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Education › Re: Why Are There No Libraries In Lagos Island? by johnie: 7:30pm On Oct 03, 2018*

Good question.

The one on Broad Street (opposite CSS Bookshops) has been converted to a DNA testing facility.

huh

P.S.

I came across this article

https://www.nairaland.com/4767986/nobody-comes-abuja-read#71755550

Politics › Re: APC Rescheduled Governorship Primary Election To September 30 by johnie: 4:19pm On Sep 28, 2018*

To avoid a clash with GCE English Laguage exam which was earlier postponed because of the Osun State elections?

Politics › Re: Ambode Gives N500 Million To 275 CDAs In Lagos (Photos) by johnie: 8:28pm On Sep 23, 2018

Isn't this old news from July?

Isn't the bespectacled man on the extreme right one of leaders of the group accusing Ambode of not "oiling" the party machiney?

Politics!

undecided

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Politics › Re: Buhari In Group Photo With African Leaders In China by johnie: 7:57pm On Sep 03, 2018

it's inspiring seeing George Weah up there.

i wonder how the lady Aisha is blocking as well as her country men and women would feel. undecided

Politics › Re: President Macron: "Why I Visited Afrika Shrine In Lagos" by johnie: 1:45pm On Jul 05, 2018

leofab:
Opportunist

Very few will understand your post.

Literature › Re: Ishilove And Naptu2, I Hate You Guys Right Now!! by johnie: 3:56am On May 15, 2018

Ishilove:
You came late, bub

Can we share?

Literature › Re: Ishilove And Naptu2, I Hate You Guys Right Now!! by johnie: 4:56pm On May 14, 2018

I was sitting down jejely after saying I will not login into nairaland today. I didnt know what pushed me to login and there it was on front page.... The thread about classic novels!!

Am shedding hot tears right now because stuffs like this tend to take me back by time travel into my Nursery, primary and boarding school days. I read novels like there was no tomorrow. I always wanted to be a writer, novelist or scientist. But my mum diverted my destiny and took me to a seminary where everybody almost hated me because I was always reading novels even during prayers and refectory period.

Attached is a picture I snapped just now. Most of these novels I bought with my own personal savings when I was as young as 7! I am willing to give them out to an upcoming young Nairalander who wants to read them.

Ishilove, why did you do this to me? I had to go and bring down a box where I pack all these novels right now.... Rat is even eating some up. I have hundreds of PACESETTERS novels which I just packed because children of nowadays don't cherish reading again. They prefer intenet

Ishilove.... Epp me. My head is turning oo!!

Please send them to me!

Politics › Re: Aisha Buhari In A Handshake With Queen Elizabeth II by johnie: 9:30am On Apr 20, 2018

Baybat:
This queen self na something else. When shaking hands with Western leaders she no dey wear glove but if he Africa President and Asia she go run go put go e for hand .

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Politics › Re: President Buhari Blames Gaddafi For Herdsmen Crisis by johnie: 9:42am On Apr 12, 2018

1 Climate change

2. Demographics. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/01/10/presidency-absolves-buhari-of-herdsmen-killings-blames-crisis-on-demographic-changes/

3. Gaddafi

huh

Celebrities › Re: Do You Remember That 2baba Was Shot By Robbers 10 Years Ago? by johnie(op): 2:13pm On Oct 18, 2017

Here's how Nairalanders discussed it:

https://www.nairaland.com/83718/2face-shot-robbed-arrival-uk#1558938

Celebrities › Do You Remember That 2baba Was Shot By Robbers 10 Years Ago? by johnie(op): 2:12pm On Oct 18, 2017

How gunmen opened fire on Tuface
•Blow-by-blow account of attack
•He is hale and hearty, says kid brother Hyacinth
By Sun News Publishing
Sunday, October 7, 2007

In the face of adversity and threat to his own life, Tuface Ididia, the award winning pop star, reportedly displayed rare courage last Thursday as he stood between vicious gunmen, yet he acted to save his pal.

The gunmen had attacked him Thursday night along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, precisely at Cele Bus stop.
Even as bullets smashed into his left thigh, the Nigerian pop star, who just returned from the UK after clinching the award for the ‘Best African Act of The Year,’ displayed raw bravery and courage in the face of adversity.

Ifeanyi Orji, elder brother to Faze, who also doubles as his manager, recounted to Sunday Sun, last night in Lagos, how split second timing and raw courage, on the part of the singer galvanised him into action when the assailants opened fire on them.
"It was at Cele Bus stop. We were in light traffic, ‘ free styling’, a song he was writing, when I saw a couple of guys get down from the car next to us.

‘Open the door!’ I heard the command from one of the assailants, and the blood froze in my veins! What was happening? I was rooted to my seat like a statue. The next thing I heard was boom! boom! The glass shattered. I thought I was dead! Then I heard Tuface’s voice calling "Odogwu, move! Get out of the car!" I don’t know how I did it. I just saw myself running and stumbling and running.

"Suddenly I discovered that he was behind me, panting, asking, ‘’are you okay!’ Despite his wounds, he was still asking about my state. I reached out to support him as we staggered on. It was like watching a James Bond movie but in this case, we were the actors! "
They would later be rescued by a van carrying pure water and taken to Cedar Hospital in Festac Town, where they were all admitted.

It was in the bus that they discovered that they were wounded and bleeding: "I discovered that he was bleeding. When he noticed my blood soaked T-shirt, he cried out, ‘Odogwu, are you okay! He thought I was shot in the stomach. He forgets all his pain and was asking after me. I was touched. I was scared like a fool. Tuface was bold and confident! He was the reason why I fled the car. It was his voice that made me run for dear life."

Hycent Idibia, younger brother of the singer and a member of the music duo, Da Natives, whose current single, ‘Love You Better’ is making waves on TV, reassured Nigerians of his brothers state of health: "he is hail and hearty and in very high spirits. I want to use this opportunity to debunk reports in certain sections of the media that he was in critical condition. I spoke to him five minutes ago and I can authoritatively tell you that he is in excellent health condition. He should be back with us in a couple of days.

"I was waiting for the arrival of my brother, chilling when I heard the news. I was like, ‘what kind of news is that? Less than an hour earlier, they had called and told me that they were on the way. I was dazed. I couldn’t believe it. He was shot! I drove like a madman to Cedar Hospital, almost knocking down people. People were screaming, madman! I just did not care."

However, he said that when he met him at the hospital, Tuface was calm.
He laughed and said, ‘Na wa-o HI, bad boys shoot me.’ Despite his pain, he still could make a joke about his situation. He kept smiling and reassuring me."

Contrary to speculations, HI insisted that his elder brother was not in any danger or critical condition: He is as fit as a fiddle. He was never in danger of losing his life. The darkest moment is over, I was relieved."
On speculations that hired assassins attacked him, he said: "It could be a robbery attack or set up, I don’t know. All I know is that I am happy that he is alive and God would always protect him."
Decrying the state of security in the country he said: "The security situation is terrible. This is the second time it is happening. The police should concentrate more on protecting lives and property rather than harassing people in the name of stop and search."

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2007/oct/07/national-07-10-2007-002.htm

Sports › Re: Epic Encounters Between Nigeria And Cameroon (Videos And Memories). by johnie: 5:18pm On Sep 04, 2017

Jarus:
Camerounian keepers get big clubs in Europe from the 80s till today.

The current first keeper of Ajax is also a Camerounian. Idris Kanemi has been one og the top keepers in La Liga for about 15 years.

Looks like they had some sort of mentoring system going on.

Kameni was discovered by Nkono and brought to Espanyol where Nkono had been keeper for years.

Properties › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis 4? by johnie(op): 5:07pm On Sep 04, 2017

johnie:
Looks like work on the Lekki-Epe expressway is about to be extended to Eleko junction.

Took a drive beyond Abraham Adesanya recently.

Streetlights are being erected along the median.

I thought the median will be properly constructed with proper delineation of turning points.

undecided

johnie:
Looks like work on the Lekki-Epe expressway is about to be extended to Eleko junction.

Properties › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis 4? by johnie(op): 5:04pm On Sep 04, 2017

Tag: ifyalways, blank, naptu2, megastu, icon8
, x2x, remii

What's your assessment of the impact on traffic of

1. the reconstruction of the roundabouts
2. opening of Freedom Way
3. opening of the Jubilee (Ajah) bridge

Sports › Re: Epic Encounters Between Nigeria And Cameroon (Videos And Memories). by johnie: 4:32pm On Sep 04, 2017

naptu2:
They also had to rotate their players, it's just that they had a lot of very good players (e.g. goalkeepers like Antoine Bell, Jacques Song'o, Thomas N'kono, etc). They also had a lot of players that played in their local league.

Cameroun had the best set of keepers in Africa for a long time, starting with Nkono.

While our Okalla was very good, I think the other keeper close to the Camerounians was Zaki of Morocco.

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Sports › Re: Epic Encounters Between Nigeria And Cameroon (Videos And Memories). by johnie: 4:18pm On Sep 04, 2017

1wolex85:
But how were the Camerounians able to do it? Their stars were present, from the Biyiks to Jacques Songo

I think most of their players plied their trade locally.

Union Douala, Tonerre Yaounde and Canon Yaounde were formidable club sides in those days.

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Sports › Re: Epic Encounters Between Nigeria And Cameroon (Videos And Memories). by johnie: 2:44pm On Sep 04, 2017

naptu2:
And Ivory Coast between 1991-1994.

Remember that crazy semi-final against Ivory Coast at Tunisia '94 and the qualifiers against them in 1992/93?

How could I have left Ivory Coast out?

I remember that match!

Tiehi's shirt tugging celebration after his
goal against us and Ben Iroha's waltz into the net for our own goal.

Iroha, our left fullback came to our rescue.

The penalty shoot-out was epic!

A pregnant colleague of mine at work had to leave the area of the office where we were watching at a point- couldn't bear the tension.

Finidi cooly rolled in his penatly.

That was a match!

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Sports › Re: Epic Encounters Between Nigeria And Cameroon (Videos And Memories). by johnie: 2:23pm On Sep 04, 2017

Nice compilation as usual, Naptu2.

Remember our duels with Cameroun at U20? The Biyik brothers, Mboma? The days of Andrew Uwe, Agu, etc?

Cameroun, Ghana, Senegal (almost got us out of 2000 CAN). Always epic!

Properties › Re: What's Happening On The Lekki Axis 4? by johnie(op): 10:23pm On Jul 27, 2017

megastu:
Our Gardener was a bit lucky. He escaped with a fractured leg.

I'm sorry to hear this.

I hope he is recovering well.

Music/Radio › Re: Throwback: Majek Fashek’s 1992 US Tour (videos, Articles And Memories) by johnie: 5:20am On Jul 15, 2017

naptu2:
I think that's Now Or Never. I didn't realise that Majek was in the video.

I drew blanks searching for the video.

Can you dig it out?

While searching I found out Okosun had earlier been Sir Victor Uwaifo's band boy.

Remember King Pago who performed with Uwaifo and later Majek?

I see a thread in these. Do you?

Of course, the Bendel link is there.

I think there's some similarities in Uwaifo and Okosuns strings and percussion arrangements.

Majek had a peculiar percussion stlye - pangolo. Any link to Uwaifo or Okosun?

Funny thing is that Okosun is gone (physically), Majek is ...(I don't know what word to use) but their Baba (Uwaifo) is still very much around!

Okosun also had gigs with Fela and the Libitos.

Music/Radio › Re: Throwback: Majek Fashek’s 1992 US Tour (videos, Articles And Memories) by johnie: 3:34am On Jul 15, 2017*

naptu2:
Tags

caveatemptor, johnie, joseph1832, DanseMacabre, stagger

Thanks for the mention.

Majek oh Majek!

These videos bring tears to my eyes.

I was very happy for him when I saw the 'Majek Fashek in NY' video.

That joy turned sour when he returned.

The later release of 'Little Patience' raised some hope but it was not to last.

My thoughts and prayers are always with him.

His songs are very 'spiritual.'

He released 'Send down the rain' when I was writing major exams.

That song and 'Silver Shadow' by Atlantic Starr were what you could call my 'charge songs.'

I used to sing them to charge myself up when going to write the exams and they did wonders for me (of course I prepared adequately and God was on my side!)

Each time it was played by RN2 in the mornings before we set out for class, it would rain!

Within a week, my friends and I quickly took notice of this.

On another note, do you know he was a 'waka pass' character in one of Sunny Okosun's musical videos?

I can't remember the title of the song but the video begins with a classroom scene in which Sunny was in front of the class addressing (singing to) the people in the class.

After about a minute, they all pour out of the class singing and dancing.

Majek was one of the people in the class and his light complexioned skin stood him out.

He must have been what is today know as an 'upcoming artiste' or one of Okosuns's band boys at the time. Probably around 1987.

Do you know the video?

I'll try and recall the title of the song and probably get the video.

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Sports › Re: Throwback: Peter Konyegwachie Wins Silver For Nigeria At The LA 1984 Olympics. by johnie: 8:42am On Jun 15, 2017

GavelSlam:
Staged as in he accepted to take a fall or what?

Virgil treated him like a kid in the ring.

I have no doubt that Lasisi lost that match.

My interest is the fact that within a few short years Nigerian athletes began to actively seek to change their nationality to further their careers.

Sports › Re: Throwback: Peter Konyegwachie Wins Silver For Nigeria At The LA 1984 Olympics. by johnie: 7:20am On Jun 15, 2017

naptu2:
Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

What a throwback! I watched this fight live with my dad in 1984 and we felt that Konyegwachi should have won. It was very close, but I felt that Taylor won the first round, while Konyegwachi won the second and third rounds. This should have been Nigeria's first Olympic gold medal. (I thought that Taylor won because he had the home advantage).

Thanks for the mention.

Joe Lasisi still insists that his loss to Virgil Hill in their world title clash is the US was because the fight was staged in there and he received no support from the Nigerian government.

According to him, the only other Nigerian apart from his training crew at the fight was a journalist.

As a matter of fact, one interesting thing he said in an interview years later is that he was offered American citizenship just before the fight.

According to him, if he had taken up the offer he would have won the bout.

He turned down the offer according to him, because he would have seemed ungrateful to Nigeria.

Isn't it interesting that just a few years later, our athletes began switching nationality without batting eyelids.

Francis Obikwelu and Glory Anozie readily come to mind.

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Sports › Re: Throwback: Peter Konyegwachie Wins Silver For Nigeria At The LA 1984 Olympics. by johnie: 7:17am On Jun 15, 2017*

bestman09:
Good old days. I also watched it live then. Bendel state was then the number one sporting state. BTW, where is Peter Konyegwachie and Davidson Ande now?

Davidson Ande is dead.

I don't know about Konyegwachie.

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Sports › Re: Throwback: Peter Konyegwachie Wins Silver For Nigeria At The LA 1984 Olympics. by johnie: 7:15am On Jun 15, 2017

decatalyst:
You are to call op "UNCLE" and seek his advise on politics and every bit of the economy.

We can deductively say that Op is one of the reasons this country dey as e be

It is very unfair to heap Nigeria's woes on our generation.

On the contrary, you should 'pity' us.

If you witnessed the 'good times' gradually turn into what we have now and you have no control over the decline, you would appreciate how frustrating it is!

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Sports › Re: Throwback: When Pele And Arthur Ashe Were Caught Up In A Nigerian Coup. by johnie: 10:59pm On Jun 14, 2017*

naptu2:
Hahahahahahahahaha

Joe Lasisi vs Jeremiah Okorodudu in 1988 or 1989.

Okorodudu said that Lasisi used juju because he saw three Joe Lasisis in the ring (of course you'll see three Lasisis when you are punch drunk).

They later fought in the US and Lasisi won again.

Jeremiah (with jerry curls) Okorodudu had returned from the LA '84 Olympics with a medal.

Because of his exploits at the Olympics, he was very much in the news.

Turning pro, Jerry had to take on Joe Lasisi for the national title.

The hype for the match was much given Jerry's exploits at the Olympics and Joe's unbeaten KO-laden antecedents.

However, it proved a mismatch with a Joe triumph.

Joe then proceeded to take on the world champion, American Virgil Hill in the US.

That proved too much for Joe who was beaten black and blue. Seemed his 'juju' could work only on African soil.

Jerry went on become Olympics boxing coach for Nigeria.

Jerry himself had been under the tutelage of another former Olympian, Isaac Ikhuoria when he went to the Olympics.

Remember Davidson Ande?

Sports › Re: Throwback: When Pele And Arthur Ashe Were Caught Up In A Nigerian Coup. by johnie: 10:17pm On Jun 14, 2017

naptu2:
Maradona admitted (decades later) that the water had indeed been spiked.

Joe Lasisi?

Sports › Re: Throwback: When Pele And Arthur Ashe Were Caught Up In A Nigerian Coup. by johnie: 7:56pm On Jun 14, 2017

naptu2:
Hearns had a glass jaw, that's why I suspected that he would lose. He is done for once a solid punch connects with his jaw.

Sugar Ray's dancing and good looks worked well for him. He acted in a movie, but I can't remember the name of that movie.

Hagler looked really mean.

Quite right about Hearns.

His long reach was an advantage that did not work against Hagler, a hard hitter.

The match-up was like that of Ali and Frazier.

Hearns, like Ali floating around while Hagler, like Frazier trying to pin the opponent into a corner for a pummelling.

Hearn's glass jaw was truly his Achilles Heel (no pun intended).

Celebrities › Re: Throwback: Can You Identify The Stars In These Photos? by johnie: 8:54am On Jun 14, 2017

Caveatemptor:
I know the books you are talking about,but quite frankly I can't remember the name. There was a different text book for each class. We're they social studies text books or history text books?

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, there different books for each class.

I believe they were social studies text books.

Celebrities › Re: Throwback: Can You Identify The Stars In These Photos? by johnie: 3:42am On Jun 14, 2017

johnie:
This thread is revived?

Great!

As an aside, there was this set of Social Studies textbooks (a different for each primary school class) we used in the late 70s that detailed the lives and exploits of people like Mungo Park, Lander brothers,Mary Slessor, Florence Nightingale, etc.

Does anyone here remember the name, publisher or how one can get copies?

Na.ptu2, Ishil.ove, placeo.fallure, scal.pel, stag.ger, maja.majic, iw.atch, na.ms77, dansem.acabre, jakumo

Caveatemptor, can you help with this?

Sports › Re: Throwback: When Pele And Arthur Ashe Were Caught Up In A Nigerian Coup. by johnie: 3:34am On Jun 14, 2017

naptu2:
You are quite right. The second name of the show was Sports Spectacular. I just spoke to someone who reminded me.

The show originally started with the name “Big Fight Of The Decade” around 1984, ’85 or ’86. They showed classic fights involving Mohammed Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Henry Cooper, Roberto Duran, Rocky Marciano, Rocky Graziano, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Chicago Hitman Thomas Hearns, John The Beast Mugabi, Marvellous Marvin Hagler, etc. It was shown at prime time (8pm) and I never missed it.

(My favourite matches were those between Sugar Ray Leonard and any of Duran, Hagler or Hearns. Do you remember the “No Mas” fight in which Duran gave up because he couldn’t stand Sugar Ray’s dancing? However, Ali was certainly the greatest. )

Then they changed the name of the show to Sports Spectacular in the late 1980s and they included other sports like tennis, although the show was still primarily about boxing.

Below: a more recent picture of Chuka Momah.

I remember that!

Sugar Ray, Tommy Hearns, Duran and Marvelous Marvin Hagler made me realise there were other weight categories.

Before they burst onto the scene, I thought only the heavyweight category existed.

My favourite was Sugar Ray with his boyish looks. I think it was a retina injury that retired him. Too bad! Brought some glamour to the lower weight category like Ali did.

Seeing a boxer with curls like Hearns also looked strange to me then.

Hagler, with his bald head, to me was what a boxer should look like. I didn't like him.

I lost a bet with a classmate in the Hagler-Hearns match. Naive as I was then, I supported Hearns simply because I didn't like Hagler's looks!

I also did not like Duran because he was Latino.

I wanted only blacks to rule the world of sports.

The folly of youth!

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Sports › Re: Throwback: When Pele And Arthur Ashe Were Caught Up In A Nigerian Coup. by johnie: 3:19am On Jun 14, 2017*

dabossman:
There's something called 'nostalgia'.

That feeling called nostalgia cannot be fully explained.

Makes you feel alive all over again.

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