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Nigeriadondie:
I never said it is entirely owned by the northerners but far more northerners than southerners had it. Thanks to d legacy of military rule dominated by the north
https://www.google.no/amp/s/guardian.ng/news/niger-delta-indigenes-to-get-oil-blocks-to-douse-tension/amp
http://www.herald.ng/niger-delta-avengers-reveals-list-oil-blocks-owned-atiku-top-nigerians/
Nigeria is about 57 yrs and d north had 37 yrs while d south had mere 20 yrs.
Nigeria has had 25 indigenious chief of army staff, 17 from d north and a paltry 8 from d south.
18 chief of air staff 10 from d north and 8 from the south,
Most of d military installations are concentrated in a section of d country.

Guy, check the list of oil block owners issued by DPR or any reputable organisation. Only few northerners have blocks that have produced oil. More southerners own oil blocks, than northerners. In fact, most of the oil blocks owned by northerners have NOT produced any oil, and their licenses would soon expire.

As for military chiefs and location of military installations, you are just digressing from the real issue. Open another thread, and list your grievances there.

Up Ambode! Now, instead of spending 2 hours from Jakande to VGC roundabout and then on to Ajah, drivers and car owners can now make the trip in less than 15 minutes. Any governor who tries to alleviate the suffering of the masses, will always get my vote. May it never be well with those who cannot do such great things for their citizens, whenever they are at the helm of affairs! And any landlord who tries to increase the rent of his tenants on that axis, simply because the new bridge has been opened, will not enjoy the benefits of that bridge!

Somehow, I am not too enthusiastic about a Wedding Party Part 2. Why? From experience, most Nigerian movies flop with their second part. It becomes an overkill. Take 'Jenifa' by Funke Akindele, for example. The acting was not superb, the technical quality was not great, but the comedy was infectious. And the masses loved it. By the time she did several spin-offs of the same character, it became boring and overdone.

Instead of doing Wedding Party Part 2, the producers should work on producing memorabilia and merchandise inspired by the Wedding Party theme, in order to further popularise the movie. They should also think of how to distribute it in Eastern and Southern African countries, where there is a huge fan base of Nigerian movie lovers.

Nigeriadondie:
Yes other tribes of Niger Delta are saying they are not part of Biafra. Yes they chose not to be so that the oil wells can be controlled by their northern masters. Check it out if the oil wells were in d north wud any southerner dare to own a drop not to talk of oil wells?Former Senator Ita Enang said that 90% of the oil wells were owned by d north that made the likes of Dantata, Danjuma and others so wealthy. With ur one Nigeria ur land is destroyed with oil spills without compensations and other benefit that oil brings. Adaka Boro that fought against Biafra and Ken Saro Wiwa that was among those that looted igbo houses in PH after d war were are they now?
The continued division of the southerners is what waters the control of d resources by the north over d south. What is keeping the north as part of Nigeria is the oil in the south. Believe me if the north gets oil today in huge commercial quantities the marriage called Nigeria wud end and d north wud never want to share a drop with the south

That comment made by Former Senator Ita Enang who said that 90% of the oil wells were owned by the north has been exposed as a lie!! What is the proportion of northerners to the southerners who own oil wells? Uduimo Itsueli was one of the first owners of an independent exploration company that drilled oil wells in the Niger-Delta. He owns Dubri Oil. Is he a northerner?

High Chief (Dr.) O.B. Lulu-Briggs, OON owns OML 114 which is one of the prolific oil wells in the Niger-Delta. Is he a northerner?

OML 141 is another oil block owned by southerners. Emmanuel Egbogah is Chairman of Emerald Energy Resources that owns the oil well, while other shareholders are J.O. Amaefule, P.L. Caldwell, A.C. Uzoigwe, Amos NUR, C.N. Chieri, Femi Akingbe, and F.A. Njoku. They have owned the oil well since 2001.

Sahara Energy Exploration Company owns OPL 284, 228, 332 and the owners are Tonye Cole, Ade Odunsi etc. Do they sound like northerners to you?

Seplat Petroleum which is owned by Dr. Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako and Austin Avuru own the following oil blocks - OPL 4, 38, and 41. They were granted the license since 2005. Are these gentlemen northerners, too?

Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi, John Umeh, Nnenna Obiejiesi-Azudialu are the owners of OML 42. Their company, known as Neconde Energy produces between 30,000 and 70,000 barrels of oil per day. Are they northerners, as well? By the way, he owns 4 private jets, o!

veraponpo:
You are right. Exactly what Ogun State started doing few years ago under the leadership of Amosun. If Ogun continues with the current momentum, it will soon be close to Lagos in many areas. Then new argument will sprout up like - it is the proximity to Lagos that makes it possible. Ogun is close to Benin Republic Border, Ogun has educated people, etc.

But people always forget leadership ability of the government that makes it possible. Today Ogun's IGR is the first in the nation for any non-oil producing state since Lagos has been ranked as an Oil Producing state.

Other states that can perform like Lagos if they have good leaders are:

1. Kogi Sate ( many natural resources, artifacts, tourism sites, arable land, etc)
2 Edo same as above
3. Rivers state same as above
4. Delta, Same as above
5. Cross River and Akwa-Ibom
6. Kano
7. Kaduna
8. Borno

It is all about good leadership

Guy, everything you said is correct. Even the chap you quoted made a lot of sense. But when you mentioned Kogi, I felt like crying. Kogi state is a metaphor for clueless leadership.

Even when a state has natural resources, waterways, access and proximity to the state capital, its' development can still be stunted or killed by visionless, clueless, inept leaders who do not have the first idea of what it takes to achieve progress and excellence. If it was possible to rotate governors, I would ask Fashola, Donald Duke and Akpabio to take turns at the helm of governing Kogi State. Anyone should tell me if that state would not be transformed into a showpiece of excellence.

igbodefender:
Please Sir, bring such research here, let it be disected and let the truth prevail. Very important. How can 2 totally different ethnic groups share the same name within one portion of a country (Southern Nigeria)? That is very very rare and such statements that the 2 groups are different should only be proven by research, not by calling people names. Otherwise it would seem shallow.

There is no doubt that the Ugbo people were among the aboriginal people called Igbos in Ile Ife during the halcyon times. But Ugbo cannot claim to be the only ones there then. What of Owu? What of the Olukwumi of Anioma (Ugbodu and co)? What of the Oluyare still in Ile Ife today?

And they should also not try to overturn the New Order imposed by Oduduwa.

Guy, there are different words in different languages that have different meanings, even when they have the same spelling. Go and check.

In English language, the words sun and son have almost the same sound, but mean totally different things. Are they related? Guy, I did not call anyone names. I merely stated what the chap was. And this was informed by his actions. The old Ugbo people of Ile-Ife and the Nd'Igbo of the South-East do NOT share ancestral links, the same origin or identity, or even similar cultural and anthropological ties. So why should anyone call them, the same set of people?

Lyoncrescent:
Global theme may not be the right choice of words. More like Global Acceptance. For example take 3 idiots ,Kuch Kuch Hota hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham

3 Idiots released 2009 had the biggest first week total in US with around $3 million over its first four days

Kuch Kuch Hota hai released 1998 became the first film to cross $5 million mark outside India(money made outside india), and became the highest grosser ever that time

Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham was released in 2001 around 125 prints in the overseas markets, grossing a total of $8.9 million at the end of its theatrical run.[3][59] It performed very well in the United Kingdom, with a gross of $689,000 in its opening weekend. It thus debuted at the third position at the British box-office.[60] The total earnings of the film reached over $3.2 million in the UK.[59] The film also had the biggest opening ever for a Bollywood film in North America, with a gross of $1.1 million in 73 screens

My point is that Nigeria lacks the capacity for a movie to make more than 2 million dollars. If you remove lagos, im sure wedding party wont make more than 100 million naira compared to the over 400 million naira. How many of the 774 Local Governments in Nigeria even have cinemas and even if the had, how many would be feasible ?Even the cinema in calabar is struggling. in the prescence of this, releasing movies internationally to international audiecnes is the way to go. Funny enough , the Nigerian population in the UK may have flooded cinemas to eatch wedding party however we also need white british,americans,chinese,koreans,south americans to watch our movies and be blown away like i was blown away when i watched 3 idiots.

I once again agree with the wrong choice of words for Global themes but rather suggest we make quality movies that will have global acceptance unless of course we want to argue every white person is racist and will never what Nigerian movies which is not true

Now I understand what you are saying. You believe our films lack global appeal or acceptance, which other international films have, and that is why such films have succeeded. I have said it before - we still need to improve the technical quality of our movies & films. Our crews need to master the techniques of lighting, better camera angles, editing & sound. Our dialogue can also be better structured to become more profound. We have great actors, as well as mediocre ones. And they too need to master their craft and improve on it.

Apart from these, the international world of film distribution, logistics and marketing is a huge one. Unlike in Nigeria where people act like jack of all trades, each of these areas are highly specialised and capital intensive. How many of our people have been able to break into this market?

We lack adequate cinema infrastructure in our 774 local govt areas, and this hampers film distribution to a large extent. I agree. But this is due to a failure of govt policy as well as a lack of will, expertise and funding to execute appropriate projects that would improve the film industry, as a whole. It would take ages for me to delve into this aspect. Maybe Orikinla would be willing to share his experience in this area.

Content distribution is big business abroad. Any local film producer would first need to get the technical quality right, after incorporating a great storyline, in order to create a truly engaging piece. Then he or she would need to approach international film distribution companies, to syndicate the rights. It takes a whole lot of work and lots of legal briefs, to achieve. Are our producers, directors and film makers ready and able to do all the tasking legwork, in order to get their films on the world stage? No matter how fantastic your film is, if it is NOT shown to the right audience in different countries, it would never be viewed widely enough, in order to achieve global acceptance.

mpowa:
The movie was very good and I would rate it very high. It's not just the story, but the Characters - everybody fits their roles, then the Production is topnotch, I rarely see a nollywood movie with such quality production, it's mostly our music videos that have that. Then talking about global themes, I would say charity begins at home, before you can go global, your people must be in love with your production. I rarely watch nollywood, but I do watch Kunle Afolayan's films and 'the wedding party'. Before Nigerian music began to gain African audience then global audience, Nigerians loved it first, they started playing 50% Nigerian, 50% American music at parties and at homes, now it's almost 100%.indians love their own movies. We already have the uniqueness of the African/Nigerian story which the world would like to see, what's left is quality of acts and productions, so they should just keep up the quality and move away from and 'seven films in a week' films.

Very well said!! I agree with most of your points. I do believe, that we still need to improve the technical quality of our movies & films. We need to master the techniques of lighting, better camera angles, editing & sound. Our dialogue can also be structured to become more profound. Once we can master all these areas, and combine them with our unique story telling abilities, who knows? Our movies would surely have global appeal....

Lyoncrescent:
I think the wedding party 2 is being driven by greed. The wedding party 1 was a good movie and humorous thanks to sola sobowales role and ofcourse the yinka aiyefele music part. However, if i have to list the top 50 best nollywood movies of all time, wedding party wouldnt even come close. Its a good movie laced with humour and a breath of fresh air. Thats all there is to it.

Meanwhile, i often pity the mediocrity of nollywood. Our movies lack global themes. I remember the first time i watched 3 idiots, the indian movie i was blown away. Ive watched so many chinese movies and a lot of Nigerians watch Zee world and Telemundo . The million dollar question is why are indians in indians not blown away by our own movies ? Why are our movies not having global apeal to citizens of other countries while their own appeals to us and other gloabl countries. Nollywood hasnt arrived yet and as far as i know, we have to continue to manage with local champion content like okafors law and wedding party.

First, you would need to define what you mean by a 'global theme,' if you want people to understand where you are coming from. There are universal themes like love, grief, betrayal, greed, death, retribution, loss, revenge, trust etc., which run through a lot of films, that have gained worldwide acclaim. Are you saying these are absent in our local movies?

How many Indian films have a global theme? How many Chinese and Korean films have a global theme? Each of them still has some kind of local content or theme peculiar to their environment, that makes it different. It is not a minus, but a plus. There is beauty in diversity. We can't all be clones. I have watched a lot of foreign films, and I still see traces of their local themes and indigenous strains running through their plots. These are things that give such films their own peculiar appeal and flavour.

My only grouse with the Wedding Party was that it ran for such a short period on the big screen, at the local cinemas. At Filmhouse iMAX Cinema in Lekki for example, the movie was shown for less than 4 months despite how successful it was. It also ran for short periods at other cinema halls, before the producers released it on DVD. Why the hurry? In other countries, such films will run on the big screen for at least two years! So why was the screening at the cinema halls cut short? Viewers who go to the cinema to watch films do so, because they want to experience the whole ambiance of the entire hall along with other viewers, while watching the movie. The jokes, laughter, interaction, theatrics, sound etc., go a long way in making it a truly enjoyable experience. Cutting short the movie shows on the big screen, was a disservice to a lot of people.

igbodefender:
1000 gbosa for you! You are indeed a great researcher and an articulate debater. And your points are based squarely on fact. I also like the fact that you are not doing it for ethnic rivalry but rather for scholarship, history, truth and to promote Igbo-Yoruba bilateral relationship. Please keep researching on this topic and enlightening us on your findings. Thank you.

The guy you quoted is nothing but a confusionist and a revisionist. He keeps turning logic on its head, and twisting facts to suit his preconceived notions. 9jakool's rebuttal is factual and authentic. Tell your brother Sunnysparkle to take lessons from him. Those who have conducted proper and adequate research into this area, can easily tell you that the old Ugbo people of Ile-Ife, have nothing to do with the present day Nd'Igbo of the South-East. They share no historical links, and no similarities whatsoever.

BiggyBamBam:
When you marry a US citizen, you get your AUTHORIZATION TO WORK within 6 months.
By 2 years you get your PAROLE (Temporary Green Card), which allows to travel outside the US anytime.
After this you get your PERMANENT GREEN CARD which is renewable in 10 years.

However, after 3years or 5years of continuous stay in the US, you can apply for Citizenship, which will be granted in due course.

Citizenship is not automatic, you have to wait for years to get it and if you commit a crime, then kiss it goodbye!

My brother, may God bless you for educating the clueless ones!! Even in America, a foreign spouse does NOT get automatic citizenship, it takes time & it takes a process. Is it in Nigeria with our warped processes, convoluted timelines and archaic laws, that foreign spouses would now get Nigerian citizenship in a hurry? See the clueless ones talking about things they do not know....

Dopeluiz:
na by registration. e dey short pass by naturalization

And by how many years is 'citizenship by registration,' shorter than 'citizenship by naturalisation?' Pray, do tell....

Kfed4ril:
She is married to him which automatically makes her a citizen

What do mean by 'automatically?" You think that once a foreigner marries a Nigerian, he or she automatically becomes a Nigerian citizen, ba? In which section of the Nigerian law did you read that one?

grandstar:
Actually foreign can quickly become citizens unlike foreign husbands

Are you talking from experience? Oya, tell us exactly how many years does it take for foreign wives to become Nigerian citizens within this country?

Mcquine:
Says the guy with half a brain.

It's okay. We all know you are still talking about yourself.

lacidi:
Nigerian citizenship is not acquired automatically by marrying a Nigerian. There are more than 100,000 women married to Nigerians who have not been granted Nigerian citizenship because they have not lived in Nigeria for up to 7 - 10 years. Even if you lived here for more than 7 years, the granting of citizenship is still discretionary. Most people assume that once you marry a Nigerian then you are automatically a citizen. This is not so. Nigerian law is quite different from US or European Union laws. In fact, Mrs. Oshiomhole must be the fastest Naija wife to receive Naija citizenship.

At last!! Someone with great sense has spelled it out clearly. I fit dash you 1,000 likes for dis post!! I know so many foreigners married to Nigerians, that have been on the waiting list for years trying to get Nigerian citizenship, without success. Getting the CERPAC is a big hassle, is it citizenship that will now be easy? Ask foreign wives the headache they go through at our embassies abroad, to get ordinary visa to come into Nigeria.

bkool7:
when was that ?
you want to compare how things are done then to now ?

Guy, even now - it is still NOT automatic!! Ask any foreigner married to a Nigerian.

Mcquine:
If only you had half a brain you'll know I was referring to you .

And if you had one quarter of sense, you would know that the description fits you perfectly.

Freiden:
Ignorance na bastard.
I dont blame you

Yeah, I don't blame you too. Your response has just shown everyone how 'ignorance' got a residence permit, in the confines of your mind.

magzey:
YOU FORGOT TO READ WELL, WAS THERE MARRIAGE IN THE LAW YOU JUST QUOTE?

You forgot to assimilate well, or comprehend accurately. In which section of the law, does a foreigner married to a Nigerian get automatic citizenship? Do you know how long the process takes?

Mcquine:
Pained Goon

Is that how you describe yourself, these days?

banjo022:
bro read well by registration means you are married to a Nigerian by naturalization means you hav lived in Nigeria for 15yrs

Guy, please talk to all those who became Nigerian citizenship by registration. It was not an automatic process. Have you ever heard of Nigerwives association? Please find out how long it took, for most of them to become Nigerian citizens. The only thing that you get quickly when married to a Nigerian citizen, is the residence permit, not the citizenship.

Read more about it here: https://www.nairaland.com/2771035/niger-wives

hahn:
Are you an ex-may?

No, but I wish I had the opportunity of being one. Most of the ex-Mays I know, turned out real good!

Ralphlauren:
Well, when you are unemployed with 16 years banking experience and desperately in need of a job, use of English DOES matter.

For example, you cannot send a CV, cover letter or an email full of grammatical errors to a potential employer and expect them to take you seriously.

Hello, the OP's initial post on this thread was not a cover letter, or an e-mail. It was just a post on social media. Please how many grammatical errors were in his post, that made you decide to take him to the cleaners? The substance of his message has not been diluted by his error. I guess you have never made a grammatical error in your life, that is why you sound so smug...

Mcquine:
That's how you fail exam half baked graduate.

Oh, since you are familiar with half-baked graduates, you are obviously one of them, too.... Not so?

Amberon:
What makes you feel she didn't live in Nigeria prior to her marriage to Oshio?

Do you have proof that she did??

NgeneUkwenu:
Calm down! This is citizenship by registration (Via Marriage) it is authomatic! Just like getting married to an American citizen, You wouldn't have to wait for years before your status changes...

Who told you it is automatic? Do you know how long it took for late Tai Solarin's wife to get her own??

pocohantas:
I wish them the best. He has seen her at her worst...
This is all it takes to hold down a good woman, Love and Support.

Sadly, some of my Nigerian brothers think it's all about money and sex. When they chop their money finish, they'll na come online and be opening 20 threads in 2 seconds

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I pray for this generation of slaykings, awon prick administrators and waist benders...may their minds grow, so that their dicks can make better decisions. Amen

Sisters, when you meet that good man, cherish him. We don't want a situation where to see a good man would be like solar eclipse.

Wow!! You deserve 1,000 likes for dis comment. Your post make sense, die!!

YonkijiSappo:
They once described us as primitive people who never developed anything worthwhile or worthy of appreciation. Why are they now shamelessly copying our "worthless" artworks for display at their exhibitions?

Don't mind those foolish oyinbo people. They first started by copying our wax print designs & using it in their fashion collections on the international runway. They called it the "ethnic look." Their designers made a fortune out of the trend. Now, one of their clueless artists (without any shred of originality or innovation) copies one of our original African artworks in such a blatant way, and struts around thinking he has produced something of value! The only credit he gives to the source that inspired his copy-copy work, is a nondescript footnote, buried in a place that can easily be overlooked.

Tomorrow, or a few weeks down the line, he will end up selling his photocopy of the Ife bronze head for a pretty tidy sum. In a few years to come, that piece might become a collector's item! Who is the twerp that would smile to the bank, and who are the unwary ones whose art has been ripped off, to make a pretty penny in the art market? We as Africans, are all the poorer for this gimmick, that has been pulled off by Hirst!

Which day did Iara marry Adams Oshiomhole that she is now being granted Nigerian citizenship? E don reach 3 years? Doesn't the law say you have to be resident in Nigeria for at least 7-14 years before you can be granted Nigerian citizenship? Na wa for dis country, o! See as they are bending the law for her - tomorrow they will say they are fighting corruption. _mtcheew!

freethesheeple:
Anybody that call Abubakar Shakou a terrorist must be mad. For him and his lieutenants to take good care of these girls, no pregnancy, no injury from military bombardment even when Shakou himself was injured speaks volume of the type of special Government Forest these girls were kept. Even some of the girls refused to embrace freedom from the Fed. government and rather chose to remain in the forest with snakes and scorpions not forgetting military bombardments. The military said before now that they have cut off every root food will get to Boko haram yet these girls were fed and they became robust to the SUPRPRISEMENT of the presidency and they have this to say.
"Boko haram commanders took proper care of these girls".
Nigeria is a wonderful country with wonderful citizens.....

ROFLMAO!!

ba7man:
Just stick to forming "Van Damme" online.

If you try this in reality, you'll chop better slap.

Chai! See finishing.....