richiemcgold: In the late 80s/early 90s, we used to rock moccasins, bikers and sancho boots . Then mid 90s came, and boom! Timbolo took over and it never looked back since then.
Tupac actually made it popular here in Nigeria. That's as far back as 1996 in his video Hit Em Up. A very dope JAMZ! Check it below: 👇👇👇
Yup! You got the historical sequence. I rocked the hugely popular mocassins back in the 1980s right through to the early 1990s when Timberland work boots became fashionable to wear hip hop style. The advent of satellite TVs back then projected hip hop culture worldwide.
badboyTee: Let's see the Old men on Nairaland who know history....
The hip hop gang from the early 1990s. I would give it to Tupac Amaru Shakur for triggering the romance between hip hop and Timberland work boots... I had my own Timberlands too from back in the day.
She's definitely well-known to the owner of the Night-vision CCTV and so she can get punished appropriately for "offing light" and stealthily stealing goat meat.
FreeStuffsNG: Thank you for your kind words sir. I am sincerely humbled by your kind words sir.
You're welcome @FreeStuffsNG, anytime.
Please ensure to always report all the trolls who relentlessly engage in cyberbullying and distracting you and others from here on out to the 4 Supermods on NL by quoting the user names of the Supermods stating the NL Rules (Such as Rules 2, 3, 8, 9,19, etc) that have been broken.
The Mods who move your thread topics to the NL frontpage from time to time can also be of help because they're used to you and your contributions here.
Eniola Badmus, Nathaniel Bassey and Mercy Chinwo in recent times went for the jugulars of a young female and 3 males who respectively cyberbullied them and defamed them online by getting them arrested and tried to court. Now all of them who incidentally are all Ibos (including the asinine girl who defamed Eniola Badmus) are deeply regretting the cyberbullying they engaged in while also cryinging for forgiveness which shows that these trolls and cyberbullies are bloody COWARDS!
Tbh, they should all NOT be forgiven but be used as scapegoats and made to pay fully based on jail time and hefty fines for misleading folks online and for the emotional pain they caused Eniola Badmus, Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and others.
Faiththatworks: I don't understand this unnecessary hullabaloo about Landmark and his bar beach that he claims he used 200m$ to develop.
I guess this man must have calculated the ocean as part of his investment in arriving at the 200m$.
Landmark should go back and read his C of O if he has any, everyone is a tenant on any land in Nigeria,there's no total ownership of Land anywhere in this country.
That's why Government can demolish any property anywhere and pay a compensation to the supposed owner,I can count how many properties that were demolished in other to build the overhead bridge in Cele Express,Abule Egba,Ajah and many other places in Lagos.
I'm still puzzled as to what we can consider a pubic good other than a road going from Lagos to Calabar in less than 7 hours.
I believe the Government mustn't give into to this emotional blackmail by Landmark and instead move their caterpillars to demolish any part of the business that need to be scrapped for the remaining 17 million Lagosians and 200 million Nigerians who will use the Road.
I dread the day a citizen will wake up and oppose Government if it wants to build an overhead bridge in a city like ikotun egbe. Emotions must be discarded if we will ever develop in Nigeria.
God bless Nigeria.
Succinctly put.
You spoke my mind here.
The governments at Federal and State levels can indeed recover all lands that have already been built upon with even genuine C-of-Os for the public good (i.e., to construct and/or expand road networks, for the gentrification of an area, and more).
The governments ONLY has to pay appropriate compensations to those who have genuine C-of-Os. The uneducated rants by some bigoted posters right from page 1 of this thread claiming the planned demolition is because the dude is Ibo are CLEARLY irresponsible.
As can be seen in online videos, many houses with genuine C-of-Os and even shacks have already been demolished in the area to make way for the Lagos to Calabar Coastal highway construction. Period.
kenny160: However, according to information available on social media, a funeral service has since been held for Aderounmu Adejumoke at Owu Baptist Church, Totoro area of Abeokuta in Ogun State.
treesun: The Presidency on Monday unveiled its Citizens’ Delivery Tracker to provide a “strong feedback loop between citizens and government” on the eight priority areas of the Bola Tinubu administration.
The President’s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, disclosed this at the Go-Live event of the CDT holding in Abuja on Monday.
Mynd44: These things are what spurns on others to do other things.
A simple meet and greet, handshake, praise and word of encouragement is what other people need to do great things too.
Succinctly stated.
The guy you quoted is one of the "wet blankets" around NL and other online platforms who are NOT happy with their own lives, so, they project their own deep insecurities and negativity on others who are doing well.
AfroUpdate01: O ga ooo. Hardly you find a political office holder in Nigeria whose certificate has not been queried. I feel somerimes, people close to these people who know their secrets are always behind this exposure. I hope the Lawyer is able to defend himself.
Meanwhile see how Gov Sanwo Olu gave Lagos Solo driver, Pelumi Nubi a car and Lagos Tourism Ambassadorship.
Truths9ja: Tantalizers, Chicken Republic, Mega chicken, Yakoyo, Bukateria, Sweet Sensation, Tastee Fried Chicken, Mr Biggs, etcetera are all founded and own by Yorubas. The food chain in Nigeria is actually controlled by the Yorubas.
Mr. Biggs is part of the UAC conglomerate with shareholders though.
In addition, the delectable Mrs. Abosede Ayeni of Tantalizers is actually paternally from Degema in Rivers State but was born and lived in Ibadan, hence the Yoruba side of her is "dominant" according to an interview she granted (which I read more than 15 years ago). She also married a Yoruba man as can be deduced from her family name of Ayeni.
Goodvibes007post=126972224: These are the words of Chief Obafemi Awolowo about the Yoruba people and their voting pattern from the 1950s. This is from his autobiography, page 261.
Same logic applies till date. Part o the reason Bola Ahmed Tinubu lost to Obi in Lagos and to Atiku in Osun, two states dominated by Yoruba people.
Political competition can be healthy rather than hatful. We disagree with ourselves and others. But it is not in the culture/DNA of Yoruba people to hate.
Yoruba BINI IYE/IYA IYE mother This is true, this one was certainly gotten from Ekiti, we related with them, founded a lot of towns there. Ekiti call it IYE.
Ada Ada Cutlass. Ada is not the word for cutlass in Bini, it is opia, it is called the same in Esan and Urhobo. Ada is a sword, we do not use it today because no one uses sword for anything except for fighting in those days.
Iyi Uyi Respect. I will give you this. The Esan uses the word Tiger (Ekpen)as a pictorial representation of respect and that is totally intelligible to the Binis
Elede Elede Pig . It is correct, it is also used in Esan alongside with Une
Pepeye Ekpekpeye. It is also the same in Esan, it is not peculiar to Bini alone. This video is an expose on that
Usenokpevbo: you cannot use voters turnout in an election to determine population,with voters turnout, there might be apathy.
Use voters registration, that is more plausible, that would capture all persons both those who registered and decided to vote and those who sat at home. A
there are four lgas in present day Benin city now, and they are more numerous than Akoko Edo lga.
Only Uniben and surrounding is more than 100,000, both students, workers, non academic staffs and academic, indigenes. Oluku is also very populous even Ovbogie, Ekiadolor. Okada a town of its own adjudged to be 100,000 Is under this lga .
The voter’s registration figure for Egor is about 250,000 . I will post a video for you on itv. I doubt Akoko is 60% of that. Look at the voters turnout of Etsako west is even bigger than Akoko edo.
I could not find a video detailing the present registered voters for Ovia north east for 2023 but I found the one for 2020, it is still bigger than the Akoko Edo 2023 voters figure at 143, 000 registered voters and must have gone up to around 170,000-180,000 with the voters registration exercise in 2023. You can’t compare Akoko Edo whereby a man from Ibillo would register there and vote there needing a bike of 100naira to get to his polling unit as opposed to Benin where the transport is much higher and movement around the city center on that day is usually clumsy
Registered voters for Akoko Edo-138,000 Registered voters for Egor-222,000 Registered voters for Oredo-347,000 Registered voters for Ikpoba Okha -310,000 (according to 2020 figures, the one for 2023 is not in that video. Registered voters for Etsako west- 159,000 (according to 2020 figures, the one for 2023 is not in that video. the one for 2023 will be in excess of 185,000 at the very least
fergie001: 38-year old Omobayo Godwin sworn-in as the new Deputy-Governor of Edo State.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Festival Hall of the Government House in Benin-City with friends, well-wishers, traditional leaders, party faithfuls and Governor Obaseki seated present.
Seems the young man (Omobayo Godwin) is from Lampese in Edo State from the campaign poster I just saw.
emkz: Let us remember someone insisted the naira would plunge to 2,000 to a dollar.
Some of his disciples here said his cry was the reason the naira did not crash further.
For those naysayers, the naira appreciated because CBN clamped on speculators, enhanced regulation, kicked out unlicensed operators and sold dollars at their own rate and warned those who resold the dollars to do so at a specified margin or face sanctions.
Guess what? Many people like La.nd.ma.nn are unhappy because they probably lost a lot of money betting against the naira.
DoWhatThouWilt: Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has married his longtime partner, real estate agent Tim Malone, in a New York City wedding, a representative for Lemon confirmed to ABC News.
The couple is "thrilled" following their Saturday ceremony, the representative said.
Lemon, 58, and Malone, 40, shared a photo of the couple wearing wedding tuxedos and smiling while standing on the steps of a church holding three dogs.
"Just married!" read the caption of the post, which garnered congratulatory comments from rapper Fat Joe, actress and comedian Leslie Jones and more.
Lemon and Malone shared several photos and videos of the April ceremony on their Instagram stories, which included celebratory dancing and a shot of the newlyweds walking the three dogs down the street following the event.
Lemon's Instagram Story showed several of his former co-workers in attendance, including Dana Bash, Kate Bolduan and Erin Burnett.
Malone shared the moment of their April 6, 2019, engagement on Instagram before the event, writing: "#fbf to April 6, 2019. When @donlemonofficial and I got engaged. And tomorrow April 6, 2024 we make it official. It’s getting so real ❤️ #weddingweekend"
During a New Year's broadcast on CNN in 2018, Lemon announced he had "found love" before inviting Malone on camera to share a New Year's kiss.
Believeintruth: Oga this your otimkpu is becoming disgusting. Try and stop this freestuffs business by leaving this 30k propaganda salary job you do here in nairaland and get something meaningful to do.
Why don't you let him be and STOP derailing threads. Let FreeStuffsNG express himself the way he deems fit as long as he's NOT making inciting comments and it's NOT for you to FALSELY accuse someone of collecting an imaginary 30,000 propaganda salary. This is an irritating and relentless violation of NL rules you're getting involved in.
You have a right to say your piece on NL within the borders of decency but STOP the cyberbullying and self-righteousness here! Let him be.
I know the gentleman FreeStuffsNG to be well-read and well-traveled and he has the latitude to use this NL Website, but you and others have been cyberbullying him openly and distracting others simply because he belongs to a different ethnic identity and political leaning. These facts can be gleaned from your past posts here that I've been reading from thread to thread.
Sheggy13: Same Lagos state government where retired civil servants especially teachers don't get their retirement benefits until after 4+ years of retirement can spend the state's resources on frivolities like this. We truly deserve the kind of leaders we get.
Excerpts: "Recently, the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, took to social media to share some good news for Lagos workers.
“Hello Lagos,” Sanwo-Olu began on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I’m happy to share some news with you that I hope will put smiles on the faces of families. Next week, we’re set to disburse N3.1 billion under the Contributory Pension Scheme to over 1,000 retirees who have served our state tirelessly. Your sacrifices have not gone unnoticed. It is pertinent to take note of the fact that in the lifetime of our administration, we have disbursed over N60 billion as pension to over 17,000 retirees. This achievement fills us with pride. Prioritising the welfare of those who’ve shaped Lagos’ history is not just a commitment; it’s our legacy. Your trust is paramount, and together, we’re constructing a Lagos that champions its own. A heartfelt thank you for your unwavering dedication. Your contributions form the very foundation of our vibrant state. There is so much more to be done, and we will continue to strive to achieve more. Let’s keep building a stronger, caring Lagos together.”
You are quite right about some delays in pensions payments (NOT just in Lagos State but other Nigerian states), but Lagos State pays faster than most of the 36 states.
I think the gifts and commendations given by Lagos State to the young London-born lady (Pelumi Nubi) are in order because her journey was one of mental and physical endurance for 67 days while driving from London to Nigeria, and she survived what was a near-fatal car accident while driving within the West African region.
BeeBeeOoh: Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, received travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi, at the Government House, following her arrival in Lagos from London by road on Sunday afternoon.
The governor has consequently appointed Pelumi Nubi as Lagos Brand Ambassador with a new car, house, and customised plate number.
Taking to her X handle (formerly Twitter) to announce the development after meeting with the Governor Sanwo-Olu, Pelumi wrote: “Just another great start and a new beginning Congratulations to me guys as I become a Lagos state ambassador  Alongside a new car gift from His excellence @jidesanwoolu A new home in Lagos and also a customized plate number
LEADERSHIP reports that Pelumi Nubi had received heroic welcome as she finally arrived Lagos on Sunday after 68 days of driving solo from London, United Kingdom.
It would be recalled that the content creator had earlier announced that she would be driving from London to Lagos some months ago.
During her journey, she had suffered an accident, which momentarily put a stop to her trip, before she continued.
Lagos State Commissioner of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Idris Aregbe, met Pelumi at the Nigerian-Benin Republic border on behalf of the Lagos State Government on Sunday.
Pelumi made her second stop at Badagry before continuing on to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to celebrate her arrival.
JohnSin97: Below are the quotes from the Times newspaper:
The conservative North, 75 percent Muslim and containing about half of Nigeria's population, is governed by the Northern people's congress. The premier is Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, who carries the title of Saraduana of Sokoto.
In the East, where the intelligent, energetic Ibo tribes predominates the controlling party is the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, headed by one of the most dazzling of Nigerian politicians, Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, premier of the Eastern region, who is known throughout the country as Zik.
In the somewhat more developed west, which is Yoruba Country, the government is run quite well, it is said by Chief Awolowo, an able politician, and his Action group. The West points with pride to its universal free primary education, free medical treatment for children up to 18years of age, agricultural planning and other social programs of which no other Nigerian region can boast of.
On the Hatred of the Yorubas by Azikwe and Balewa: The Federal government whose prime minister is Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a muslim notable from the north, is managed by a coalition of the Northern people congress and National council of the Nigeria and the Cameroonians led by Azikiwe, two parties that have very little in common except mutual dislike of the third (Awolowo).
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