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Ishilove:
Naptu2, I think it's Kool Moe Dee!

Oga Caveat, I troway nyash for you

So I was right.

NuclearWinter:
Olofo can you tell me where Shagari's official residence as executive president was from 1979 -1983?

I await your response

Another assignment. What did Sunday Adewusi put at Mopol 2, Keffi Street (behind state house and beside Dodan Barracks) for President Shagari. Those things are often rumoured (especially among civilians and other ranks) as being one of the reasons for the coup (although they are not really the reason for the coup).

NuclearWinter:
Olofo can you tell me where Shagari's official residence as executive president was from 1979 -1983?

I await your response

This is not from any book. This is my personal experience.

Two of the longest motorcade i've ever seen.

1) Pope John Paul came to Nigeria in 1982. On the last day of his visit, Shagari used the Ribadu Road gate on his way to the airport. However, his return to Dodan Barracks was unusual.

He used the Obalende Road gate on his way back and I guess he had guests with him, because that motorcade was one of the longest i've ever seen.


2) President Babangida was going to Sokoto for a state visit in 1989. The police and soldiers had closed off Awolowo Road since 7pm. Then at 10 o'clock I heard it. Sirens from Ribadu Road to Onikan. This went on from 10pm till around 11:15. There was a short break when the limo and state cars were going past, but the sirens resumed immediately after.

Another assignment for you. How many gates are at State House, Ribadu Road?

NuclearWinter:
Olofo can you tell me where Shagari's official residence as executive president was from 1979 -1983?

I await your response

President Shehu Aliyu Usman Shagari swearing in Mrs Elizabeth Evase as the new minister of state for education at the Council Chambers, State House Ribadu Road. Beside the president is the vice president, Dr Alex Ekuweme.


Another assignment for you. Where did Ekwueme live?


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NuclearWinter:
So Shagari operated from the barracks?

State House Marina was the residence of the head of state of Nigeria from colonial times until 1967.

On the eve of the civil war, General Gowon tasked Joe Garba and Murtala Muhammad with finding a new residence for the head of state, because he felt that Marina was not safe. (Major General Ironsi, who was head of state before Gowon, also felt that Marina was not safe, so he used to sleep in a naval gunboat at night).

Joe Garba and Murtala Muhammad selected State House, Ribadu Road, the residence of the Minister of Defence, as the new residence of the head of state. Parts of Ribadu Road were closed to the public, in order to extend the complex.

Note, State House Ribadu Road is not in Dodan Barracks. It is beside it. However, journalists started calling it Dodan Barracks and the name stuck.

The presidency was at State House Ribadu Road from 1967-1991. The vice president's office, the council chambers, etc where at Ribadu Road.

Meanwhile, Shagari was not even in Lagos when the coup occurred. Assignment for you: Where was Shagari?

The 2015 thread

https://www.nairaland.com/2163047/nigerian-boxing-champion-bash-ali

The 2013 thread

https://www.nairaland.com/1318416/bash-ali-manhandled-ministers-security

Bash Ali was one of my favourite boxers of the late 1980s and early 1990s. I will never forget Bash Ali vs Joe Lasisi in the late '80s (Ali and Lasisi were the best Nigerian boxers at that time).

Bash Ali rearranged Lasisi's face and Joe Lasisi protested that Bash Ali should have been disqualified because he (Lasisi) saw two Bash Ali in the ring. He claimed that Bash Ali used juju. Bash Ali replied that he defeated Joe Lasisi with his Bendel Insurance and that became Ali's catch phrase. (When a man is punch drunk, it's quite likely that he will see double.


In the early 2000s Bash Ali decided that he wanted to set the record of being the oldest man to win a world title. He initially got the support of President Obasanjo, but Obasanjo later pulled out after Bash Ali performed poorly in a warm up fight. Ali was beaten black and blue by another African boxer and Obasanjo decided that he did not want to sponsor a suicide attempt.

Since then, Bash Ali has been pestering every government to sponsor his world title attempt. He has frequently gotten into tussles with security aides of government officials. In 2013 the bodyguards of the then sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi also roughened him up.

https://www.nairaland.com/1318416/bash-ali-manhandled-ministers-security

This is the second or third time this is happening. Something very similar happened in 2013.

https://www.nairaland.com/1318416/bash-ali-manhandled-ministers-security

NuclearWinter:
You must have been indomie reared .

Marina used to be the official residence and office of the President before Dodan Barracks and now Aso Rock.

Read una no go gree

I remember every single thing that happened on that day (I was right in front of Dodan Barracks on that day), but please continue. Your ignorance is entertaining.

So Shagari was at Marina (Lagos) with Zik and Ironsi when Brigadier Bako came, right?

NuclearWinter:
Rubbish!

Buhari and his fellow conspirators looted CBN vaults as they staged their coup.

As the mutineers headed to state house, Marina to arrest Shagari another group headed to the CBN to make huge transfers of Nigeria's foreign reserves.

The money was meant to serve as a retirement slush fund incase the coup failed and also to pay off western lobby groups to help solicit support for their illegal overthrowing of a democratically elected civilian govt.

If you doubt this then check out the sharp decline of Nigeria's forex reserves between 1983 December and January 1984!

Buhari nah heavy thief!

State House Marina


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

The ones I recognised immediately are:

1) The Notorious B.I.G.

2) 2Pac Shakur

3) Lauryn Hill

4) Snoop Dogg

5) Ice Cube and (6) Eazy E (N.W.A)

7) Ron and (8 ) DMC

9) Andre 3000

10) Lill Kim

11) Busta Rhymes

12) Big Daddy Kane

13) Salt N (14) Pepa

15) Flavour Flav and (16) Chuck D (Public Enemy)

I didn't see her at first, but I think that's MC Lyte behind Ron (right in front of BDK).

Can you identify up to ten rap legends in this drawing? (I identified 16 on my first try).

Artwork by @BeddoART

blank:
@ Naptu , aren't you done with the pictures?

[quote author=naptu2 post=51381535.

I'll try and take pictures later today.[/quote]

Note: the pastor/bishop (Bishop Susan Ziki Dube) is a woman.