₦airaland Forum

thunderbabs:
Lol... Yea, am spamming right from inside Magu's office if you did not know

thunderbabs:
Hold on, pple ve bin falling victims of scam before you were born and wont stop now. Stop acting like a saviour here with ur comment. When pple talk like they can save the world of some things, i just smile coz derz little you know of the system of things in dz world.

Not even those arrests will stop new guys from cyber crime.

Na today

immhotep:
Please stop denying the Igbo chiefs Bini prince that ruled Benin kingdom established Onitsha.

Cc lz'aa ony'eoga shally'sgirl pointz'erom shalo'mc

Reelectbuhari:
anikirija.....ozu nwuru anwu.....

ara gbaguo gi there.....
egbe eluigwe gbapukwa gi wire niile di gi na nti....

Ewu gambia

Reelectbuhari:
your stupidity is to a point of no return....

am done with u......onurke

Reelectbuhari:
onye isi ndi ala.....

Reelectbuhari:
some Nigerians are going mad....

I wonder if an igboman is not mentioned in any saga....there won't be
peace....
in sokoto na igbo
in kano na igbo cause am
in lagos igbos...
in benue igbos are quiet in our predicament.....

ihe nka emeru ya eme......that an igboman agaghi anu mmiri togbo iko.......

hapuzie onye isi ndi ala....laudate....

immhotep:
So Bini empire Igbo land was run by Igbo people Bini empire.
Igbo amaka.

Cc lza'a onye'oga shally'sgirl pointz'erom shalo'mc Buhari'guy Madridguy Bam'oski itsm'eaboki

GavelSlam:
How can someone who supports crime be regarded a motivational speaker?

Netanyahu1:
This one is a thief parading as a motivational speaker.

Reelectbuhari:
lolzzzz....there is nothing I will not hear from this yoruba boys.....ah tire.....

abeg yoruba and igbo hv nothing and I mean nothing in common abeg....

abeg pack that ur history so dat it can be recycled in trash can and drop in osogbo

history from pit of hell.......

a product of shithole educational system....


onitsha....is now oni shee...rubbish....

abeg.....anyi bu omambala

victorazyvictor:
"Fire on the mountain"

and "Eyo" she predicted the crisis.

The lady na prophetess

authority2006:
Report me and where I asked for your contact. What would I need your contact for? You must have mistaken me for the person who asked for your contact.
What I was telling you is that you should have told the person that you are not looking for friends on nairaland instead of hiding under nairaland's rule 22. How hard is that difficult for you to understand?

malware:
In that case, yours was an unsolicited contribution. Quit

Remimadrid:
Instant karma at work.

jacyhelen:
98% of women are demon possesed

immhotep:
I hope your realize that Chima is an Igbo name.
Your task now is to find out how Chima became an Eze ( chief) in Benin.

Igbo amaka
cc Lz'aa point'zerom ice'berg3 madridguy fire'fire onye'oga shal'omc itsme'aboki buhari'guy igbo'basthard Okutanla

....

Nobody cares if Chima is an Igbo name. Fact still remains that he is a Bini prince. His original name was Ihime, but strangers along the way corrupted it to Chime/Chima. Just respect the fact that Onitsha was established by the Bini people, and it is part of old Benin empire.

.....

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ONITSHA | International Journal of Research in Arts and Social Sciences Vol 4 | Masquerades And Funeral Rites As Symbo-Media Of Communication in Igboland: A Study Of Onitsha Area, Anambra State by Chinonye Chekwube Edeogu & Ndubuisi Chika Nnaji |

Tradition has it that Onitsha has its cradle at Ile-Ife. His father or progenitor was one of Oduduwa‟s sons begotten him by a vagrant Arab woman. On account of his addiction to hard work, his father nicknamed and called him “Oni ishe,” a Yoruba term meaning “a man of
hard work” of which his descendants‟ habitation on the Eastern bank of the Niger, derives the name “Onitsha or Onicha”. (Ekwerekwu: 1989).

Some Yoruba words that still survive as part and parcel of Onitsha Igbo language, include Ogbadu (Ogbado) corn, Odo (Odo) motor, Onogbo (Ologbo) cat, Ogede (Ogede) banana etc. From Ife, Oni Ishe moved with his children to Benin, where he died and where his children multiplied as they intermarried with the Binis.

Some of the Onitshas who could not meet up with the Oba of Benin's tyranny left Udo (Onitsha people's residential area in Benin) as early as the 10th century, and settled in Ika land founding the towns of Obior, Obamkpa, Isele-Uku, Isele-Nkpitima, and Isele-Azagba. Following the intensified tyranny of Oba of Benin, Oba Esigie, Chima, Ahime and the entire people fled from Benin in the 16th century, they naturally wandered their way in the above Ika towns..... The people of Onitsha left Benin to seek a new place of settlement in the 16th century, during the reign of Oba Esigie who ruled the Benin Empire from 1504 to 1550. http://academicexcellencesociety.com/masquerades_and_funeral_rites_as_symbo_media_of_communication.pdf

immhotep:
Respect the Oba of Lagos and stop mis-yarning.

cc Randy'Lewis Lz'aa pointz'erom ice'berg3 madridguy fire'fire onye'oga shalo'mc itsme'aboki buhari'guy

Once you respect the fact that Onitsha was established by the Bini people, and it is part of old Benin empire.

Westbestside:
Lol , see this one, you mean the slaves they sent to Lagos, but why celebrating ordinary administrator while other tribes don't even care. Yoruba sons governed 4 out of your 5 states, should we inform heaven

cc laudate, totit, strikethem, wizzakosh, ipodstinks, pigsandidiots, Gotze1, Michael004.

appsdope:
If you can write contents that i wont need to proofread please send a pm

Westbestside:
Shut up, he only asked you when you are going to rule Lagos since you have been claiming to own Lagos. Just as you chestbeated kanu will visit Lagos but he chickened out.

Westbestside:
Meaning you are blind. And by the way, is it your Lagos?

madridguy:
Don't let me report you to the mod. I said you should remove my moniker from your spam list.

justtoodark:
what is your problem...?

you remember me of my calabar girlfriend in primary school....she couldnt realy say what she wanted but was after like kilode....

you like me....??

i tried to pm you...it didnt go....

MIKOLOWISKA:
And ud loose your job
And never work in a school again e even as a janitor
No be naija o
Just leave liberals alone

BanjiHols:
Thanks wondering hoe to get IHS contact... Lol cant they make sure they alert 5ax authorities while making dia payment..since we are claiming that as an excuse.. Lo

J2381:
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owukpa:
By Ameh Comrade Godwin @amcomrade

Once upon a time, before ‘banana and cassava’ began to fall on music lovers in Nigeria, the nation paraded singers whose lyrical contents contained didactic messages that addressed bad governance and moral decadence in the society.

Before the advent of ‘ukwu’ ‘Hennessey’, ‘champagne’ and show-off of wealth in the nation’s music industry, music lovers were exposed to songs that taught moral lessons, addressed bad governance and exposed corrupt leaders.

Today, the story is different. Most musicians in Nigeria nowadays worship sex, money, women and wealth with their lyrics.

Albeit, today is not Thursday that social media users have adopted as flashback day, but I want to journey down memory lane to reveal those who made (still make) ‘real sense’ with their music in the extant.

This is a personal observation. The list is endless but here are the unforgettable 10.

Fela-Anikulapo Kuti

No doubt, President of Kalakuta Republic, Baba Fela remains the father of anti-corruption music crusader in Nigeria.

For more than 10 times, he was thrown behind the bar because of his songs against the then military government but he remained unperturbed and never deviated. Fela made sure he passed his message to looters and corrupt leaders in the country and Africa at large during his heydays on stage fearlessly.

Do you remember his song entitled Authority Stealing where he compared the crimes of an armed robber to a person in authority stealing? The armed robber would be lynched or thrown in jail for stealing a petty amount; meanwhile the man in authority would get away with it. Or even be praised.

What about Suffering and Smiling, where he talked about life for the average Nigerian, who experiences strife in almost every area of life but continues smiling, believing they will receive their reward in the afterlife because of the teachings of religious leaders, who themselves are enjoying plenty of the world’s earthly pleasures.

Apart from the absence of a military whip, things haven’t changed much after all.

Nigerians will never forget his song, Coffin for Head of State where Fela critiques the hypocrisy of political and religious figures and the presence of preferential treatment in the allocation of positions based on religion.

Hear him, “Anywhere the Muslims them they reign

Na Senior Alhaji na him be Director

Anywhere the Christians them they reign

Na the best friend to Bishop na him be Director.” So sad the story has not changed.

African China

About two decades ago, Chinagorom Unuoha came into the limelight with his evergreen song, Crisis; where he vented out his anger on the killings in Nigeria, particularly in Jos, Zamfara and Kaduna States.

In the album entitled Crisis, which he released in early 2000s, China lamented ‘How Long’ it would take Nigeria and Africa to realize that shedding of blood would take us nowhere.

China predicted most of the things happening in Nigeria today through his songs.

Coming on the success of his debut album, China dropped Mr. President where he lamented thus, “food e no dey

Brother eh water no dey

And our country no good o

Everyday for thief

One day for owner e

Poor man wey thief maggi

Omo, dem go show im face

for crime fighter [crime fighter]

Rich man wey thief money

Omo, we no dey see their face

for crime fighter.

Most of his songs that addressed bad governance and corruption included: Crisis, Our Government Bad, How Long, Mr. President, Boko Haram, Amen.

He summed up the suffering of Nigerians in his about-to-be-released song entitled Letter to Mr, President thus: “who no know now go know, say na now the real hunger show. Hungry wan kpai man for this country o. dollar frustrate our naira and fuel price do don to wahala. If them cannot rule make them backup. he vowed to ‘continue to dey talk until their wickedness stop.”

Ras Kimono
What’s gwan inna this our nation? Man and woman can’t get no food to eat Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana? All the people are them are running fi murder Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana? All the masses are them are running fi cover Watta fi gwana? Watta fi gwana? All the children them are halla fi hunger What’s gwan inna this our country? Lord of mercy!

This song was an anthem on many radio stations across the country in the mid 90s.

This reggae singer, Kimono was among few musicians that flayed the then military government over the suffering of the masses.

Oritse Femi
Oritse Majemite Femi started out in the ghetto street of Ajegunle with his estranged band mate, Chi of the Junglist fame where they voiced Eyes Don Clear, a song talked about how Nigerian leaders looted the nation’s treasury to world bank.

Following the split of Junglist in early 200os, Femi dropped his first solo album tagged Flog Politicians where he literarily whipped corrupt political leaders with his lyrics.

In another song entitled ‘Elewon’ (chase them) Femi also bemoaned how Nigerian leaders sold out Niger Delta oil to white men, which led to the emergence militancy and kidnapping in the region.

He later joined ‘bad gang’ in the cassava and banana’ industry but he would be still remembered for his messages against bad governance when music was still music in Nigeria.

Eedris Abudukarim
Nigeria jagajaga Everything scatter scatter Poor man dey suffer suffer Gbosa, gbosa, gun shot inna di air Armed robber came to your house Eno thief money, eno rape your wife Went straight up to your bedside (Gbosa) Six feet, now you are down Which armed robber no want money Which armed robber no want joley Na political armed robber be that Na wetin dey kill Nigeria o.

This above lyrics landed Kano-born activist and singer, Eedris Abdulkareem in the prison yard.

The then president, Olusegun Obasanjo was so pissed that he organized a world press conference to reply Kennis Music Eedris on his assertion about the country in his song, Jagajaga before throwing him behind the bar. Truly, Nigeria still remains Jagajaga.

Blackface Naija
Many music analysts believe that the ordeal of Augustine Garuba Ahmedu, also known as Blackface in the industry boils down his refusal to compromise his standard.

After Planthasun Boys disbanded and the trio of 2face, Face and Blacfkace went on solo careers, this Benue-born singer released his debut album, Ghetochild where he highlighted the suffering of masses in Nigeria in one of his songs, Hard Life.

He has good lyrical contents and most of his songs addressed bad leadership and the suffering of Nigerians in a nation believed to be the (gi)ant of Africa.

Majek Fashek
Once, Majek Fashek was Nigeria’s greatest musician. A reggae extraordinaire with an epic all-time hit song called Send Down The Rain. Whenever Majek Fashek (whose full name is Majekodunmi Fasheke) raised his voice in a melodious refrain of “Send Down the Rain”, there was always a downpour. And by that, he put an end to an almost two-year drought in northern Nigeria.

If reggae were to be a religion of sort, with the legendary Bob Marley as its Delphic Oracle, then Majek Fashek, at the peak of his career, was the principal prophet of reggae. Rolling Stone acclaimed him as the heir apparent to Bob Marley. He was compared only to the greats – Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix and Fela. He was reggae’s poster boy in the late 1980s and early 1990s so much so that any international reggae concert will not be complete without Majek Fashek headlining the show. When he performed live on the David Letterman show in 1992, he made history as the first African to appear on a national network television in the United States.

Before the Majek narrative plunged into a dark from the Olympian height and but a ‘fallen god’ he had many studio efforts that faulted bad governance in Africa.

His songs, So Long, Free Mandela, Prisoner of Conscience, Religion Na Politics, et al are what the society needs today.

Raymond King Gbaji

His strong lyrics against the Nigeria Police and government landed him in the police net many years back. Raymond King Gbaji would forever be remembered for his song against bribery among Police officers in Nigeria.

Black and Black what the song he used in passing his message to corrupt police officers. He paid for it but sure achieved his aim – say no to bribe and corruption.

Tuface Idibia

His song, E be like say is many things rolled into one.

He has many didactic songs but this surely carries the message the society needs right now, especially as preparations heat up ahead of 2019 general elections.

Hear him.

Ebe like say you want to code

You want to code

See, all I want to say is that

They don’t really care about us

Because all they want to do is to get in touch with big bucks

Because they think the money gives them the power

But the power is nothing

If your people cannot get quality education

The power is nothing

If your people keep on dying of disease and starvation

The power is nothing

If your people have no peace (no peace)

The power is nothing.

If your people cannot live in unity (yeah)

See, why do you keep deceiving the people, my brother, my sister

See, why do you make all this people to dey fight one another

Only God can judge you now

2baba, as the Idoma-born singer now prides himself is one of the few musicians whose lyrics are lewd-free.

Have you listened to ashes, touch a life, for instance? The songs sure are evergreen.

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Others worthy of mention are: Victor Essiet and the Mandators, Andy Shurman, Save the Masses crooner and Maxwell Udoh.

SOURCE>>>>http://dailypost.ng/2018/05/11/ameh-comrade-revealed-unforgettable-musicians-ignored-banana-cassava-societal-change/

Baroba:
An oldies but was just as revolutionary as the names mentioned, personally I think he is second only to Baba Fela, the one and only Ozzidi king Late Sonny Okosun. Songs such as Fire in Soweto was so prominent, the then apartheid government in South Africa banned it and of course who would forget his evergreen hit, Which way Nigeria.. May his soul RIP.. Honourable mentions, Mandators and Ortiz Wiliki Conqueror and Tribulations)..

The indomie gen won't understand

track247:
Im telling you. The house maid might have gotten attached to the family and would miss them.
And might have wanted to show her people where she was and the family she stayed with.

Like I always say, people that always think diabolically are themselves diabolic.

Madam should check herself well

shumuel:
What if she is taking it to kidnappers, so they could easily identify the family ? Think !

''And all these diabolical bullcrap'' as you'd said are so real, if you don't believe then give your family pictures out and see what will happen to you next.

lilytender:
Please quickly contact the sacked house maid and give her several of your family pictures to decorate her village hut. Nairaland will appreciate your kind gesture.

guychidile:
it baffles me why some wife's can't do with out house maids ..why.!
upon all the wahala they cause and bring to their employers..!why,!why!! and why!!!.
some women na waoo!

bercarray:
so it's only in ogun state juju dey abi using ur brain well will do u alot of good o

Ewedegubbler:
I did that for my girlfriend and she grauduafed manga cum laude from The university of Witwetersrand, And guess what, I don’t intend marrying her even tho she gave a stunningly pretty daughter

YoungDaNaval:
Unmarried ladies at that are always filled with bitterness and grieve which can only be revealed after marriage!

YoungDaNaval:
Stop trying to defend your fellow unmarried ladies at thirties. You can't deceive me coz I know what am saying!

J2381:
bla bla bla, what's the name of the gas plant you refill from? I bet it's something you don't know, just like the name of your non existent gas indicator. People like you are known to always make abstract statements just to appear to be in the know, when you don't even know how many pubic hair is on your swollen pudenda.

I'll have you know, I work in a gas plant and there's nothing you can tell me. Now just take a chill pill and relax with a bottle of cold water.