1:
Oscars sha finding a way to creep in Top Gun just cos of Tom Cruise. 😂😂 E sure me die say if no be am, that film no go smell this thing.
Prolly similar favouritism I'm seeing with Tar but that one still holds up and can defend its quality.

Prolly tactics to garner more viewership and audience interest back at the awards nominating hugely popular movies and blockbuster monsters in Maverick and Way of The Water, as well as top directors and loved actors.
I sha hope, Maverick receives NADA!!

Anyways, I try this year small sha. At least I'd say I'm 70-80% caught up on the Awards movies. Or at least have the rest on watchlist or downloaded. 🤨😎 Last year worse for me... 😰😢

Triangle of Sadness will surely win Best Picture sha