₦airaland Forum

banom:
I would like to know if there is any form of disappointment insurance, if after all these issue and noise about religion, for intance, many people have died about one religion or the other, some have lust a lot in the  name of religion, what will happen if after death man did not see any GOD, heaven or even hell, it happened that all these issue about religion was a kind of holy 419, What will man do ?  will there be any compensation ?

the good life you had should be enough reward.  you dont loose anything living a clean honest life serving the Lord of all the earth.

there is heaven

do we have magazines like hello and co that buy celebs wedding pics in naija?

@busybodi

No problem! As long as you are a christian, then i am happy with what i do! Cheesy

Actually i love sleeping with christians more because they are more slutty and sleazier than the other religions. Maybe its because the bible promoted alot of sexual and incestous habits for its followers to pass from generation to generation.

Meanwhile would you love a bucket load of my cum into your christian mouth for lunch? Cheesy

madness just become you.

you are an idiot for posting this to someones daughter & wife. you are a disgrace

tpia:
True, but here's more detailed information:





And [b]remember the western world has a different attitude to women- a fact which most Naija males see as a negative thing?[/b]

tee hee hee as sisi would say.

benincitys:
plappville tell him the truth  and let you mind be at Peace,

@jjyou you are a sweetheart you say it all, i was looking for you in Benin from one house to the other.

haha welcome back. that was quick. hope all are well at home?  how was your journey? did you drop the car for me?

God bless and refill that bag  you took to benin.

simply becos they are too nice

wbb

wbb

Ras Pwn:
I think you're trolling so I'm not about to waste time replying you 0/10.

If you're not trolling, you must be young or/and naive for having that thought. So you expect a nation of more than 300 languages and dialects to give up their language. Do you sincerely believe that Nigeria's "underdeveloped" status is because we speak many languages? I thought it was our corrupt and inefficient leaders, I must be dumb.

can u copy and paste here where i said

i expect a nation of more than 300 languages and dialects to give up their language.

you people keep talking about corrupt leadership as if these guys are brought from ghana or ivory coast. these are products of a corrupt society. what do u expect?

mousty:
As i say Enemies, i want you to take to History, about what was to us, English mens theu were our enemy, and how can we take their language as father language in our country? pls Think over it?

the hausas and their cousins hates you with venom are they your friends?

Ms_Molina:
SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR THE LONG REPLY, ITS SORT OF A RANT MORE THAN ANY THING,

Heres the problem I see over here in my city in North Carolina. I can't really speak for other places but, here in my city we have people like me, when I was in college I got assistance with child care so I could go to school, when I was unemployed, my daughter got a check until her father was made to pay child support, however when I got a job, I had to give it up and was glad to do it. I was the first to call over there to let them know, I have a job now, I no longer need your help. Yes had my daughter when I was 19. Yes I made the mistake of thinking that the man I was with for 4 years would stick around and not abandon me. But my child is no mistake. I'm now married with a son and another on the way. I see nothing wrong in being on "welfare" if you need it. Heres my problem, I see girls 16, 15, 18, hell even 27 not doing any thing with themselves. They keep popping out children, the assistance they get they use on themselves in stead of the kids. Honey if your baby doesn't have diapers and formula, you shouldn't be rocking those $120-$200 micro braids you got done at the local African braiding shop. Go to school, do something! Hell here in NC they will pay for you to go to school! I took those resources and ran with them! Things happen and you get in to situations you didn't plan for, but if you are getting a check to get your hair and nails done and keep up your worthless "baby daddy" as they call it, then i have a problem with that. WHY? Because you are taking away from those that really need help and making it hard for them.

Heres another problem I have, If you are able to afford a 2008 Honda accord, what the hell are you doing at the food banks and the Christmas give aways designed for the less fortunate?

Another thing, these people are my friends and neighbors so I wont call them out, but they work out of town, for a few months of work they make and save around $40 to $50,000. tell me why after coming home, the "wife" goes to the local social service to apply for food stamps? Why is it that hispanics can easily cheat the system when a needy African American or white family has to bend over backwards to receive assistance??

Just my rant, nothing personal.

mmmmmmmm

mousty:
Really of courese, to be honest, making a single language in Nigeria is not easy, like some one say, taking Hausa as a father language would be difficult, as i believed Hausa Language is major Language in Nigeria, but other most think along the line. But when we say English Language can be Father Language, our mother language is not a suitable to us? And we believe to take our enemies Language when we look back to be our father language? we still need to think over and over the issue. I need some one in this room to dash me an answer relevant to my question PLS.

who is an enemy? the enemies within have done far worse damage than any oyinbo ever did to us.

security? what security?

must_a_far:
It has dirty written all over it.

he he

okunoba:
Below are some of the developed countries where they speak  more than one language.

(Britain) English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic

(Belgium) French and Flemish

(Canada) French and English

(Switzerland) French, Italian and German

compare with nigeria's http://www.onlinenigeria.com/tribes/

Tribe Name State In Nigeria

1 Abayon Cross River
2 Abua (Odual) Rivers
3 Achipa (Achipawa) Kebbi
4 Adim Cross River
5 Adun Cross River
6 Affade Yobe
7 Afizere Plateau
8 Afo Plateau
9 Agbo Cross River
10 Akaju-Ndem (Akajuk) Cross River
11 Akweya-Yachi Benue
12 Alago (Arago) Piateau
13 Amo Plateau
14 Anaguta Plateau
15 Anang Akwa lbom
16 Andoni Akwa lbom, Rivers
17 Angas Bauchi, Jigawa, Plateau
18 Ankwei Plateau
19 Anyima Cross River
20 Attakar (ataka) Kaduna
21 Auyoka (Auyokawa) Jigawa
22 Awori Lagos, Ogun
23 Ayu Kaduna
24 Babur Adamawa, Bomo, Taraba, Yobe
25 Bachama Adamawa
26 Bachere Cross River
27 Bada Plateau
28 Bade Yobe
29 Bahumono Cross River
30 Bakulung Taraba
31 Bali Taraba
32 Bambora (Bambarawa) Bauchi
33 Bambuko Taraba
34 Banda (Bandawa) Taraba
35 Banka (Bankalawa) Bauchi
36 Banso (Panso) Adamawa
37 Bara (Barawa) Bauchi
38 Barke Bauchi
39 Baruba (Barba) Niger
40 Bashiri (Bashirawa) Plateau
41 Bassa Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau
42 Batta Adamawa
43 Baushi Niger
44 Baya Adamawa
45 Bekwarra Cross River
46 Bele (Buli, Belewa) Bauchi
47 Betso (Bete) Taraba
48 Bette Cross River
49 Bilei Adamawa
50 Bille Adamawa
51 Bina (Binawa) Kaduna
52 Bini Edo
53 Birom Plateau
54 Bobua Taraba
55 Boki (Nki) Cross River
56 Bkkos Plateau
57 Boko (Bussawa, Bargawa) Niger
58 Bole (Bolewa) Bauchi, Yobe
59 Botlere Adamawa
60 Boma (Bomawa, Burmano) Bauchi
61 Bomboro Bauchi
62 Buduma Borno, Niger
63 Buji Plateau
64 Buli Bauchi
65 Bunu Kogi
66 Bura Adamawa
67 Burak Bauchi
68 Burma (Burmawa) Plateau
69 Buru Yobe
70 Buta (Butawa) Bauchi
71 Bwall Plateau
72 Bwatiye Adamawa
73 Bwazza Adamawa
74 Challa Plateau
75 Chama (Chamawa Fitilai) Bauchi
76 Chamba Taraba
77 Chamo Bauchi
78 Chibok (Chibbak) Yobe
79 Chinine Borno
80 Chip Plateau
81 Chokobo Plateau
82 Chukkol Taraba
83 Daba Adamawa
84 Dadiya Bauchi
85 Daka Adamawa
86 Dakarkari Niger, Kebbi
87 Danda (Dandawa) Kebbi
88 Dangsa Taraba
89 Daza (Dere, Derewa) Bauchi
90 Degema Rivers
91 Deno (Denawa) Bauchi
92 Dghwede Bomo
93 Diba Taraba
94 Doemak (Dumuk) Plateau
95 Ouguri Bauchi
96 Duka (Dukawa) Kebbi
97 Duma (Dumawa) Bauchi
98 Ebana (Ebani) Rivers
99 Ebirra (lgbirra) Edo, Kogi, Ondo
100 Ebu Edo, Kogi
101 Efik Cross River
102 Egbema Rivers
103 Egede (lgedde) Benue
104 Eggon Plateau
105 Egun (Gu) Lagos,Ogun
106 Ejagham Cross River
107 Ekajuk Cross River
108 Eket Akwa Ibom
109 Ekoi Cross River
110 Engenni (Ngene) Rivers
111 Epie Rivers
112 Esan (Ishan) Edo
113 Etche Rivers
114 Etolu (Etilo) Benue
115 Etsako Edo
116 Etung Cross River
117 Etuno Edo
118 Palli Adamawa
119 Pulani (Pulbe) Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa , Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi , Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, etc.
120 Fyam (Fyem) Plateau
121 Fyer(Fer) Plateau
122 Ga'anda Adamawa
123 Gade Niger
124 Galambi Bauchi
125 Gamergu-Mulgwa Bomo
126 Qanawuri Plateau
127 Gavako Borno
128 Gbedde Kogi
129 Gengle Taraba
130 Geji Bauchi
131 Gera (Gere, Gerawa) Bauchi
132 Geruma (Gerumawa) Plateau
133 Geruma (Gerumawa) Bauchi
134 Gingwak Bauchi
135 Gira Adamawa
136 Gizigz Adamawa
137 Goernai Plateau
138 Gokana (Kana) Rivers
139 Gombi Adamawa
140 Gornun (Gmun) Taraba
141 Gonia Taraba
142 Gubi (Gubawa) Bauchi
143 Gude Adamawa
144 Gudu Adamawa
145 Gure Kaduna
146 Gurmana Niger
147 Gururntum Bauchi
148 Gusu Plateau
149 Gwa (Gurawa) Adamawa
150 Gwamba Adamawa
151 Gwandara Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
152 Gwari (Gbari) Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
153 Gwom Taraba
154 Gwoza (Waha) Bomo
155 Gyem Bauchi
156 Hausa Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna,Kano, Kastina, Kebbi, Niger,Taraba, Sokoto, etc
157 Higi (Hig) Borno, Adamawa
158 Holma Adamawa
159 Hona Adamawa
160 Ibeno Akwa lbom
161 Ibibio Akwa lbom
162 Ichen Adamawa
163 Idoma Benue, Taraba
164 Igalla Kogi
165 lgbo Abia, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi,Enugu, Imo, Rivers
166 ljumu Kogi
167 Ikorn Cross River
168 Irigwe Plateau
169 Isoko Delta
170 lsekiri (Itsekiri) Delta
171 lyala (lyalla) Cross River
172 lzondjo) Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Rivers
173 Jaba Kaduna
174 Jahuna (Jahunawa) Taraba
175 Jaku Bauchi
176 Jara (Jaar Jarawa Jarawa-Dutse) Bauchi
177 Jere (Jare, Jera, Jera, Jerawa) Bauchi, Plateau
178 Jero Taraba
179 Jibu Adamawa
180 Jidda-Abu Plateau
181 Jimbin (Jimbinawa) Bauchi
182 Jirai Adamawa
183 Jonjo (Jenjo) Taraba
184 Jukun Bauchi, Benue,Taraba, Plateau
185 Kaba(Kabawa) Taraba
186 Kadara Taraba
187 Kafanchan Kaduna
188 Kagoro Kaduna
189 Kaje (Kache) Kaduna
190 Kajuru (Kajurawa) Kaduna
191 Kaka Adamawa
192 Kamaku (Karnukawa) Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger
193 Kambari Kebbi, Niger
194 Kambu Adamawa
195 Kamo Bauchi
196 Kanakuru (Dera) Adamawa, Borno
197 Kanembu Bomo
198 Kanikon Kaduna
199 Kantana Plateau
200 Kanufi Kaduna, Adamawa, Bomo, Kano,Niger, Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe
201 Karekare (Karaikarai) Bauchi, Yobe
202 Karimjo Taraba
203 Kariya Bauchi
204 Katab (Kataf) Kaduna
205 Kenern (Koenoem) Plateau
206 Kenton Taraba
207 Kiballo (Kiwollo) Kaduna
208 Kilba Adamawa
209 Kirfi (Kirfawa) Bauchi
210 Koma Taraba
211 Kona Taraba
212 Koro (Kwaro) Kaduna, Niger
213 Kubi (Kubawa) Bauchi
214 Kudachano (Kudawa) Bauchi
215 Kugama Taraba
216 Kulere (Kaler) Plateau
217 Kunini Taraba
218 Kurama Jigawa, Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
219 Kurdul Adamawa
220 Kushi Bauchi
221 Kuteb Taraba
222 Kutin Taraba
223 Kwalla Plateau
224 Kwami (Kwom) Bauchi
225 Kwanchi Taraba
226 Kwanka (Kwankwa) Bauchi, Plateau
227 Kwaro Plateau
228 Kwato Plateau
229 Kyenga (Kengawa) Sokoto
230 Laaru (Larawa) Niger
231 Lakka Adamawa
232 Lala Adamawa
233 Lama Taraba
234 Lamja Taraba
235 Lau Taraba
236 Ubbo Adamawa
237 Limono Bauchi, Plateau
238 Lopa (Lupa, Lopawa) Niger
239 Longuda (Lunguda) Adamawa, Bauchi
240 Mabo Plateau
241 Mada Kaduna, Plateau
242 Mama Plateau
243 Mambilla Adamawa
244 Manchok Kaduna
245 Mandara (Wandala) Bomo
246 Manga (Mangawa) Yobe
247 Margi (Marghi) Adamawa, Bomo
248 Matakarn Adamawa
249 Mbembe Cross River, Enugu
250 Mbol Adamawa
251 Mbube Cross River
252 Mbula Adamawa
253 Mbum Taraba
254 Memyang (Meryan) Plateau
255 Miango Plateau
256 Miligili (Migili) Plateau
257 Miya (Miyawa) Bauchi
258 Mobber Bomo
259 Montol Plateau
260 Moruwa (Moro'a, Morwa) Kaduna
261 Muchaila Adamawa
262 Mumuye Taraba
263 Mundang Adamawa
264 Munga (Mupang) Plateau
265 Mushere Plateau
266 Mwahavul (Mwaghavul) Plateau
267 Ndoro Taraba
268 Ngamo Bauchi, Yobe
269 Ngizim Yobe
270 Ngweshe (Ndhang.Ngoshe-Ndhang) Adamawa, Borno
271 Ningi (Ningawa) Bauchi
272 Ninzam (Ninzo) Kaduna, Plateau
273 Njayi Adamawa
274 Nkim Cross River
275 Nkum Cross River
276 Nokere (Nakere) Plateau
277 Nunku Kaduna, Plateau
278 Nupe Niger
279 Nyandang Taraba
280 Ododop Cross River
281 Ogori Kwara
282 Okobo (Okkobor) Akwa lbom
283 Okpamheri Edo
284 Olulumo Cross River
285 Oron Akwa lbom
286 Owan Edo
287 Owe Kwara
288 Oworo Kwara
289 Pa'a (Pa'awa Afawa) Bauchi
290 Pai Plateau
291 Panyam Taraba
292 Pero Bauchi
293 Pire Adamawa
294 Pkanzom Taraba
295 Poll Taraba
296 Polchi Habe Bauchi
297 Pongo (Pongu) Niger
298 Potopo Taraba
299 Pyapun (Piapung) Plateau
300 Qua Cross River
301 Rebina (Rebinawa) Bauchi
302 Reshe Kebbi, Niger
303 Rindire (Rendre) Plateau
304 Rishuwa Kaduna
305 Ron Piateau
306 Rubu Niger
307 Rukuba Plateau
308 Rumada Kaduna
309 Rumaya Kaduna
310 Sakbe Taraba
311 Sanga Bauchi
312 Sate Taraba
313 Saya (Sayawa Za'ar) Bauchi
314 Segidi (Sigidawa) Bauchi
315 Shanga (Shangawa) Sokoto
316 Shangawa (Shangau) Plateau
317 Shan-Shan Plateau
318 Shira (Shirawa) Kano
319 Shomo Taraba
320 Shuwa Adamawa, Borno
321 Sikdi Plateau
322 Siri (Sirawa) Bauchi
323 Srubu (Surubu) Kaduna
324 Sukur Adamawa
325 Sura Plateau
326 Tangale Bauchi
327 Tarok Plateau, Taraba
328 Teme Adamawa
329 Tera (Terawa) Bauchi, Bomo
330 Teshena (Teshenawa) Kano
331 Tigon Adamawa
332 Tikar Taraba
333 Tiv Benue, Plateau, Taraba
334 Tula Bauchi
335 Tur Adamawa
336 Ufia Benue
337 Ukelle Cross River
338 Ukwani (Kwale) Delta
339 Uncinda Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto
340 Uneme (Ineme) Edo
341 Ura (Ula) Niger
342 Urhobo Delta
343 Utonkong Benue
344 Uyanga Cross River
345 Vemgo Adamawa
346 Verre Adamawa
347 Vommi Taraba
348 Wagga Adamawa
349 Waja Bauchi
350 Waka Taraba
351 Warja (Warja) Jigawa
352 Warji Bauchi
353 Wula Adamawa
354 Wurbo Adamawa
355 Wurkun Taraba
356 Yache Cross River
357 Yagba Kwara
358 Yakurr (Yako) Cross River
359 Yalla Benue
360 Yandang Taraba
361 Yergan (Yergum) Plateau
362 Yoruba Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi
363 Yott Taraba
364 Yumu Niger
365 Yungur Adamawa
366 Yuom Plateau
367 Zabara Niger
368 Zaranda Bauchi
369 Zarma (Zarmawa) Kebbi
370 Zayam (Zeam) Bauchi
371 Zul (Zulawa) Bauchi

looks joshua nkomo all over again.

africans dont learn. do we?

i_laugh:
You are right, it cant happen in Nigeria because no Nigerian woman has the liver to steal as much as she did, they leave such things to their husband, it is only in less developed countries you can see such.

not true. most are active and willing participants. i wish this was true though.

[size=18pt]Slumdog Millionaire and Nollywood[/size]
By Reuben Abati

TOYIN Subair, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of HiTV, the Nigerian-owned cable television network, sat across the table at the Sheraton. He couldn't contain his excitement about Slumdog Millionaire. "That is what our actors and actresses in Nollywood should be aiming for", he exclaimed. "A single rags to riches story by Indian actors. It was the star film at this year's Oscars. If the Indians can do it, Nigerians can do it too. If we want to rebrand Nigeria, that is what we should be doing. Slumdog Millionaire is a great branding opportunity for India." He is absolutely right. But a Nigerian film winning the Oscars will require a lot more than wishful thinking.

Everyone is talking about Slumdog Millionaire. It won at this year's Oscars, on Sunday, February 22, eight Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Scene, Best Original Song, and Best Cinematography. Directed by 52-year old British film director, Danny Boyle, with Indian actors and French financial co-support, Slumdog Millionaire is a low-budget, bilingual, (Hindi/English), movie. The screenplay by Simon Beaufoy is based on the novel by Vikas Swarup, titled Q and A. The Western press has been quick to classify the film as British, the director is British, and it was originally sponsored by British companies - Celador Films and Film4 Production but there is no doubt that essentially, Slumdog Millionaire is a major triumph for the Indian movie industry, otherwise known as Bollywood and for Indian literature and art. When the Oscar-winning Slumdog ensemble returned to India after the Oscars, the Mumbai Airport was besieged by thousands of Indian patriots who came to share with the actors and actresses, including six children, who are now national heroes, the glory that they had brought to their nation.

Slumdog tells a simple, human story of how a street kid rose from the slums to become a millionaire, having won the top prize in an Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? With a series of flashbacks and amidst dance and extreme naturalism, the film conveys pictures of passion, and love, relying heavily on the modes and tenor of Indian commercial cinema. It is easily one of the most successful films of all time. Indian cinematography is popular internationally, and it is particularly so among Nigerians, but Slumdog Millionaire again reinforces the view that a well-told story will find its own audiences whether it is acted by Eskimos, Indians, or Nigerians.

In an age of globalization, cultural products are expanding the boundaries and limits of expression, providing a communitarian sense of values in ways hitherto unimagined. The triumph of Slumdog Millionaire at this year's Oscars is proof of how increasingly globalised the Oscars have become. Is there a possibility that some day Nigerian actors and actresses, working at home, will gain quality international recognition and win the Oscar? It is not impossible. Nigeria boasts of abundant talents in culture and other fields. Nigerians have won the Nobel Prize, the Grammy Award, the Pulitzer, the Olympics Gold Medal, an Oscar Prize is not beyond us.

It has taken Indian cinema 90 years before it could seize Hollywood by storm, and inflict Indian faces as box office heroes, across North America and Europe. It needs not take Nollywood that long. At the moment, Nigerian movies represent perhaps the country's best branding opportunity across Africa. Thanks to cable satellite television, Multichoice/DSTV, Nigerian movies are shown everyday on the African Magic channel. From North Africa to Cape Town, our actors and actresses have become famous. Nigerian traditional culture and customs have become continent-wide symbols. It is not unusual these days, to find other Africans calling a Nigerian "Igwe!", a phrase that is taken straight from Nigerian movies. The Nigerian home video industry provides employment for many and it has effectively advertised the Nigerian potential in this line of business. Nollywood is the largest producer of movies after Bollywood and Hollywood. But to take advantage of globalization, and to attract outside attention and investment as Bollywood does, the Nigerian movie industry must address challenges of capacity, organization and quality.

Slumdog Millionaire is a small budget film, which shows that producing a good film is not necessarily a function of cash, but art and imagination. Funding is a major challenge in Nollywood, but it has been turned into an obstacle and a threat due to the failure of standards. The same movies that have brought so much attention to Nigeria are not often the product of art and creativity, but of expediency and obstructive politics. The business is dominated by so-called marketers who provide the funds for the production of the films and who also insist on usurping the functions of the movie director, the casting director and the artistic director. Marketers whose only relevance is the cash that they provide and the retail outlets that they run, dictating the artistic content of Nollywood are partly responsible for the observed ills in the industry: the deluge of sub-standard story lines, unimaginative cloning of story lines with so many of the movies looking and sounding alike, the lack of imagination in casting, and a complete, or near-complete absence of ambition.

With the global economic crisis and dwindling resources, the proliferation of second-rate movies in Nollywood may worsen. Leaving the industry almost entirely in the hands of speculators exposes government's inability to see the importance of Nollywood. Through such instruments as the Cultural Policy of Nigeria (1988), National Film Policy (1992), the Mass Communication Policy (1990), the Nigerian Film Corporation Act (1979), the Nigerian Copyright Act (1988) and the National Film and Video Censors Board Act (1993), the Nigerian Government has tried to pay lip service to the importance of culture. But there is not yet a demonstration of the understanding of the nexus between culture and development, culture and foreign relations, and the strategic place of Nollywood in this interface. Both India's Bollywood and America's Hollywood may be seen by outsiders as "big business" but they have roots that run deep into the heart of respective national systems and politics.

The Nigerian government at all levels, must begin to take a more serious interest in the movie industry and by extension in culture and the arts, by providing facilities and an enabling environment to facilitate production, distribution and exhibition, and the integrity of cultural work. Slumdog Millionaire didn't just happen - it is a by-product of years of national investment in culture. It owes its inspiration in nearly every respect, to the Hindi cinema. And just how central and sensitive a cultural product could be, or function as a brand is evident in the extreme emotions that Slumdog Millionaire has generated in India. While its success has been embraced by many Indians, its content has also been criticized by Indian nationalists who protest that its advertisement of Indian slums is distasteful. Slum dwellers in India have carried placards saying "I am not a dog." The film was initially dismissed locally for romanticizing poverty and as a piece of post-colonial racist condescension. But with 6 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes, 7 BAFTA awards and 5 Critics' Choice awards, the film has become a cause celebre. The ruling Congress Party has even bought the exclusive rights to use the winning song in the film, "Jai Ho" ("Be Victorious" as campaign song. This cross-territorial impact of the film is a fitting demonstration of the power of art.

There is a crying need for professionalism in Nollywood. The industry, despite its popularity and impact is gradually being overtaken by home-grown mediocrity. Every actor and actress is a potential producer, movie director and screenplay writer. This "jack-of-all-trades" mentality reduces the quality of the output. When this is not the case, a typical Nigerian film is a family-affair. I have seen quite a number of these films in which the cast and crew are made up of husband, wife, brothers and children. Casting is not determined by ability but filial relations. The dialogue is poor.

There are a few good directors: Teco Benson, Amaka Igwe, Zeb Ejiro, Chidi Chikere, Tunde, Kelani, Tade Ogidan, Izu Chukwu , Many of the actors and actresses are truly talented, but the absence of a filtering process encourages the influx into the industry of so many pretty faces without ability. Nollywood can benefit from internal organization. There is an Actors Guild of Nigeria, but it is heavily politicized, divided as it is into ethnic cartels and atomistic ego units. The indigenous language movie actors and actresses (in Yoruwood, and Kannywood) are just as guilty in this respect as their counter-parts in the English languages movies. A Motion Picture Council of Nigeria is long overdue, with a responsibility to raise standards and enforce professionalism.

Nollywood stakeholders must see the success of Slumdog Millionaire as a personal challenge. At the individual level, the actors, actresses, producers, directors, etc. must endeavour to raise the level of their performance by seeking fresh knowledge about art and film. There is much in Slumdog Millionaire that is about individual accomplishment and distinction. It is this that Nollywood must aim for if it hopes to remain relevant. http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/editorial_opinion/article02//indexn2_html?pdate=060309&ptitle=%3CI%3ESlumdog%20Millionaire%20and%20Nollywood%3C/I%3E

[size=18pt]Tsvangirai's wife 'dead in crash[/size]'
Susan and Morgan Tsvangirai (file image from 2005)
Susan and Morgan Tsvangirai were south of the capital, Harare (file image)

The wife of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been killed in a car crash, according to reports.

Susan Tsvangirai was travelling with her husband south of the capital, Harare, when the crash happened. Party sources say his injuries are slight.

Mr Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, formed a unity government with President Robert Mugabe last month.

The two had been long-time rivals before agreeing a power-sharing deal.

MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told Reuters news agency that Mr Tsvangirai was not in a critical condition.

"We have just heard that there was an accident of sorts involving the president of the party. Injuries, yes, but not critical condition, we are still assessing the actual condition," he said.

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The prime minister is said to have been on his way to his rural home at the start of the weekend when his vehicle was involved in a crash near Beatrice.

A second MDC spokesman, James Maridadi, told the Associated Press news agency that the car had been in collision with a lorry. The car was also carrying an aide, he said.

The prime minister was apparently not seriously hurt but was immediately transferred to a clinic in the capital, Harare, the BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg says.

The crash comes just two days after Mr Tsvangirai delivered his maiden speech to parliament after being sworn in as prime minister in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government, our correspondent adds.

He and his wife Susan, who were married in 1978, had six children.

The BBC News website's Africa editor Jo Winter says Mrs Tsvangirai always stayed out of the limelight but was equally a source of strength to her husband, when in the past he was charged with treason and assaulted for his opposition to Mr Mugabe.

She accompanied him to court on several occasions.

There are no dual carriageways on Harare's inter-city roads, making overtaking dangerous, our correspondent adds.

Traffic accidents are common, often because of speeding and drink-driving.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7929136.stm

tpia:
the make up is much but its still tastefully done. Tyra Banks and most other foreign celebrities apply theirs with a shovel- the cameras just dont show the close ups.

Most of those girls on ANTM are wearing gallons of makeup, yet they still look good.

na wa for this love triangle and the nairaland avenging brigade!!!!!! But this man sha- how is he snagging these fine girls? Is he rich or is there something else? 

This is just like Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie fighting over Brad Pitt who would also be ugly if he werent a celebrity.

there is always studio make ups, lightings, professional make up artistes, photo shop and the magic of retouching pics for tyra and co.

JustGood:
The fact that you dont know that there are western women who do this leaves me with no choice but to discontinue this. Get out a little more. Get a job or something where you meet more people and you might see a little more than you know now.

You dont know what happens and you refer to another person as naive

this thread is not about you bros. you have moved from America women to western women. didn't know America = western world.
can you kindly tell me where in the west women are falling over themselves for your Nigerian men. stop believing lies. i lived in London for ages cant remember seeing Nigerians being rushed by western women.

i am patiently waiting.

as for getting a job, surprise surprise by Gods grace i dont need one will never need one. just tell me where i need to go and watch me go with a one way ticket.

can i ask why you think it is okay for a man to go about deceiving this young lady and her family?

FroZen1:
Your trying to have a Baby. I just got dumped @ I'm 4 months preg.

haba! tell me this is a joke. if true i am so sorry. who do things like this happen?

tope2000:
what do u mean by yes . . . . . i am only 18

you are already 2yrs past it.  only joking. relax let nobody set your agenda.

Fhemmmy:
Not always, some people have the arrangement of Mistress to Oga for ever.
Sometimes, i wonder how our fathers were able to stay sane

the wahala most of them left behind speaks for them

tope2000:
I guess very soon, i shud also be shaking in my bootz

yes.

DeReloaded:
the tradition of men wearing gloves in Naija is very pathetic.

were you forced to wear gloves, OutStrip?

in life as you get older you discover you have to do somethings to make people around you happy or get them off your back nicely especially when you know they dont mean you no harm.

JustGood:
We were cursed the day we celebrated Badamosi Babangida's coup

this is too brilliant.

Fhemmmy:
Mind you this is about cheating and not really leaving their partner, so i dont think it has to do with grass being greener anywhere, i think it is about man will always want what he thought he cant have

tot u are both saying the same thing

tee*ice:
Wats your stand on this whole thing?

i know u are having fun so enjoy it

tee*ice:
jamace, you are welcome.
Abit late for the already unfolding drama, but you are still welcome.
Join the family at your own risk

why did u say this?

aus123:
@Jamace

These are some of the wrong singnals, we Naija send to other countries,

How can u made such an unguided statement abt ur country.

Naija is good, let us be an agent of change,

God bless all,

mmmm what can i say?  how many times do u need to repeat that for it to become reality?

wbb

21 pages. you try. keep it up.

jamace:
Shameless we all. No exception. Na corruption go kill us.

stop it. you are supposed to pray for them to do it better next time and not get reported. we are nigerians afterall.

thank God we are all not accepting the stupidity of the do gooders trying to create something for nothing nigeria.