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This next section reminds me of a time when things were cheaper. Coca Cola @ 10 kobo, then over the years it went up to 50 kobo. How much is it now?


Below 10 kobo

naijababe: I am telling you, it was an absolute waste of time as far as I was concerned.It was on par with 'Lin lin' the egun news on NTA 7 that my stepmum listened to sometimes.

@ naptu, your sisters are my kind jare

Hahahahahahahaha! @ Lin Lin.
Gosh! NTA Channel 7! You just reminded me of Feyikogbon.

Neither of them is late. Skidd is an executive at Silverbird, while Mustapha Amego works at National Geographic/Discovery Channel.

Ishilove: There was this presenter that wore glasses. The guy is late now. Was that Mustapha?

His favourite line was "hit me hit me"

Now you've got me confused. Mustapha was the one who wore glasses, but if I remember correctly, Skidd was the one who had the catch phrase "hit me, hit me".

naijababe: ^ Mustapha Amego I remember. I hated that show, used to find it so boring.

Lol! My sisters also thought that it was boring.

Desola: Yes! Yes!! Spot on!!

Mustapha Amego! Was he the tall dark one with jerry curls?

Yes.

Nitel. In 1985 the Post & Telecoms Department (P&T) was split into the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) and the Nigerian Posts Limited (Nipost).

I remember having to wait for "dial tone" before I can make a call. In the afternoon on a weekday you might have to wait for up to 45 minutes before you get dial tone. On a saturday or sunday morning you'd get dial tone immediately.

The area codes:

Ikoyi = 68
Victoria Island = 61
Festac = 88
Ikeja = 9* (I think it was 97)
Lagos Island = 62
Etc.

You had to call the operator first before you could make an out of state call. Sometimes you had to book a call, eg I want to call someone in the US (or Ghana, or Jos, or Enugu). I'd call the operator, give her the name and number of the person I want to call and she would tell me when to expect the call (eg, an hour later). An hour later the operator would call the US, make the connection, call me and connect me to the person in the US.

Special numbers (my favourite numbers).

199 = Emergency (fire, ambulance or police)

198 = Ring back (you call the number, wait for the tone and replace the receiver when you hear the tone. Your phone would ring back at you).

19* = Speaking clock.

I remember when we had the Nitel phone booths (coin boxes). Vandals used to break into the boxes to steal the coins.

A Nitel man was working at Odunlami (the national switching centre on Lagos Island) late at night. One of his former colleagues who had retired years ago suddenly appeared in front of him.

Nitel man: Ol' boy wetin you do here (offering his hand for a handshake).

His face became acquainted with the former colleague's hand. It was a massive slap.

Former colleague: "Everybody put up your hands and stop what you are doing!"

It was then that the nitel man realised that his former colleague was dressed in military fatigues. This was a coup!

I wanted to get a recent pic of skid (the executive), but I couldn't, instead I got their album covers.

1) Skidd Ikemefuna (Mc Skiddo)

2) Mustapha Amego

Desola: kai! The mention of 'tandi guarana' took me back to the good old days when I would feign illness so that I would be exempt from going to church an stay back home to watch sunday rendezvous.

Does anyone remember the presenter's name?

There were three presenters.

Skid Ikemefuna: if I remember correctly, he was the first presenter. He released an album under the name "Mc Skiddo". He later became a pastor. He is now an executive with the Silverbird Group

Mustapha Amego: To me he was the best presenter that the show ever had. He also released an album.

Sylva (sp) Oforgu: he later had his own show on NTA Channel 10.

1980s commercials shown on the NTA.


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


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD6WyYyufuI

Ishilove: I know junior and pretty, kally ikpe, alex o and alex zitto, danny wilson and co. I have NEVER heard of this group in my entire life

Yes! The molue song was done by the group "Too Low For Zero". Now I have to remember who sang "run jerry, run jerry, run, run, run".

brokoto: this nation has really fawked up our minds. we do not see anything good in monorails again. anyway, its my state and i'm proud of it. the bad roads in our country is not peculiar to Port-Harcourt alone so haters just take a chill pill. my only problem is that it might not be completed in Amaechi's tenure and the next governor might abandon it [size=16pt]NO[/size]

Bedford trucks were sold by UAC motors (they were probably the most popular trucks/lorries in Nigeria).

The trucks were also used to transport people (Bolekaja). When the government banned bolekaja, the owners simply took them to panel beaters who converted them to buses (molue). The 911 variety of molue came later.

Ishilove: The year was 1998. My unruly neighbours sighted their target and positioned themselves.

The target got closer.

The ragamuffins aimed and let it fly. Unfortunately, the banger missed and landed in the target's shopping bag where a live chicken lay upside down tied by the feet.

The hapless chicken was instantly blown into feathery chunks by the powerful "Enersto Gbmf" knockout.

The target's enraged bellows could be heard for kilometers around.

'Someone' ratted on the mischief makers and they were apprehended and given a sound trashing; their parents made to replace the murdered chicken.

Guess who the treacherous Deep Throat of a lil' snitch was?

Yep, you guessed right.

Enigma: Ah, I also want to add about Moluẹ (sorry I can't go back to the page some way back)

The photos were of a later type of Moluẹ called 911 (i.e. Mercedes Benz 911 bus); the original Moluẹ was actually a bit smaller than the 911 and I believe was phased out earlier. The 911 had the nickname "Ọsa straight" (lagoon straight) because one fell from a bridge into the lagoon in a tragic accident.

By the way, there is a nice song from the 80s dedicated to the Moluẹ that goes partly "Moluẹ, Lagos city transport" etc; the group (a couple of guys also had another song called "Ọmọta agbalagba" (Old thug). Unfortunately I can't immediately recall the group's name.


Looking for music by Alex O and Alex Zitto,

The smaller bus is the Bedford Bus.

Chai! I'll get that name for you soon. I had to search for it 2 weeks ago when I thread reminded me of Emphasis (the first Nigerian group to rap in pidgin english). There was also a raga song (circa 1989) that had the chorus "run jerry, run jerry, run, run, run. I can't remember the name of the group that sang it.

UACN above. I forgot to add -

UAC has helped to nurture the fortunes of some of Nigeria's wealthiest families.

1) Dantata/Dangote: Alhassan Dantata's business got a big boost when he got contracts to supply UAC (Royal Niger Company) groundnuts, kola nuts, etc.

2) Murray-Bruce: Mulligan Murray-Bruce (Ben Bruce's father) was a UAC executive who did so well that upon retiring he was given Domino Stores to run.

3) Abebe: Sir Christopher Abebe (Stella Obasanjo's father) was Chairman of UAC (also Chairman of Nigerian Breweries) in the 1960s/'70s. He did so well, that several UAC and Nigerian Breweries facilities are named after him (Abebe Court, Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi and Abebe Village, Igamu).

Enigma: Superb work naptu2 (and others); simply fantastic thread. Una really really do well . . . . and tap, and river sef!

Re Sura de tailor song, more lines go

Sura de tailor
Ẹspat in sọọrọ and buba o (expert in . . )
A trayal will kọnfins you (a trial will convince . . . )


Re planta ad, further line of the song goes

'The rich creamy Planta with that best butter taste for you'


One or two things (out of gazillions) I'd like to see

Advert for Schweppes Bitter Lemon ("it's a fresh cool world . . . etc; 17 kobo a bottle of the shelf, liquid contents only)

Desperate for this one: Igbo song by Tony Okoroji (translated 'I will buy lace for my mama' etc etc) possibly called "mama and papa" from album of same name.

Thank you, thank you and thank you sooo much!

Schweppes Golden Orange was my favourite! I was broken hearted when it disappeared from the market.

Thanks for the lyrics too. Reminded of Sura and Major.

UAC

The United African Company (one of the successors of the Royal Niger Company) was the largest non-oil company in Nigeria in the 1970s and '80s. Being the Chairman of UAC or the Managing Director of Shell (the largest oil company) was just like being the President of Nigeria (indeed, Chief Ernest Shonekan, who was UAC Chairman, was selected to be the Head of State and Head of the Interim National Government of Nigeria). One of my favourite past times was to enumerate the various UAC subsidiaries and brands. At various times they have included: -



1) Bordpak: Paper packaging, including packaging for ice creams, fruit juices, etc)

2) Federated Motors Industries Ltd: Bedford trucks, etc. It later became a part of UAC motors.

3) Kingsway Stores of Nigeria Ltd: Department stores, malls, supermarkets, snackbars, etc. (I have a picture of one of their adverts, but I'm having problems posting it).

4) Kingsway Chemists of Nigeria Ltd.

5) G.B Ollivant (Nigeria) Ltd: Grocery & hardware store.

6) UAC (Technical) Ltd: Industrial machines, heavy duty electricity generators, etc.

7) Premier Packaging Ltd

UAC properties: 1004 Estate, Golden Tulip Hotel (former Festac '77/Durbar Hotel), UAC Pleasure Gardens, Abebe Court, Cable Point Estate Lekki, etc.

9) Spring Waters Nigeria: SWAN Spring Water, Gossy, SWAN Orange, Pineapple and Apple (It later became a part of UAC Foods).

10) UAC Motors: GM Nigeria (Isuzu, Chevrolet and Cadillac), Niger Motors, etc

11) MDS Logistics: Haulage, etc, primarily for UAC subsidiaries.

12) Vono: Mattresses, pillows, bed frames, foam products, etc.

13) AJ Seward: "For skin, hair and beauty care" (hair cream, body lotion, face powder, pomade, etc. I can't remember the brand names).

14) CAP PLC (previously known as Chemical and Allied Products Limited, CAPL): Paints and other chemical products. (Forgive me, I've just got to sing)

CAPL you and me/ we all believe in quality/ there are all kinds of people in the CAPL family.

15) UAC Foods: Gala Sausage Rolls, Kingsway Rendezvous, MR Biggs, Satis Beaf Sausage, Funtime Coconut Chips, Funtime Cup Cakes, Supreme Ice Cream, Wall's Ice Cream (forgive me, I've got to sing)

Wall's Ice Cream especially creamy/ Wall's Ice Cream such fun to eat/ Wall's Ice Cream is good for you/ Wall's Ice Cream the cream of ice creams.

And many more.

OP, please can I add your pictures to the collection of pictures on this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/1062509/nigeria-good-bad-beautiful-ugly/27 (Nigeria: The good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly)?

Flashlight Banger.

A couple were at a dark junction, probably whispering sweet nothings to each other. We were on the other side of the wall, positioning ourselves.

The first banger exploded on the north side of the street and the couple ran southwards. They had only taken a few steps when the second banger exploded on the south side of the street. The couple stood transfixed. More bangers exploded across the four cardinal points. The boy fled, leaving the girl behind. It was quite wicked, but I couldn't stop laughing.

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The local thug stood at the junction. Although he was just in his mid-teens he was already quite infamous across the neighbourhood. Some people were scared of him. Not me.

I watched from afar as he donned the (egungun) masquerade outfit. He and his gang started extorting money from passersby. I saw an opportunity

I went into the compound, got my flashlight banger and was about to strike, when one of the security guards saw me. He encouraged me. I lit that thing and threw it over the wall.

I actually heard them run! Egungun run? Abomination! But he ran.

Curious, I went to the gate. I was behind the gate and behind the guards. He finally came to the gate and started issuing threats at me. I was happy!

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It was around 7:30 at night. I snuck up behind the block of flats. They were at the taps, fetching water. I could recognise their voices. I needed one last fix of adrenaline before going home.

I snuck up really close, but they still didn't know I was there. I lit one and using my favourite pitching move, let it fly. I heard someone exclaim "banger!" And buckets and slippers hitting the ground. I didn't wait to see the result. I'll find out tomorrow. Right now, I'm going HOME!

Katsumoto: Naptu

Fantastic thread.

I am guessing you are a Lagos Prince like Dudu_Negro (Negro_ntns).

Do you have any material on Popo Aguda (I am sure you know the place well)?

Perhaps Dudu_Negro can provide some material as well.

Thank you very much. Hopefully I'll have something on the Campos area by tomorrow morning.

naijababe: ONWARD notebook! Yay!!!

O - Ole
N - Ni
W - Wale
A - Aji
R - Ruler
D - Dada

E - Ede
X - times
E - Ede
R - Rashidi
C - Coni
I - Iya
S - Segun
E - Elere
B - Boolu
O - Odabo
O - Odabo
K - Kayode

Apex Mill
Onward Paper Mill

Oxford Cabin Biscuits.

Cadbury's Chocolate Spread.

Should nairalanders interview GEJ?

https://www.nairaland.com/1107383/seun-reno-wtf-why-twitter

Bazooka Joe

1) Developing 8 (D8) is an economic organisation, not a religious organisation.

2) It was founded in 2007.

3) All the member states have large muslim populations.

4) The 2010 D8 summit was held in Abuja Nigeria.

5) It is 28 years since a Nigerian head of state visited Pakistan.

6) Nigerian Presidents have attended D8 summits at various times since the organisation was founded (eg, Yar'Adua in 2007 and Jonathan as host in 2010).


7) Section 10 of the 1999 constitution states:

10. The Government of the Federation or of a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion.

Africola

lumeneng22: .What kind of pet, is it the abacha's lion that was inherited by abdulsalam and by obj and by yaradua carry over to jona? Abegi make them give ratpoison to them is a waste of money.

They also have the ostriches and peacocks. Some were killed during the bird flu crisis (Obasanjo era), but more were purchased afterwards.