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Politics › Re: Dangote Secures $4.25 Billion Loan To Build Refinery In Nigeria by mikeapollo: 5:42pm On May 09, 2013
PapaBrowne: I keep saying this everywhere I go. Nigeria is experiencing cataclysmic transformation.
In the next 5 years the changes would be so tremendous that people would be begging for Nigerian Visas.
Our Airports will be filled up with Diaspora and Foreigners seeking to come chop from the pie.

I love Dangote. The man is one Nigerian that has put his money where his mouth is. He works hard and deserves every kobo that comes his way. He is the only really wealthy Nigerian(aside the banker guys) that didn't make his money through oil.

When Dangote opens a Refinery, others would follow suit.
People would be begging for visa to a country that cannot provide unintterrupted power supply? You think eveybody is as primitive as Nigeria's condition?

Nothing meaningful will happen in this country untill we have constant power supply
Christianity Etc › Re: Nollywood Actress Confesses Witchcraft On TB Joshua's Emmanuel TV by mikeapollo: 5:53pm On May 08, 2013
There are some people who are possessed and manipulated by evil spirits.....The spirit influences/controls them to do things that they ordinarily would not.
Obviously, there is no amount of money that could be paid to such a public figure that would make her say such things in public.....that shows how great the power of God is.

It was the spirit that spoke through her, using her natural faculties. When she is delivered, the spirit leaves her and she retains her normal human nature. Remember Mary Magdalene was delivered by Jesus in the Bible and she lived her normal life as a human being afterwards!

The question we should be asking is this: has she not been attending other churches before now?
Definitely, the anointing of God in TB Joshua/The Synagogue is much higher!
Music/Radio › Re: If Dagrin Was Alive, Would Olamideshine Like This? by mikeapollo: 6:12pm On May 07, 2013
Dagrin was a very very good rapper.

Olamide is not just rapping nowadays. He had adopted the Ghanaian style Hiplife(fast-beat/rhyhtm highlife with hiphop rap) and the Azonto beats. That is why his songs are highly danceable in club houses and at parties.
Olamide's First Of All is a typicsl Azonto-style song....!


It is difficult to respond to your comments, because we are not God!
Romance › Re: Men, Do You Value Intelligence Or Beauty? by mikeapollo: 5:23pm On May 03, 2013
Beauty may attract me to a woman....but her Intelligence is more likely to make me stay with her.
Beauty without inteliligence could be embarrassing and frustrating
Politics › Re: 10,000MW Not Realisable By December - Nebo by mikeapollo: 2:35pm On May 03, 2013
Nigeria.....the giant embarrassment of Africa!

A country of over 150million people that can barely generate about 4000MW of electricity. South Africa with a popuplation of about 45million produces 40,000MW of electricity. Ghana with 25million people generates almost 3000MW

Shame!
Music/Radio › Re: Ghanaians Mad At Chris Brown For Calling Azonto A Nigerian Dance by mikeapollo: 5:01pm On May 02, 2013
jiggaz: Guy you are such a joke!!! First of all, you are not a Nigerian, so stop forming familiarity. So u are now saying dat Nigerian Dancehall music is now copied from Ghana's Hiplife? Who knows Ghana's music sef? For ur info, Nigerians started knowing ur music from last year cos of Sarkodie's U go kill me. So u say dat in d last 5yrs,dat d Nigerian music was dull cos we dont have good hi-tempo songs? I laugh in Spanish.. So what happened to Terry G's & Timaya's songs back in d day? They are azonto-songs too? I pity some Ghanaians sha, who wants to compete with Naija cos u guys will die of High BP. So P Square & Lagbaja's Glo Unlimited song is now an imitation of Ghana's hiplife/azonto beats? I pity u people cos Nigerians doesnt know u guys exist. Naija is too BIG for Ghana, go compete with Kenya in Entertainment. I just pray u people dont spoil Sarkodie's & R2Bee's market for Nigeria wit ur jealousy. As for Samini, he has killed his career by dissing P Square,he ll neva blow in Naija. His music will never pass Accra. R2Bees dat said in an interview dat they will continue to do Nigerian-kinda music cos it's wat sells in Ghana & Africa, and u are here telling me abt hiplife. Anyways sha, i discovered a good Ghanaian rap artiste called EL, i will post his music here. U guys should just chill for Nigerians. Peace.
Big for nothing would count for nothing.
We need to be sincere for once and acknowledge truth!

The difference between people like and I is that I dont just dance to music. I appraise the trend and flow of style over time. I have been following Ghanaian and Nigerian music because I do visit Ghana. So I know what I am talking about. You seem to be someone that just dances to whatever you hear without analysing it.

Ask yourself....what style of music were Nigerian musicians playing just 5-10 years ago? What beats were they playing? They were all playing R&B!...from Tuface, Style Plus, Eeedris, etc.

But right now, they have changed their beats to follow the fast tempo highlife with rap (which was first created by Ghana and named Hiplife).The Azonto beat is just a faster and more funkified version of Hiplife.
Currentlt, virtually every Nigerian musician(except a few like 9ice,Banky W etc) are playing Azonto-compliant beats.

The point is, the musicians themselves know that they got the influence from Ghana and people like Silverbid/BBA's presenter IK has confirmed it recently.

Go listen to hard core hiplife songs from Ghana released in the 90s/early2000s as welll as Sarkodie's songs and you will know what I am talking about...that is if you want to learn and know the truth
Sports › Re: U-17: Ghana Wants Nigeria, Ivory Coast Banned by mikeapollo: 1:11pm On May 02, 2013
Tolexander: E dey craze!

They've won the tournament both at the world and continental stage, were all the ghanian players used to win the competitions really under 17years?

Is it Michael Esien that claimed he was born on the 3rd of December 1982 or Asamoah Gyan claiming to be born on november 22, 1985 or Samuel Kuffour claiming he was born on the 3rd of september, 1976?

I understand the Ayew brothers may likely have a perfect age cos they aren't really Ghanian bred.

This issue is an entire african cheat with all countries involved.



Why are people making noises unnecessarily over the man's comment? It is the author of the article that inputed the names ''Nigeria'' and ''Cote de Voire'' into the write up!
The man only made a general, valid statement. It is up to CAF/FIFA to ban and any nation that cheats, including Ghana. So why the hate?


So far his country didn't perform well in the tournament shouldn't mean he should find a demeaning excuse to cover up his own deficiency.
Politics › Re: Embattled Lagos Speaker To Probe Fashola by mikeapollo: 6:14pm On Apr 25, 2013
Billyonaire: Hahahahaaha, The Bubble is about to Burst. I am watching in 3D! Fashola is about to get dirty! Someone is about to hurt the well-articulated superficial reputation built by Fashola over the years.
Anybody that thought Fashola was 'clean' as far as the finances of Lagos state is concerned is only being naive.
Fashola is raping Lagos financially. I remember he blocked all attempts to scrutinise and investigate his government.
His construction contracts are grossly inflated.

I am not a fan of Ikuforiji nor Fashola. All of them are corrupt as far as I know.
Celebrities › Re: Peter Okoye Of P-Square Shirtless, Sipping Moet (Picture) by mikeapollo: 6:08pm On Apr 25, 2013
Let them continue to enjoy their time.....but advise them to be more original and stop disgracing themselves by stealing Azonto and putting their fake 'Alingo' name on it!
Family › Re: Does Chewing Gum Make You Irresponsible? by mikeapollo: 6:45pm On Apr 23, 2013
This one thing I HATE in my life, especially those who chew and make silly sounds/noises with their chewing!

Anyone who wants to chew gum MUST keep his/her LIPS/MOUTH CLOSED. No sounds!
Some times, it beats my imagination how some ladies, and even guys chew gum noisily in public places e.g inside a bus, etc
If you are in a corporate enviroment, then it is absolutely wrong and irresponsible to be chewing gum
Music/Radio › Re: Is King Sunny Ade Really The Best Guitarist In Nigeria? by mikeapollo: 6:33pm On Apr 23, 2013
My brother, dont disturb yourself.

Sunny Ade is a very good and very successful musician. But he is not the best in either playing the guitar or even in playing music generally.

However, Sunny is very good in dancing, and he uses the guitar (that he carries/holds) in his dance moves, hence people get carried away with his dancing with the guitar and a lot of people erroneously think his guitar prowess is exceptional.

If you are talking about composing and arranging the sounds and rhythms produced by the guitar to accompany a song, then Ebenzer Obey makes better use of the guitar in his muisc than Sunn
Islam › Re: Why Islam Prohibits You From Eating Pork ~ 15 Things You Should Know About Pigs by mikeapollo: 5:52pm On Apr 23, 2013
The fish in the lagoon/sea eat virtually all what pigs eat. Do you eat fish?
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo: 5:22pm On Apr 22, 2013
timecop28: Hehehe. Then I wonder why Nigeria has more renowned writers/poets/public speakers than Ghana.(As if Ghana has any). Why a Ghanaian has never won a Nobel prize in literature while a Nigerian has? Why Ghanaians pay huge sum to Nigerian public speakers for appearances in ur tiny nation.M
Ghana shld be likened to countries in south east Asia like Cambodia and d likes. Y'all know that two-third of the world population don't even know there exists a country called Ghana.
I wonder how some people reason before they talk!

Mention one Nigerian leader that is in the ranking of people like Nkrumah(Civilian), Rawlings(Miliatary). Kofi Annan was UN Sec General for 2 succefful terms, the most successful in recent history.
Do you know how many times Ghanaian leaders have been invited to come and speak in Nigeria? Even their Electoral Commission came to give us some lecture......
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Any Hope For Graduates With 2nd Class Lower? by mikeapollo: 10:08am On Apr 19, 2013
Second class lower is the 'minimum good grade'. You dont have to lose hope. You can still go ahead and do professional or Masters courses with your 2:2, either locally or in foreign universities.
Just work hard to add a few more relevant certifications and Masters degrees to your 2:2 and you would be okay..
From experience, professional certifications (especially from globally recognised bodies e.g. ACCA etc) are preferred to Master degree from Nigerian universities.
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo:
jiggaz: Wande Coal's Bumper to Bumper & Omawumi's Bottom Belle an imitation of Ghanaian Hiplife? Guy can u listen to yourself? Have u forgotten dat Nigeria have a genre of music called Highlife? Or have u also forgotten dat Nigeria have a signature beat called Naija Gbedu or Nigerian dance music? Which was very popular before ur so-called Azonto? So u are saying dat Nigeria doesnt have a dance beat dat we were using before Azonto. Terry G's Free Madness, Timaya's Dem Mama, Faze's Kolomental, Olu Maintain's Yahoozee, Styl Plus's Imagine Dat, 9ice's Gongo Aso, Justina's Omo 2 Sexy, Nigga Raw's Ko Gbadun etc are also an imitation of Ghanaian Hiplife? Plz if u dont have anything to say, just keep mute. I know u have to defend ur country Ghana, i understand, but dont bring falsehood here. Before Azonto beat, Nigeria has a signature dance beat called Naija Gbedu or Naija dance music which is soo recognisable anywhere in d world & its still very much in use by our artistes. In Naija here, we call it different names like Tungba music or noise music which is mainly targeted for clubs, streets & parties. Mind u, apart from Olamide & K9 dat used Azonto-inspired beats, i cant remember any Nigerian artiste dat joined d Azonto bandwagon. Besides, its d dance dat is popular in Naija not d beat. We have our own signature Naija dance beat which most Africans dat i come across tells me dat its uniquely Nigerian. Dat they can tell a song is a Nigerian song by listening to d beat & d use of Pidgin English. So back to the topic, I.K was just trying to wash Ghanaians by making dat statement. Everybody knows dat Nigerian Music rules Africa & d African Diaspora. Anyone dat disputes dat fact is just wasting their time hating & like my brother Eldee The Don said ''Dont hate the player, hate the game''!!!
You miss the point totally and you dont understand the analysis of the trend I pointed out. Go and listen to the beats/rhythms of all the musicians/tracks you mentioned....they are different from the background beats in Bumper-to-Bumper(Wande) and Bottom Belle(Omawumi).
There are 2 trends here....the Hiplife trend, then later fused with the Azonto style. Nigerian musicians have been immitating the Ghanaian Hiplife( fast tempo highlife mixed with rap)for a couple of years back.....then Azonto style followed.
Mind you, the Azonto style is just a much faster and more funkified Hiplife!

Tell me, ten years ago, which Nigerian musician was singing/playing the current trend of highlife mixed with rap? Absolutely none! They were all virtually playing R&B or Rap! It was the introduction of the Hiplife from Ghana (from the STV Music Africa show and other collabos between some Nigerian/Ghanaian musicians) that made Nigerians to start playing the current Hiplife with rap, which we now call Afro-Pop!
There was no particular music identity for Naija Gbedu. It was just a phrase to show that the music/songs being played on radio/TV is of Nigerian origin.
All the current hit songs have a style that is different from all the style used in the tracks you listed...Yahoosee, Style Plus,Gongo Aso etc. The current hit songs are fast tempo, with emphasis on highlife mixed with rap!
Just go listen to them....you hear a lead vocalist singing a highlife-like tune, then a rapper comes in to give the music some hip-hop flair....and the beats are fast with studio bridge effects. Nigerian musicians were not singing like that ten years ago.

We copied their Hiplife first....then we are also going along with the Azonto beats, which is just a faster and more funkified extraction from Hiplife.

I know these things because I have been visiting clubs and dance halls in Ghana since the late 1990s and I made the observation long before IK's statement.

Mind you, IK is in the industry and most Nigerian musicians know what he said is true.

Just about 5 years ago, Iyanya was singing R&B after Project Fame .But what does he sing/play now? His Kukere album was patterned after Ghanaian Hiplife.....even he featured some clips of some Ghanaians dancing Hiplife/Azonto beats on the youtube, which he downloaded to suit the beats/dance in his video.

Ask yourself....where did the current trend of fast tempo highlife mixed with rap come from since no Nigerian musicians were playing that style ten years ago?

Reggae style came from Jamaica, no Reggae musician should deny that!

It is not a crime to borrow an idea from someone. Just be decent and sincere enough to accept or acknowledge it, and move on.
I dont know why we deny stark-naked truths.
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo: 4:31pm On Apr 18, 2013
onitshaigbo: Who cares about Ghana? To me it's just another Benin or Togo: a small insignificant country on the other side of Lagos.
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Yeah....just like Israel or Cuba (countries with populations less than that of Togo).
It is better we start respecting ALL counties so that we too will be respected.
Sovereignity is not about population..

A country is respected for his achievements, the quality of lives and things they make or produce...not because of population.

Do you know that Israel is just 7million and Cuba is about 5million, yet they are the ones helping to train medical doctors from Nigeria....a country with 170million people! A country of 170 miilion people that cannot produce electricity!
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo: 3:03pm On Apr 18, 2013
Fussbot: it's obvoius u dn't know an azonto beat..since u said al d songs I listed are azonto beats..dat means d'banj's-y me,2face's implication,psquare's-do me,timaya's plantain boy,terry g's-free madness,wande coal's-bumper 2 bumper,wizkid's holla @ ur boy, are also azonto beats??{Cus those are beats we've bin making b4 azonto came and dey ain't dfrnt 4rm our 2days typical naija beats(d 1s I listed)},,bros abeg go and hear sarkodie ft el-u go kill me,olamide's 1st of all,danny youngs omo lepa,kswitch's oluwa is involved.. 2 see d dfrnc btw an azonto beats and our typical naija beats
Wande Cole's Bumper-to-Bumper is one of the immitation of Ghanaian Hiplife style of music. Same for songs like Omawumi's Bottom Belle. Ghanaians were the people playing that of style/music before some of our musicians started to join, beiginning from Tony Tetuila.

Azonto is only a faster and more funkified version of Hiplife music.
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo: 1:10pm On Apr 18, 2013
sambos994: Fela sang some of his songs in yoruba, yet he still become one of africa's greatest musicians.
So what is your point?

How many tracks did Fela sing in Yoruba? What percentage of his songs were done in Yoruba compared to English or pidgin?
His greatest hits were mostly in English/Pidgin....Zombie, Lady, Shakara, BONN, Sorrow Tears & Blood etc. That is why a lot of people, even non-Yoruba people understand and appreciate him more!

The choice of language medium used to deliver a song also helps in making more people to appreciate / understand the music or musician!
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo: 12:38pm On Apr 18, 2013
Fussbot: u cal me ignorant while u kal may d,timaya,davido,omawumi's beats as azonto beats??can u even recognise an azonto beat if u hear 1?truly we fancy d dance here and maybe dey started d highlife tin and we followed(which am nt sure of),bt saying al our songs dis days has azonto flick is a lie,we still use our typical gbagbagbubgu beat here..except olamide and psquare,non of our big guns has used d beat in dia songs..infact wizkid dat did a song 4 d dance didn't use an azonto beats...lol,kukere,ile ijo,bum bum,gobe dos are ur azonto beats abi??and maybe u didn't know dia a dfrnc btw d dance and d beat...we fancy d former(4 now)and d lata no!no!
I did not say ALL our songs have Azonto. I said MOST of the current hits by young Nigerian (Afro-pop) musicians have Azonto in them.
Have you seen May D and Davido's latest works? They are pure Azonto beats! Infact both of them danced Azonto in the videos!
Omawumi's song is not a direct Azonto song, but it is patterned after Ghana's Hiplife music. Go listen to 'Shordy' by Praye and listen to the background beats and instruementation, keyboards etc.
Timaya has been holidaying in Ghana for sometime now, and he has already been doing collabos with Ghanaian musicians....so dont be surprised about him using Azonto beats!

All the beats in those songs u listed are Azonto beats! Even the musicians know it themselves and all of them danced Azonto to the beats. Apart from May-D that is just doing his first songs/releases, both Iyanya and Davido were playing different beats in the past, until recently when everyone of them is playing Azonto-like beats....and they even danced it!
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo: 12:08pm On Apr 18, 2013
Fussbot: one word"crap"..
Everything would be 'crap' to an ignorant and arrogant person!
Music/Radio › Re: Nigerian Music Has Been Overtaken By Ghanaian Music’- IK Osakioduwa by mikeapollo: 11:47am On Apr 18, 2013
The truth hurts, especially if it is the bitter truth.This IK guy must have been a keen follower of music trends between Ghana and Nigeria

I have been saying this for almost 2 years now, and people did not believe me. Infact, I wanted to post a thread on the same topic!

Most of what young,so-caled Afro-pop Nigerian musicians are playing now is patterned after the Ghana Hiplife music (with lots of Azonto-like beats/rhythm). Only a few Nigerian Afro-pop musicians e.g. PSquare, had been original in recent years.

Any keen and unbiased follower of Nigerian and Ghana music from the 90s would see this trend clearly.
Let us think back to Silverbirds(STV)' Music Africa in the early 2000s and compare the type of songs/music from Ghana and Nigeria. At that time, Ghanaians had already created and playing their Afro-pop/ Hiplife music which is basically up-tempo highlife mixed with rap. In those days, Nigerian musicians were playing R&B....Check the list....Tuface, Eedris,Styl-Plus etc were all playing the so called R&B which was not as danceable. But the Ghanaian musicians had their own indigenous creation of Hiplife(their version of Afro-pop) music which was created/pioneered by REGGIE ROCKSTONE in the early 90s with other musicians like Obour, Obrafour, Praye, 4x4, K.K Fosu(who Olamide mentioned in his 'Bend Down Low'' Azonto dance album) etc

I used to visit Ghana then and I realised a contradiction between the Nigerian and Ghanaian music and film industries. While Nigerian films dominated their TV houses and video clubs, Ghana Hip-life( their self-styled Afro-Pop) dominated all their dance clubs and dance parties. You would never hear a single foreign music at their parties or occassions. Their Hiplife was rock solid for dancehall and parties.
On the contrary, Nigerian club houses were still dominated by foreign songs and Nigerian local music were not rocking our local parties/club houses unlike their Ghanaian counterparts. The reason for this is that the Ghana Hiplife has a faster tempo (more danceable) than the R&B of Nigerian musicians of that era.

The recent influence of Ghana's Hip-Life music in Nigeria started when Tony Tetuila went into a collabo with TicTac and they produced 'Fefe Ne Fe'.
The followed other Ghanaian groups like VIP who had a collabo with Tuface. Then came the collabo between Wande Cole in the song 'Allow me to kiss your hand'

But the emergence of PSquare and their beautyful songs changed the scenario and signalled the emergence of huge popularity of Nigerian songs in Ghana because PSquare were creative and some of their songs had this 'High-life; kind of effect, and Highlife music is very popular in Ghana.

But the heavy percussions of the Hiplife music and its very danceable rhtyhms and beats made it more attractive to dancers and party goers than our fake R&B. I could remember on STV's Music Africa. Ghanaian songs were more dance-inducing than Tuface's African Queen or any other Nigerian songs e.g Eederis or Style Plue or any other.

Soon, the Ghanaians added the crazy and fun-filled Azonto dance and the dance moves were patterned after the tempo of their Hiplife (Afro Pop) music. The effect on the music scene was too much and Nigerian musicians just decided to join!
The emergence of good Ghanaian rappers like Sarkodie and Guru and some onf their innovations and creative beats has also influenced a lot of Nigerian musicians

Check these trends;

Iyanya: The first album he released after winning MTN Project Fame was purely an R&B album which was not very successful commercially. But right now, just listen to his songs....he has jumped on the Ghanaian Hiplife style of music which rocks very well in parties. Infact, a lot of the clips he showed in the video of 'Kukere' are videos of Ghanaians dancing Azonto music which he downloaded from youtube e.g the small boy dancing

Omawumi: Her Bottom Belle album is an extraction from the Ghana Hiplife style.

Eedris: Even he himself has joined in singing the fast tempo beats of Hiplife/Afro Pop

Duncan Mighty; His songs are pure immitation of Ghana's Hiplife. Infact he featured Ghanaian rappers and the type/style of music are clearly new to Nigeria

Olamide: His 'Bend-Down Low' is clearly an Azonto song and he even acknowledged the Ghana influence in the song by mentioning some Ghanaian slangs and even the name of a musician K.K. Fosu. Remember. that song is different from his usual style which is rap.

J.Martins; He sings mostly highlife, but he is gradually infusing the Hiplife style into his music now

May-D: He jumped on the Azonto train without delay. His 2 singles in the market are purely Azonto/Hiplife songs and they are doing well

Timaya; He has joined in the Azonto/Hiplife craze.

D-Banj; He even featured the white guy that danced Azonto (after dancing with his Ghanaian friends on youtube)

Ruggedman/Terry G; Their latest works show a lot of influence on their music by Ghanaian musicians like Guru and Sarkodie.
Infact their beats are now tailored after Sarkodie's style

Davido; Compare his past works to his lastes songs....you would see the clear influence of Azonto on his songs

PSquare: They are preparing to join the Azonto craze (forget Alongo for now). The beats/rhythm of their song for Glo 'UNLIMITED' is a pure immitation of Sarkodie's beats.

.....the list goes on and on.

It is interesting to note that the latest music style/works of these guys are quite different from what they used to deliver just a few years ago. And the best hits in Nigerian music today are songs that are patterned after the Ghana's Azonto dance...e.g Iyanya, May-D, Olamide, Davido, Wizkid, etc


It should be noted that Nigeria and Ghana have always influenced and learned from each other. Ghana had greater influence on Nigeria in the early days up to the 70s. Nigeria had more influences from the 80s.
In the television/film industry, Nigeria seem to have had greater influence. Nigerian films are vitually in every village in Ghana, and they are preferred to Ghanaian films
But Ghana seems to have had greater influence on Nigeria in music. Highlife music came to Nigeria from Ghana and most of the best Nigerian musicians had their roots in Highlife....they either had Ghanaians in their bands or traveled to learn the act in Ghana. Infact there was a time when Ghanaian musicians were the best in West Africa e.g Ramblers Band and Osibisa, ET Mensah etc

Infact Fela was not a force to be reckoned with in Nigeria music (Highlife) until he traveled to Ghana where he lived for years and learned to master the real act of music. That was where Fela got the name 'AFRO BEAT'. He changed his style of music to Afrobeat while he was in Ghana and became an instant hit when he returned to Nigeria. He even brought some big and tall Ghanaian royal drums(which are played for kings) and he learnt how to beat the drums personally.

Interestingly, Nigerian musicians break higher grounds than their Ghanaian counterparts because of 2 reasons;

1. More Nigerian musicians sing in English (or Pidgin English) while Ghanaians sing mostly in their local languages....hence Nigeria songs tend to reach more fans
2. Nigeria has a bigger popluation, which translates to relatively more fan base and economic success.

It is not an offence or crime to be influenced by a neigbhbouring country. But we should also strive to create something that every keen follower can identify with us. Nigerian musicians shoudl also do some deep thinkng and bring out something that can rule the world. We have had series of dance styles/name like Alanta, Yahoozee, Galala etc. but s single Azonto from Ghana has had more impact globally in just a few yesrs.

God Bless Nigeria, God Bless Ghana!
Politics › Re: Nigeria To Become 30th Largest Economy By 2014 by mikeapollo:
How does Nigeria want to be the 30th largest economy? In darkness without electricity?

Absolute Nonsense!
Investment › Re: Advise On Where I Can Invest My Idle Funds? by mikeapollo: 11:42am On Apr 17, 2013
Ogbeche77: Where and how can one purchase treasury bills and bonds? And how is the interest calculated? What's minimum amount one can invest?
I think the minimum investment for T-Bills is N100,000.

Treasury Bills are discount instruments i.e you will pay the discounted amount when buying and receive the gross (face value) when it matures. e.g a T-Bill of N100 may be offered to the public at N85...this means you will pay N85 to buy it, but you would receive N100 when it matures.

The best investmenst:
1. Real Estate
2. FGN Bonds....for long term investors i.e 2 years and more
3. FGN T-Bills...for short-term investors i.e 3-12 months
4. Stocks/Shares....could yield very high returns in the short-run if well selected from undervalued stocks
Properties › Re: 3 Bedroom Flats In Blocks Of Flats At Abesan Estate, Ipaja For Only 4M. by mikeapollo: 11:27am On Apr 17, 2013
How many baths/toilets?
Romance › Re: My Manhood Wouldn't Let Me Approach Woman, How Can I Overcome It, I Need Help by mikeapollo: 10:35am On Apr 17, 2013
Quite interesting and somehow funny.

But this my candid advice:...

1. Consider the kind of underwears you put on. I used to have something similar(but not this serious). I decided to be using underwear pants (intially briefs, put later changed to short, fitting boxers)PLUS, the long, loose-fittin boxers , then my trousers!
This gives me atleast 3 layers of protection! My manhood can really be dangerous and ferrocious when it looses control, so I decided to be well protected in case the unexpected happens.

2. Watch the kind of food/supplements you take because some are natural aphrodiasics that can make your manhood behave abnormally whenever you get close to a lady. I do take some natural food/supplements whenever I need to bomb a babe! (You need to consult me for services in that regard.)

3. You have to train your brain to refocus away from things that make your JT react...e.g films, magazines, etc

4. This may sound funny, but it works: Lots of Sex! Your manhood is reacting that way probably because you have not been sexually active for some time! If you get used to have some good sex, your JT would eventually relax even when you are close to a lady.....e.g. it is like moving close to a lady after you had just finished cumming.....you manhood would not just rise except you are really interested again!
Education › Re: UNILAG Medical Student Drowns At Elegushi Beach by mikeapollo: 8:43am On Apr 17, 2013
People should steer clear of ALL THE BEACH IN LAGOS because there are no 'natural' beach/shoreline in Lagos anymore.

Any beach/shoreline that had been massively sand-filled to reclaim land is a dangerous place to swim!

In the olden days, you could walk some kilometres from the shore before stepping into the sea. That was when the beaches were natural and the continental shelves were shallow at the edges.
Nowadays the shorelines are heavily sand-filled and that makes the continental shelves to be deeper and more dangerous to swimmers!
Any beach with a sand-fiiled and narrow strecth of shoreline and that is difficult to walk on is a dangerous place to swim!

I shake my head in pity nowadays when people talk about going to the beach to catch fun!

Please take note!
Politics › Re: Nigeria To Resume Gas Supply To Ghana by mikeapollo: 2:23pm On Apr 16, 2013
saintdeby: nigerians are buying from benonise as tokinbo goods which means benin republic is more giant and greater dan 9ja. plz we nigerians shud learn hw to react to issues
Great comment!
I dont know how some of us think and talk!

Just because a country buys something from us, we start thinking we are better than them!

Nigeria relies heavily on Benin Republic for second-hand (Tokunbo) cars.......does it mean Benin Republic is superior to Nigeria?
Politics › Re: Nigeria To Resume Gas Supply To Ghana by mikeapollo: 3:38pm On Apr 15, 2013
DJDOLA: Na everything we dey give ghana?
'Give'? Are you this ignorant? Does Nigeria give them gas for free?Have you ever heard of International Trade before?
May be you also 'give' everything to US too! You give them gas and they give you money right? So what the fuss?

I have never heard of Saudi Arabians boasting because they sell oil and gas to US
Properties › Re: Cheap Half Plot storybuildng Wt 4nos Of Miniflat & 2b/room,2shop In Akowonjo 7m by mikeapollo: 2:54pm On Apr 15, 2013
Pls post pictures.
Music/Radio › Re: Ghanaians Mocking P-square's Alingo by mikeapollo: 12:20pm On Apr 15, 2013
igbsam: Its the only thing ghanians ever invented and they are bent on defending it cos they know it will take another decade to invent something else. Their brain works like windows 95 when loading.....so slow in processing. Anything that concerns Nigeria is a big deal to them and they tremble at every success that comes out of Nigeria....
It is not about being the only thing invented by Ghanaians. Ghana invented Highlife music, which was the dominant music in Nigeria before the 1980s.

It is about the shamelessness, and the deceit of PSquare hijacking/stealing something from somewhere and then putting your name on it in order to take a dubious credit.

And to make it even worse, some ignorant Nigerians said it was Nigeria that made Azonto popular! That is absolutely nonesense! Must we be always desperate to be reckoned with by hook or crook? We dont need to undermine other people inorder to be reckoned with!

Azonto had been very popular long before Nigeria accepted it after so much hestitation.....It was the global popularity of the Azonto dance that even made Nigeria to know about it.....!
Christianity Etc › Re: Dr Olukoya Of MFM Gives N40m To First Class Graduates by mikeapollo: 4:17pm On Apr 12, 2013
eforce: This is the third time this is happening, so i don't think he is following anybody, He has always been a giver, he gave cars last year. and he does it because he is also a first class graduate from university of lagos.
He has done well.

But TB Joshua blazed the trail many years ago....more than 3 years ago. His philantropy has been a challenge to other churches/GOs.
Good to see others join!
Music/Radio › Re: Ghanaians Mocking P-square's Alingo by mikeapollo: 3:45pm On Apr 12, 2013
Every Nigerian that believes in decency, modesty, integrity and respect must discourage what PSquare did.

It is allowed if you borrow something for your use....but when you remove the owner's name and put your new name on it....it is called STEALING. and very shameful!

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