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Julius berger,rcc,mothercat,etc have all been awarded contract in this same country,yet none has deemed it fit to even have this sort of plans toward nigeria,yet alone executing similar thing,but CCECC just few years into the country are already turning things around.
Now u don't need a magician to tell u that their works are cheaper than berger.
U don't need a juju man to tell u that their works are even more modern than berger.
Thumbs up our chinko brodas.
This is d same monopoly nokia,samsung and the rest created on mobile phone until tecno(china fone) came onboard.

[quote author=ShyM-X]Just $1billion and you lot are celebrating, no?

Nigerians will never cease to amaze me.

Why are a lot of Nigerians so primitive and medieval in their thought process?

Nigeria diaspora alone remitted $22billion into the Nigerian economy last year alone, yet nothing has changed.

What's there to rejoice about in $1billion worth of investments? [/quote]If there is nothing to rejoice about some1 planning to invest in ur country,then something from ur village is seriously wrong wif u.

homesteady: LOL!! The matter tire me!! Wetin I wan go do for railway university?? LOOL chinko and their wahala!!

That's the difference between u and him and u can judge who is better among the) two of u.

The guy weh invent that ak-47 no try at all.

Why don't u past it here for everyone consumption?
What will happen if its exposed here?

May God bless u and continually uses u to propagate the kingdom of God.
U've taught us how to give.

miccodb: this phone cannot compete with any tecno. this is not a solution. terrible picture quality. everything on this phone looks like poster colour

They want to insult tecno.
Tecno n7 can be compared with s3 favourably.

Rochas,always wanting to remain on the lime light.a great liar of our time.

Originalsly: I think Shoprite is bad for Nigeria. For one it is going to make Nigeria a dumping ground for expired goods and others that they cannot sell in countries.They would be providing GMO products and these have long term effects on health. Is the health system prepared to deal with the illnesses caused by these products? There is a reason why they are banned almost throughout Europe.When the smaller merchants are put out of business the choice of goods would be greatly Reduced. Would Shoprite then be the outlet for locally produced goods? If not then they would be suffocating local productions and a country that consumes more than they can produce is on the road to doom rather than prosperity. Then there is the problem of foreign is better mentality...many more will be turning their backs to local products period. Earlier someone mentioned about being able to buy Coke at a cheaper price...as if Coke is good and healthy.On countries encouraging foreign companies ...should Dangote try exporting cement to Germany or China or the US...the duty he has to pay is the reason why he would not.If you still think Shoprite is good for Nigeria and the economy then figure out why cities like NYC have barred huge stores like Wal Mart...a US company from operating in the city.

God bless u

ibrokola: If the goods are overpriced, then you can be sure that Nigerians will not purchase frm there!

My brother that's not nigerian mentality.everybody knows that airtel,glo and etisalat charges less than mtn but people stll go for mtn despite their charges.

JABB: Virtually all the products sold in shoprite are not manufactured in Nigeria.so what benefit.......?cus I find them still expensive,nothing has change especially parking to buy their bread and almost paying same amount.

Exactly my point.someone came into ur country,u gave him or her free land,he built a shop and start importing goods from his country down to ur country,employs few number of ur unemployed youths and u applaud him for doing that.haba! Why are we this myopic?
Is this what we call foreign investors?

omoredia: Ok! But do u agree that you are killing yourself by yourself? Fool! Instead of u to start thinking and working u are being a pathetic cry baby!

See ur life.

Without much ado,friends,which is perfectly correct?
Example to illustrate could help.

advocate007: Actually bigotry and bigotism will never take us to anywhere as a country. The fact is that so far ,so bad. Buhari is the only Nigeria leader to be trusted because he was tested and has proven beyound reasonable doubts. We have people that can even do better than buhari but only God knows who!. Buhari, given his antecedent if given the chance can liberate this country and throw all these thieves we have as leaders to jail and return all our stolen wealth to the country for the benefit of all.

Why don't u prove soyinka wrong with his prove against buhari?are u pretending to be unaware of buhari's attrocities during his tenure?
Why do u people loves pretence?
Was it not buhari that ensure that d was no freedom of press?
Was it not buhari that over throw the democratically elected government?
Was it not buhari that killed 3innocent guys without any prove of them been guilty?
Pls stop decieving those that are prone to white lies.

payless: Like I said earlier, if the choice is between Buhari and Jonadunce, my vote goes straight to Buhari. I am not in Nigeria and I don't intend to vote in Nigeria come 2015 but I have followers who listen to me. I will ask them to vote for anyone but Jonadunce.

Then if u are not in nigeria,then short ur mouth up and continue to be slave to ur masters over there.boy boy.
U want to stay there and understand how nigeria is been run.

automaticcarzz: You can continue to call Buhari any name in the book. Mandela was once labelled a "terrorist" by whites; including Margaret Thatcher.

...And was mandela an ex- president trying to recontest?

[quote author=Sunny_bobo]Stop comparing apples to oranges. Buhari is mentally challenged, simples![/quote

Orange and apple is even better,they should stop comparing fanta to zobo

automaticcarzz: Buhari is at the age Mandela was when he contested and won Presidential election in South Africa.

And so?we shud. Vote for hom cos mandela won?
Shine ur eye.

[quote author=Sunny_bobo]When contraceptives fail, this is what you get.

Can you mention a single achievement of Buhari apart from flogging human beings in a world where even the slightest cruelty to an animal is abhorred.[/quote]Don't mind d paid agent.nigerians are too wise.we hardly forget fact.the evil he did 30yrs ago or so is still witch hunting him.
He thought his cry will decieve us,but no it can't.

Abacha really dealt with this nation but not only abacha,so was IBB,Buhari,obj,etc.

Who empowered them with guns?

double3: Young fellow,u can't expect to be trained as a technician n wanto end up answering an engineer,u should know better. In the field of engineering, we have the engineers, the technicians, the technologist, the craftmen, and the artisans. So u can't be trained to be a crafts man or technologist n come out tomorrow n wanto rub shoulders with an engineering degree holder; I don't think its done anywhere in the world(u can quote me on that)
Moreover before applying to go to a polytechnic, I think u should have been aware of th degree u would be given at th end of ur program, so please let's stop all these sentimental bullshit n play our roles according to our academic background. Or tomorrow u should not be surprised when a brick layer comes out n start making noise tht he can build houses while a civil engr. cannot do so, so therefore they should be allowed to answer th tile of an engr. (Lol)

People like u are blind but they can see.tell me what u over in the uni that they poly guys are not offerrng,are u better than them?have u created any impact that they haven't?
Why are people dis myopic and biase?

chidindufrank: Op you're the one who needs help. You stole another man's I'd. You should be ashamed of yourself. Musiwa is 100% better than you.

Don't mind the useless kpomo

Nice plans.

This is unbelievably true.hmmmmm

Some are photoshop

Never.not in this life.

By ANOZIE EGOLE
…Says he hasn’t dumped EME…
Becoming a celebrity comes with a lot of challenges
and this is a fact, hip-hop star, Ayo Balogun, a.k.a
Wizkid, has found out the hard way. Recently, an
impostor, impersonating him defrauded his UNILAG
fans, prompting the police to invite him(Wizkid) for
questioning. The Pepsi ambassador has since shrugged
off the experience, but he’s on a mission to ensure it
does not repeat itself. In this interview with
SHOWTIME CELEBRITY, the artiste talks about his
UNILAG saga, fame, new record label and more. Enjoy!
What really happened between you and the UNILAG
students. You were accused of duping them?
By now, I think all is clear that there are some people
parading themselves as either Wizkid or his managers.
The unfortunate incident regarding the UNILAG
students is a case of mistaken identity where people
fell victim to some unscrupulous elements who
impersonated me or my representatives. The same
people, as we have come to know, went as far as
creating fake accounts in my name to dupe people.
Wizkid
I just don’t really want to talk much about it. There
are processes involved in booking Wizkid for shows. If
you want to book Wizkid for a show or anything of the
sort, you go to Empire Mates Entertainment, EME,
which is my label or you talk to my manager, Godwin
Tom. Those are the main channels to reach me if you
want to book me for a show. So,if you’ve been chatting
with the Wizkid on the social media and he has
promised to do something or charges you money, I
want you to know that Wizkid never charges anybody
or does his business directly. I don’t discuss price, I
don’t talk about anything like that. I allow my
management and my label to handle my business. So,
nobody talks directly to me concerning payments.
How did you come about the UNILAG palaver?
Basically, the police just called us to inform us of the
development. We can’t really give full details
because we were invited to come to the police station
and we went as law abiding citizens. When we got
there, we gave our own statement as well as the
students. But we really can’t say anything now until
the police have done their proper investigations. But
with the details on ground, what we want you to
know is that the so-called Wizkid the students have
been contacting is fake and an impostor. It’s really not
from me or from anybody around me.
Do you have a procedure for booking you for shows?
Yes, we do. My manager is going to give the proper
details, proper emails, the right phone numbers and
other things needed. We are going to definitely make
that known. We are going to give full details, so, you
will have it. It’s a simple process. Either you contact
me or you contact EME directly. But even when you
contact me, the whole procedure is that I will direct
you to the booking office as well.
It is simple. You send your request via email or you
can call us and send us your email address. The
booking office would contact you from the email
address you have provided with a booking
questionnaire. The booking questionnaire seeks
information about your event, venue details as well as
publicity activities, what you intend to do and other
special requests. We don’t really want to give more
details so that the impostors would not continue with
their fraudulent activities.
The email you are talking about that all bookings
comes through, is it the same email every
communication comes to?
No. If you have contacted anybody regarding a Wizkid
show, paid and we do not show up for the event or
you do not contact the right people; provide the bank
account details, provide the email correspondence. If
there was a contract, provide the contract – that is as
simple as it gets. We are not fighting with anybody.
We sympathise with the students who have been
duped, but for you to do it properly, for you to get
the best information that you need, it is important to
provide the necessary information.
In this case, what do you think really happened
regarding the procedure?
We are letting the police do their job. We have
nothing to say because we know very well that we
were not the ones they contacted. So, we are not
worried. What we are concerned about is to stop
others from being duped by these impostors.
What was your first reaction when you heard the
news?
I felt so bad. I just went to my Twitter account and
tweeted the normal people to contact if you want to
book a show with Wizkid. Let’s be realistic. Everybody
saw my hustle and watched me grow. When I
dropped “Holla Your Boy”, I was much younger and
wasn’t charging up to N5 million for shows. This is just
playing out and it is simple.
So, how much do you charge now?
N5 million is okay for my show. But let’s just put
things right. It is so bad to my company’s name and my
name as well. That is why I decided to open up on
this issue.
What is your relationship with EME at teh moment?
We are doing great, we have been having meetings.
Going back and forth, evolving new plans to make EME
one of the best record labels, not just in Nigeria but
also, in Africa . Everyone is in the studio. Banky W.
shot a couple of videos recently. We were at the
video shoot last week; we are still working.
There is this rumour that you are no longer with EME?
I have just released an album in collaboration with
Wizkid and EME. “Starboy” is my new company, EME is
still there for me. “Starboy” is Wizkid’s new record
label and I have a couple of producers that are
working with me in the new company. Definitely, we
are working with a lot of people. Banky W and I,
started way back. Our dreams have always been to
build an empire, to help more people and give them
that platform to showcase their talents. And all these
dreams cannot happen only with one person.
So, we have to branch out and reach out to more
people. The industry is really big and there are more
than 5 million kids out there roaming about the street
and looking for a platform to showcase their talents.
We want to give them the platform to do that. So, as
you can see, everyone can contribute to that. Now
that “Starboy” has started, we thank God, we are
doing well. Anybody can start up something. That is
just what we are trying to do with EME.
Have you released the track list of your latest album?
Yes, I have done that. I featured Olamide, D’banj and
Banky W. The album is ready right now. But we are
just putting some finishing touches to it. We will be
having a listening party of the album very soon and we
are going to announce that as soon as it is ready. We
are planning for that. The album is coming out very
strong and I thank God that I have put all the
necessary things in place. I have a very strong belief
that the album is going to win awards.
How long have you known Mallic?
I have known him for quit some time now, about a
year and some couple of months. We just talk about
business and nothing more. But we took out time and
planned something good and we are working on
actualising that. This is what I am saying about
branching out, giving people platforms to perform. So,
I have to give a lot of people that platform. What we
are doing together is to set the standard and lead the
way for people to follow.
Would you say that his production input has redefined
your music?
Of course, and everybody he has worked with. Even
he produces Afrobeat sometimes. Nobody knows it all.
We also produced in the UK, so, it was like me working
with him. We are still learning, it is a process. No one
knows it all.
There is this rumour making the rounds that you have
replaced your accidented Porsche car. Is it true?
Yes, that is absolutely true. We thank God for that.
We thank Him for sparing my life. This is not the first
time I’ve had such an encounter. That doesn’t mean I
am a freak, but I needed to be mobile. I was moving
around with a taxi all through the duration of the
accident which is not proper.
Wizkid
A whole lot of people have been blowing the accident
out of proportion. But how bad was it?
Well, I don’t really like talking about the bad side of
things. I believe that at some point in life, we all have
to learn something good about life, something that
would help our life in the future. When I had that
accident I was like, I had to check myself and know
the things I am not doing right. My mind told me that
anything I am doing, I have to do it faster. I was like, if
the world had ended that day, what would I have
done. I thanked God for keeping me alive to testify his
goodness. I made a promise to myself to never get
down because of the accident. So, life must go on, no
matter what it takes.
How has your evolution in the musical world been?
It has been massive. I have learnt so much and I have
worked with so many legends. It is really mind-
blowing. For me, I feel so excited. I am still learning
and striving to get to the top. When I look back to
where I started, I see a lot of accomplishments.That’s
what normally comes to my mind. I also feel blessed,
but it goes with a lot of responsibilities. You know,
everything is for a while. It is the legacy that you built
while you were there that lasts. So, I try as much as
possible to leave a legacy so that even when I am not
here, people will not forget my name easily.
What really prompted you to do a ‘collabo’ with Femi
Kuti?
Yes, a lot of people never expected that. People
think Wizkid talks only about girls, cars and some
flashy things in his music, but I don’t. All I talk about
in my music is true life story. When I decided to do
“Jayejaye” with Femi, I just really wanted to pass a
message of what Wizkid wants to be or ways you can
be like Wizkid. I still have not done anything, but
people think I have done many things. I don’t think I
have done a lot, I am still learning. The “Jayejaye”
music was just to bridge the gap between the old and
the young people. A big shout out to Femi Kuti for
giving me the chance to do that track with him. I
called him a day before we recorded the track and he
allowed me. So, I am just saying a big thank you.
So, what should fans expect from your forthcoming
album?
They should expect everything magical. We have put
in a lot of work and we are just hoping that everyone
likes the album. I have been in the studio for weeks
and even months now. I can’t wait for the album to be
released. I hope everybody will like the album. I have
just put in a lot of hard work.
It’s like you have a passion for flashy cars?
No, I don’t think so. A lot of people drive more flashy
cars than I do, even in the entertainment industry. I
really don’t think like that. After the accident , I had
no other car to drive around. Believe it or not, I
moving around with a taxi and I didn’t like that. I
don’t think that amounts to having passion for flashy
cars. What about people in government that spend so
much money on cars? I worked hard to make my
money, so I need to use it well. If someone works hard
for his money and decides to spend it for his pleasure,
I don’t think it is a bad idea.
How do you feel reading stories of some artistes who
cannot fend for themselves when they grow old?
I have to learn from them and know how to make
savings. If I am not learning from people that came
before, then what am I doing? It’s not that anybody is
wishing anybody bad, but we must learn and plan
ahead.

www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/unilag-saga-my-story-wizkid/

uboma: @ op, having Shoprite on the soil of Nigeria is beneficial in so many ways. They provide employment for Nigerians with a considerable good pay, quality goods at a fairly cheap price, avenue for businesses and contribution to Nigeria's GDP. the list is endless bro.

They are killing the economy,killing small scale biz and killing the motivational factor young for small scale entrepreneur.
Interms of employment,how much do u think the pay their staff?
Their goods are mostly over priced.
I don't see any positive gains apart from the fact that its an avenue for our young girls to there and be snapping pictures and uploading them on social medias.

sincerenigerian: Prophet of doom expecting a visit from Jonathan.

We only know of one and one one sincere9geria,all other ones are sinking sand .
Others na fake and chinese product

Raxz: With or without primate perdition, we all knw nothing can stop him come 2015

Only God can stop him,but God is strongly for us,hence,he won't lose.