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Politics › Re: DSS Arrests Ikenga Ugochinyere, Saraki’s Aide Over Plot Against FG by naptu2: 7:52am On Dec 23, 2016

More here https://www.nairaland.com/3534451/gov.wike-recruited-hoodlums-disrupt-governance

Music/Radio › Re: Fans Lament Over Empty Seats At Headies As Top Nigerian Artistes Boycott Award by naptu2: 7:44am On Dec 23, 2016

I've read that post 4 times and I still don't understand it. Is it in English?

Music/Radio › Re: Fans Lament Over Empty Seats At Headies As Top Nigerian Artistes Boycott Award by naptu2: 6:48am On Dec 23, 2016*

Zedoo:
Why won't Nigerian artists be treated like thrash abroad at award shows.
People lamenting that BET hands best African act award BEFORE the main show....why won't they?
When your country has no credible awarding system and YOU don't even show up to support it...
Its more like what happened with the naira.

We have to realise that whatever the shortcomings are, we owe a duty our indigenous organisations etc. We owe them a duty to make them big....

Look at the VMAs ever since Kanye ranted on Taylor swift the award became even more popular and celebrities dont miss it....

The only thing we have that comes close to a credible award al the big artists running from it then how will it ever get bigger? How will the world we struggle to get their attention listen to us or know we are serious...

I know tekno was keeping it real....
But as a real gee, he should've mellowed. Ohk now that they have succeeded in killing the headies, what do they think will happen next That BET, MTV etc will start calling them more for awards? Story!!!
We have to appreciate ours, its only through love that we would get the back on track to making it prestigous and credible....
We are blinded by nepotism and appreciation of foreign stuff too much to realise our own baby is drowning....
If big names like wiz etc don't show up to awards how do they think.it will turnout? When they gat the most fans coming to see them perform or win awards or just to see them.

On the other hand I really blame the industry for making some people feel they're bigger than somethings. Look at BET every year grandad's like busta rhymes, jay z, nas, are turnup each year for these awards or your think the awards ARE ALWAYS FAIR to artist performance?? No! But blacks overlook that and know its only through their active support that an award that promotes black culture will stay alive and prestigous.....

The Nigerian is a hater of himself..

And its funny to see people asking who awards help.....yea dey no help anybody....but they were helping people until your fav artist got "cheated"....and how did you respond? By thrashing the award a year later and you think this is how you gona win a Grammy

Love yours....

The only award ceremony that we've ever had that all the stars attended and that was also credible was the Nigerian Music Awards (NMA). Remember that all the stars were members of PMAN back then. Even Fela, who never attended such events, attended the pre-award event. You had to attend the NMA if you were important in the entertainment scene. It was the only music awards ceremony back then and it was organised by the musicians for the musicians.

None of the other awards ceremony has come close to the NMA.

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Business › Re: First Batch Of Lake Rice Recipients by naptu2: 3:30pm On Dec 22, 2016

naptu2: Do you know that Lagos State has acquired farmland in Ogun State and is in discussions with Kogi and other states to acquire more farmland in those areas? Do you know why it is doing this? That's the story of the YES Agricultural Empowerment Scheme for unemployed school leavers and others.

Programmes like these are not as sexy as cable stayed bridge and Eko Atlantic City, so they don't get as much column inches in the newspapers.

[quote author=GARRI (x7)][size=14pt]Lagos acquires 50 hectares of land in Abuja, and Ogun to cultivate food[/size]

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has revealed that the state government has acquired about 50 hectares of land in Abuja and neighbouring Ogun State for cultivation of food to support its agriculture and job-creation scheme.

Fashola made this known on Wednesday while he was speaking about the state government’s agricultural scheme as he was presenting the states 2013 budget estimated at N497.277billion to the State House of assembly.

Admitting the challenge of limited land in the coastal city, the governor stated that “due to the limited amount of land the State has to cultivate, the administration is pursuing a radical alternative of acquiring land for farming outside Lagos.”

According to the Governor, “the administration has already secured 50 hectares in Abuja, and Ogun State which is four times bigger than Lagos in land size for cultivation.” He added that “other States such as Bauchi, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo and Katsina are favourably considering the State’s requests for farm lands.”

The administration is also cultivating 75 hectares of land for rice under its Rice for Jobs programme while the irrigation project to improve, yield and produce rice per hectare is progressing positively in Badagry.

Reeling out his administration’s further achievement in the agricultural sector, the governor stated that the 500 hectares of land was recently allocated for rice farming to feed the Imota Rice mill just as his administration has successfully completed the Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu, the Erikorodo Feed Mill, the Erikorodo Chicken Processing Plant, also in Ikorodu and revitalized Ikorodu Fish Farm Estate.

The governor added that in Epe, the Agric Youth Empowerment Scheme is progressing with the training of a new batch of 200 graduates for whom the Executive Council recently approved the release of N500M that will be given to them shortly along with one hectare of land per farmer to enable them start formal production.

www.channelstv.com/home/2012/10/31/lagos-acquires-50-hectares-of-land-in-abuja-and-ogun-to-cultivate-food/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter[/quote]https://www.nairaland.com/1090048/lagos-acquires-50-hectares-land

[size=14pt]Gov Amosun Allocates 500 Hectares Of Land To Lagos State[/size]

miqos02: The Ogun State Government on Wednesday allocated 500 hectares of land to the Lagos State Government for agricultural purposes.

The government said this in a statement jointly signed by the governors of Ogun and Lagos states, Ibikunle Amosun and Babatunde Fashola, at the end of a meeting between the two states.

The meeting which lasted about one hour was held at the Government House, Oke-Igbein, Abeokuta.

The statement added that the land in Eggua, Yewa North Local Government Area would be used for agricultural development.

It also said the letter of allocation for the land was presented to Fashola during the meeting.

Amosun also handed over Certificate of Occupancy of Iju Water Works to Fashola during the meeting.

The statement reads in part, “The request for agricultural land by Lagos State Government has been granted and a letter of allocation in respect of 500 hectares in Eggua (Yewa North) was presented by Amosun to Fashola.

“The Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) in respect of Iju Water Works was also handed over to the Lagos State Governor, while re-connaissance of Adiyan Water Works land area is ongoing.”

The two governors re-affirmed their committment towards regional integration of the South-West.

src: http://www.punchng.com/news/amosun-fashola-meet-over-boundary-dispute/

https://www.nairaland.com/1084470/gov-amosun-allocates-500-hectares

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Business › Re: First Batch Of Lake Rice Recipients by naptu2: 3:25pm On Dec 22, 2016*

This is probably the most successful of the agricultural scheme that started in 2011.

The Lagos State Government started a lot of schemes for unemployed youths in 2000. Unemployed youths, destitutes, area boys, etc were rehabilitated, trained and in some cases, given loans to start businesses.

c2011, the programme was expanded to include agriculture. Several model farms were established in Badagry, Epe, etc and the rice mill at Imota was expanded.

However, it was discovered that Lagos does not have enough land for farming. The government also wanted the state to be able to produce the food it needs, rather than depend on imported food. So the government signed agreements with several states, including Ogun and Kebbi states, for the acquisition of land and production of food.

Part of the agreement says that citizens of Lagos will beemployed to work on the farms.

https://www.nairaland.com/1085430/lagos-harvest-10000-hectares-land

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Business › Re: First Batch Of Lake Rice Recipients by naptu2: 2:41pm On Dec 22, 2016

LASRRA = Lagos residency card. https://www.nairaland.com/1446102/lagos-state-residents-registration-unveiled

https://www.nairaland.com/2614516/lasrra-lagos-residents-collect-permanent

I guess it's to ensure that you don't buy more than one bag.

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Forum Games › Re: Can You Solve This Puzzle About Places In Lagos? by naptu2(op): 6:32am On Dec 22, 2016*

avicky:
I disagree with your number 5. That should be Oba Akran way not Queen's drive. It's not even as popular as Oba Akran way at Ikeja.

Queen's Drive, Ikoyi is incredibly popular. That's where the Lagos Regatta has been held since the 1970s. The former residence of the Chief Of Naval Staff is there, so also is the former residence of the Commander Brigade of Guards. Sir Louis Ojukwu's former house, Villaska Lodge, is on Queen's Drive, so also is Chief Sunny Odogwu's house.

People go to Queen's Drive to take nice pictures of Victoria Island (across Five Cowrie Creek ) and to take boat rides. The French Embassy/Consulate is also on Queen's Drive. President Babangida renamed it Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, but everybody still calls it Queen's Drive.

Land and seascapes of Queen's Drive have been part of some of the most popular shows on Nigerian TV. The opening theme of Ripples featured a view of Queen's Drive (from a boat on the creek) and it was always shown on Checkmate (the exterior view of the Hatherop ' house is actually the exterior view of Chief Sunny Odogwu's house ).

But it's not about popularity, it's about interpretation of the symbols. The steering wheel = Drive, the crown = Queen. If they had meant Kingsway or Oba Akran Way, it would have been a crown and a street.

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Forum Games › Re: Can You Solve This Puzzle About Places In Lagos? by naptu2(op): 4:03am On Dec 22, 2016

Zealous2710:
5. Kingsway

5. Queen's Drive.

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Forum Games › Re: Can You Solve This Puzzle About Places In Lagos? by naptu2(op): 9:16pm On Dec 21, 2016

avicky:
Okay. What is it then.? Oko oba? I think the other crown should be oba akran way

naptu2:
[size=14pt]Answers [/size]

1) Two bells = ago meji = Alagomeji , Yaba.

2) Admiral + Tea = Admiralty Way, Lekki.

3) A + Papa = Apapa

4) Basket = apere = Alapere

5) Crown + Steering Wheel = Queen + Drive = Queen's Drive, Ikoyi.

6) Mary + land = Maryland , IKeja.

7) Four points = Four Points By Sheraton, Victoria Island.

8 ) Banana + island = Banana Island, Ikoyi

9)

10) Four race horses = Race Course (aka Tafawa Balewa Square )

11) 12 mile markers = Mile 12

12) Farm + crown = farm + king = Oko - Oba

13) A jar = Ajah

14) Alagomeji

15) eye + whip = oju egba = Ojuelegba.

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Forum Games › Re: Can You Solve This Puzzle About Places In Lagos? by naptu2(op): 7:37pm On Dec 21, 2016

avicky:
12 should be Oba Akran

Nope

Travel › Re: Man, Wife, Five Children Crushed To Death By Overspeeding Bus Buried In Benue PX by naptu2: 1:15pm On Dec 21, 2016

Thunderlicious:
I blame the op

And the supermod that repeated the error on the home page.

Travel › Re: Man, Wife, Five Children Crushed To Death By Overspeeding Bus Buried In Benue PX by naptu2: 1:04pm On Dec 21, 2016*

Overspending? How much did the bus spended?

May their souls rest in peace.

Edited. Finally! They've changed the title of the thread.

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Forum Games › Re: Can You Solve This Puzzle About Places In Lagos? by naptu2(op): 12:24pm On Dec 21, 2016

[size=14pt]Answers [/size]

1) Two bells = ago meji = Alagomeji , Yaba.

2) Admiral + Tea = Admiralty Way, Lekki.

3) A + Papa = Apapa

4) Basket = apere = Alapere

5) Crown + Steering Wheel = Queen + Drive = Queen's Drive, Ikoyi.

6) Mary + land = Maryland , IKeja.

7) Four points = Four Points By Sheraton, Victoria Island.

8 ) Banana + island = Banana Island, Ikoyi

9)

10) Four race horses = Race Course (aka Tafawa Balewa Square )

11) 12 mile markers = Mile 12

12) Farm + crown = farm + king = Oko - Oba

13) A jar = Ajah

14) Alagomeji

15) eye + whip = oju egba = Ojuelegba.

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Forum Games › Can You Solve This Puzzle About Places In Lagos? by naptu2(op): 11:43am On Dec 21, 2016

Can you solve this puzzle about places in Lagos? Each item or combination of items represent a place in Lagos. Identify the places.

Credit @yinkanubi on Twitter for the puzzle.

I've solved all but one.

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Sports › Re: Anthony Ujah Weds Elizabeth Ameh In Lagos Court (Photos) by naptu2: 10:59am On Dec 21, 2016

optional1:
HML

but wait oh na only this court/Registry dey the whole Lagos? All court/Registry wedding na this same place shuo

It's not even the only one in Ikoyi. There is another one at the old Eti-Osa Local Government headquarters on Glover Road, which has now been moved to Ikoyi Road.

Music/Radio › Re: List Of 150 Of The Greatest Nigerian Songs By Naptu2 by naptu2(op): 5:06pm On Dec 20, 2016

ottersberger:
Where is William Onyeabor and his former producer, Goddy Oku on this list?.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDjurbi97Qg

They are at number 41.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russian Ambassador To Turkey Assassinated By Turkish Policeman In Ankara by naptu2: 7:18am On Dec 20, 2016

Video of the assassination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e78bewWJpU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATv2Om89fi0

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Crime › Re: Bizzare Video Showing Extreme Molestation Of A Lady At A SA Party Sparks Outrage by naptu2: 6:53am On Dec 20, 2016

1) That's Passa Passa.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passa_Passa

2) This happened in Jamaica, not South Africa.

3) Most of the dancers at Passa Passa events are paid dancers and they are used to daggering and dancing naked. Some of them even become superstars. However, some other (unpaid) members of the public sometimes get involved in the act and are sometimes made to do things that they would not normally do.

4) Promoters make a lot of money from these Passa Passa parties. Apart from the gate fees that they sometimes charge, they also make money from sales of DAD'S of the events (the DAD'S are as popular in the Caribbeans as Nollywood videos are popular in Nigeria ).

Sports › Re: Senegal Demolish Nigeria 8-4 To Win 2016 Copa Lagos (SEE PHOTOS) by naptu2: 11:40am On Dec 19, 2016

Ipisi:
Senegal demolish Nigeria 8-4 in Copa Lagos Final to win 8th Edition of AFCON Beach soccer
Senegal emerged champions of the 8th Edition of AFCON Beach soccer for the fourth time after beating Sand Eagles of Nigeria 8-4 in the final of the 2016 Copa Lagos. Remember this is the second time the Senegalese will beat Nigeria in the final, the first was in Morocco when Nigeria lost 7-4.
Senegal and two time African champions Nigeria will now represent the continent at the 2017.

http://get9jasports..com.ng/2016/12/senegal-demolish-nigeria-8-4-to-win.html

cc Lalasticlala

OAM4J, Mynd44

semid4lyfe, honeric01 Fynestboi Ijebabe Ishilove MissyB3

That's NOT the Copa Lagos. That's the African Beach Soccer Nations Cup. Copa Lagos ended weeks ago. They are two separate tournaments.

Switzerland won the 2016 Copa Lagos.

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