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 Celebrities › Re: Sade Adu Won Grammy Awards Four Times(photos) by naptu2: 5:17pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
Islamicpope:Two nigerians (Babatunde Olatunji and Sikiru Adepoju) have won grammy awards. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babatunde_Olatunji https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikiru_Adepoju 6 Likes |
| Nairaland General › Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by naptu2: 3:46pm On Mar 28, 2016*. Modified: 4:15pm On Mar 28, 2016 |
 Meanwhile I consider the '90s to be the lost decade. There were really cool cinemas in the 1970s and '80s - Kings Cinema on Lagos Island, (what's the name of the cinema at Onikan? Near Nitel's former headquarters) Casino Cinema in Yaba, Penn Cinema in Agege, etc. They all closed down in the '90s. Then the 2000s came and cinema culture returned to Nigeria. There also used to be great malls and department stores in the '70s and '80s - Kingsway, UTC, Leventis, Bhojson, CFAO, etc. They all closed down in the '90s. The only significant mall in Lagos in the '90s was MegaPlaza. Then came the 2000s and malls sprang up everywhere - The Palms, Silverbird Galleria, Onikan City Mall, Ikeja City Mall, etc. Things were really cheap in the '70s and '80s and there were lots of factories operating in Nigeria. Things like Berec Batteries, free scholars bus (LSTC), Okada Air, Silverbird concerts, Bata, etc vanished in the '90s. The '90s was the decade when they started giving Nigerians "special treatment" at airports around the world. It was the decade when creditors started seizing Nigeria Airways planes. It had two of the worst dictatorships in Nigeria's history (Babangida and Abacha) and this was the decade that Lagos roads deteriorated unbelievably (no thanks to Colonel Oyinlola). 6 Likes 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 3:10am On Mar 27, 2016*. Modified: 3:45am On Mar 27, 2016 |
OrlandoOwoh:I think his name is Tony Ibegbuna. The first time I encountered Bisi Olatilo was when Radio Nigeria 3 was being launched in 1989. He anchored most of RN3's programmes at inception. He could anchor a programme in pidgin English, then switch to yoruba for the next programme and then igbo for another programme and he also hosted hausa programmes. |
| Politics › Re: #istandwithbuhari The Beginning Of Sycophancy by naptu2: 12:46pm On Mar 26, 2016 |
Malawian: naptu2: 1 Like 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 6:36am On Mar 26, 2016 |
OrlandoOwoh:In the old days NTA News presenters and even musicians attended the Radio Nigeria Voice Training School. 1 Like |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 4:08am On Mar 26, 2016 |
Topmaike007:She is the CEO of Stella Din Reports. |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 4:07am On Mar 26, 2016 |
OrlandoOwoh:His diction was perfect. They often paired him and Ali Baba during state functions when Obasanjo was president. There was a day in the late '80s or early '90s when I heard Ikenna Ndaguba read the 6am news and Princess Banke Ademola read the 7am news. For a second I thought that there was some kind of national emergency (maybe even a coup), because they were both senior executives by this time and had stopped presenting programmes long before then. I later found out that the junior staff were on strike. His son was my friend (Do you know that Princess Banke Ademola is Justice Adetokunboh Ademola's daughter?). 1 Like 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 3:56am On Mar 26, 2016 |
OrlandoOwoh:Ted Mukoro and Peter Enahoro were on RN 1 and NTA. The person I'm trying to remember was on RN2 1 Like 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: CCT Trial: Why Saraki Cannot Be Allowed To Go Like Tinubu – Justice Umar by naptu2: 7:56am On Mar 25, 2016 |
IsraeliAIRFORCE:The judgement was given more than 90 days ago. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: CCT Trial: Why Saraki Cannot Be Allowed To Go Like Tinubu – Justice Umar by naptu2: 4:41am On Mar 25, 2016 |
Double jeopardy. Section 36 (9) of the constitution. (9) No person who shows that he has been tried by any court of competent jurisdiction or tribunal for a criminal offence and either convicted or acquitted shall again be tried for that offence or for a criminal offence having the same ingredients as that offence save upon the order of a superior court. 78 Likes 12 Shares |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 8:46pm On Mar 24, 2016 |
@OrlandoOwoh. I'm trying to remember the name of a particular RN2 presenter, but I just can't seem to remember it. I can still hear his voice saying things like Governor Melford Okilo and I can remember some of the RN2 jingles that he did, but I just can't remember his name. I think I've written his name on nairaland before, but I couldn't find it with the search tool. But I found something else that I posted before and I think you'll love this. This is a short documentary about Radio Nigeria 2, Martin Street, Lagos. (There's a radio station that's got it all, There is no doubt. Radio Nigeria 2 is the name, Check us out. Radio Nigeria 2 Am, FM Stereo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqhSg_8kSjk 1 Like 1 Share |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 7:56pm On Mar 24, 2016*. Modified: 9:50pm On Mar 24, 2016 |
OrlandoOwoh:Stella Din was probably the best newscaster on Channels TV when they started. She was one of the pioneer staff of SilverBird TV and then she moved on to one other new station (it seems she has a habit of working in brand new stations) before she established her own outfit. Kubanji Direct! That's named after Momoh Kubanji. You've just reminded me of some of the greatest presenters on Radio Nigeria 2 (especially) and 1. RN2 Willy Egbe (Your Willing Willy. Willy Brunch) Sunny Irabor (Sunnyside Up) Ohi Alegbe Jones Usen Ihria Enakhimio (this man almost made me die of laughter with the satirical way in which he insulted Babangida and Akpamgbo on radio after the annulment of the June 12 election) Joseph Akinyemi Johnson (JAJ) Aloma Nwogbe (police diary on Saturday mornings. Why would they air a show that begins with martial music very early in the morning? Don't they know that people might think that there's a coup?) Boniface Onogwu (Boni With The Face) Godwin Asuquo Ndidi Osaka (I Beg Una) Femi Sowoolu Phil Ushie Jim Lawson Maduike Vin Martin Ilo RN 1 Zachary Mohammed (Captain ZM) Manny Onumonu Evelyn Russel Veronica Osawere Of course there were also the legends like Ikenna Ndaguba, Princess Banke Ademola, Christopher Kolade and the doyen of comedy in Nigeria - John Chukwu. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 7:28pm On Mar 24, 2016 |
OrlandoOwoh:I think he was looking at it from a geographical point of view (those states are much bigger than Lagos), but I still think it was a bad decision. It left the NTA without a community station in Lagos. |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 11:58am On Mar 24, 2016 |
UjSizzle:NTA Channel 7 was a community tv station (Channel 5 was for youths and Channel 10 for adults). Around half of their programmes were in yoruba language and the station was located in Tejuosho (channels 5 and 10 were both at Victoria Island). Ben Murray-Bruce killed Channel 7 c2001. He said that there was no need for three NTA stations in Lagos. Channel 10 moved over to Tejuosho and the Tejuosho compound is also now the home of NTA's educational services and children's television workshop. |
| TV/Movies › Re: TVC Or Channels? by naptu2: 11:15am On Mar 24, 2016 |
| Education › Re: Police Interrogates Olaseni Osifala, Queen’s College Teacher For 13 Hours by naptu2: 11:07am On Mar 24, 2016 |
sprinter101:grill 1 - /ɡril/ noun 1. a metal framework used for cooking food over an open fire; a gridiron. verb 1. cook (something) using a grill. 2. subject (someone) to intense questioning or interrogation. 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: #IstandWithBuhari: Kayode Ogundamis Exposes Chinedu Okpalanma by naptu2: 9:20am On Mar 24, 2016 |
Ferdinandu:It's got nothing to do with ethnicity. For example, the clown called Chief Abdullahi Yomi Tokoya is not igbo. Yomi Tokoya started out as a praise singer for Chief MKO Abiola and General Ibrahim Babangida. He published many books and composed many songs in which he praised the two men, eg, General Ibrahim Babangida: a patriotic leader of our people (published in 1988). He eventually wormed his way into General Oladipo Diya's circle and started publishing books in which he condemned Chief Abiola and General Babangida and praised General Abacha. He formed the "General Sani Abacha Movement for Peaceful and Successful Transition Programme" (GESAM '98). In this way he became close to General Abacha. He started spying on General Diya on behalf of Abacha and was one of those that provided information to Abacha that led to the arrest of Diya. However, General Abacha could easily see through Chief Tokoya and he knew that Tokoya was a hustler, a praise singer and that he was unreliable, so he ordered his ADC and his CSO not allow Chief Tokoya into the Aso Rock Villa again. Chief Tokoya repeatedly tried to see General Abacha and he was eventually arrested (in January 1998) and linked to the 1997 coup. He was released by General Abubakar (after Abacha's death) and he filed a petition at the Oputa Panel against Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Brigadier Sabo, claiming that they prevented him from seeing Abacha and had him arrested and tortured. He then tried to withdraw the petition when he realised that Al-Mustapha and Sabo came prepared to disgrace him. He sang christian worship songs and claimed that he had forgiven Sabo and Mustapha and told Mustapha to repent. However, Mustapha and Sabo opposed his attempt to withdraw the petition because Yomi Tokoya had already damaged their reputation and they should have the right to respond to the allegations and clear their name. They tendered books, audio and video evidence that showed that Tokoya was a praise singer (in one book he is praising Abiola and in the next book he is condemning him. He did the same thing to Generals Babangida and Diya). They also tendered Abacha's letter to the ADC and CSO in which Abacha wondered why they allowed Tokoya into the Aso Rock Villa, despite the fact that he had previously ordered them not to. He again warned them that he didn't want to see Tokoya in the Villa again. Father Kukah wondered how such characters could easily gain access to the Presidency. Chief Tokoya was thoroughly disgraced. He vanished and reappeared in 2011 as the ANPP candidate for the Lagos State gubernatorial elections. He spent most of the 2011 Lagos governorship debate praising Governor Fashola and basically repeating what Fashola was saying (he even said "Eko o ni baje" ). It was so bad that one of the members of the panel asked him why he was contesting the elections if he felt that Fashola had done so well (Tokoya muttered some gibberish about constructive criticism). Olisa Agbakoba tried to confront him about his reputation as a praise singer, but he skilfully dodged the question. It's not about ethnicity. There are praise singers everywhere. Here is a video of Tokoya singing christian worship songs at the Oputa Panel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkVnWyekJ2s 4 Likes 5 Shares |
| Politics › Re: #IstandWithBuhari: Kayode Ogundamis Exposes Chinedu Okpalanma by naptu2: 8:19am On Mar 24, 2016 |
obailala:Before them there was Yomi Tokoya - General Ibrahim Babangida: a patriotic leader of our people. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Education › Re: Lagos Probes Pupil’s Floggings By Principal, Teachers by naptu2: 8:10am On Mar 23, 2016 |
[size=14pt]Lagos State Government bans flogging of students and apprentices.[/size] [quote author=DGI-PLUS]THANKS to the recent legislation passed in Lagos State by the administration of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, the caning, beating or physical torture of school students, and of workplace apprentices, has been outlawed entirely, and declared both illegal and criminally culpable throughout that state. This recognition accorded the basic human rights of Lagos State’s children, by Governor Fashola, is, without question, one of the most constructive, progressive and profoundly humanitarian initiatives ever set forth into law by any Nigerian elected leader, since the nation’s 1960 independence. A simple internet search yields an abundance of thoroughly documented medical evidence, which unambiguously links the “punitive” beating of human beings to very severe and permanently debilitating injuries that range from blindness-inducing eye damage, to life-long paralysis of the legs, possible from SINGLE blunt-force cane impacts to the sciatic nerve, which runs close to the spine in the lower back, just beneath the skin. A research paper recently published by the Department of Ophthalmology, at the College of Health Sciences in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, cited a four-year study which concluded that an astonishing 30.3% of all eye injuries, presented at that hospital alone, by children aged between 5 and 15 years old, were DIRECTLY attributed to caning or whipping attacks that went horribly wrong, either in schools or at home. From a purely medical standpoint, there is NO safe area of the human body suitable for assault with a stick or other blunt-force weapon. Just as easily as a cane-strike to the lower back carries the potential to inflict lifetime lower limb paralysis on the victim, an errant stick, whip or belt-buckle impact to the wrist is equally liable to fracture, deform or displace the delicate wrist carpal bones that articulate within very tight tolerances, thus degrading forever the wrist’s flexibility and range of motion. Caning the hands of a student, such that permanent bone injury and loss of flexibility to the hands results, would effectively END whatever aspirations the victim may have held of becoming a surgeon later in life. The disastrous effects of losing one’s sight or mobility to a caning incident would be no less life-destroying, and require no elaboration. The injurious psychological effects, of exposing children to physical brutality in the name of discipline, can last a lifetime, but do also manifest behaviorally in the short term, as illustrated by the extremely high prevalence of school-yard bullying of juniors by senior students, whose own corporal punishment and physical torture by school authority figures imparts a misconception of normalcy to the use of violence as a tool to gain “respect” and the illusion of compliance. In nearby Ghana, by way of comparison, where all forms of corporal punishment have been outlawed for decades, school-yard bullying is virtually non-existent, while a very high level of orderliness and discipline is maintained in Ghanaian secondary schools, without any recourse to violence by school authorities. Unsurprisingly, the Ghanaian education system remains one of the best in Africa today, producing highly proficient graduates who are in great demand globally. Governor Fashola’s administration has boldly righted a festering injustice that has for decades been perpetrated against Nigerian children enrolled in schools nationwide, as well as in places of trade apprenticeship. Once again, Governor Fashola lives up to his billing as a leader far ahead of his time, now by endorsing the imperative to safeguard the BASIC human rights of Nigeria’s most important citizens – her children. For the betterment of Nigerian youth enrolled in schools and workplaces across the entire federation, the stellar, inspirational example just set by Governor Fashola is one well worthy of emulation, as it stands to swiftly transform Nigeria’s primary and secondary educational systems for the infinitely better. Striking any adult person with a stick or other weapon constitutes a violent criminal offence statutorily classified as Felony Assault and Battery, for which jail sentences can be imposed after a fair trial, under Nigerian law. On the unassailable premise that schools exist to prepare students for life as productive, civilized and peaceful citizens of law-abiding societies, that fundamental prohibition of violence against adults must be extended to govern all conduct towards children within schools and workplaces throughout any nation that embraces human rights for human beings of every age demographic. http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52597:bravo-to-lagos-over-childrens-rights&catid=67:you-report-lagos&Itemid=583[/quote]https://www.nairaland.com/708677/lagos-state-outlaws-flogging-students |
| Politics › Re: Channels Tv Gradually APC Mouth Piece.A Call For Public Observations. by naptu2: 10:29pm On Mar 22, 2016 |
karcan: Osezua: CyberWolf: Enahi: Prince Tony Momoh (the former information minister in the 1980s) or Mr John Momoh (the former newscaster in the 1980s)? Prince Tony Momoh is a lawyer, journalist and politician. He was the editor of the Daily Times in the 1970s, minister of information in the 1980s (he promised that Dele Giwa's murder would be investigated) and chairman of the Congress For Progressive Change in the 2010s. He had a famous confrontation with Gani Fawehinmi at the Oputa Panel when the panel was investigating Dele Giwa's death. Mr John Momoh was an NTA newscaster in the 1980s (he usually read the 9 o'clock news). He was the first host of Tonight At Nine. He established Channels Television in the 1990s and is currently its CEO. They are both from Edo State, but they are not related. 2 Likes 1 Share |
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