₦airaland Forum

megawealth01:
"Financial Orgasm" Dr. Charles Akpoki

What's the meaning of that?
Please let's remember some of us are small kids here, hence we neither understand nor read complicated words/terms.

gidgiddy:
Im not entirely sure what multi dimensional poverty means but some people are lucky that the British decided to make Lagos capital of Nigeria, a status it enjoyed for over 80 years

If it had not been for that.........

You forgot that the South West was the first region to embrace and implement free education which led to the emancipation of millions of families. That was the key policy of Obafemi Awolowo that unlocked opportunities for people in the SW.
Even the old Bendel (Edo and Delta) benefitted and it also attracted many people from other parts of Nigeria to come and live/work in the SW. Then educational institutions, industries etc. followed.

JoeEeL:
And Fela, the founder of Afrobeats, has no songs in here?

Where is Zombie? Beast of a Nation?

=====================

Don't you guys think its time to draw the line between African songs and Afrobeats? Most of these songs here are simply African songs? 2face and Psquare's style were mostly Reggae. PSquare was doing some Pop & RnB. Abdelkareem was pure rap.

Only Wizkid's Ojuelegba is pure and refined Afrobeats. Fela and Tony Allen were the pioneers of this genre. There's a special african drum that goes with it, some percussions and usually a slow-type of beat with this special trumpet sound, and usually with some Yoruba lyrics to boot. It should be said that afrobeats lyrics tend to be socially conscious or afro-lifting.

Another pure trendy and modern afrobeat song you would find is Wande Coal's "So mi so".

Other sensational pure afrobeats songs are

Teni - "Askamaya" (extremely melodious beatz. I think Dr. Dolor or Spellz. Unbelievable beatz)
L.A.X - "Sempe" (Afrobeats on fire! Somehow underrated)
Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid - "Ma lo" (One of the most unforgettable Afrobeats collabo)
Runtown - "Energy" (Great. Some elements of Afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage - "49-99" (Traditional afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley - "Ole" - (Pure afrobeats)
Simi ft Adekunle Gold - "No forget" (Excellent afrobeats)

Wizkid ft Kuti - "Jaye Jaye"
Wizkid - "Ojuelegba" (One of the grandest)
Simi - "Joromi" (Classic afrobeats)
Fireboy - "Jealous" (Modern afrobeats)

Honourable mentions:

Skibii - "Sensima" (Experimental afrobeats)
Burna boy - "Anybody" (The intro of the song alone na afrobeats "

Please list more if I forgot. Thanks guys

Where is this lie coming from, that Fela founded Afrobeat? (or even the one with 's')?
For your information, Fela is not the founder of Afrobeat. But he became the most popular, the most controversial and a freedom fighter because of his exposure and vision.
When Fela came back from London after his studies, he used to do menial side plays during musical shows at NTA but he was not getting any attention or recognition.
So Fela traveled to live in Ghana 1967-69 and he joined a musical band there called Hedzolleh. He was later joined in the same band by Hugh Masakela of South Africa. That is where he (and Hugh) learnt what is now called ''Afrobeat''.
Before Fela set up his band in Nigeria, Orlando Julius (a well established Afrobeat musician at the time) voluntarily gave him 3 of his (Orlando's) band boys to help Fela start his own band. So there were other musicians playing the ''Afrobeat'' sound before Fela.
The Afrobeat sound itself is deeply rooted in Highlife (from Ghana), with a heavy dose of the saxophone, bass guitar and drums.

treesun:
https://punchng.com/im-not-in-supremacy-battle-with-any-monarch-alaafin-2/

Oyo was founded many centuries after Ile-Ife existed. Only a fool would equate the Ooni and Alaafin.
The Oonirisa is far above Alaafin and even other Yoruba Obas and kingdoms are senior to Oyo and the Alaafin.
Oyo became respected and prominent only because of its military strength. Nothing more.
The Alaafin throne is junior to several Yoruba Obas in terms of heritage and historical pedigree.

Bizibi:
oh next year bears will be loud,I am doing all I can to make profit and wait.

You never can tell. Next year 2026 will be a pre-election campaign time with lots of slush funds in the system; also the banks would start releasing results to show performance post-new capital requirement.
I am expecting the bear to show up during the usual period of uncertainty and confusion, a few months to the election, i.e. Jan-May 2027

Morbeta11:
They all migrated to Lagos to claim ownership and to rename streets

.
A big shame, so funny and disgusting how some of you people are so obsessed with ownership of Lagos and it has become your big problem after you probably migrated there for greener pastures!

SonofElElyonRet:
DEAP not slowing down....

The thing went back after you mentioned its name....its too early in the morning.
We need to keep quiet so we don't wake up people sleeping/snoring.

TouchNfollow:
Tinubu commissions LPG vessel named ‘MT Iyaloja Lagos’ in South Korea


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/tinubu-commissions-lpg-vessel-named-mt-iyaloja-lagos-in-south-korea/

Very useless focus on nepotism by this clueless Tinubu.
When did Nigerian president become so cheap and a joke like this clown?

megawealth01:
You mean that nonsense stock?

A very big mistake in this stocks market is for someone to completely write off and condemn a stocks as useless or nonsense.
One may say he/she is not interested or not convinced about the prospects of a stocks, but never write it off and condemn it as useless as long as the stocks is still listed on NGX.... I have witnessed many, countless examples of stocks turn around to deliver and make people multimillionaires.
Wemabank was stagnating and selling at N.50k for several years undergoing restructuring/turnaround, and not paying dividend. Today, it is N22+. That is a whooping 4000% gain.

SonofElElyonRet:
DEAP don dey chase Japaul and Chams

Cant you keep a ''secret'', ''secret''?
I tire for you oo

Abbeytoy:
Alaafin is the paramount Yoruba king.

Ooni should tread with caution

You must be drunk or smoking something that distorts your sense of reasoning.
Even the Oba of Benin is superior to the Alaafin. Nonsense!

press9jatv:
“Oduduwa is the First Crowned King in the World” – Ooni of Ife Declares on Ilaji FM

History came alive on Saturday as the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Babatunde Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, took to the airwaves of Ilaji 91.9 FM with a royal revelation – Oduduwa, the first Ooni of Ife, is the very first crowned king in the entire world! 🌍👑

The revered monarch described the throne of Ile-Ife as the origin of kingship, not just in Yorubaland, but globally. According to him, “The first Ooni, Oduduwa, was not only a leader but the first crowned king in the history of mankind.”

During the special broadcast, Kabiyesi showered praises on the Okanlomo of Yorubaland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, for founding Ilaji Radio. He offered royal blessings, praying for the station to soar and become a beacon for Yoruba culture, heritage, and global influence.

When asked why he holds Ibadan so dear, the Ooni’s response was heartfelt: “Ibadan is my root. The first Ojaja was once a warlord in Ibadan. Lagelu, who founded Ibadan, came from Ile-Ife and was originally Agelu.”

The broadcast didn’t just inform—it inspired. Listeners described it as a masterclass in history, heritage, and the unbreakable bond between Ife and Ibadan. With Ilaji FM as the voice, Yoruba history is not only being preserved but also amplified for generations to come.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/oduduwa-is-first-crowned-king-in-the-world-ooni-of-ife/amp/

What is Kabiyesi saying again?
Which ''world'' is he referring to?
Kings were crowned in the Bible, n the Old Testament days

Pesuzok:
We are saying the same thing, so Oando wasn't fully in control of the assets they bought in the last 10 years

Exactly

emmanuelewumi:
Because they didn't have the expertise.

How can I buy an asset for $1.5 billion and I can sack the so-called people managing it for me

The main problem is over leverage. It happens when you bite more than you can chew, or you swallow what is bigger than your stomach capacity

The JV (Agip/Conoco/NNPC) was already in existence and Agip was running it as the operator before Oando bought Conoco Philips' share in the JV.
There is always a learning curve

emmanuelewumi:
Because they didn't have the expertise.

How can I buy an asset for $1.5 billion and I can sack the so-called people managing it for me

The main problem is over leverage. It happens when you bite more than you can chew, or you swallow what is bigger than your stomach capacity

That was a wrong, miscalculated investment due to inexperience being their first foray in the upstream sector. Hopefully, they should have learnt from it over the last decade.

megawealth01:
Wale is both a cowboi and the law

I have a feeling that he may do some positive things to gain the trust and confidence of the industry, and to redeem the image of the surname that he shares with the clueless man inside Aso rock
The share redistribution exercise is encouraging, for a start.

Pesuzok:
But Oando wasn't operating the assets, they had to rely on agip, of which might not be managing it efficiently. Now Oando is in full control, let's see what they can make out of it.

Agip (the operator) was more interested in the production of gas than crude oil (because of issues of the environment, renewable clean energy etc.), although crude oil is what provides the biggest margins.
Again, Agip had higher cost profile, and as the operator, they decided on which costs to incur, and then charged a proportionate ratio to the non-operator members of the JV who had little or no say.
These were some of the explanations provided by Wale at the AGM

fergie001:
@USMissionNigeria

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16owwMXhdw/

Must one have a social media presence? Is it compulsory?

CaseSensitive:
Beside the stolen land they currently occupy known as Israel, the safest country for Israelis at the moment is Britain, France and America because they're all birds of the same feather.

Only disillusioned people would say that Israel ''stole'' Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Beersheba, Judea and Samaria from some people.
They don't even think deeply before they tell such lies!

PETERiCHY:
Last week sold our NSLTECH and today we replaced it with OANDO.

NOTE! You can buy OANDO with only SPECULATIVE FUND @t circa #50 else STAY OFF the KITCHEN.


BARGAIN HUNTERS TAKE NOTE!

Oando, the ''dreaded forest''

obembet:
These four legendary Nigerian musicians Ayinla Omowura, Haruna Ishola, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and Sikiru Ayinde Barrister are unique because each of them pioneered and popularized different indigenous music genres that became cultural pillars in Nigeria and beyond.

Here is what makes them special in music industry

1. Ayinla Omowura – King of Apala music

Known as the most influential Apala musician. His music addressed social, political, and cultural issues. His style blended traditional Yoruba percussion with deep philosophical messages.

2. Haruna Ishola – King of Apala/Fuji precursor (Were music)

One of the earliest and most successful Apala musicians. Famous for his spiritually rooted and poetic Yoruba lyrics. He gave Apala an identity and helped it spread internationally.

3. Fela Anikulapo Kuti – Pioneer of Afrobeat

International icon and activist. Fused traditional Yoruba rhythms, jazz, highlife, and funk. Used his music to challenge political corruption and oppression in Nigeria. Afrobeat later became a global sound, influencing today’s Afrobeats.

4. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister – Pioneer of Fuji music

Transformed Were music (Islamic wake-up songs during Ramadan) into Fuji, a major Yoruba genre. Modernized Yoruba percussion with dynamic rhythms and storytelling. Regarded as the father of Fuji music, inspiring later stars like Wasiu Ayinde and Pasuma.

All four artists are cultural revolutionaries who used indigenous Yoruba musical styles to create new genres or elevate existing ones. They are considered founding fathers of Nigerian traditional/modern music, laying the foundation for today’s Afrobeat, Fuji, and Apala sounds.

So, Which of them is your favorite and why?

Source: obembe Tosin

Where did you learn that Haruna Ishola was linked in any form to Fuji music? He was not.
Barrister was not just a pioneer, he created Fuji music!

My favourites are Barrister and Fela.
But I like playing Omoruwa and Haruna when having a quarrel with madam and I want to pepper her body small with those Yoruba songs laced with some proverbs, idiomatic expressions and some eebu!
Fela travelled to Ghana and joined a band there for 2 years (1967-69) to learn Afrobeat. He was later joined in the same band by Hugh Masekela of South Africa
But he was very popular because of his activism and controversial songs in pidgin English which made his songs travel far.
There is no relationship whatsoever between Afrobeat of Fela and the so called contemporary ''Afrobeats''! The word ''Afro - beat'' only sounds nice to the ears, and it was adopted to represent the modern day African sounds.
Fela did not create Afrobeat. Even Orlando Julius started Afrobeat before Fela, and he actually gave 3 of his own band boys to Fela to help him establish his first band.

megawealth01:
Oando don big pass this market. In only in Oando because of JAGABANomics

emmanuelewumi:
The ConocoPhillips transaction was an upstream asset

Conoco Philips was acquired in 2014 (if I'm not mistaken), and that is when Oando's struggles began, when they ventured into the Upstream business as I already mentioned in my earlier post.
As a Downstream company, they paid consistent dividend of:
i). N3 per share for 2008 to 2011;
ii).N4 per share for 2007
iii). N2-N2.50 consistently for 2001-2006.
There was a special dividend of N6 in 2008

Oando was not an ''integrated energy company'' before they acquired Conoco Philips. They became after the acquisition.

emmanuelewumi:
It was an integrated energy firm when the public offer was marketed 20 year ago

Also spent over $1 billion for the purchase of ConocoPhillips asset about 13 years ago, we thought that would be the game changer.

That does not mean things won't change in the future, afterall the motto of the company is " Oando- the future".

An integrated energy company is one that operates in the upstream (exploration & production), midstream (refining) and downstream (distribution) sectors of the oil and gas value chain.
The ''integrated energy company'' may be a cliche that most Nigerian oil companies like to use for PR & marketing (like how individuals make use of titles), but it could never have been a truly integrated energy company without operations in the E&P sector.
I am talking about substance rather than form.

emmanuelewumi:
It has always been an integrated energy company.

Did you buy the public offers of 2004 and 2006?

Oando the future

An integrated energy company is one that operates in the upstream(exploration & production), midstream (refining) and downstream (distribution) sectors of the oil and gas value chain
So when did Oando become an ''integrated energy company'' with crude oil exploration & production, refining, gas processing plant etc, plus distribution (gas filling stations)?

emmanuelewumi:
Oando's stock price 15 years ago. When you consider time value of money, inflation and coupled with the fact that dividends were not paid for many years

That was Oando as a DOWNSTREAM company and it was paying regular dividend of N2-N4 around that time.
Oando started having problems when they transited to UPSTREAM company with the acquisituon of overvalued assets of Conocco Philips and global oil prices collapsed thereafter. They are now restructuring in order to come out of that challenge. The Upstream sector is much more capital intensive and riskier but equally more rewarding if things go well.

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh. Hamas has gotten PM Netanyahu exactly where they want him. He has lost the war.

Except he eats the humble pie, the hostages may not make it alive and he can never be safe in Israel.

His gamble was extreme! Even Trump will dump him.

The internal war and division inside Isreal is even a bigger ticking time bomb. A state of strange bedfellows. Smh

Make una dey play and be decieving yourselves. You go soon hear scores .
You think the Israeli cabinet dey joke when they approved that the IDF should go ahead and take out Hamas from Gaza City.
Israel[sub][/sub] will go ahead even if the hostages are endangered. They have to remove Hamas from Gaza for a lasting peace to be achieved otherwise another October 7 would happen gain and again in the near future

megawealth01:
Avoid taking loans to buy SHARES. Know this and enjoy peace of mind

This is my personal opinion

Golden, priceless advice!

k4kenny:
I have been posting this fact since october 2023. An Isreahelli news channel showed the damages done to the houses in kibbutz baeri, immediatele, people were able to point out that such a damae cannot be done with cheap weapons of Hamas. Only Israhell had armored tanks that could do such damage. The first person to point this out as early as the 10th of Oct was Jewish journalist, Max Blumenthal, go check him out on youtube to educate yourself about the evils of a fake jewish nation by an actual Jew.

The evil of Israhell knows no bounds. Associating such an evil demonic nation to any type of god is an insult to that god.
And oh, israhell is a safe haven for pedos and rapistsss . Google '61% of isreali men' and see the search results of who your god's chosen people are.

You are free to celebrate your choice of country in the middle east or wherever . Just be bold and proud enough to mention that you support Hamas or Hezbollah or Iran! Simple!
Israel has the right to defend itself on its ancestral land; those who cannot fight it should not go and attack it. Simple!

The same way people do evil and say ''it is devil's work'', because the devil is widely known and believed to do evil.
So, it is easy for the Indian to kidnap people and claim it was done by a Nigerian because Nigerians have been associated with kidnappings for so long:
Bottom line: It is good to be known for good conduct and behaviour; bad reputation and image is very costly.