It's clear that the current state of Nollywood is underwhelming. The storylines have become predictable and lack depth, making it easy to guess the ending before the movie even starts.
I want to emphasize that my criticism is not directed at any particular tribe, but rather at the industry as a whole. However, I do think that the influx of southwest influence in Nollywood lately has contributed to its decline in global reputation. The industry had gained international recognition and respect when it was all Igbos affairs, but it seems to have lost its way in recent years.
I pray Nigerians survive this 4 years of struggle.
the other president will continue doing same, who don't like policies that generate money. O u think If obi or atiku enters, dey will overturn policies that is generating money into the FG acc. Dey play oooo dey play.
iwaeda: Everyone that knows, know this MERE PROPAGANDA. A 1965 refinery designed for 60,000 barrel per day will still optimally work at set efficiency. Enjoy your lies when it lasted.
wow. U really downplay the 1900's.. Fun fact is all major invention in the world was already invented before 1970 except "Phone".. and they are still working perfectly well
amazinghands: I relocated to the United States about eight years ago. My relationship with my dad has been strained and continues to deteriorate.
Background: I grew up in a lower-middle-class family with both my mom and dad working hard. Everything changed when my dad started earning significant money. His newfound wealth led to a lifestyle filled with parties, women, and alcohol (to be fair, he earned his money, so he had the right to spend it as he pleased). He built a hotel and was barely home afterward.
2010: While I was in college, I wanted to leave Nigeria due to the incessant ASUU strikes. I told my dad I wanted to study abroad. Initially, he agreed and gave me the funds to start the process. I was admitted to a school in Ukraine and secured a visa, but he later said he couldn’t afford to send me abroad. This decision felt contradictory, as his lifestyle said otherwise. (To be fair, it’s his money, and he has the right to decide how to spend it.)
2016: I got admitted to a master’s program in the U.S. and approached my dad for help again. He told me to "cut my coat according to my size" and said he couldn’t sell any of his properties for the sake of a child studying abroad. (Again, to be fair, he was right—he had already paid for my college tuition in Nigeria.) Around the same time, he married another wife.
On the other hand, my mom sold her only piece of land and some jewelry to give me half of my first semester's tuition. After involving family members, my dad reluctantly gave me ₦400,000, stating that was all he could afford. I thanked him for the support.
Fast Forward to Today: I struggled and worked odd jobs to make ends meet, determined never to ask him for help again. Over time, I’ve become financially stable, secured a good job, and am now a permanent resident. I give my dad a monthly allowance and occasionally send more during festive seasons. My mom, on the other hand, gets spoiled with gifts, extra money, and I’ve even invited her to visit and spend time with me in the U.S.
Now, my dad is broke and has suggested I buy him a car and increase what I do for him, despite the fact that my parents are separated and he currently lives with his second wife. I’ve told myself I won’t go above and beyond for him, especially since he chose to prioritize his lifestyle and the new wife (who came with a stepson). I find it hard to reconcile his past decisions with his current expectations.
Am I in the wrong here?
so u cherish ur mom bcus she gave u some token when u are travelling, but u did not appreciate ur dad dat sent you to sch till bsc level and even gave u some token so u could travel abroad. U be mumu I swear
Klass99: Will it kill you to grant his request for a car or go above and beyond this once, then never bother with going above and beyond, again? I'm thinking we all make mistakes, we do wrong things, we fall, we get up, we learn, we grow, and we thank God for giving us another chance. None of us is perfect.
You're looking at two instances where popsie didn't come through for you (Ukraine and the US) what about the times he was there? The earlier years of your life you may not recall, like, late nights at the hospital because you were sick, going into debt to pay your fees so you won't be sent away from school, lying, stealing or cheating so he could put food on the table for you to eat, etcetera.
Don't stay focused on the occasions when he didn't come through. Even God who created us and loves us more than our parents, doesn't give us everything we want.
I say all of this as someone who has learnt and is still learning the value of letting things go for the sake of inner joy and peace as well as harmonious relationships with others. My soul feels lighter and happier when I don't hold on to grudges.
They say the best revenge is to succeed and do well. You've done that, so let go of the bitterness, and grudges. Be kind and nice to the man, he won't live forever, none of us will and we take nothing out of this world.
Modified to add: Your father did not significantly harm you in any way. That he refused to send you to obodo, should not cancel all of the good things he did or got right.
no mind the mumu. His dad even sent him from nursery to higher institutions and he his saying rubbish, still gave him 400k.... maybe that's actually like 50% of the cash the father had in hand then and he will not know bcus he might be thinking the father is well loaded. Mumu mentality
Sonnobax15: Good day my fellow Nairalanders......Hope y'all are having a nice day + flexing on the harmattan season that's already gotten it's aroma allover the place?
So, recently,I was added to my primary school WhatsApp group......It's been over 20 years since we left primary school and it was indeed a good time to have a flashback of the memories of how and who we used to be back then as kids,under the same roof of the same classroom as classmates....
The reason for the reunion came about as a result of the fact that one of our classmates was about getting married....It was indeed a fun-filled moment as we were already vibing and reminiscing on our past
Suddenly,I began to notice how some guys were showcasing and boasting about how they have made it in life.....Some were even posting pictures of their expensive cars and beautiful houses....I was really happy for them,at least for seeing those whom I grew up with making it to the top...It actually gave me joy as I hoped to make it like them someday too
But then again,what really killed my joy was when one of them started to call out the names of those who used to take from the first to third positions in class ...The annoying part was that he sent it via voice note and was like mocking us about not being successful yet like those of them who were considered as the dullards back then in school.....I felt really pissed off😡. The fun was brutally murdered instantly and I began to notice how many people started to exit the group one after the other 😔. I wasn't left out cuz I also made sure I dusted my shoes and left too before they would post the pictures of me riding my keke ...what was supposed to bring us together only ended up disintegrating us further and made us felt like we were losers . As a matter of fact, I've vowed never to be a member of any WhatsApp group from henceforth . Cuz it seems these guys are only out to add more pains to people's depression
Have anyone experienced this kind of scenario before?
why are you jealous of their success, is it bcus you know them from childhood. If some1 u don't know of in ur church give testimony of their big house and car, will you stop going too the church.
Na jealousy and inferior complex dey do you. Friends are man's closest enemy.
BlindAngel: Good evening Nairalanders, few months ago I posted here regarding how my wife forced me into marriage that I wasn't in anyway ready for because she got pregnant. I posted about the regret I'm still battling until date, because the love isn't there from my own end and I'm also not in anyway attracted to her physically. I have told her severally that I want to option out of the marriage and not doing again but until date she has refused to let me go.
Back to the main point, my wife lost her dad this morning. Her deceased dad has two wife's and several concubines that gave birth to lots of children, my wife doesn't know some of her half brothers and sisters.
So I went to their family house this morning to console them. The eldest son of the family (her half brother) told me and another in law that we'd be the one to pay for mortuary expenses and casket, and when the burial is getting closer they'd give us a list of things to buy and we'd both bring one goats each.
To be brutally honest I wasn't mad because of this latest expense, I got furious immediately and right on the spot because of the pressure my wife pressured me into getting married to her, by now I'd have been totally free of these unnecessary expenses. More than 19 of her sisters, both biological and half sisters that has given birth, no single expense was listed for their man that they got pregnant for and has a child for. But I and the other in law that paid dowry are the one going through these unnecessary expenses.
So immediately he told me about everything, I charged at my wife right on the spot, right in front of her mom, her brothers, her sisters and some of her friends that came for condolence visit. I got so furious and started shouting at the top of my voice, I reminded her how she forced me into marriage that I'm not in anyway prepared and ready for, both physically, psychologically, emotionally, financially. (I have been reminding her regarding this almost on a daily basis and whenever we are quarreling.
I reminded her how she threatened me with suicide and our of fear of the unknown I wasted almost 4m in getting married to her. I told her that I'd have been free of these expenses if not for her pressure.
Immediately she burst into tears, and started crying endlessly.
Her mom and sisters started yelling at me and I yelled back at all of them. They told me I met her a Virgin and now she's no longer good for me (truly, the whole family thought that I was the one that took her virginity) My wife and I agreed to keep it a secret, but the constant remainder from her mom and sisters made me let the cat out of the bag, I told them that I didn't met her a Virgin that she has already started having sex when I met her, they didn't believe me but with my tone, I know they'd.
I also made mentioned that I'm not buying any goat or paying for mortuary or taking any list from them. That it's their dad and they should take care of every responsibilities, after all he has uncountable children, why putting some of the expense on me? I walked away, and switched off my phone until now that I'm just putting it on.
I know that I acted wrongly and allowed my anger to get the best part of me. But I was furious because no single bill went to her sister's baby father's, absolutely nothing was listed for them. I got furious because these expenses won't be on me right now if not for her pressuring me into marriage that I want ready for. I was furious because I and the other in law that they billed became the scape goat by doing the right thing by getting married and not leaving theirs daughter In ruins, where as those that got their daughter pregnant without getting married to them were totally free from these unnecessary bills. I'm in so much pains and regret right now.
lol. Can u imagine I clean over 3 sentences I have written only bcus I think with wat u write up there, u don't deserve my response. U be mumu
floss: OP there’s someone in your compound whose grace is really powerful, you guys need to be very vigilant there, a bad storm is around that compound, that the gas didn’t explode is just because of that person. It’s a sign that needs everyone be careful and vigilant this period until the end of 3weeks in that compound.
DiamondsAreFore: 5.7 million naira only seems like a significant amount to Nigerians. Truth is that it doesn't amount to much for a middle income earner from the United States. 5.7 million naira is only about $3,400.
most reason why it's easy for someone over there to come bck here with cash that can pay his 2month house bill over there. And did quite extraordinary things here with that amount.. how I wish people just work there and live in Nigeria... just like working in island amd staying in mainland/sango
PulaPower: But what’s so special about sex leaked video? I no even bother myself to watch ham. Up till now, I’m yet to watch Tiwa savage’s sex video cuz it has no benefit to me. I don’t watch porn or anything… You’ll hardly see me engaging in things that wouldn’t benefit me..
Wetin dey the sex video wey we never see before?
I wonder why people take all these things high up..
lol. Talk say u never see am ni jhur.. u don't know how to get it bcus it's not readily available online
DiamondsAreFore: OP just articulately narrated the ordeal Nigerians have had to put up with over the past 9 years of APC abomination.
He got out in 2015 when the Daura President was just beginning to put Nigeria in the frying pan and he returned in 2024 when T-pain has taken Nigeria from frying pan into the fire.
Maybe by 2027 there will be nothing left of Nigeria for OP to visit.
after 9years working fervently abroad he cane bck and can only afford only 500k to support the family... well I hope after spending 5.7m on this trip, he won't have to cut cost and reduce his expense abroad so he could meet up back
SilentEmma: I am currently owing 1. Okash 2. Branch 3. New credit 4. Xcross cash 5. Fairmoney
And they are all due... Not that I am not making efforts to pay them back, I am...
The country is too hard...
Though for now I only receive calls and constant reminders from anyone of them, that if I don't pay they will report my bvn to credit bureau... Sometimes branch and Fairmoney will tell me they will take legal action...
None of my contacts have called me yet to report any form of defamation yet...
I just hope and believe that these five loan apps I am owing are part of the ones that done defame... God go help me out to pay them all...
ednut1: 80% of the developed areas in lagos at this time were thick bushes. Dunno why my papa no go buy acres then 😂
lol. U know 50 years from now, many thick bushes today would have transformed to town.. what are you doing so ur own children won't repeat what u just said now
Fuel price hike: “We complain but we do nothing about it. We always find a way to survive’’ Actor Kunle Remi says after spending N98,000 on petrol
Actor Kunle Remi, says Nigerians do nothing but complain about their current economic hardship.
In a video shared on Snapchat, Kunle said that despite the current increase in the pump price of petrol, Nigerians always find a way to cope.
‘’I have come to the conclusion that no matter how ridiculous it gets in Nigeria, we always still find ways to surviuve. Yesterday I bought fuel for N98, 000to fill up my tank. I have not recovered by the way, but I have realised that no matter how prices hike up, no matter what happens, you will always still see traffic, there will always be traffic. There is still times 10 the number of cars on the road. Fela sang it ‘ suffering and smiling’'. So we complain and do nothing about it. Welcome to Nigeria''
mrvitalis: Everyone knows that's the only solution Obi said he would borrow 12 billion dollars that he had the connections
The Koko is what you use the borrowed money to do
APC from Buhari to Tinubu now keep borrowing to build infrastructure with the hope that the infrastructure would kick start development
Not only are the infrastructure over inflated they are sighted wrongly so can't even breakeven
So they just increase our debt service, increase recurrent expenditure and have absolutely no increase in revenue
Obi solution is to borrow money
Give it to the people, support business especially in export potential business and import substitutes
1) you create employment 2) you boost revenue, as this businesses come for the needed loan you capture them into the tax net 3) you don't increase debt service per say as the people would pay back the loan
This can kick start a chain of events that kick start the economy
Glimpsetv: A Nigerian man has taken to his TikTok account to advise fellow Nigerians moving abroad about certain jobs they should avoid or approach with caution.
Speaking from what appears to be personal experience, he mentioned workplaces like cold rooms and other jobs, explaining why it’s not advisable to take up such roles. Watch the video, share your thoughts in the comments.
money wey this man don dey collect for over 40 years ago. Wey hin don build big church, build big school buy private jet and all never do am ni. Upon everything going on in this country na tithe matter this one see talk... well country don hard wella, church need more moni even from people wey never see food chop
abbey621: Start by paying them a living wage, minimum 200k per month for the lowest rank. Next, make sure the payment is on time, e go shock you how police would suddenly love and value their jobs.
TV/Movies › Re: Netflix Stops Buying Nigerian Content - Kunle Afolayan by Lekan239(m): 7:20pm On Dec 04, 2024
.. who sabi the company
...what was supposed to bring us together only ended up disintegrating us further and made us felt like we were losers 
. Cuz it seems these guys are only out to add more pains to people's depression 