spoilt:

Ok they say Sony has apologized, so who are these people who still think they did right and we deserved being the butt of their poor advertising gimmick?

when would the petition against District 9 start. cos that one hit the nail on the head harder than this sony Ad. oh by the way its also distributed by sony pictures.

George_D:

intelligent people like us have decided to boycott all sony products. that's what!

hope its not that you guys would boycott Sony products but yet go to ur nearest movie theatre to watch the movie released by one of sonys numerous babies. or better still, go ahead donate your hard earned money to watch District 9(a movie where nigerians were depicted as being criminals and where nigerian women were depicted as being prostitutes who would do both aliens and humans)

oh by the way if you didnt know about district 9 b4 now, u might need to start getting ur arsenal ready to sue/boycott/ etc etc cos u might need it.

i posted this thread back in february https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-228024.0.html

posted by Solomosydelle, feb 2nd 2009 on www.nigeriancuriosity.com

The international submarine communication cable has finally docked in Lagos, Nigeria. Built by Alcatel but financed by Globacom, a leading telecommunications service provider in Nigeria, the cable spans 9200km, came from Portugal and passes through 15 countries to reach Nigeria's financial and commercial capital. Once launched, it will increase the quality and number of internet services for Globacom's customers. Already, a Nigerian company owned by billionaire Dangote, Alheri, is putting up fibre optic cable lines all over the country to provide the faster internet capabilities to homes and offices. It seems that Nigeria's internet future is at the doorstep.


WHAT THIS MEANS FOR NIGERIA
As of March 2008, only 7.2% (10 million) of Nigerians used the internet. This number will explode once the underwater cable is fully launched and once it is extended to Bonny. The cable will allow for faster and cheaper internet access. That will, in turn, make access to the world wide web easier for information hungry Nigerians who already use the internet as a means of escaping their daily lives, communicating with friends and family, and learning about the world around them. By implication, information, which is a highly guarded tool, the dissemination of which has led to journalist and bloggers being arrested, would become more easily available as Nigerians demand and provide information on the issues of import to them.

The possibilities that await in Nigeria's future are endless. Consider the India example. The arrival of the underwater cable to India was arguably a crucial factor in transforming India into a leader in the outsourced services market. That reality brought not just jobs to the country, but investment, and accelerated the country's IT field. Now, Nigeria might not necessarily experience a growth in its IT sector or become a leader in the outsourced services market, but the underwater cable could provide a better outlet for indigenous industries such as Nollywood and the thriving Nigerian music scene. There would also bring more competition for local producers, forcing them to improve their products, which would be hard to deal with, but in a capitalist society, efficiency is crucial and the consumer will benefit.

Ultimately, it will be up to Nigerians to take advantage of this advancement in internet capacity. The possibilities are endless.

yes now, i'll advertise it with the face of Dora the rebrander. you know anything she touches turns to . . . .

if only i was a gaming software developer. na idea to make millions be that o. imagine the simulation and things, the sequel would include how to rat out our friends who are into yahoo yahoo sturves. then if i decide to aim high, i would have how to demand for votes to count. organizing protests, following up on protests, making sure protests count and stuff. but alas im just an unpatriotic nigerian in the diaspora who hasnt been to naija n the past 6months and thus doesnt know wats going on in naija who got inspired to buy the PS3 by a TV Ad from sony.

Kobojunkie:

In a land where we seem to hold all outsiders to greater standards than we hold our own politicians, children and even relatives, why would you expect an organization like MEND(a Nigerian NGO, by the way) to live up to it’s chosen name, rather than continue in it's current path of mayhem and chopping of it's own share of the national cake as many before it has done in the past?

I demand you be sentenced to 99 strokes of the koboko for such attrocius thinking!! What insult? You need to apologize to every Nigerian for such nonsense!

AGREED! so long they allow me put ababio textbooks in my sokoto. by the way 2 for each side of my behind. and while they are at it, i'll be playing 'seek and arrest the yahoo yahoo boys' on my brand new PS3.

Kobojunkie, if only they could have MEND live up to their name and help force positive change in nigeria instead of catching headlines for kidnapping 2year old babies of their neighbors.

I am the self appointed Sony rep for NL. I hear someone talking of petition. That one no go do o.

I just bought my PS3. $299 pere plus 4.85% sales tax. The nigerian millionaire pitch was what convinced me. Sue me for buying.

gooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

all of you shouting heads, i am sure you would buy one sony product or the other before the end of the year. even the said PS3, some of your are already making enquiries on where and how to donate you $299 plus tax to sony and uncle sam.

lets see if minister Dora the rebrander, helps out with this petition at least. please NLers let us know if you hear of anything she does about this.

Dis Guy:

bloody hell!!!! $299 it's £249 over here why are they always milking us 

milking you? dont you have to also pay for the tv u would play it on? u just start.

Jarus would you please go ahead and publish ur rejoinder anyway. i'll still want to read it. the title get enough juice to it.

yes nigerians have the PHD DNA buried in them, but mr Ovation should have focused his article on that instead of going off on a tangent by taking shots outside of his foto paparazzi realm aka the actions against the bank CEO's.

Kobojunkie:

roflmao!!!

Kobojunkie, no be valid programming claim be that? anyway how have you beans? hope u r getting ready for fall and winter.

deb:

I don't want to talk about the uncountable crimes in south africa. How about United States the father of crime?
How many of their crimes do you get to hear? They have a controlled media.
And mind you, I never said our local media is a saint. They are worst than the hypocritical international ones

if the local media are even worse than the international, wouldnt it be right to tailor energy towards them to change their way of business. that way if theirs an expose on CNN about a certain miracle cars scam done by americans against americans. our AIT, SABC and the like would help broadcast it all over africa from the desert in the north to great white shark alley in the south to show the greed americans also have in them. but no instead they'll rather help shove pictures or a documentary carried on our thieving governors wedding down our throat.

this is not a matter of name calling. u can get your message across without pulling out the pessimist card abeg. u say i have been programmed in some way not to see the positive. would i be right to say you have been programmed to think cos we critique what we see, we are pessimists.

. . . and what good things have the international media not reported. but wait if the international media wont report such, what is our local media doing? oh i forgot they cull a large portion of their news from the international news outlets. yet we blame the international media for not reporting our good. also in a situation where for every positive news story there are numerous negative ones coming out. it is only natural for it to seem like only the negative is being reported.

Gbawe:

My brother, don't mind them. This is the mentality that produces the many non-performing politicians we have in Nigeria .

a lot of people are not looking at what her job is at the moment. their view of her is for the most part based on her nafdac credentials. which shouldnt be the case.


if FASHOLA the peoples Governor comes back for a second term. and during that period he doesnt build on anything he had done in his first term, be sure to know i'll be one of the people calling for his head if i had the chance to. i'll not say but he tried during his first term, he did this, this, that and this.

we are being told to judge our employee by what they did at their last job posting while they flunk/fail at what their current job is required of them.


"but at least she helped NAFDAC get back on track", like that is not what she was employed and paid to do.

The Rise and Fall of Man
Pendulum By Dele Momodu,email:delemomodu@thisdayonline.com, 08.22.2009

These are not the best of times for members of our privileged class. Suddenly, it seems the world is coming to an end. And the poor are having a good laugh. They now know that the rich do sometimes cry. No one would have anticipated what befell the banking community in Nigeria last week Friday, as the big news began to spread like bushfire in harmattan.
Success is often very sweet. But failure is always very bitter. The reason is not far-fetched. Failure is the exact opposite of success. Success attracts many friends, brothers, sisters, and even parents. Failure on the other hand generates gossips, wanton attacks, derision, and wicked joy from the enemy camp. Unknown to some people, success and failure carry heavy penalties but there are only thin lines between both of them. As much as success is what we all seek in life, human beings always envy successful people.
This envy often turns into rabid hatred. In our part of the world, where rumour-mongering is big business, and the secrets of successes are usually hidden, it is easy to adduce reasons for the success of any man. If you happen to be a successful woman, the theory must be that you have slept your way to the top. If you are a man, it must be because you have some influential godfathers; or even that you are gay by nature. You are hardly in public glare until you appear successful. That is when your folks begin to concoct all manner of imageries about you.
The way many Nigerians reacted to the news of the sacked Managing Directors of some of our banks showed clearly that we are no longer capable of objective reasoning in this country. Most of the commentators were quick to pass the guilty verdict on these gentlemen and lady. No one was ready to give them the benefit of the doubt. Nigerians have become too disillusioned. Everyman we see with a measure of success must be a rogue. We don’t bother to investigate our allegations. Only a few weeks ago, the same people we now treat like common criminals were riding high. They were being decorated with laurels here and there. Even one of them, a man who has spent most of his life in banking was seen shaking hands with the influential Sultan of Sokoto. What went wrong in just a matter of days? Our “kill-and-go” mentality is too depressing. We jump to conclusions, and have no patience for seeking justifications for our conclusions. What is all these about?
There are all kinds of theories. The main is that the Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is one of those hotheads who had taken his time to understudy the way bankers operate in Nigeria. When the present assignment fell on his laps, he knew he had to work hard to justify the confidence President Shehu Musa Yar’Adua have reposed in him. The ghost of the former Governor, Charles Soludo was always hovering in the wings. Soludo had become an icon of sorts, and his deification was guaranteed by the consolidation of the banks. Many swore by his name. And it appeared no one could match that intimidating brilliance. But like all good things, there was always going to be a shortfall somewhere. The economy of the world had suddenly collapsed in America, and its virus would later spread to the most powerful nations on earth. Soludo came out to say Nigeria was safe. Dr. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke of the Nigerian Stock Exchange also pronounced confidently that Nigeria was immune from the monumental tragedy that had befallen the richest economies. But no one was ready to explain what made us special.
Sooner than later, Soludo appeared to be speaking in different tongues. We became confused by the theories he propounded. And the presidency got increasingly worried. It seemed finally Soludo was tired. The banks represented our biggest achievements as a nation. Their shares were hot and tantalizing. You would have been foolish not to own some. Trust Nigerians and our penchant for bandwagon.
Like a thief in the night, the economic recession crept in on us. Shares began to crash, while we watched incredulously. Many had borrowed money from their banks to buy shares. Now that the shares were nothing better than tissue paper, how were they going to pay back? The bubble had gone burst. If Soludo was thought to be invincible, the freefall of our economy had become his albatross. The presidency was jittery. And something had to be done, here and now. Since an actor was always as good as his last performance, Soludo had to bow out as a tragic hero, while a new actor would have his own chance on stage.
That was how our bright man from Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, came on the scene. If many had underrated his abilities, the deft move he made last week changed all that. He struck like a thunderbolt. Or more like a volcanic eruption. The tremor reverberated far and wide. The ominous signs had always been there but it was not expected so soon. According to insiders, Sanusi had no choice but to fire the first powerful shot. And he fired with military precision.
I was at a funeral service in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, when the earth-shaking news began to fly into my phones. The first sender had written that about eight Bank Managing Directors had been removed. I quickly sent a message to my good friend, Ms Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, the editor of THISDAY on Saturday to confirm the veracity of the “rumour”. She promptly replied that only five MDs were removed with immediate effect and gave me the names of the affected banks. Since I was in a Church, I immediately prayed for all of them. I thanked God for their lives. No matter the terrible mistakes that caused their misfortune that Black Friday, they had all worked hard in the past to build those enviable institutions. They made it possible for Nigerian brands to be known globally. No one becomes a bank MD overnight.
I prayed for their families. The family suffers the most when you have such a high-flying job. You are never around to enjoy the regular life with your husband or wife and the kids. I prayed that God will keep their families intact in these difficult times. I prayed for our leaders, that God should grant them the wisdom not to turn this terrible development into another circus show. I prayed for the Governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, not to get carried away by the adulations of some Nigerians who would goad him on and sooner abandon him mid-stream. I prayed for Charles Soludo, the father of modern economics in Nigeria, whose brilliant legacy was sure to be rubbished by Sanusi’s moves. I prayed for Sanusi’s spin-doctors to know when to stop the hype and face the arduous challenges ahead.
As I envisaged, the story instantly eclipsed all other stories. And as typical of us, the rumour-mills were agog with all manner of salacious tales. Many Nigerians were quick to deliver verdicts in their own courts. All the unfortunate bankers were found guilty; and even those who have been cleared by the apex bank were not spared by the rumour-mongers. I was saddened that we had not risen above this type of cold-bloodedness. When a man is down, all we can do is to pummel him. We are incapable of objective reasoning and analysis. We are always in a hurry to dabble into what we know little about. And we love rejoicing at the tragedy in the homes of others. The verdicts were mostly based on the presumptions that the bank MDs must have engaged in sharp practices. Suddenly, we are all Saints who must cast aspersions on others. The internet is filled with hate writings.
I’m worried for the soul of our country. No nation can descend to the level of bitterness I see all around us and survive. Even in our state of emergency, we must maintain a sharp focus. There are always a few innocent people in bad companies. Rushing to judgment before trial is not a civilized way to deal with these catastrophic developments in our banks. The military blood in our veins must be controlled. We cannot afford to make more mistakes. I always remember what Flight-Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings once told us in an interview about the great revolution in Ghana. He said some influential members of the revolution attempted to settle scores with their enemies. Such can never be ruled out in a country where many hate successful people.
Already names of supposed debtors are flying everywhere. Horrendous figures are being bandied against such names. Nigerians are being entertained in the newspapers. We now know that being rich is very relative. And that those who have no access to bank loans and government contracts can hardly be mega-rich in this clime. It is a soothing therapy for the impoverished poor that litter our streets. I have no problems with all that. But we must seek the truth, and see this moment as a time for sober reflections. It is not a time to witch-hunt our enemies and competitors. Our language of criticism should be decent. We must seek knowledge of the subject at hand and resist the temptation of sensationalizing an issue that may tear apart our socio-economic fabric.
The newspapers are awash with claims and counter-claims even as I write this piece. It must be a serious cause for concern for all of us. The list published by the Central Bank is already being disputed by many of the borrowers. This is why we must not throw caution overboard. We must listen to all sides. And give them their rights of fair-hearing. I’m gladdened that the managements of Dangote Industries Limited, OANDO Plc, Rockson Engineering Limited, and Global Fleet Oil and Gas Limited have all come out to challenge the CBN list of non-performing debtors. I hope the removed bank MDs would not be too timid to assert their rights under the laws of Nigeria. The arbitrariness of doing things in our country must be challenged.
According to the reactions published in THISDAY two days ago, the figures published against the borrowers were as at May 2009. The CBN should have tarried awhile in order to compute and update the current and correct figures so as not to create any confusion and doubts in the minds of members of the public. It would have been nice to limit the potential collateral damages by first sending the Bank MDs on compulsory leave, and give them a chance to defend themselves at the apex bank. The panic the move has created would have been minimized.
The serial destruction of those MDs, without pausing to study the internal dynamics of each bank, according to many industry watchers, was too draconian. It amounted to throwing the babies away with the bath water. We must always consider the fact that some of these banks have huge investments abroad. It took many years of breathtaking hard-work for most of those countries to open up to our investors because of the negative perception that we are a nation of fraudsters. The CBN might have unwittingly damaged our external reputation further.
There is also the attendant danger of crippling those banks with the possibility of loss of faith on the part of the customers. The hoopla generated by the sudden departure of those powerful MDs is awesome. The CBN would have to provide a very comprehensive report on the true state of our banks, and the true debt portfolios of the borrowers. A situation where loans that are not yet due are already being touted as “bad loans” should be avoided
The present situation should not divert our attention from the lack of motion in the running of the day-to-day affairs of Nigeria by our government. This important subject should urgently return to the front-burner!

 



i just had to add that to this. read and enjoy where his above postulation is coming from

town crier! threats wont heal the wounds of their shareholders when the bank goes down.

and this man is the electoral commission chairman?

a picture speaks volumes. . .

vission:

point of correction i dont overreact over a  man of God or church, i already said they are answerable to God, but when you think you can use foul languages on my person, i send it back to you. back to sender. and pls keep your sanpona or whatever to yourself.

and where in my comment did i make reference to u? i read through the thread, noticed something and commented. because my comment came in right after ur doesnt mean im respondng to u. some people have serious issues. get off my tail with ur back to sender bullmanure, i dont know who sent something to u that u r returning. nonsense

it is funny how people preach touch not my annoited and right after order shopona and sango to fire anyone who dare talk anything about their church/pastor etc etc. u either preach the bible or stick to shopona. stop mixing and using both already.

what a dilema. you attend a church function. you have only N20 in ur pocket. u r hungry, u need to use the bathroom cos u have an upset stomach, yet you also want to donate when the offering basket passes by.

Agbotoba:

Watch what you say about men of God.It might boomerang later in life.
I have spoken.

who are you? identify urself

i always wondered why they needed such and dstv to match.

ROfLmao

Kobojunkie, why are u always looking for trouble. cant you just let them recycle in peace?


what going on? how ya weekend?

cos most of them are busy investigating how to receive brown envelopes