[quote author=diamond68 post=132111093]this good information brother. good stuff[/quote Thank you. I'm glad you found the post useful for historical references.
Omodua: Stop this. Joshua carries Nigerian and British identity. Not Yoruba. Therefore, your taunt is misplaced.
Let's rue collectively his loss.
Nigeria could be better if we look beyond ethnic prism.
I appreciate your correcting that troll and his derailing tactics with the use of overt ethnic slurs. But it must be emphasized here and now that Anthony Olufemi Joshua is of Yoruba identity [contrary to the part of your post that I bolded] with a biological mother from Ijebuland in Ogun State just like AJ's father [who was given birth to by a White Irish woman and a Yoruba father from Sagamu] comes from a Royal family in Sagamu in Ogun State meaning that Anthony Joshua is a Prince of Sagamu in Ogun State. The British connection comes from the fact that AJ was born in England and AJ's father was also born in England to the Irish mother before they all relocated to live and work in Nigeria. Anthony Joshua's White Irish grandmother actually worked at the iconic Dr. Tai Solarin's famous school called Mayflower Schools in Ikenne, Ogun State back in the 1960s.
In rounding off, I believe AJ can still bounce back to boxing reckoning if he works on his mental power, physical fitness and fight like a warrior. He must be ruthless and not play the gentleman. Mike Tyson NEVER got to where he was back in the day without fighting like a true warrior. He was stocky, but repeatedly knocked out those who were bigger and taller than him. It's all a mental game.
Dapromzy333: Joshua's bid to become a three-time champion and return to the division's top table ended in the most dramatic and unexpected fashion.
AJ – who won his first world title more than eight years ago – suffered a fourth loss in his 32nd bout, but hinted he will continue in the sport and has a clause to trigger a rematch with Dubois.
"You know I'm ready to kick off in the ring but I'm going to keep it respectful," he said.
"Before I came here, I always say to myself I'm a fighter for life. You keep rolling the dice."
He's had great fights in the past though and was undefeated after several fights and this mirrors the cyclical performance of sportsmen and sportswomen. But he must start thinking of retiring within the next 5 years when the ovation will be loudest.
Ten06: There have been numerous allegations over the years that the Russian government, or entities associated with it, has been involved in the deaths of individuals, both within Russia and abroad. Below is a list of high-profile cases where the Russian government has been accused of being involved, although in many instances, Moscow has denied responsibility.
### 1. **Alexander Litvinenko (2006)** - **Cause of death**: Poisoning by polonium-210 - **Alleged involvement**: Former FSB officer turned critic of the Russian government. He died in London after being poisoned with radioactive polonium. British authorities accused Russian agents Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun of administering the poison.
### 2. **Boris Nemtsov (2015)** - **Cause of death**: Assassinated (shot) - **Alleged involvement**: Nemtsov was a prominent Russian opposition leader and vocal critic of Vladimir Putin. He was shot dead near the Kremlin in what many believe was a politically motivated assassination.
### 3. **Anna Politkovskaya (2006)** - **Cause of death**: Assassinated (shot) - **Alleged involvement**: Politkovskaya was an investigative journalist and outspoken critic of the Kremlin, particularly for its policies in Chechnya. She was shot dead in the elevator of her apartment building in Moscow. Many suspect her death was linked to her reporting.
### 4. **Sergei Magnitsky (2009)** - **Cause of death**: Alleged medical neglect and torture in prison - **Alleged involvement**: Magnitsky, a lawyer and accountant, exposed massive tax fraud implicating Russian officials. He was arrested and died under suspicious circumstances in a Moscow prison. His death led to the creation of the "Magnitsky Act" in the U.S., targeting Russian officials involved in human rights abuses.
### 5. **Natalia Estemirova (2009)** - **Cause of death**: Assassinated (abducted and shot) - **Alleged involvement**: Estemirova was a human rights activist who investigated abuses in Chechnya. She was kidnapped and later found shot dead. Many believe her murder was tied to her work uncovering human rights violations in the region.
### 6. **Sergei Skripal (2018)** - **Cause of attack**: Poisoning by Novichok nerve agent (survived, but hospitalized) - **Alleged involvement**: Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence officer who defected to the UK, was poisoned in Salisbury, England. British authorities accused Russian operatives of using a Novichok nerve agent, though Skripal survived. His daughter Yulia was also affected but survived.
### 7. **Vladimir Kara-Murza (2015, 2017)** - **Cause of attacks**: Poisoning (survived two separate incidents) - **Alleged involvement**: Kara-Murza is a Russian opposition figure and journalist. He survived two poisonings (in 2015 and 2017), which many believe were orchestrated by Russian state operatives due to his criticism of the government.
### 8. **Boris Berezovsky (2013)** - **Cause of death**: Found dead under suspicious circumstances (alleged suicide) - **Alleged involvement**: Berezovsky was a former oligarch who fell out of favor with the Russian government. He was found dead in his home in the UK. While authorities ruled his death a suicide, many suspect foul play due to his opposition to Putin.
### 9. **Mikhail Lesin (2015)** - **Cause of death**: Blunt force trauma (initially reported as a heart attack) - **Alleged involvement**: Lesin, a former Russian media executive and advisor to Putin, was found dead in a Washington, D.C., hotel. Though initially thought to have died from a heart attack, an autopsy revealed blunt force trauma. Some suspect foul play, though no concrete evidence has been provided.
### 10. **Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova (2009)** - **Cause of death**: Assassinated (shot) - **Alleged involvement**: Markelov was a human rights lawyer, and Baburova was a journalist. Both were shot in broad daylight in Moscow. Markelov had been involved in many high-profile cases against Russian military officials and state actors.
### 11. **Yuri Shchekochikhin (2003)** - **Cause of death**: Alleged poisoning (symptoms of toxic exposure) - **Alleged involvement**: Shchekochikhin was a journalist and member of the Russian parliament who investigated corruption and the FSB. He died under mysterious circumstances, with many suspecting poisoning, though the cause was officially reported as a severe allergic reaction.
### 12. **Nikolai Glushkov (2018)** - **Cause of death**: Strangulation (initially ruled as hanging, later ruled as murder) - **Alleged involvement**: Glushkov was a former Russian businessman and associate of Berezovsky. He was found dead in his London home, and his death was later ruled a murder. Some believe his death was connected to his opposition to the Russian government.
### 13. **Aleksei Navalny (2020)** - **Cause of attack**: Poisoning by Novichok nerve agent (survived) - **Alleged involvement**: Navalny, one of Putin's most prominent political opponents, was poisoned on a flight in Russia. German authorities confirmed the use of the Novichok nerve agent. Navalny survived after receiving treatment in Germany, and many blame the Russian government for the attack.
### 14. **Paul Klebnikov (2004)** - **Cause of death**: Assassinated (shot) - **Alleged involvement**: Klebnikov, an American journalist of Russian descent and editor of *Forbes Russia*, was shot in Moscow. His investigative journalism on corruption and the oligarchy was thought to be a motive for his murder.
These cases represent only some of the high-profile deaths and poisonings where the Russian government, or individuals linked to it, have been accused of involvement. Many of these cases remain unresolved or disputed, with investigations often hampered by political factors.
**The list above ALSO definitely includes Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian mercenary Wagner group, who was killed when his private plane crashed in flames in Russia. This was shortly after he led a failed mutiny against Vladimir Putin.
Dead in plane crash: Yevgeny Prigozhin who led mutiny against Putin - BBC News
All governments have tried to shape public opinion by establishing international media outlets. Governments had shortwave radio stations during the Cold War, they have had international satellite news stations since the 1990s and they have also had internet sites. They have set up organisations like the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Voice of America (VOA), France 24, Deutche Welle (Voice of Germany), China Global Television Network (CGTN) and Russia Today (RT).
I followed RT and the BBC at the start of the War in Ukraine so that I could get information from both sides and make up my own mind. However, Western Governments accused RT of running a disinformation campaign and they banned the station. RT's YouTube channel was initially restricted and then it was removed. The broadcaster was banned from many social media sites and its officials in the United States were required to register as agents of a foreign power.
On Friday, September 13th, the United States Secretary of State announced new sanctions on RT.
The United States Secretary of State is the most senior minister in the United States Cabinet. He is 4th in the line of succession to the presidency (President → Vice President → Speaker of the House → Senate President Pro Tempore → Secretary of State). The Secretary of State is basically the US foreign minister. The current secretary of state is Anthony Blinken.
Anthony Blinken said that they discovered that RT was not only spreading disinformation, it had also started acting as an arm of the Russian Armed Forces. He said that cyber experts from the Russian Armed Forces had been embedded in RT. He said that RT was raising funds for weapons for the military and he also said that RT was using certain organisations as fronts to distabilise democracies all over the world.
Of particular relevance to Nigeria is the fact that he said that RT created and is funding and running the online media outlet Africa Stream.
Here is a full transcript of Secretary Blinken's media conference.
This Cold War has become the new normal. Tbh, some men from all sides are indeed the albatross of mankind's continued existence on the surface of this planet. They just haven't learned from the lessons of previous World Wars and the dire consequences for the global economy.
MY BELLE O, MY HEAD O!!! Do you still remember this Yoruba Actor called JAGUA?
Chief James Afolabi Afolayan MON, MFR popularly known as Jagua was born 4th July 1946 in Iludun-Oro kwara state Nigeria.
He managed on his own to finish secondary education but his journey into entertainment started when he was just 8years old in his paternal hometown Iludun-Oro where he formed the Iludun-Oro Jolly Mambo. It was a singing group.]
The young Afolabi then go about adding spice to social gatherings by singing.. Yes he was a singer and a great dancer too.
He did this for some years until he met the doyen of Nigeria theatre, the iconic Hubert Ogunde.
James Afolabi learnt that Chief Ogunde and his group will be performing in Esie so he made plans to be there,saved up some money from selling bush meat so he could make it to the show.
On getting there he was intrigued by Chief Ogunde's musical rendition and decided he was going to move to Lagos to have chief train him in music.
James Afolabi whose family was mainly into buying and selling expressed his desire to go fully into music to his family and they never objected despite the fact that such professions was seen as mainly for the "never do well" in those days.
Few days after a family member brought young Afolabi to Lagos and they headed to Chief Ogunde's office and joined a very long queue of people wanting to join the group.
Eventually it was Afolabi Afolayan's turn to audition and though baba Ogunde thought he was very young, he also saw that he was very determined.He then handed daddy to his first wife saying " Gba omo e ni" ( take him, he is your child)
Afolabi said he never knew baba Ogungbe was also into acting. He said he admired his stage presence.
Afolabi said for him as a young person it was divine whenever baba graced the stage.
Afolabi Afolayan considers Baba Ogunde as a father and his first wife who took him in a mother. He was with Chief Ogunde and family for 2years (1960-1962).
Afolabi Afolayan also trained under Akinsola Ogungbe before he teamed up with his friend Ishola Ogunsola aka Isho Pepper to form the Afolayan Ogunsola Theatre group in 1964.
Afolabi was the main singer and instrumentalist in the group while Ishola composed more of the stage performances. The performances was rendered in Yoruba language. Besides other productions, I remember they did "Iyawo alalubosa"together...back then, it was quite popular.
Besides music, 'Folabi( like his friends and family calls him)was known to be the fun guy at every gathering.
He just loves making people laugh and as time goes on he realizes he seem to be more interested in the comedy aspect of acting and went for it.
He met very young Elyzar Taylor a Sierraleonian who was still a student at the time.
It was Elyzar who gave him the stage name Jagua and advised him to act in pidgin English as that will cut across every tribe and make them more widely accessible.
Jagua also called Elyzar Grace on stage. That was how Jagua play Group was born.
They had their first major television show in 1968 with RKTV Kaduna.
Jagua and Grace got married in 1970. Grace was juggling marriage and the group while still in school.
With God by their side and love from friends and fans who we see as family, the Jagua brand became widely accepted.
Jagua comedy was in all the NTA stations, was in almost every Nigerian home.
It is devoid of vulgar languages...you don't have to send your children to bed because you want to watch Jagua...it is actually a family programme and many children look up to it.
Jagua comedy entertained and educated most of us via TV screens and live stage performances.
They were also involved in charity causes.
They entertained the less privileged for free, raised money to champion charitable causes, entertained our troops abroad (ECOMOG).
In the very early years of Nollywood, Jagua and his group made some home videos which was released in VHS cassettes but most of his works are with the NTA.
Jagua was recognised by the Nigerian government for his works hence his national honours.
As a father, he was a great father and friend.
The laughter never stops on stage. He was the best. He died Oct 5th 2000.
23years on, we still hear his signature tune "my belle ooo my head o"
CalabarPikin: Same thing that came to mind when I lost a senior friend from this illness. He got married to a Gen z of same age with his third child after losing his wife
This is quite intriguing. Your "senior friend" must have been a Gen X like me or in the Baby Boomer lower range. Most importantly, are you saying here that it's because he got married to a Gen Z girl that he got oral cancer and may have engaged in risque oral sexual behavior?
For those who haven't started yet, it''s better to just begin to practice a healthy lifestyle via regular check-ups and boosting the body's immunity with more alkaline-based foods and drinks in addition to a balanced diet regimen.
Toks2008: Bro i be Gen X too but walahi im addicted to that thing o.
The lady should Just be clean and inviting, I can do it all day all night and infact i garnish it will honey. But i dont go about heading random ladies...i stick to a lady i have a level of assurance about her bill of health and i specifically have a fetish for face sitting as long as the lady is slim and smart.
Bro you dey miss.
@Toks, I'm missing NOTHING here based off of what I've known about advanced human brain wiring for some years now. lol. There's actually a psychological wiring and conditioning for women that kicks in when a man "gets down" or eats out their "boom boxes." I won't reveal it fully here because it's a secret code.
Indeed, I have no issues with you or anyone doing it in a strictly monogamous relationship though with honey, maple syrup, pistachio ice cream, vanilla ice cream or whatever because we all have a right of choice in our lives. To each his own.
I have a serious confession to make and this has been killing me emotionally and I can’t keep it anymore.
It all started at age 14, I happen to be the only male child and seeing myself among my sisters I started developing a kind of strange affection for them which is really strange and evil. My sisters are really beautiful indeed to be honest.
I share room with my elder sister, and there was this night I woke up and realized she was on a phone call with her boyfriend and at the same time using her fingers to play with her vagina, but when I saw her she tried to get my attention to have sex with her but I refused.
Honestly the next day I didn’t inform any of my parents about this and I kept it confidential.
I thought that’s all, but afterwards, whenever am alone then I feel like having sex, I’ll become Hot to the extent that, I easily get moody after some few minutes without satisfying myself.
It went on and on until one day I couldn’t hold it anymore and I had to take my elder sister panties and wrapped it round my penis, and this is where it all started, unfortunately I had this idea from no where that I can use that as a means of satisfying myself without any girl.
From the beginning it feels good to me and honestly I was enjoying it, gradually I improved on it.
This is the journey to my addiction…..I started Masturbating with ladies pants everyday at any little opportunity I get.
I can masturbate more than 5 times in a day.
Am an introvert so this really hunt me more and more. It got to a time I feel within myself that it’s evil but I couldn’t talk to anybody about it because I was afraid even my parent couldn’t like me again so I kept it on the low.
I did everything possible to stop this addiction but all failed.
Sometimes I feel a strong energy around me, mostly when am alone and that’s the exact time I’ll start thinking about woman, and this caused me to love porn.
Honestly this hunts me amicably so I decided to have a girlfriend at age 18yrs thinking that will rather help me stop masturbating but it became worst, I even ended up being a womanizer, chasing girls everywhere.
Truth be told, my worst enemy now is Masturbation, I am 28yrs now with a woman and two handsome boys but ridiculously, I still masturbate, it’s eating me up and am getting depressed over this addiction.
Masturbation is reducing me, both physical and spiritually, I feel drained.
Everything is shutting down on me, and I have no one to talk to about this, am really scared my wife will get to know about this and right now things are getting out of hand.
Am facing a lot of trauma, my business isn’t moving anymore and I can’t stop Masturbating.
I can be having sex with my wife and still be masturbating.
This have caused me to have no limit over my sexual life, and whenever am having sex, I feel an extra energy within me that makes me sex for so long without getting tired.
It’s killing me slowly within, right now I’ve developed a waist problem and I don’t know the next damage this will cause me again.
Please everyone here, am pleading you all to help me with a solution, I need help to overcome this, I’ve confessed this to several pastors but couldn’t get any solution……
yoruboid: https://x.com/benhundeyin/status/1837138276706079197?s=46&t=YoF4K0q-dNG9S6AXfcrqSg[/quote]Only the death penalty via the electric chair, hanging, lethal injections and firing squad will make these creeps to STOP being drug barons and relentless hard drugs traffickers that have ruined many families and societies. The Nigerian governments of the past at Federal and state levels have been the enablers of this hard drugs crimes because they have refused to take a strong stance on the application of the death penalty. Such a bunch of irresponsible people.
Only Adams Oshiomole's goverment ever signed the death warrant of a notorious criminal. I remember when Buhari was the military head of state in the early 1980s right up to 1985, 3 men were executed for drug trafficking and as soon as those executions were carried out, drug trafficking died out!
Eriokanmi: True. I know a number of them. You can never know the real character of your wife until after she relocates with you overseas. Many of them copy the western ladies who don't even have a culture, those who have children like dogs for several men. They always don't enjoy a happy home.
No single mum I met ever told me they're living happily as single mums. There's one of them, whose children always say they miss their dad and they'd like to see him. She always got angry hearing this. One day she agreed to take them to a meeting point with her ex. On getting to that place, she kept a distance and asked the children to go see their dad briefly and come back. She actually timed the meeting. When the time was almost up, she faced the wall and started crying uncontrollably cos of the bond between the children and their dad. They were gisting, cracking jokes and laughing aloud. Instead of 2 hours, these children spent 5 good hours with their dad. They didn't feel like leaving.
I told her to reconcile and seek a reunion but she's still doing shakara. She's a very successful nurse in a major hospital on 3rd avenue in NY. I won't mention the hospital. Whoever knows that place would know the hospital I'm talking about, built with red bricks with many floors. The man had moved on. As an aeronautical engineer, he's not doing badly too at Boeing. He got that job 1 year after the woman chased him out and took custody of the children. Amazingly, he's still single. I guess he's taking his time cos of the horrible experience
It's surreal... But insightful.
It's ego-tripping that's responsible for all the break-ups. The younger men also have to get in tune with reality by working on their inner game. Even those of us who are older have to maintain that knowledge base of how modern relationships work while in long-term relationships.
But I know of a couple of RNs of Nigerian descent in the U.S. who are still married. The younger RNs might be having issues of commitment due to previous exposures to unrealistic social media expectations or based off of reading too much of romance novels which tend to portray HIGHLY unrealistic scenarios. They bring these twisted perspectives into marriage and boom, things end up going south really fast.
I think for the sake of the kids mental and social well-being, both the NY-based RN and her ex who she is separated from should go for therapy and learn more about "emotional intelligence and love language" techniques. If the gentleman and the lady you talked about get in tune with their love languages, I believe they'll be able to get back together again since the lady was crying uncontrollably which shows that she indeed has some deep emotional pain and regrets, but the ego thing is what is holding her back.
But first off, they SHOULDN'T get back together until both of them internalized the specifics of the different love languages and have also learned more about emotional intelligence. I'd suggest that the man should LEAD the way first by upping up his inner game if he still loves her. I really love the cute picture of the special bond those kids have with their dad. But in a worse-case-scenario, if that reconciliation doesn't pan out, then they can both lead their separate lives via intentional co-parenting.
bluerose1414: I don't mean to be rude, I'm honestly asking but how is Texas not a rich state? It has the second largest economy after California and is one of the biggest producing states in the country. It is even larger than New York. Texas' GDP is $2.66 trillion and Africa's GDP is $3.1 trillion. One state in America out of 50 could almost overtake the entire continent with 54 nations.
You're absolutely right. I earlier saw that part of his post that you corrected too. Texas' economy that is oil and gas-based CANNOT be found wanting when you make a roll call of American states and there are wealthy folks too of African and African-American descent in Texas... Although in terms of distribution, Atlanta has the largest demographic concentration of Americans of African descent who are millionaires in the entire United States.
yoruboid: TWO SUSPECTS APPREHENDED FOR SALES OF NEWBORN TWINS
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Ujunwa Una 'f' and Chinelo Igbechionwu 'f' for conspiracy and child sales.
The suspects were arrested by patrol officers from Ojodu Division stationed at Berger bus-stop, an entry point into Lagos State, whom had earlier been alerted about the suspects by a Good Samaritan. The suspects were found with two newborn baby girls, approximately six-days old, while traveling from Abia State on September 9, 2024.
Investigations revealed that the suspects were en route to deliver the babies to one nurse in Lagos State whom the mother of the babies promised to link them up with only after they had arrived Lagos.
Upon questioning, the suspects confessed to the crime, stating that they were paid the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦150,000) for transportation of the babies to Lagos. The suspects added that the mother of the babies sold the babies because she could not give them proper care.
The case was transferred to the Gender Unit of the Command from where the newborns were placed in the custody of a motherless babies home for proper care and medical evaluation.
While investigation is ongoing to arrest other conspirators, the arrested suspects were arraigned on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
SP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER LAGOS STATE COMMAND IKEJA
September 20, 2024.
Not again... These insidious human trafficking cartels that move interstate to steal children and babies for sale for many years now have to be viciously broken. How can babies grow up without having connections to their biological parents?
These baby girls look like they were stolen from their mothers or are part of that "baby factory" crime gang.
Originalsly: No doubt the cost plays a part in decision making but there EVs were subsidized in the US by the FG to make them more affordable and get people to buy ...same with hybrids years ago. Tesla earlier this year had even slashed prices to boost sales. One of the setbacks was charging stations not easily available nationwide ...then the cost of charging isn't cheap ...leaving one to question if he is really saving... I save because I don't have to buy gas....but my savings is spent on electricity? I was listening to a discussion about the huge amount of electricity charging stations consume and how they affect the general supply. Didn't know was all that! We can't even provide basic electricity much less for extras.
Indeed, the cost-savings on electricity EVs depends on location as well. EVs such as Teslas don't even have good resale values.
The Ethiopian goverment mandated Ethiopians to use EVs from last year with concessions for those who made purchases because of the high cost of petrol and it serves them well because Ethiopia has power plants that are strategically positioned to provide constant electricity for Ethiopia.
Yes, I have attached the video of the reasons why EVs are being dumped by Dealers and users alike for hybrids. I had earlier attached it to one of my older threads.
Why Even Dealers Are DUMPING Used Electric Vehicles: Shocking Reasons Revealed!
Misterone: Oga! Stop this rubbish! full locally manufactured what? This is a full Chinese made car that Innoson just changed the logo.
Indeed, ALL the cars being "assembled" by Innoson are Chinese knock-offs that already exist from other Chinese car manufacturers and they just slapped their logo on the cars from their vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria. => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nammi_01
Originalsly: Nigeria is not at all ready for EVs....and so are many countries. I guess Innoson Independent on sales to the FG or State Government and not to private citizens. More private citizens who can afford to buy ... and are we considering buying one ... would have concerns about electricity supply... and charging. Even if the electricity is available ... is the current stable?...and if not stable as usual ..how will it affect the battery? Then a availability... would electricity be available at my location when needed? Toyota said the world is not ready for EVs ... and has been focusing on Hybrids instead. EV is no longer doing as well while the sale of hybrids is increasing. But like Toyota ...I guess Innoson will just be putting out many.
I've been reading this thread silently and you're the ONLY one who has made the most sense here. Your summations perfectly mesh with mine. I drive hybrid cars as well because that is the trend for now. The Chinese recently launched an EV that is less than the cost of a Tesla model equivalent though. So, we'll see how things pan out down the road with more improved battery efficiency.
nlfpmod: For years, petrol cars have been the heart of our roads—and they still are. But now we’re expanding the family.
Say hello to the Innoson IVM EX02, a 5-seater electric vehicle designed for today’s lifestyle.
With a 330-400km range and the latest technology, this EV is a new chapter in our commitment to innovation.
At Innoson, we’re not just about moving forward—we’re about giving you the best, whatever you choose to drive.Credit: Innoson Vehicles
The EV looks compact and impressive though but it's a direct knock-off of the Chinese car named Nammi01 made by Dongfeng Nammi in China. => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nammi_01
Rebelutionary: Thank you for this! I read every line of your piece and was quite enriched by your depth of history. People like you are scarce as Nairaland has become a cesspit of ignoramuses where we can't just celebrate our successes without it turning to a tribal slur-fest! Once more, thank you!
@Rebelutionary, how's it going?
I like the way you coined your name. I has a modern, revolutionary energy embedded in it.
I appreciate you for finding the time to read every line of my post and I'm motivated and fired up to do more. It's VERY important to preserve GENUINE history, to read read, breath, and talk history because we live in a "world of cycles" and history enables us to spot or identify business, crime and economic trends. These historic cyclical trends have enabled savvy folks to become millionaires and billionaires as well.
I completely agree with your summations about the negatives and positives of NL. I originally joined this forum in 2005 while searching for Nigerian discussion forums to join and stumbled on this one, and I have never left. NL will be BETTER off if there is a manual screening of all newly registered NL aacounts to keep these troll farms away because this is exactly what American and European discussion forums do. They don't just allow new monikers to start posting right away and that is what the trolls are taking advantage of after being banned because they register new accounts and come back again. I have suggested this to the owner of this forum and I don't know what he is waiting for. I would have left here long ago like other Diasporans who where many on this website back in the 2000s, BUT in the midst of the negatives, I'm still happy that this website has A LOT of highly intelligent people who contribute to the body of knowledge. Most just choose to fly below the radar, they read but don't post here. A female student even posted here on NL two years ago that she became a Naira millionaire based off of the information she gleaned on NL and her interactions with some folks here. She was still a Uni Engineering student as of the time she posted that message and I interracted with her then.
funshint: Where can one watch all these vintage films especially Hubert Ogunde's films? The closest of his film I remembered watching is his short appearance in the 1990 film "Mr Johnson" if I'm not wrong. I heard he placed curses on his films being marketed or viewed...how true is this?
Okay @funshint,
The Ogunde family will be able to better answer that because they have access to some of the ORIGINAL celluloid films. It's very important that these films are preserved and the newly commissioned world-class JK Randle Yoruba Cultural Center museum located at Onikan, Lagos Island will be the BEST to help in preserving and projecting these aspects of Yoruba and Nigerian film history.
As recent as four years ago, I read that Kunle Afolayan, and others were trying to find some of the lost movies produced on celluloid by his iconic film producer father Adeyemi Afolayan [Ade Love] who was active in the 1970s and 1980s just like Chief Hubert Ogunde. The late film guru Eddy Ugboma too was working on the project of finding ways to preserve the old celluloid films he worked with too and was in touch with Kunle Afolayan and others.
I will mention you if I get any information on how far they have gone because I too have an interest in preserving important aspects of Yoruba, Nigerian, and indeed world history. Meanwhile, watch and download these 3 videos BELOW for some more insights. One of Chief Hubert Ogunde's London-based sons Mr. Owobo Ogunde was interviewed on Channels TV in early 2024:
‘Kunle Afolayan Brought Me Back To Showbiz’, Ogunde On Early Days, Relationship With Hubert Ogunde.
funshint: I duff my cap for you..... you've said it all!
@funshint
I appreciate your feedback here and I'm glad you found this post insightful. You have my permission to share the post with others offline who do NOT know about the accurate historical time line of the Nigerian movie industry. I mean, how can anybody [including some younger journalists] WRONGLY say that home videos started in 1992 with Living in Bondage when even Kenneth Nnebue the producer of that Ibo home video gave credit [in a 1997 ThisDay newspaper interview which I still have] to the Yoruba home video industry segment of the Nigerian movie industry for starting home videos in Nigeria from the 1988 with the film "Soso Ekun." I didn't even include in that post the information about the greatest film makers of the 1970s and 1980s such as Dr. Ola Balogun, Ade Love [Kunle Afolayan's father], Hubert Ogunde and the late Eddy Ugboma [who is originally from Kwale in Delta State]. Dr. Ola Balogun produced Baba Sala's film "Orun Mooru" and other blockbusters on celluloid films which we used to watch in the cinemas back in the day in the 1970s and 1980s before the Yoruba home video industry pioneered the use of home videos on VHS cassetes from 1988 onwards.
ibechris: Without much ado. Nollywood is dominated by igbos...take this or leave it. The first Nollywood film started in I958 by By Achebe u can research on this.
Let us give credit to whom it's due and leave sentiments out of this.
The father of Theatre art in Nigeria is Herbert Ogunde.
@Ibechris,
First off, there are historical errors in your post right above and I will CLEARLY state the historical time lines for you and everyone reading this thread to make corrections. Chinua Achebe NEVER made the first ever film in Nigeria in 1958. You are confusing the year his 1958 book was published with the year 1971 when a film adaptation of his 1958 book was made.The Things Fall Apart film (produced in 1971) was his FIRST film produced by the Executive Producer, Francis Oladele and a German Director and other White folks and it was shot in Lagos and Ibadan. It was viewed in Nigeria for the FIRST time ever on July 31, 2021 (50 years later) when the lost films were found after the death of the German Director in 2015.In that 1971 film, the iconic Pa Orlando Martins (who is an indigene of Lagos Island and the FIRST ever Nigerian international movie star since 1935 in England and the FIRST Nigerian to act in any Hollywood movie alongside other great actors such as former President Ronald Reagan in 1949) acted the role of Obierika in that 1971 film adaptation of Things Fall Apart.Prior to that 1971 film, Kongi's Harvest which is a 1969 feature film adaptation of Professor Wole Soyinka's book by the same name of Kongi's Harvest became the FIRST ever Nigerian movie to be produced and directed fully by Nigerians and it was shown in 1969 at the cinemas in Lagos State and elsewhere. Francis Oladele was the Executive Producer of the high-quality film Kongi's Harvest which was he FIRST film he ever produced. Francis Oladele's SECOND ever film as the Executive Producer was that of Chinua Achebe.
Second, the annoying coinage Nollywood is a term that only coined around the year 2002 by an American journalist. It's actually a belittling word or coinage... More like a Hollywood wannabe or copycat.
What existed back then was simply the Nigerian movie industry and I still prefer to call it the Nigerian movie industry (both cinema celluloid era, home video, and the new wave of multiplex cinemas again) because that name "Nollywood" is an insult just like saying a Hollywood wannabe or copycat. This is the reason why the Indian movie industry practitioners STRONGLY detest the term "Bollywood." Unlike what Nigeria was doing in the past relying on home video sales from 1988 when SOSO EKUN the FIRST ever home video (a film packaged in VHS cassettes) was produced and screened simultaneously in the cinemas in Lagos in the Yoruba movie industry branch of the Nigerian movie industry and many more films on home videos were produced by Prince Alade Aromire from 1989, Prince Jide Kosolo and others right into the early 1990s and beyond, the Indians usually screened there movies at multiplex cinemas just like in the United States thereby curbing piracy.
Third, the film Palaver, otherwise known as Palaver: A Romance of Northern Nigeria, is a 1926 silent film shot in British Nigeria; it is recognized today as the FIRST Nigerian feature film. The British film which was written and directed by Geoffrey Barkas was shot among the Sura, Angas, Mangu and Berom people of Plateau and Bauchi in Northern Nigeria and was released on April 25, 1927. The film tells the story of a jealous British tin miner (Mark Fernandez) in Nigeria who with alcohol aroused the natives against his rival, Captain Allison, a British District Officer. Jean Stuart, a nursing sister, also added the theme of love to the film by getting emotionally struck between the rebelling duo.
In addition, Calpeny Nigeria Ltd which was established in 1965 by the iconic Francis Oladele spearheaded the production of the first wholly-produced Nigerian film – KONGI' HARVEST as the Executive Producer, based on a play written by Professor Wole Soyinka. That movie was screened at the cinemas in Lagos State in 1969. The movie director Tunde Kelani also said in a documentary that when he was younger, he went to the cinema in Lagos State to watch the screening of that first ever Nigerian film directed and produced by Nigerians unlike Palaver that had White British input in 1926. He said it was that 1969 movie Kongi's Harvest that inspired him to be a film producer and director.
The Rise of the Home Video Industry This too was started by the Yoruba movie industry branch of the Nigerian film industry in 1988 with "Soso Ekun" which was the FIRST ever commercially-produced Nigerian home video for VHS and it was also screened at the National Theatre in Lagos. Prince Alade Aromire also followed suit with his home video subtitled in English in 1989. Prince Jide Kosolo and others also produced their own home videos right from the late 1980s right into the 1990s and beyond with the rise in the number of folks buying VHS players.
In 1992, the FIRST ever Ibo language home video that was subtitled in English was produced by Kenneth Nnebue who later became a pastor. In a 1997 ThisDay newspaper one-page article that I read (and I still have the copy), Kenneth Nnebue gave credit to the Yoruba and Indian movie industries for inspiring him. He also said he had worked with the actors and movie producers in the Yoruba language movie industry to market and distribute their home videos before 1992. He mentioned up to 20 home videos he knew offhand from the Yoruba movie industry and that was what triggered him to produce the film Living in Bondage which Kenneth Nnebue said he originally planned to do in the Yoruba language. When things didn't turn out as planned, he took a leap and tried the Igbo language but he used a foreign name (English ) for his home video title. The home video then went on to become popular because there was a ready market for Ibo language home videos subtitled in English after people had seen the popularity of the Yoruba language home videos from 1988 that were subtitled in English.
In rounding off, like I said earlier, NO word called "Nollywood" existed in the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s right to the early 2000s. It's disgusting that some unimaginative people in the media and elsewhere just jumped right in and started to use a "belittling term" coined by an American journalist in 2002 when the Indians have long REJECTED the term "Bollywood" because they say they are NOT a caricature or copy cat of the Hollywood film industry. They are simply the Indian movie industry.
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