₦airaland Forum

Blazinraj01: The fact that what you do isn't broadcast on the media doesn't mean you are doing nothing. Just because the media doesn't broadcast what Don Jazzy does is not a determinant of his achievement.

let be straight, Don Jazzy has not done anything significant since break up with d'banj their is no 2 ways about it. But d'banj has 2 or more things going for him; so let stop hating another man's progress cos your turn might come sooner than you expected.

texaco1: How is he getting richer and more recognition?it is ppl like u that are sycophants

He is getting huge deals hereby making money and recognition; The guy is now more popular outside Nigeria than he was with Mo'Hits, what has Mavins the renamed Mo'Hit achieved since D'banj left? If nothing significant, then Don Jazzy and Mavins artist are not special after all! So stop talking with the back of your head!

lafflaff123: And just as predicted the Pyrates are out en masse defending their god, good job guys.

My problem here and I say it without being biased, is that Miss Abacha has the right to her thoughts, beliefs, opinions and write ups without the hallelujah singers trying to drown her rights out with HOW DARE SHE.

So Wole Soyinka, has the right or Monopoly to throw jabs at people and people don't have the right to throw jabs at him too? So Wole Soyinka because he won the Nobel Prize has the exclusive right to insult people and call them out and others cant do it too? are we operating the George Orwell principle here? ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS? people should have an open mind instead of that tying themselves down mentally.

Soyinka has done Nigeria proud with his feats in the literary world( by the way Eze goes to school is far more better and enjoyable reading than all of his books combined) and that is where he belongs, instead of being a political jobber as there is a BINI proverb that says NA WHERE THEM DEY SHARE MEAT WEY DON SPOIL NA THERE OLD MAN DEY LOSE HIM RESPECT.

So if Wole Soyinka wants to join the MEAT SHARING CLASS(Politicians) and start picking up fights by insulting others, then he should expect the law of reciprocity to come into play.

This is not a South East/ South South/ North/ West thing. Its called common sense, and common sense has no tribe.

And for those saying how dare she do throw jabs at Soyinka, please hide your head in shame. I have one question to ask you guys and that is why do you guys think Soyinka is above insults or reproach? I look forward to getting one intelligent answer to the question. This mentality that we cant talk about some certain people in the Nigerian society is a shame, and yet we call ourselves educated

He is not, likewise GEJ and his illiterate Patience.

kasiem: soyinka has decided to make himself a market square mad man, so everybody is ridiculing him.

If not for what Nigeria is she should have been in prison by now, she's is even calling Nigeria Mother land instead of Father land and some people regard her as someone who spoke something meaningful! Wole Shoyinka is an elder state man who has the right to talk on any issue he seem fit. Freedom of speech for all.

texaco1: Don't worry I am preparing my arsenal ,I will soon launch my attack,by the way have u heard that ur eja kekere is already back in the studios due to the failure of his DKM to make impact?dat na confirmed info

Got your info but will cross check. Cheers.

texaco1: See dem

People are moving forward and bad belle people are still where they are hating. I no dey see you!

[qu ote author=texaco1]
See dem[/quote]. People are moving forward and bad belle people are still where they are hating. I no dey see you!

fastigiater: If someone's 'career going down' is getting richer by the day and gaining more international recognition, then I want my career to go down too o

True talk! If my career is going down and am making serious money for my self; is your career not to help you make money? Abeg make the thing dey go down for me to make heavy money. What's the need for unnecessary stress and sweat when one can make kool money without stress. Africa Nation Cup deal, Bank of Industry deal, Etisalat deal and now Hennesssssssyyyyyyy deal! D'banj no mind them because your haters are learners!

[quote author=Doff_Man]Stop talking rubbish. Every tribe has a culture; good or bad. I've had to grovel like that in traditional wedding setting where I can understand its symbolic and tongue-in-cheek, and trust me, I did it with gusto! But to have to do it on a daily basis

Culture aside, what sort of person would require younger ones to constantly grovel in front of them to make them feel good and boost their ego? Where has centuries of grovelling got us to in Nigeria?[/quote]So many tribes in Nigeria have most of their culture eroded but that of the Yoruba people are not; I don't know why you people like hating when it comes to Yoruba issues!.

dayokanu: So we know who the stone throwing people are. and they would say some people are Almajiris

if a Southern leader goes anywhere in the North and he is stoned at least we know those who started it

Nice one, southern governors including GEJ and patience will be definitely stoned in the North and South West sooner or later; let wait and see how an eye for an eye works because those thugs are sponsored. For some years now, people from the south south like talking tough as they think they can withstand the 3 major tribes in term of violence which ain't possible, we all have to be Nigerian first before any other thing.

fiscalcliff: A man who DOES NOT read has no advantange over a man who CANNOT read.

Gbam! Lobatan

[quote aut ;Dr=king arizona]So what you're trying to say is that Patience ebele Johnathan graduated
3RD CLASS LOWER abi!![/quote]Are you trying to say that patience really graduated from a university?

oxford: IBB to Soyinka

Spokesman of former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has taken Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka to the cleaners over the latter's comment Wednesday that IBB was not qualified to give the keynote address at this year's NLNG awards ceremony.

Afegbua said that the recent outburst of Soyinka are not only misplaced, but have further confirmed the world renowned intellectual as two-faced, 'ego-defensive ideologue' who never practices what he preaches.
In a written response titled SOYINKA’S MISPLACED OUTBURST ON IBB OVER THE NLNG AWARD EVENT, Afegbua who is also the acting national chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) said it was in the character of Soyinka to dine with the powers that be in the night only to come out in the morning to condemn them in order to endear himself to the unsuspecting public.

"There is nothing more nauseating than to see a man trying to be holier than thou and yet expecting the public to take him serious. Such deep-rooted pretentiousness has been the bane of most writers who never practice what they preach, either in their works of fiction or daily lives. Professor Wole Soyinka falls into this category of ego-defensive ideologues who try as much as possible to portray a different world view from their actual characteristics", Afegbua said.

The rejoinder from the IBB spokesman reads in part:
"From all the available records of service in Soyinka’s trajectory in life, there are legions of references to suggest that he is a man of dual personality. It is a matter of fact that Soyinka served in the Babangida regime in the capacity of Chairman, Federal Road Safety Commission. It is also on video tape that he publicly endorsed the Structural Adjustment Programme of the Babangida era. It is also a matter of fact, that he had always abhorred the objective behind the Nobel Laureate until he was made a beneficiary. It is on record that he accepted the second highest honour of Commander of the Federal Republic [CFR] during military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
The award was to shore up his profile against the wholesale criticisms by his colleague writers, of his Nobel Laureate which they said he did not merit. It is on record that he went overseas to campaign against the democratic elections of 1983 won by Alhaji Shehu Shagari, on account of the elections being rigged. It is also on record that his tenure as Chairman of FRSC was not the best of times for the organization. He ran the Commission as his personal fiefdom. When the Abacha regime tried to investigate his tenure of the FRSC he went on self exile.It is a matter of historical correctness that he walked into the studio of Western Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation in 1965 to substitute a pre-recorded broadcast of the Premier just to cause chaos. Typical of a man whose upbringing was admittedly characterized with storm and stress, he established the Seadogs Confraternity during his undergraduate years in the University of Ibadan. We all know the implications of that confraternity in the life of Nigerian universities. Such a man cannot, by every societal standard, be a role model. In the light of the above, it will be appropriate to say in very unambiguous terms that Professor Wole Soyinka is suffering from pathological self-righteous hypocrisy of the first order. The fact that he tries to exonerate himself from the life span of an administration that he served in, is suggestive of low leadership quality. Leaders must be able to own up to their responsibilities and should be accountable to them at all times. That has been the hallmark of General Babangida. For sure, IBB is no capuchin [saint] to borrow the word of Napoleon Bonaparte but he knows his onus when it comes to leadership and service delivery. A man like Soyinka who cannot... cannot possibly wear the toga of a moralist in the African sense of it. I can only conclude with the strength of psycho-analytical permission, that he represents the fictive Baroka, his heroic character in his first play "Lion and the Jewel", who sits atop the village stead of Ilujinle milking the freshness of the female specie in a royal grandeur of a common "Baale" [village head]

Writers who suffer from intellectual cirrhosis like Wole Soyinka possess the capacity to write what the public cannot simply understand thus betraying the fundamental essence of literature. The strength and relevance of any work of arts is determined by the number of people who are naturally willing to patronize it and not the ones that are read for examination sake. Ask Nigerian writers who Soyinka appears to be protecting how many of Soyinka’s works are relevant in the true sense of curative literature.

General Babangida provided an avenue for intellectuals to flourish during his tenure. He encouraged their ingenuity and promoted creativity to the extent that policies that were fashioned out during his regime have since become the cornerstone of modern Nigeria. The intellect of those Professors that graciously served the military regime of IBB, cannot be questioned.
It smacks of shamelessness for a man who wants the world to see him as pro-democracy activist to be defending a coupist who paid the supreme price for his action. Whether we like it or not, there is punishment for every coup plotter in the military, but the likes of Soyinka can afford to defend such coupist since he too unsettled nerves in his Western Broadcasting Corporation scenario. I cannot fashion out when coup plotting has become acceptable in our law books.
The price for failed coup plot is death. I can't even explain his new found love for foreign countries when on the one hand, he frowned against colonialism. What does the haven of the White man hold for him in this present time? This also applies to other Professors who are living in deplorable condition overseas but have chosen to remain put simply because of the fat foreign exchange that the Dollar fetches for them. If the urge for foreign adventure was as a result of military rule as these characters would have us believe, what explanation would they advance in the light of this democracy?
Even in the face of daunting challenges that confronted the Babangida regime, IBB was able to overcome the activities of sycophants and saboteurs like Wole Soyinka who are seen during daylight condemning government but go cap in hand at night to embrace it. Wole Soyinka was in political doldrum when IBB decided to rehabilitate him and in the process got into public prominence during that regime. Can Soyinka in all sincerity point at anything that he has contributed in bringing to fruition in Nigeria despite his larger than life posturing? Can he say in specific details what he has ploughed back to a country that nurtured him to assume this Laureate status?
General Babangida cannot be distracted by the rantings of a Wole Soyinka. A thousand and one Soyinkas cannot also undo him. It will even surprise Soyinka to know that Babangida would add more intellectual value to the NLNG award process than all the noise makers writers who easily blame Babangida for their unproductivity and utter intellectual laziness in the foregone years. Such excuses do not sell any longer."

http://consciencedaily.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=125

Learn how to separate fact from rumour and stop trying to be smart because what you posted shows you're not.

[quote author=Okiki_Oluwa]It's not a new thing. That's how past first ladies do in Nigeria. But it ll surely stop soon.
Last Bullet:
hate is a very strong word. U hate her cos u neva chop 4rm her.[/quote]Abeg! Name the first ladies that behaved like Dame and stop misleading people.

Jeep is a trade mark for cherokee suv and is like toyota, honda, nissan E.t.c who manufacture different types of suv. Any car on truck chassis that can move on rough terrain is an Suv. You can consult you dictionary to understand better.

Pygru: pity yourself

I pity u 2.

otijah: he is doing for D banj. And all his haters

for where? D'banj have been using gold and diamonds for years now: he also model such for chris Aier. D'banj is a mega million maker who is said to be worth $30m, if you don't believe google because it has been confirmed!

All those celebrity rugged mentioned can afford to donate that amount without sweating but the reason they ain't donating is left to them; But is it our money? Capital NO.

omenka: Away with all that mediocrity!! Given what we are blessed with, the country deserves to be a bed of roses! Stop excusing those pathologically corrupt rulling class.

If the legislooters, who do nothing but sit in the chambers exchanging banters and on rare occasions, fists, and read newspapers, then get paid tens of millions at the end of the day, lie in beds of roses, imagin how much more ordinary citizens who toil and bust their humps day and night deserve. But then, with all they deserve, They ask nothing more than a little food on the table, at least 18hrs electricity daily, potable water, access to quality medicare, and roads not ridled with potholes. Is that too much to ask??



And as for ur question, the unemployment rate in the US is 7.4%, that of your light ap the end of the tunnel country is 23%!

I believe the unemployment rate in Nigeria is higher than 23%, the employed in Nigeria takes care of an average of 3 unemployed people excluding the elderly ones who are /unemployable people. Pls can anybody post any achievement of GEJ because I don't really know any of his real achievement!

chris365: But seriously, it's high time government starts dealing with this SR. I don't see the connection between OBJ's regime and Jonathan's to justify that Nigeria is broke.

Which country doesn't borrow to finance it's development projects. Even the US had to borrow 2 trillion dollars to dund it's budget last year.

And since when is it a crime to translate our savings to Niara?

And which oil cartels are they talking about? The numbers of importers that have been reduced to38 or so.

Since when were workers not owed their salaries even from the time of military regime till now?

And look at their excuse:- that because Nigerian soldiers are begging for food in mali shows that we are broke. Are these people stvpid or what do they take Nigerians for.

Another reason they gave is that boko haram has killed our economy.

Is this not the same SR that said that boko haram overan and took over a military baracks in Baga? If this people have been bought over by any politician they should please say so because this is unbecoming of a serious news organisation.

It reminds me of lie Mohammed.

let be realistic for once! Nigeria economy is messed up now than ever before; why is it that most foreign companies are leaving Nigeria while very few from mostly south africa are investing here?what happened to all the monies OBJ left behind? Why was the contract awarded on electricity revoked and later rewarded at a higher figures? why is our foreign reserve not really increasing?, Naira exchange rate to the dollar is no 160, more people are out of work now than before, our roads are worse now than during OBJ tenure,what happened to the money gotten from fuel increment? why is it that our professionals outside Nigeria ain't coming back home not to talk of non professionals who prefer to die overseas living on the street rather than Nigeria, a country that can't feed herself is in trouble; we sent troops to mali and FG couldn't feed them,why fund issue. If your economy is on the downward trend crime will increase and that's the case in Nigeria, kidnapping,embezzlement, ritual killings, internet fraud, ins urgency,oil theft etc. When people don't travel to other countries they tend to believe all is well but when you travel more often then one would notice that our govt are playing with our intelligence. Finally, Nigeria importance in africa and a larger extent the world have been eroded under GEJ, why? Let think deep to answer that question.

CFCfan: The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has announced a newly adopted strategy that would ensure that any person caught using the mobile phone while driving, would no longer be fined but immediately taken to court and jailed.

Corp Marshal, FRSC, Mr. Osita Chidoka said other offences like speed driving, dangerous overtaking and overloading would equally attract court action instead of the usual fines.

The FRSC boss, who was speaking at a news conference in Abuja, said these new measures are part of a newly launched campaign to reduce the increased spate of road crashes in the country.

Commercial bus drivers are now expected to install speed limit devices in their vehicles so they henceforth should not exceed 100km per hour.

National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) however admitted that some drivers are guilty of the aforementioned road accident causing crimes.

The FRSC says it is partnering with several organizations including oil companies to fulfill its promise to make Nigerian roads one of the safest in the world by the year 2020.
link: http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/06/28/make-a-call-while-driving-and-go-to-jail-frsc-warns/

The main cause of accident in Nigeria is bad roads; He should be able to say the truth or is he afraid to lose his job?

iamswizz: I told some people that dbanj can never drop that amount! ... Dem think sey na joke.. Abi no be dbanj?

Are you saying d'banj can't afford it? He should be the richest Nigerian artist or at least on the top 3 list; note that he just held his DKM show from which he made money. So don't hate but get your facts right.

iamswizz: I told some people that dbanj can never drop that amount! ... Dem think sey na joke.. Abi no be dbanj?

D'banj. Can afford to pay all Ojb's bils but it depend on how close their relationship and whether their ain't animosity between them; he produced 2face award winning african queen and 2face haven't dropped anything yet! That shows something is wrong somewhere, we have lots of caucus in the industry which can either make or break you.

[quote author=IGBO-SON]Methinks they (militants) got bored with all the academic palaver, and thus resorted to dishing out dirty slaps willy-nilly to make their feelings known.[/quote]And they got what they didn't bargain for! Lagos is not benin where they beheaded 2students and got away with it; some of those students might be area boys and OPC members who are forced to go to school. I dislike violence but some people see it as a way to earn a living eg. Area boys

geeez: Beaf. Just in case you don't know, Yorubas aren't all excited and rolling out the drums because our greatest resources lie between our ears and not beneath our feet

True talk.

Pls, how do I make bread at home. Kindly teach me. Thanks

Afro connect: God bless Nigerian army-frequent air raids and aerial bombardment will sen their souls to their 79 virgins faster...dont waste time,just bomb the evil invaders-Shekau,a bloody Chadian coming to cause problem in Nigeria-they all must die.Nigerians kill them where ever you see them,dont be a fool,terrorists are evil,they love only their fellow killers.

His from shekau in Niger Republic.

Donprah: this is so sad especially in Africa, we have so many people that want to travel..and now £3,000 is so big for a high majority of those immigrants... i think the high commissioner to Nigeria over there in Uk should try and look into this

We should retaliate by making those uk citizens pay a bond of £15,000 since very few of them come here and those that come make more money here than they do in their home country. Nobody messes with america cos they will retaliate one way or another; if we don't retaliate,they will do worse things.

Donprah: this is so sad especially in Africa, we have so many people that want to travel..and now £3,000 is so big for a high majority of those immigrants... i think the high commissioner to Nigeria over there in Uk should try and look into this

We should retaliate by making those uk citizens pay a bond of £15,000 since very few of them come here and those that come make more money here than their home country. Nobody messes with america cos they will retaliate one way or another; if we don't retaliate,they will do worse things.

chidindufrank: GEJ is the anointed one. No GEJ,No Nigeria.

for where u dey? Remember others have tried splitting Nigeria and they have failed: Nigeria is too big for one person,one family or one ethnic group.

lastpage: Every of those Forty things he "predicted" HAPPENS EVERY YEAR!

BIBLE-Thumping PI.M.PS, ........ all these MOG's!


Lastpage!

Some pastors do really see things but rather than tell they prefer praying against it; what happens to a pastor if he predicts every thing boko haram will do and they all come to pass? He/she will be in serious wahala with federal government,governors,security agencies and even boko haram. People gat to be wise because if God is protecting you and you keep late nights one day you go hear am. Cheers.

vibrio: Bunch of cowards! What happened to the quest for 72 virgins?

It seems they. are no longer interested in 72virgins anymore when they met those soldiers and youths who are very determined to help them achieve their aim of meeting the virgins quicker than they expected.