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ORIKINLA

1, Kindly introduce yourself

My real name is Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, and my pen name is Orikinla Osinachi.

I am the author of four books and other published articles. I am 47. I work as a Media Consultant for Supple magazine in Lagos, and I am the Founder/Festival Director of Eko International Film Festival.

2, How did you join NL?

I joined Nairaland in 2005.

3, Do you agree with our list of NL legends or you have suggestions or something to chip in? Or to you, who is the greatest Nairalander of all time?


Seun the creator and owner is the greatest Nairalander of all time. 

I believe from the popularity of threads, I should be among the first three most popular members. Let the page views and replies be used to judge the most popular.

4, Who is/are your favourite Nairalander(s)?

Hot Angel and others.

5, What is your assessment of NL as the forum clocks 5?

It is a Nigerian phenomenon on the Internet. I regard Nairaland as being more important to Nigeria than Facebook.

6, What do you enjoy about NL and how addicted are you to NL?

Nairaland is the hub of the Nigerian universe on the Internet. I visit it daily and I enjoy it more than Nigerian newspapers.

7, How do you juggle between NL and your real life activities? Do you quote NL in your real life activities? Do people around you know you are a a member of NL?

I have the largest Nigerian online news and information media of over 28 blogs and websites. So, monitoring news and information on Nairaland is part of my work.

8, What is the most useful info or knowledge you've gotten from Nairaland? Or better still, is there any special thread that has impacted in your life?

The discussion boards on Literature and Romance have done positive things for me online and offline.

9, Which section do you like most?

The Literature section.


10, As an old Nairalander, i.e 2005-2007 sets, what period on Nairaland do you enjoy most? Or better stillm, comapre NL of today with NL of 3, 4 years

The golden years of Nairaland were between 2005 and 2007.

AJANLEKOKO

1, Kindly introduce yourself

I'm AjanleKoko (internet moniker), I'm in my mid-thirties exactly, Yoruba, Nigerian based in Nigeria. Let's leave it at that for now.

2, How did you join NL?

Actually I have been active on a few Nigerian Internet forums in the past, between 2000-2004. I stumbled on Nairaland in 2006, but I really did not have that much time, until I changed jobs in 2008. It was a promotion of sorts, so I was a little less busy. Hence my starting to post in 2008.

3, Do you agree with our list of NL legends or you have suggestions or something to chip in? Or to you, who is the greatest Nairalander of all time?

If you ask me, I think it is premature right now to choose someone as a 'greatest nairalander of all time'. What you guys did in December was cool, though, recognizing various people who post in different sections. We as Nigerians seem to take these things serious, always looking for accolades. I think maybe not now. Best you can do now is what you've done already, create some sort of 'Hall of Fame', and 'induct' a select number of popular members. Then leave it at that. But no 'greatest of all time'. Sounds crass.

4, Who is/are your favourite Nairalander(s)?

I would say my most fav would be debosky. He is very active in every section, and has something to say about everything. He is also well-mannered and smart without being an egotist, I think.

5, What is your assessment of NL as the forum clocks 5?

It's a good forum, came at the right time, and can only get better. I think more needs to be done to increase the credibility and usability of Nairaland as a site by Nigerians, for Nigerians. I practically use Facebook like a email and collaboration tool these days. I chat with people, send and receive mail, etc. Nairaland should look at adding more widgets to increase the utility, and also expand the scope of content allowed.Give people the tools to make them use the site more effectively.

6, What do you enjoy about NL and how addicted are you to NL?

I just like the conversations, talking about real everyday stuff that affects everybody, not just politics. I am not particularly a big fan of talking Nigeria politics, by the way. In every section, always something useful to learn in NL.

7, How do you juggle between NL and your real life activities? Do you quote NL in your real lief activities? Do people around you knwo you are a a member of NL?

Yes to the second and third questions. My hobby, as well as present career pursuit is the Internet, so I spend a lot of time on NL anyways. It is one of my three most visited sites, asides FB and Gmail.

8, What is the most useful info or knowledge you've gotten from Nairaland? Or better still is there any special thread that has impacted in your life?

As per impacting on my life, I would say none yet. But the thread that actually got me posting on NL was the 'Which Way NLNG' thread on the Jobs section. It was a story of many people's lives,hopes, dreams, how they were all supporting each other, looking out for each other, and trying to make sure the guys who did not make it to NLNG didn't feel bad about themselves, or lose hope in themselves. kuwena, opoks, etc. You could learn a lot about those people just by reading that thread. If I was a writer, I would make a novel out of it.

9, Which section do you like most?
Career, obviously. I am developing an interest in Travel/tourism nowadays. Personally I think Nigerians should get out more, and see the world. It will help us a lot in our personal journeys.

Let's set the interview rolling:   

DAVIDYLAN

1, Kindly introduce yourself?

I’m David (yeah its my real name), born to Yoruba/igbo parents in Abeokuta so I technically consider myself yoruba. I’m the first of 3 guys, generally more laid back than my online personae may suggest. I love science, music, reading, writing, tennis, soccer, women and the outdoors. Surprisingly, I rarely argue outside of NL.

I used to love blogging . . . got tired of it after a while.

2, How did you join NL?

Nov 20, 2005 I think. I was heading to the airport that morning but I had to search for something online. I stumbled on an interesting discussion on NL via google and I was totally hooked.

3, Do you agree with our list of NL legends or you have suggestions or something to chip in? Or to you, who is the greatest Nairalander of all time?

I think the list is good. Understandably a lot of people are quite upset by not being on it but heck, you really cant please everyone. Those I would have chosen are no longer on the forum . . . 2005-2006 set of NLders for me were the best ever. I doubt those people can be replaced. I used to remember almost everyone on the politics section had highly informative and active blogs then. That was were I met ijebuman, chxta, (I think Jeremy Wheate was on at some point), ono, bagoma (she used to be active on sports too) and so many too numerous to mention. On the religion section there used to be Nferyn, elbaron, the irreverent reverend, shango, pilgrim1 . . . wow nostalgia!

4, Who is/are your favourite Nairalander(s)?

Today they would be - Noetic16, osisi, Stillwater (she steadfastly refuses to marry me), DayoKanu, Ibime, Sagamite and preselect.

5, What is your assessment of NL as the forum clocks 5?

A shadow of what it used to be.

6, What do you enjoy about NL and how addicted are you to NL?

I’m no longer addicted to it. I go entire weeks without logging on and I don’t feel like I missed anything. Gone are the days you just HAD to log on if you wanted to stay abreast of current events or enjoy some stimulating debate. Now its chockfull of little kids with unrestricted access to the internet.

7, How do you juggle between NL and your real life activities? Do you quote NL in your real lief activities? Do people around you know you are a a member of NL?

I do both quite effectively. I only log on to NL when I’m at work and bored. Once I leave work, NL ceases to exist. None of my real life friends know I’m a member and I’d rather keep it that way.

8, What is the most useful info or knowledge you've gotten from Nairaland? Or better still is there any special thread that has impacted in your life?

I think my most favorite thread to date has to be the Israel/Palestine thread with the notorious Afam! We must have gone beyond 50 pages debating that issue. The politics section also helps me obtain vital information about Nigeria without having to browse through tons of newspapers.

9, Which section do you like most?

Religion

10, As an old Nairalander, i.e 2005-2007 sets, what period on Nairaland do you enjoy most? Or better stillm, comapre NL of today with NL of 3, 4 years

2005-2006!

Comparing that set to the present set would be like comparing a graduate student to kindergarten kids. No pun intended.

 
DAVIDYLAN EXTRA
Things I enjoyed on NL
– The ability to flirt anonymously and without shame! The thread on snazzydown’s invisible kitchen, the chic (papermoon) that died and had her obituary on the first page . . . there must have been pages and pages of “condolences” before anyone realized it didn’t exist. The first NINs vs. NIDs thread . . .



Things I regretted doing
– The downright nasty fights. Those are the one thing I wish I could take back but too late. Quite funny lesleen and I turned out good friends in the end. I guess all’s well that ends well sometimes eh?



Chics I honestly fell for
– Toyinrayo. Noisy and annoying sometimes but a really really really good girl!



Peeps I dislike the most
– None really. Its water off a ducks back for me.



Folks I’d like to meet
– Dayokanu, noetic16, Sauron, tkb (I think we know each other personally but not so sure), debosky.



Worst day on nairaland – The day I had the argument with Pataki. My school/dept mate for 4 yrs.



As much as an online personae isn’t really a reflection of who you are in real life, there is no divorcing myself from the fact that NL has been a good part of my life for so many yrs. It has gotten me through the boring and most difficult parts of my life as a graduate student. I can feel the end of my affiliation here drawing much closer . . . this yr is probably going to be my last . . . there will be folks who will be missed, friendships that will be cherished and memories that will never be forgotten. For all of its flaws, NL remains one of the best innovations from a Nigerian that has impacted my life. Bravo to Seun and all those who have made this forum so much fun . . . and to Mukina2, my own very defender on the dreaded mods panel!

STAR QUOTE:

********"I can feel the end of my affiliation here drawing much closer . . . this yr is probably going to be my last . . . there will be folks who will be missed, friendships that will be cherished and memories that will never be forgotten"**********

Ibime:
A true legend is one who abnegates himself of legend status.

Bros, I disagree o

Think of Maradona, who even went ahead to claim he should not be paired with Pele as Greatest Footballer of the century, but only one person should be named.
That doesn't strip him of his legend status even as he attributes and confirms himself to be one. So a legend not necessarily abnegates himself of teh status before he is one.

You are a legend, Ibime, and many people say you are 

dayokanu:
And integrates the contrapositive of the lagrangian multiplier when superimposed in the x-domain of the finite difference using the Euler Cauchy method

Talking mathematically, Ibime's primary domain

this comment sounds as if a favour is been accorded to me of which i object.

Quote seems misinterpreted.
No, I was only stating the fact that your number of posts in one section is legendary, hardly matched, but tried to add that it is not by number of posts only, or else everybody with 5000+ posts will easily be on the list.

Chongaiman:
Where is that irrepressible & incorrigible NLer with Hausa name whose posts are usually interspersed with 'wallahi' etc? Usually active in 'anti-North' threads. He has that capacity to make one laugh even in serious threads.

Auwal87, Muza or Mai Suya?

xynerise:
I cant imagine someone staying 24hrs online without blinking. Most especially the mods. Una no get work?

d bigrod:
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@poster,

how did u noticed that their online indicator is always on.do u monitor it for hrs?u are d ultimate jobless nairalander.[/size]

No be so ooo.
We know how we manage our time. And FYI, these guys are not only far from being jobless, some are management staff in top companies.

COMING SOON:
Interview with the NL Legends

The following will be posted shortly;

1, Ajanlekoko
2, Aisha 2
3, TKB417
4, Orikinla

Stay Tuned

biina:
This thread really brings back some memories. The failed banks and discount houses saga of the late 80s to mid 90s was surely something else. Banking took a back seat to politics as everyone tried to save their necks by swearing allegiance to the powers that be, and betraying friends and partners to save their own skin.

One memorable case involved some managers and executives of IBWA/Afribank. Initially 13 officers of the bank were accused, but after some major maneuverings, 11 of them became 'witnesses' and only 2 officers (who obviously lacked connections) bore the brunt of the charges and were sent to kirikiri staff quarters.

A lot of chairmen who were ring leaders and masterminds (particularly in the discount houses which were no more than ponzi schemes) ended up going scott free and are now key players in Nigerian politics at various levels.

Exactly.
Gamaliel Onosode is still around, stainlessly

This writer captures my take

THE SCREENING OF DORA AKUNYILI
By D. K Merije


Loyalty. This is one of the most priced commodities in Nigerian politics today. Knowing when (and how) to show and knowing when (and how) to switch political loyalty is the difference between life and death politically. Atiku’s years of loyalty to Shehu Musa Yar’Adua earned him the PDP Vice-Presidential ticket in 1999 and 2003. It was the same Anenih that justified the incarceration of OBJ under Abacha that metamorphed into OBJ’s “Mr Fix-It”. Everybody understands; showing and switching loyalty, if done right, pays politically.

So, Dora Akunyili could be forgiven for, suddenly, distancing herself from Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, politically, in the heat of the saga surrounding the President’s health. It was a deft political strategy. Even though she had been very close to the ailing President and had had no qualms in the past with toeing the government line (even against the interests of “the people”) by now championing a course that was both populist and capable of ingratiating her with the rising fortunes of the then Vice-President, she was exploiting a “win-win” situation. She would both redeem her image with the people and advance her personal status by switching political loyalties.

It worked. Even though some people were quietly disgusted by the brazen about turn, it was difficult to accuse her of being a political opportunist when she had also, simultaneously, taken the moral high ground. Moreover, as pointed out above, everyone understands that switching loyalties, when done right, is an acceptable thing in Nigerian politics.

Dora’s real problems began with the further steps she took after the story of her controversial memo had “leaked” to the public. She started running her mouth; branding other people “a cabal” and presenting herself as the only courageous and upright person in the Cabinet. It took the efforts of a lot of people to push Jonathan into the position of acting President; civil society, the media and the Senate combined to make it happen. But Dora Akunyili hugged the lime-light. It was one thing to circulate an internal memo; it was another thing to go to town with a loud speaker against the same government that was paying your salary. Her actions alienated a lot of people who were, otherwise, in agreement with her memo. She was, in effect, burning her candle from both ends; provoking her enemies and offending her friends. A groundswell of opposition quietly built to her re-nomination as a Minister.

She did not make the first list of ministerial nominees published by the media. This was despite her prominent role in pushing for Jonathan’s elevation to the status of acting President. Other prominent pro-Jonathan elements, like Senator Bala Mohammed, made the list. Dora was probably left out because of the controversy her utterances had generated and the fact that she had demonstrated how loose a canon she could be. But she has always been a polarizer; you either hate her or you love her. Proving her capacity as a political survivor, she got included in the list sent to the Senate at the last minute.

But she faced little sympathy in the Senate. There seemed to be a silent agreement to nail her; to expose her as an over-ambitious political climber who would do, and say, anything to advance her own position. The obvious arrow head for the plot would be the Senators from Yar’Adua’s own state, Katsina. Dora’s presentation, dripping with her usual self-assurance bordering on arrogance, did not help her precarious situation. She leaned slightly on the podium, beginning with the words, “I am Dora Akunyili…”, spoken with provocative force. The first Senator to be called to question her was the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Kanti Bello. He was supposed to coldly ask questions that would bring Dora’s professionalism and conduct as the Minister of Information into question- Do you think the way you handled the situation was in the nation’s best interest? Don’t you think you played a bit too much to the gallery? The Senate would have quietly looked the other way and let Dora sweat for “over-doing” things. The former Minister would have been made to eat humble pie and learn to manage her zealotry better.

But Senator Kanti Bello fumbled. He lost his objectivity and his cool. Three times the Senate President gave him an opportunity to ask a calm question that would put Dora’s professionalism squarely on the table but the Senator from Katsina let his personal feelings get in the way. He berated Dora in a way that bordered on offensive. Nigeria is a complex country, littered with dangerous fault lines. The Senator was asking his question across one of Nigeria’s most explosive fault lines; North/South. He was a muslim Northern male questioning a Christian Southern female. His provocative tone completely changed the dynamics of the screening of Dora Akunyili. Suddenly, both female and Southern senators were taking offence at the Senate Chief Whip’s manner. In a second, considerable support swung the way of Dora Akunyili. Voices began to be raised, shouting down the Chief Whip. Dora should take a bow and go! Proceedings were adjourned abruptly. Dora Akunyili took a bow and went.

It is not yet over, though. The Senate would still have to decide whether or not to confirm her nomination. There are two options. Option A- the indignation a lot of Senators felt at the way Senator Kanti Bello questioned Professor Dora Akunyili would hold and guarantee her the Senate confirmation. Option B- the offended Senators would be pacified and made to remember that, regardless of how Kanti Bello put it, the original point he was making was that Dora Akunyili may have let her personal ambition get the better of her in the handling of a national crisis; an opinion that many of them hold. If that happens, the Senate would block her confirmation. Either way, Dora is going to get a brutal education in Nigerian politics. The same one that Anambra State handed down to Professor Soludo. It takes more than being a “super star” to get this job done. For one, you have to show loyalty and when you switch loyalty, you have to do so with care.

In the end, Dora Akunyili would probably be rescued by Kanti Bello’s mistakes. But let her not be deceived by it, she would have only escaped by the skin of her teeth. Changing Nigeria is not the same thing as fighting fake drugs. To her patriotic zeal and intellectual prowess let her add the ability to take on her foes without alienating her friends. If Dora does not learn how to control her propensity to want to be the biggest star in the room, she may discover that her greatest legacy would remain the eight years she spent in NAFDAC. When she left she took her shine with her and NAFDAC was back to what it was before she got there. That is exactly the point Obama was making when he said that Nigeria needs strong institutions not strong men- or women. Super stars may play really well but if no one builds the team, nothing changes, really.

http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/guest-articles/the-screening-of-dora-akunyili.html

Latest info I heard on Adekanye is that he is now back in Nigeria, living his life quietly on his hometown.

desgiezd:
Seems the poster is just hearing the word "Cabal"

Abio, that's the in-thing now. Everybody, everything, cabal, cabal.

Dora should expect this, and I even expected a tougher challenge.

Reminds me of Sanusi, who the Senators had dared not to confirm, but he ended up finishing all of them, showing them he was way ahead of them in intellect.

Harmlessly observing. . . . ._{like Jonathan}

oyb:
forget feminism

this list is marginalizing

we expect a list that includes legends from the three major tribes in nigeria, from muslims , christians and traditional worshippers ( not to atheists! )
NIDs, NINs, niger deltans whose gas powers phcn that nl runs on,

did i miss anyone

As I was about typing this, PHCN struck. . . could it be because . . hmmnn?

Hmmnnn, I'm enjoying this  

Naija factor don come in: Quota system, religious representation, gender representation    
None of those even came to my mind while compiling

oyb:
see why naija is still in a quagmire

Bros, u don come here. . . _{but no tell my oga say na award I dey do for NL o}

When I set out to do this, I knew it will generate controversy. And what doesn't generate controversy on NL? My only surprise was the way some folk are taking things that are purely fun.

It doesn't add anything to the so-called legends neither does it take anything away from those that are not on the list. It's all fun.
As someone reminded me up there, which I have always known anyway, great men do their things normally and found themselves being recognized as such. With the way everybody keeps making case for the inclusion of Sienna for example, it is clear that people are watching him and know his value here, while he does his thing normally.

I have always tolerated constructive critricisms, not only on NL but also elsewhere, but when some people resort to name-calling just to express a contrary view, one cannot but sit behind and watch their vituperations.

All in all, it is obvious that more Nairalanders found the list agreeable than condemnable. And that is the fun of it.

brb

kaydee:
Must i ban Seun and Mukina before you know i'm the most powerful here?

oya, let's see how powerful you are

mbulela:
Suraj,
What is the plan?
Are we going to vote at the end of the collation?
Or every one that ends up in the original post ends up a Legend (in different categories)?
Knowing you and your tendency to please all parties, we might end up with 100 legends.
Kindly consider a means of elimination and an adequate weeding process to make the process and award respectable.

Given the fact that that it is not possible to put up a poll of 50 people, teh plan is, after the nominations(for Top 5), the Top 10 nominees will be up for poll and the final list selected.

netotse:
what do all the 5 names have in common?. . .a gift for the first female person to get the answer.

p.s.
@jarus
isn't backlash the seeker?

Ok, I see

zionking:
Good job Jarus

2cantango
greatpeter
Ikamefa
Rhodalyn
layi
Big B1
eveseh
DaHitler

Should be considered too. Will be back with more names.

The bolded are there.
But if we want to include everybody, we may end up having 1,000.

riversman:
Excuse me!!!!

RIVERSMAN is not on yeye list? hiss!!

Missing names - THE AMAKA, MAMA GEE, ELDEE (even if i cant stand his witty backside), and of course RIVERSMAN


And please why is SEUN OSEWA on dat list?? dude never pay *190* the money wey him borrow na

Are you sure?  

godinser:
In all honesty, i must confes that JARUS has done a good job and therefore deserves an award imself. This compilation of this categorization is painstaking, and i am so convinced that the research was thorough and flawless. Personally i think he should also be included on the list.

Me still be small boy for Nairaland o

Much respect to the Eldees, Gabrys, Chaircovers, Siennas, The Amakas of today and the Rhodalyns, 2cantangos,  greatpeters of NL's yesteryears who I all know and are deserving.

Like any list of award/ranking, controversy and flaws will always come up.
Pele's list of world's greatest 100 footballers of all time was highly criticized.
CAF's list of 50 greatest African footballers of all time was mired with controversy.
Any work that has 'human' as variable will always have or two flaws.

And someone will come and tell me we should do away with our European legion and use home-based in tournaments.

Second consecutive time, they dont qualify for CHAN.

Shioorrrrr

faakay:
Meaning of a LegenD

* A very famous person
* A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
* Brief description accompanying an illustration
* A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089469/

Don't impersonate if you are not one,

I don't know why people in this world wants to get famous by force. It's a natural stuff and developmental process

Just my saying #3

All of them pass the fame test. They are all famous at least in one section, while some are known forum-wide.

backlash09:
Now here's one heck of a bum kisser . Your no.3 has no claim to fame but his so-called power to insult. He feels people fear him when actually, he is abhorred for his lack of decorum during discussions. No. 4 I know not, neither do I know no.2(Dayokanu). I know of No. 1 and No. 5 but I see no need to give them more accolades than they truly deserve. All in all, legends?? Don't make me laugh .

To say one doesn't know Dayokanu on NL is almost as good as not being on NL. 95% o active Nairlanders know Dayokanu. But knowing that you joined less than four months go, I can only say welcome to NL.

ikamefa:
@ topic!

buy pepper oh!

ataro, shombo, succulent tomatoes dey

i get red onions, white onions from jankara market

tatase, dried pepper dey too

i get knoor cubes, maggi, ajimonoto dey ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

buy fine! fine pepper ohhhhhhhhhhhh!

u get ewedu?

Dis Guy:
Not surprised to see Mr Jarus here at all!!

Are you a budding biographer?
_{please move this to the celebrity section!}

and that will not be bad o

Are you speaking Greek here. . .

Oh sorry, I'm not in football thread. .

****walks out****