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Investment / Re: Learn How To Trade Spot Futures Arbitrage by millinmax2(m): 8:53pm On Jul 02, 2022 |
I have try to withdraw from my Edenex account since 23rd of June it was showing pending and it quiet worrisome… Can someone tell me what to do ? |
Celebrities / Popular 90s Musician Father U Turn Dies At 36 by millinmax2(m): 5:11pm On Nov 17, 2013 |
Sad news! One of Nigeria's most popular 90s musicians Olufemi Mayomi, aka Father U Turn, is dead The dancehall artiste who rose from poverty as an orphan, to build a successful and inspiring career as a songwriter, recording artiste, TV presenter and performer, passed on in Lagos today, following a brief illness. He was 36 years old. May his soul rest in peace...Amen. Read more about him after the cut... The late U Turn was from Kabba-Bunu in Kogi State where he first tried his hands on entertainment, working as a radio and TV presenter. He had a brief stint at NTA in Lagos, after relocating here, before signing a deal with Ultima Records which released his early albums. He was a little boy, with braids and a charming personality. And his signature intro 'Apoola Berekete' was far beyond his stature. But he got the industry's attention and got a leg in the door before long. After years of club tours and free gigs, he got his first break when he was signed to one of the biggest record labels of the time, Ultima Records. Ultima engaged Nelson Brown to work on his first album which proved to be a huge success. The hits 'African Culture' and 'Shakara' threw him into national limelight, instantly putting him in the league of bonafide ghetto stars like Daddy Showkey and Daddy Fresh. He espoused Okokomaiko where he resided, with many songs dedicated to the Lagos outskirt. His second album 'Padlock Ur Mouth' produced the smash hit 'Yetunde' a collaboration with Pasuma Wonder. With dozens of awards confirming his exploits, including multiple decoration by Awards for Musical Excellence in Nigeria (AMEN), Youths Awards for Excellence in Music (YAFEM), amongst many others, U Turn lead a generation of alternative dancehall cats by the hands. And in Okokomaiko where he spent the last two decades of his life, he was like a king. His success encouraged many children in the area to embrace music, and he supported many of them. Although his later years were troubled by label issues with Bayowa Music, and career challenges that came with unsuccessful albums, Father U Turn remained dedicated to his art - recording endlessly and refusing to let go of his passion and dedication to reggae/dancehall. He also vehemently refused to relocate from Okokomaiko, despite constant pleas from friends and family. He died in a hospital around Okokomaiko today, after suffering a liver related illness. A family member confirmed he had been in and out of hospital for many weeks. He had been on admission at the last hospital for 10 days before he passed on. He is survived by his siblings, wife Ajimoh and five children. source : http://lindaikeji..com/2013/11/popular-90s-musician-father-u-turn-dies.html |
Politics / The Shame Called Murtala Muhammed International Airport by millinmax2(m): 3:02pm On Nov 13, 2013 |
How much does a country need to keep its busiest international airport from running like an oven? The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos has to be the hottest airport in the world. It is easily the hottest I have travelled through and I have been through quite a lot of airports. Even the Nairobi airport in Kenya that was engulfed by fire is not as hot as the MMIA. You should not even get started with comparing it with the airport in Cape Town or Johannesburg, South Africa. Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport, Accra may be small but it does not meet you with the repulsiveness the MMIA greets you with. Even the Eyadema airport in Togo has a better atmosphere. The Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal trumps ours by light years. This is speaking of African countries. We dare not try to compare with airports outside Africa. As soon as you descend from the plane to go through the immigration point, the feeling is as though you were being punished for daring to travel to Nigeria – if a foreigner – or you were being punished for daring to leave the country – if a Nigerian. The saddest part of this reality is that money is not the reason why we have an airport that makes us look like we are a people without shame. Or, are we? There is a chance you are busy during the week. If you find time this Sunday, please pay a visit to the MMIA. Find your way to the Departure Hall. If it does not remind you of the old Oshodi in Lagos, I’d write an apology for everyone who says it doesn’t. Of course, there is a chance they quickly react to this piece to make a few cosmetic changes. If it looks better this Sunday because of this piece, just wait another four weeks; I can bet it will be back to its seamy self. Last Sunday, there were more touts than there were passengers inside the airport. The system is such that even getting your boarding pass to travel is made difficult so an incentive is created for you to engage one of the touts. I was approached to pay N5,000 to get my boarding pass. I wouldn’t pay because I just needed to see if I’d miss my flight despite arriving over three hours earlier. If that had happened, I’d have made sure the airline in question never gets to try it with anyone again. Where else could an anomaly like this happen? If you arrive the airport two hours before your flight, there is a chance you miss your flight not because that is not enough time before your flight but because somehow, someway, bottlenecks have been created to make you need touts to do what you’d do within minutes elsewhere. Nigeria is a nightmare! If per chance you are wondering why one would dedicate a column to an airport of all the myriad of issues facing Nigeria, please have a rethink. The airport is an essential part of a country’s prestige and perception. Any country with a badly managed airport as ours is likely to be as badly managed as our country. If a country cannot manage its main airport, how can it manage anything else? Travelling through Section D 34 on Sunday and it was as though someone was increasing the heat as we were getting boiled. How much does it cost to make the air-conditioning systems work? What does it cost to make the airport clean enough? Why should we have people in queues for hours just to go through immigration and security checks? Why have more metal detectors if passengers are made to use just one or two on most occasions? Body scanners have been in use since 2007, how much does it cost to have them in our major airports? Why is Nigeria the only country where, to travel, you must have your box opened and ransacked by security men? What is the essence of running these same bags through electronic security? Why in the world can’t we get even the simplest of things right? The first impression you get about a country upon visiting is its airport. There are people who intentionally run their flight connections through some airports just to make use of their facilities or make purchases. I know people who travel to other parts of the world but make sure to travel through Dubai simply because of the travel experience. I dare not start comparing our airports with Dubai’s because then I’d be comparing two things of different kinds. You will not find a Nigerian who has been outside of this country who is not ashamed of our airports. Of course, this does not include Nigerians who call things that do not exist as though they do; Nigerians who look at the poverty and gross unemployment and proclaim our lives are being transformed. You will not find a Nigerian who has the ability to face the truth who’d not admit shame at looking at our major airports. I was at the Addis Ababa airport last August when a Nigerian started lamenting behind me. She was shocked even Ethiopia could do better than the “giANT” of Africa. Giant ko, dwarf ni. We stay living in a delusion of grandeur that does not exist. Having said all this, I will never be able to describe the pain and sadness that come with travelling from the MMIA. The only way you won’t feel this sadness is if you’ve gone past caring about this country or you are one of the reasons this country is so messed us as it is. The MMIA was modelled after Amsterdam’s Schipol. Over 40 years later, the MMIA is worse than it looked when the military government of Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo remodelled it. Just look at Schipol airport today. If you dare compare both, tears will fill your eyes before you even get started. Where then do we start? We can start by doing away with the touts inside the lobby. We can start by ensuring the air-conditioning systems work. We can look to make sure passengers are well-treated on arrival and departure. We always look at problems and immediately assume throwing money at them will solve them. I have since realised half the problems with Nigeria have nothing to do with money. Even with all the money in the world, our airports and our country will not work as long as we do not have people who care about excellence. Caring about excellence means knowing that Nigerians deserve the best all the time. When we reserve the rights citizens of other countries take for granted, upgrade such to privileges for our citizens, we will always miss the point of making things work. Nigerians deserve more but as long as we have people – including the President – dancing on national TV because a road contract has been awarded, we’d always have a situation where mediocrity will remain the norm. Would anyone say the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is the mess it is because of money? Nay. It is what it is because we are who we are. We have become a people accustomed to seeing nothing work. It’d be great to see someone in authority do something about the mess that is the MMIA for starters. It’s a shame to Nigeria. But does Nigeria even understand what shame is? Does anyone really give a damn about the shame? |
Car Talk / Re: Nigeria Now Producing Armoured Vehicles (photo) by millinmax2(m): 5:41pm On Nov 11, 2013 |
Car Talk / Re: Nigeria Now Producing Armoured Vehicles (photo) by millinmax2(m): 5:04pm On Nov 11, 2013 |
A good example of armored vehicle..No be this jaagbajantis posted on NL fr us...
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Education / Re: Five-year Jail Term For Exam Cheats Unfair — ICPC by millinmax2(m): 12:11am On Nov 11, 2013 |
Its only in Nigeria they give 5 years jail penalty for exam Malpractice/cheats..My question is : what about this people looting our money every day n night,How many years term do we think they deserve ...Opinion please my fellow nairalanders 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Another Plane Crash Averted In Abuja by millinmax2(m): 12:58pm On Oct 29, 2013 |
dont8: This is getting too much....Biko |
Health / Re: Cholera Outbreak : 74 Confirmed Dead by millinmax2(m): 12:52pm On Oct 29, 2013 |
dridowu: The death toll from the current cholera outbreak in some parts of the country has been put at 74. Hell yeah.....Niger is turning to somali |
Politics / Re: Ex-PHCN Worker Spends N5.5m Gratuity On Jeep by millinmax2(m): 8:47pm On Oct 28, 2013 |
Romance / Re: After You Got Cheated On, How Did You Feel? by millinmax2(m): 10:26pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
rokiatu: Please for all those who have been cheated on, how was the aftermath like for you? How did the experience changed you? and how did you cope with it? And I will appreciate if you please take your time to please vote above. (poll) I c'mot the word |
Politics / Re: Oduah Sign Nigeria/Israel BASA Deal by millinmax2(m): 10:20pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
jerusalem101: The Aviation Minister on behalf of Nigeria is to sign Bilateral Air Service Agreement, BASA, with the State of Israel. This is the first ever air service agreement between the two countries. Previous attempts to sign BASA in 2005 and 2012 were unsuccessful. We all know what this your deal is all about..forget your work all of u na be the samething GEJ n sons Mo.runs biko ! |
Politics / Re: Fake Boko-Haram Member Arrested In Enugu by millinmax2(m): 10:13pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
prov10:29: Poverty upon poverty the answer will only give you poverty.... |
Family / Re: Pregnant Wife Caught With Another Man In A Hotel by millinmax2(m): 9:52pm On Oct 25, 2013 |
naijainfogalery: She went to go and shine her congo #Service pack |
Music/Radio / Re: Which Songs/Music Videos Pisses You Off Bigtime? by millinmax2(m): 11:17am On Oct 09, 2013 |
mazizi tonene: Imma gon add up to it....tho jayz is a old dude in the music industry and he's also good but not as good as 2pac the best rapper of all time not jayz meanwhile he's not as good as B.I.G or Nas Jones please point of correction jayz is not in the same league with 2 PAC,Nas,BIG if you wanna talk about the same league with 2 pac and co's let talk of Eric Samon,Rakim,Suge Knight (Producer and also a singer) Etc I listen to rap music most of my time..I'm not a critics but i'm just trying to clear it out...Jayz Ke Tahhhhhhhhh ! |
Music/Radio / Re: Which Songs/Music Videos Pisses You Off Bigtime? by millinmax2(m): 10:50am On Oct 09, 2013 |
Gwekzy: . Burna boy Re U high or sumtin Dat Dude is 1 of d few Originals we ave in d industry.... [b][/b]Honestly am not a fan of burna boy but he's original not as fake as Mr Limpopo songs idiota |
Politics / Al Shabaab Leader Believed Killed By U.S. Commandos Wow by millinmax2(m): 11:54pm On Oct 05, 2013 |
http://news.yahoo.com/u-commandos-seize-al-shabaab-leader-nairobi-attack-211536128.html What is mr president doing about this killing by boko haram |
Romance / Re: Where Did You Meet Your Partner? by millinmax2(m): 3:40am On Jul 02, 2012 |
tunapawizzy: Na zoo I meet my partner Obviously u are getting married to a Gorilla or Baboon |
Romance / Re: Where Did You Meet Your Partner? by millinmax2(m): 3:26am On Jul 02, 2012 |
bulls_eye: In my dreams. search no more i'm here..Let make a history lol but serzly wats ur tribe ? |
Travel / Re: Was Bellview Aircraft Bombed 7 Years Ago At Lisa, Ogun? by millinmax2(m): 2:57am On Jul 02, 2012 |
contra: so the professor saw other human parts but no skull, that is to say that the bomb was planted on their heads! joke section indeed i just cant stop laughing only in this our country..Mr red cross will u shut the crap and go and sit down some where?.. |
Celebrities / Re: Banky W, Kanu Nwankwo, Funke Akindele, Sasha P @ The Olympic Relay by millinmax2(m): 2:27am On Jul 02, 2012 |
Laila Ikeji: Watching them really made me feel soo proud. Nice one 1 Like |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romance Section's Off Topic Chat Room + Derailers Paradise. by millinmax2(m): 12:19am On Jun 25, 2012 |
spikes C: |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romantic Beer Parlour. Anything Fit Happen Here (PIDGIN ENGLISH ONLY) by millinmax2(m): 12:18am On Jun 25, 2012 |
Brite02: Acid come take money me i de go house... |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romance Section's Off Topic Chat Room + Derailers Paradise. by millinmax2(m): 11:45pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
sexkillz: Just get the following qualifications. . . I get everything...Sir when can i apply for the post ? |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romance Section's Off Topic Chat Room + Derailers Paradise. by millinmax2(m): 11:20pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
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Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romance Section's Off Topic Chat Room + Derailers Paradise. by millinmax2(m): 11:13pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
cindyrella: Killz will it happen tonight? Yeske..Many Advise on how to hug transformer,Places E.t.c So its time for the dude to help him slf ! |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romantic Beer Parlour. Anything Fit Happen Here (PIDGIN ENGLISH ONLY) by millinmax2(m): 11:12pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
Goldieluks: My dear do u care for Asun and Cat fish ? Also can i take u home tonight ? Acid bobo how much is the total bill i beg |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romance Section's Off Topic Chat Room + Derailers Paradise. by millinmax2(m): 11:04pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
sexkillz: And must be located in a sparsely populated area, so that there is hardly anyone to dissuade him. . . Now i can see that we have good mediators in the house.... |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Pictures Of Nairalanders - Please Post Yours by millinmax2(m): 10:59pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
Goldieluks: Omo see this Beautiful Pakororo Boi..More plz 1 Like |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romantic Beer Parlour. Anything Fit Happen Here (PIDGIN ENGLISH ONLY) by millinmax2(m): 10:57pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
Goldieluks: [/b] What is happening here...Acid Bobo where u de i need big stout and give goldie wetin she want jare...No fighting tonight |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romantic Beer Parlour. Anything Fit Happen Here (PIDGIN ENGLISH ONLY) by millinmax2(m): 8:06pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
Sijo01: ^Watin u dey do here? dem nor preach 4ur church 2day say dash shall not drink So...Jesus self talk say make person Jolly when time reach....And for ur information na cele church me i de go now and my pastor self de drink why me follow follow no go do the same thing ? |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Romantic Beer Parlour. Anything Fit Happen Here (PIDGIN ENGLISH ONLY) by millinmax2(m): 7:11pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
fuckherlord: sure na dere u de ? |
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