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Politics › Re: Bayelsa New Flag: Jonathan Must Speak - Lawyers by naptu2: 12:10pm On Aug 29, 2012
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Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 6:56pm On Aug 24, 2012
Alright, it's time to hear your theory. If the fall didn't kill her, what did?
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 6:54pm On Aug 24, 2012
DaGrin was involved in a car accident. A few days later his manager said that he was getting better. They showed a picture of him sitting up in bed. A few days after that picture was taken, DaGrin died. What do you think killed him?
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 6:42pm On Aug 24, 2012
When this was going on, he told his mother that he wanted to activate the wire; but she said he should let the police go into the compound as long as they had a search warrant. Also, she said if they didn’t come with one, he should be ready to wage a total war with them. Of course, it turned out that the policemen did not come with a search warrant and they came in company with many soldiers.
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 6:21pm On Aug 24, 2012
Was it on the same day that Fela’s mother was killed?

Yes, the soldiers killed his mother on that day. They came in with arms and were prepared to kill everybody in sight. Immediately they started shooting, I went to hide in the toilet. But they found me and beat the hell out of me. I saw them go upstairs to Fela’s mother and carry her. At that point, I was in pains and half-conscious. But I knew they threw her downstairs. They were really determined to kill.
Read it carefully and answer the following question.

If I shot a man on tuesday and the man was hospitalised and eventually died from the wounds on friday and someone asked you when was the man killed (not when did he die) and who killed him; what would you say?
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 6:10pm On Aug 24, 2012
The soldiers were wrong to try to enter Fela's house without a warrant. Worse still, they tried to scale the fence. How could he be sure that they were not criminals disguised as soldiers? He electrified his fence to protect himself from criminals and hoodlums (armed robbery was rampant in Lagos @ that time) and he was well within his rights to do so.
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 5:42pm On Aug 24, 2012
30 October 2010  

Fela slept with me more than his other 27 wives - Kevwe

By CHUX OHAI and ADA ONYEMA - Nigeriafilms.com

On the wings of the 2010 Felabration that just ended in Lagos, one of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s wives, Kevwe, speaks with CHUX OHAI and ADA ONYEMA about her life with the late Afrobeat musician. How did you meet Fela? I used to take food to an uncle of mine known as Gabriel Okpaku. He had a studio. I would take the food to him there. One day, when I got to the studio, he locked me in the dark room and walked away, leaving me in company with Fela, who was visiting him at the time. I had sex with Fela that day. Later, Fela said he wouldn’t like me to live in the same house as his boys in the Mosalasi area. He took me to his first wife, Remi, who was Femi’s mother. The first day I saw her, I was shocked because she was very light and her hair was as long as that of a white woman. Fela left me in her care and asked her to take care of me. I told her everything about myself and she said that if I should take her word and be like a daughter to her, there would not be any problem.

Which year was this?

That was in 1972. He had just recorded the popular album, Shakara.

Did you eventually marry Fela officially?

Yes, I did. I was one of the 27 women Fela married in one day. His friend took us to his house first before we were taken to a high court for the wedding. The people at the court said we were underage and that Fela should be arrested for even thinking of luring us into marriage. Eventually, they threw us out and we went to his friend’s office and from there to the late Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti’s residence. By that time, Fela’s house had been burned down. So he rented a hotel where 12 herbalists were invited to conduct the wedding ceremony.

Which one of Fela’s house was burnt? Was it the one in Mosalasi?

Yes.

Were you living with Fela then?

Yes.

Can you describe what happened?

I was an eyewitness. What happened was this: Femi was learning to drive a car. On his way back, the police arrested him for one reason or the other. The policemen who made the arrest argued with Fela’s boys, who appeared to be drunk at the time. A fight ensued and one of the policemen fell to the ground. The others ran to nearby Abalti Army Barracks and reported the matter to some soldiers. Before the soldiers arrived, the boys had already gone into hiding inside Fela’s compound. The police came in and told Fela that they wanted to arrest his boys. But Fela said he was not going to allow that and they threatened to bring in the army. By this time, Fela had fortified his residence, which was walled, with a live electric wire and anybody that touched the wire would be electrocuted to death. When this was going on, he told his mother that he wanted to activate the wire; but she said he should let the police go into the compound as long as they had a search warrant. Also, she said if they didn’t come with one, he should be ready to wage a total war with them. Of course, it turned out that the policemen did not come with a search warrant and they came in company with many soldiers. All of them surrounded Fela’s compound at once. He had no choice other than to turn on the electricity, thereby activating the wire on the fence. In the process, some soldiers were electrocuted. That was why their colleagues came back forcefully and threw fire into the generator that supplied the electricity and the generator burned out. Having destroyed the power generator, the soldiers were able to gain entry into Fela’s home. When they got in, they shot five girls to death instantly. I still remember their names. They were Patience, Kemi, Kehinde and Taiwo, alongside two white men, who were standing at the front gate of the compound. I didn’t remember anything else until I woke up to see myself in Abalti barracks.

Was it on the same day that Fela’s mother was killed?

Yes, the soldiers killed his mother on that day. They came in with arms and were prepared to kill everybody in sight. Immediately they started shooting, I went to hide in the toilet. But they found me and beat the hell out of me. I saw them go upstairs to Fela’s mother and carry her. At that point, I was in pains and half-conscious. But I knew they threw her downstairs. They were really determined to kill.

After you got married to Fela, what happened?

After the marriage ceremony, we went to Ghana for the honeymoon.

All the 27 wives?

Yes, all the 27 wives with Alex Conde, the one that married the late Chief Okotie Eboh’s daughter. He took us to Ghana for the honeymoon and from there Fela brought other girls. The other wives were always jealous because Fela paid a lot of attention to me. Fela used to tell us to smoke marijuana or he would not accept us as his own people.

Were you smoking marijuana before you married him?

No. He introduced me to smoking. Whenever I refused to smoke, he would get angry and disgrace me in public.

What made you think that the other women were jealous?

They were jealous because Fela used to ask after me in my absence and he never allowed anybody else to sit in the front seat of his car. He took me out for shopping always and showered me with gifts of expensive clothes. Apart from that, I could walk in at anytime and demand anything from him and I could drive any of the cars in his compound whenever I wanted them.

Is it true that you used juju to charm Fela?

It is not true, I never used juju on him.

Did your parents approve of your marriage to Fela?

No.

How many children did you have for him?

But for Femi’s mother, Remi, I would not have been able to give birth to my son. She took me to her hospital at Apongbon and the doctors washed my womb and I got pregnant again. I had my baby and came back with the child and Fela’s other wives were saying that the child did not belong to him. But Fela took the child, turned him upside down and declared that he was his son. He named him Fela in 1982. I want to do DNA test because it is a test of life. Let’s say the truth because the truth will set us free.

Are you suggesting that there is more to this issue?

Yes, because there is a relative of Fela concerned.

We were living in the same house with the mother and two sisters, I was very close to his sisters. He had loved me since the first day I set foot in their home. He was always playing with me and from there we started sleeping with each other. I used to prepare his meals. His favourite meal was fried plantain, beans and eggs. Even his best friend used to come and call me for him. One thing about him is that he is a very jealous person. He didn’t even want me to talk to any of Fela’s girls and Fela too is the possessive type. I was so afraid and so, I could not cope.

How come you were sleeping with both Fela and his relative?

Once, the relative told Fela bluntly that he wanted to marry me. Later, Fela called me to ask me to marry him. I told him I couldn’t do that because he was still alive. He said if I refused to marry him that it was going to be over between both of us. I couldn’t say anything and ever since that episode, he started fighting me.

When you had this child, did you let the relative know that it belonged to him?

He knew. He used to come and carry the child. What transpired between us threw a wedge between us and he stopped speaking to me.

So Fela’s other wives were right when they said the boy was not Fela’s son.

They lied because they said the baby belonged to one big-man in the society. It wasn’t true. The baby did not belong to him, but to Fela’s relative. I’m not a harlot.

Is the relative aware of this?

I have told him about it. Even I took my son to him during my last visit.

Did he accept responsibility for the boy?

He told me that he was going to do a DNA test and sue me. I told him to go ahead and do the DNA test and sue whoever he wants to sue. I’m ready to go to any level with him. But nobody should torment me. Right now, right now I am not allowed to receive visitors in the house when my son came the other day, He was showned the way out of the house.

Who is Mama Mosun?

She is the one they call Najite or Damiregba Anikulapo-Kuti. She has made herself Fela’s only surviving wife in the house, whereas she is not.

How old is your son?

He is 28 years old now.

Where is he now?

He is in Lagos. He used to attend Babcock University.

Who has been funding his education?

My godmother, Mrs. Aduke Bademosi.

Why did it take you so long to make this revelation?

Because I swore on oath to late the Remi Anikulapo-Kuti that I would not spoil anything for her, as long as she was alive. We had an agreement that I could go ahead and spill it after her death. She was a great woman and I respect her a lot.

Aren’t you going against your promise to her now?

No. It was her dream to see the relative of Fela and I settle down as man and wife.

She wanted you to marry Fela’s relative?

Yes, she wanted me to marry Fela’s relative. She used to tell me that Fela’s relative was very fond of me. She was even the one that took me to the hospital to save my pregnancy. She was always there for me.

You abandoned your son, didn’t you?

I did not abandon him.

So what happened?

After Fela named my child, one of the wives poisoned my baby’s food. Unknown to her, I had seen her do it and decided to drop the feeder. Unfortunately, another house mate mistakenly took the feeder and fed her own baby the poison and the baby died. That was how I left Fela’s house.

When did you leave Fela’s house?

That was in 1982.

Between 1982 and now, where have you been and what have you been doing?

Well, I have been in England.

Are you back to Nigeria?

I will say fully because I don’t want to reveal more secret.

Did you come home when Fela died?

Yes, I was here for his burial. That day was very dark.

It’s been more than a decade since Fela died, how do you keep body and soul together?

It’s by God’s grace.

Do have any plan to remarry?

I will remarry if I see somebody that will love me the way Fela did.

You haven’t told us your age

I’m 50 years old.

At the time Fela died, there was this rumour that he died of complications arising from HIV/AIDS infection. What was your reaction when you heard it?

It was a lie.

When you heard it, were you not afraid?

I wasn’t afraid because I had faith in what I believe in. If he died of AIDS, how come it did not affect me? Fela had slept with me more than anyone else in that house. I should be the first person to be infected with HIV/AIDS.

Really?

Yes.

Have you gone for HIV/AIDS test?

I did all the tests in England. There is nothing wrong with me. I’m healthy. I’m a nurse.

While in England, did you date anyone?

There was Nicholas. Since I came here, I have had other people, too.

Do you still smoke Indian hemp?

No, I have stopped.


http://m.modernghana.com/mobile/9342/4/fela-slept-with-me-more-than-his-other-27-wives-ke.html
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 5:39pm On Aug 24, 2012
BizBooks: I remember the interview you're talking of. It is on YouTube. But you have to take it with a
pinch of salt because that's Fela's version of what happened. As several journalists who
witnessed the event as it occurred have reported, Fela electrified his fence and gate making
it extremely dangerous for the soldiers to get in.
Yes, in the interview I watched, Fela said that he electrified the fence.

Found the newspaper interview.
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 5:09pm On Aug 24, 2012
I'm searching for an interview Fela granted in which he described what happened on that day (I'd be happy if anybody can find it on Youtube and post it here).

There's also a detailed newspaper interview with one of Fela's girls who was present on the day this happened. According to her, it all started from a traffic dispute between Femi (who was learning to drive) and a soldier or policeman.
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 5:05pm On Aug 24, 2012
Andrew Young was never sec-gen. He was American ambassador to the UN (also a former mayor of Atlanta). He is a close friend of OBJ (this was helpful during the whole Rhodesia crisis in the '70s).

I watched an interview with a retired British diplomat (civil servant). He said he felt like slapping and strangling Joe Garba when Garba made his speech on the Rhodesia crisis. I thought to my self, this wiry civil servant wanted to slap and strangle a soldier/sportsman? Good luck to him.
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 4:51pm On Aug 24, 2012
Aha! He served as president of the UN General Assembly from 1989 to 1990 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nanven_Garba
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 4:40pm On Aug 24, 2012
[quote author=Ile-Ife]who is the brigadier general behind OBJ?[/quote]That's Major General Joseph Nanven Garba (RIP).

He was commander of the Federal Guards (Dodan Barracks) on July 29th 1966. He ensured that no Igbo soldier died @ Dodan Barracks on that day.

When Brigadier Ogundipe gave an order to a northern NCO, the NCO said "I don't take orders from you until my commander comes". His commander was Joe Garba.

Garba loved basketball and was a member of the national team (he initially set up the basketball court @ Dodan Barracks).

Joe Garba was one of the three officers that conceived and staged the coup that brought Murtala Mohammed to power (he was Brigade of Guards commander and Gowon's CSO @ the time).

He was foreign minister during the Murtala/Obasanjo regime.

He served as president of the. . . Was it the UN General Assembly or the Security Council . . In the early 1990s.
Politics › Re: Who Killed Funmilayo Ransome-kuti (Fela's Mother)? by naptu2: 3:08pm On Aug 24, 2012
clemmonce: i fear this your story. technology to electrify fence don dey dat time? na in the 70s oga. kul down
He is actually quite right. The fence was electrified. Anytime a soldier tried to scale the fence he would receive a nasty shock. The soldiers went to ECN and got them to turn off the power before they could scale the fence.

I need to go through my records of the Oputa Panel. I remember that Femi Falana asked Obasanjo about the Danjuma order, but I can't remember what OBJ's answer was.
Politics › Re: Force Inevitable If Mali Talks Fail, Says Nigeria by naptu2: 1:01pm On Aug 24, 2012
taharqa: There is a DIRECT nexus bw d terroists in Mali and AQIM in Algeria nd BH in Nigeria?why do u tink BH is currently on d run if not 4 d fact dat d contacts nd help they were previously getting 4rm outside in terms of men, money and resources are bn cut-off by d military nd intelligence services in cooperatn wit oda coun3s in d region. Ask Pakistan wot it had had to bear cos of Afganistan in its backyard; ask Kenya d no of bombs dat hv gone off in its land cos of Somali nd why its army is nw fighting in Somali against al Shabab. Global terroists like al Queda usuali seek 4 Weak/Poor coun3s nd regions as dier base 4rm where they spread terror. They re currently running away 4rm Afganistan, Yemen nd Somali cos of d drones nd hv ran to northern Mali(by d way, most of these terroists are not Malians but ppl 4rm across d islamic world including BH Nigerians) and sm of u re foolishly saying cos of ignorance dat 9jeria shld not be concernd? This is d one time dat 9jeria's interventn in oda coun3s mks a lot of sense cos any foothold of global terroists in Mali or d Sahel coun3s will spell DOOM 4 9jeria nd West Africa. not only will current terroist acts in 9ja escalate but d BH thing as it is will be a child's play.

Nigeria "played" the USA when they were putting huge pressure on us to intervene in Somali; we kept telling them that we will intervene. Till this day we havent sent troops there cos our immediate interests were not in jeopardy and also cos there were real risks of intervening in alShabaab-invested Somali. In this case however, we MUST be engaged cos it is critical for our current and future stability.

There are certainly some demerits though in intervening but we may have no choice really cos allowing an international group of terroists to turn our background into another Afganistan would be a most cravious error. The Negotiations and souring up of the govt in Mali is the first good step.
Exactly
Politics › Re: Force Inevitable If Mali Talks Fail, Says Nigeria by naptu2: 12:16pm On Aug 24, 2012
taharqa: There is a DIRECT nexus bw d terroists in Mali and AQIM in Algeria nd BH in Nigeria?why do u tink BH is currently on d run if not 4 d fact dat d contacts nd help they were previously getting 4rm outside in terms of men, money and resources are bn cut-off by d military nd intelligence services in cooperatn wit oda coun3s in d region. Ask Pakistan wot it had had to bear cos of Afganistan in its backyard; ask Kenya d no of bombs dat hv gone off in its land cos of Somali nd why its army is nw fighting in Somali against al Shabab. Global terroists like al Queda usuali seek 4 Weak/Poor coun3s nd regions as dier base 4rm where they spread terror. They re currently running away 4rm Afganistan, Yemen nd Somali cos of d drones nd hv ran to northern Mali(by d way, most of these terroists are not Malians but ppl 4rm across d islamic world including BH Nigerians) and sm of u re foolishly saying cos of ignorance dat 9jeria shld not be concernd? This is d one time dat 9jeria's interventn in oda coun3s mks a lot of sense cos any foothold of global terroists in Mali or d Sahel coun3s will spell DOOM 4 9jeria nd West Africa. not only will current terroist acts in 9ja escalate but d BH thing as it is will be a child's play.

Nigeria "played" the USA when they were putting huge pressure on us to intervene in Somali; we kept telling them that we will intervene. Till this day we havent sent troops there cos our immediate interests were not in jeopardy and also cos there were real risks of intervening in alShabaab-invested Somali. In this case however, we MUST be engaged cos it is critical for our current and future stability.

There are certainly some demerits though in intervening but we may have no choice really cos allowing an international group of terroists to turn our background into another Afganistan would be a most cravious error. The Negotiations and souring up of the govt in Mali is the first good step.
Exactly
Politics › Re: Force Inevitable If Mali Talks Fail, Says Nigeria by naptu2: 12:16pm On Aug 24, 2012
taharqa: There is a DIRECT nexus bw d terroists in Mali and AQIM in Algeria nd BH in Nigeria?why do u tink BH is currently on d run if not 4 d fact dat d contacts nd help they were previously getting 4rm outside in terms of men, money and resources are bn cut-off by d military nd intelligence services in cooperatn wit oda coun3s in d region. Ask Pakistan wot it had had to bear cos of Afganistan in its backyard; ask Kenya d no of bombs dat hv gone off in its land cos of Somali nd why its army is nw fighting in Somali against al Shabab. Global terroists like al Queda usuali seek 4 Weak/Poor coun3s nd regions as dier base 4rm where they spread terror. They re currently running away 4rm Afganistan, Yemen nd Somali cos of d drones nd hv ran to northern Mali(by d way, most of these terroists are not Malians but ppl 4rm across d islamic world including BH Nigerians) and sm of u re foolishly saying cos of ignorance dat 9jeria shld not be concernd? This is d one time dat 9jeria's interventn in oda coun3s mks a lot of sense cos any foothold of global terroists in Mali or d Sahel coun3s will spell DOOM 4 9jeria nd West Africa. not only will current terroist acts in 9ja escalate but d BH thing as it is will be a child's play.

Nigeria "played" the USA when they were putting huge pressure on us to intervene in Somali; we kept telling them that we will intervene. Till this day we havent sent troops there cos our immediate interests were not in jeopardy and also cos there were real risks of intervening in alShabaab-invested Somali. In this case however, we MUST be engaged cos it is critical for our current and future stability.

There are certainly some demerits though in intervening but we may have no choice really cos allowing an international group of terroists to turn our background into another Afganistan would be a most cravious error. The Negotiations and souring up of the govt in Mali is the first good step.
Exactly
Politics › Re: Two Bombs Deonated In .V.I by naptu2: 5:23am On Aug 24, 2012
deshclones: bro i don't know the difference btwn detonated and diffusedoooo..but i beleive everything will be in the papers tomorrow.





you no just like me man.. grin grin grin grin
Defuse = police were able to disable the bomb without an explosion.

Controlled detonation = Police were able to explode the bomb in a safe manner (using substances, eg sand, to minimise the effect of the explosion, or evacuating people before exploding the bomb, or taking the bomb to a deserted area before exploding it).

Detonation = The bomb explodes in an unsafe manner.
Politics › Re: Happy Birthday Jarus by naptu2: 11:25am On Aug 23, 2012
☆HAPPY*√*¨`*BIRTH√*¨´♫ •.☆ ♥♫ •☆.DAY♥.•°JARUS°¸.•*¨`*•´♫ • °¸.•* ¨`☆*♥¸.•*¨`*• ¸¸.•¨¯`•.•..•¨*♪ ♥ *☆HAPPY*√BIRTH*¨`*DAY☆*»JARUS”¤'”~«

Politics › Re: Oil Discovered In Sokoto State by naptu2: 9:27pm On Aug 22, 2012
It is one thing to discover oil (there's oil in Borno State/Lake Chad Basin), but the question is, is it in commercial quantities?
Crime › Re: Cynthia Osokogu Was Killed By Her FaceBook Friends by naptu2: 7:28pm On Aug 22, 2012
The story continues here (with names and picture of the suspects) https://www.nairaland.com/1025841/how-killed-cynthia-osukogu-suspects
Adverts › Re: Lets Make Your Party, Product Or Political Campaign Memorable. Contact K's Event by naptu2(op): 4:38pm On Aug 22, 2012
Bump.
Crime › Re: Cynthia Osokogu Was Killed By Her FaceBook Friends by naptu2: 12:41pm On Aug 22, 2012
Myself2: Why did you not send a confidential report to the police to follow up.For all you know,that guy and his gang may have succeeded in defrauding or even killing some other ladies partly because you failed to act
Unfortunately most Nigerians are afraid of the NPF (come today, come tomorrow. Bribery. Kidnapping. Accuser becomes suspect. Etc).
Crime › Re: Cynthia Osokogu Was Killed By Her FaceBook Friends by naptu2: 12:31pm On Aug 22, 2012
This is just so sad!

The Nigerian Police force are certainly not the most reliable police force, but that doesn't mean that the story is false. It might be true, it might be false.

1) Human rights activists have always condemned the police for parading suspects in front of journalists. It's an infringement on their rights. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty, but parading suspects before the journalists exposes them to a media trial in which they are pronounced guilty before the court has convicted them. The present inspector general of police has banned the practice.


2) It is currently possible to trace mobile phones. All the gsm networks can do it (just get the cell tower that received the broadcast). Cars fitted with car trackers are often recovered this way and call log evidence was central to the justice salami case.

3) The hotel should inform the police before depositing the body in the mortuary (not sure if the story says the did that or not), however, because of the terrible nature of the NPF, citizens and organisations would do anything to avoid dealing with them (come today, come tomorrow), including paying a bribe.
Politics › Re: Do You Still Love Nigeria? by naptu2: 12:18pm On Aug 22, 2012
In the mid '90s, during the Abacha era, the BBC World Service asked Professor Wole Soyinka a similar question.

He said (I hope my memory has stood the test of time), that it depends on what Nigeria means to you. To him, Nigeria is not about the government, or the flag or coat of arms. Nigeria is about the people and he loves the people, therefore he loves Nigeria.
Politics › Re: Do You Still Love Nigeria? by naptu2:
Yes! Yes! Absolutely yes! But I have a deep hatred for some of her leaders.

I love my country I no go lie
Na for inside am I go live and die
If e push me so
I push am so
E push me I push am
I no go go


(Much respect to Sura Di Tailor and Professor Wole Soyinka).

Webmasters › Re: How Does A Website Make Money From Hits? by naptu2: 9:56am On Aug 22, 2012
Yeah. I said that. The advertiser can point his ad at a particular website, although that doesn't mean his ad will appear there. He'l have to bid if the website is popular. At the end of the day Google decides. However, the website owner has no say in this (if he did he wouldn't need google).

Thanks for bringing me back to this issue. I finally found the thread I was looking for (the "how to advertise on nairaland thread)


mrkels: [size=13pt]all you said is true except one smaaaaal detail-''It is google that decides which adverts go on which website. The website owner has no say in this'' what you should know is advertisers can advertise on a. Particular site they want their ads to show on through google,google provides this option[/size]
naptu2: In summary

There are 3 parties

(1) Website owner who wants money, but might not have the resources to chase advertisers.

2) Company that wants to advertise to the greatest number of people possible.

3) Google which brings the advertiser and website owner together.


Companies that want to advertise (eg, tradestable, coca cola or mercedes benz) register with google under a programme called adwords.

Websites that need advertisement (eg nairaland) also register with google under a programme called adsense.

Google places the advert (eg tradestable's, coca cola's or benz's advert) on the website. Anytime somebody clicks on the advert the company will pay google and google will pay nairaland. This is what's called "per click payment".

In some cases, anytime someone sees the advert (even without clicking) the company will pay google and google will share the money with the website owner. This is "payment per impression" (or per hit).


Characteristics of google adverts.

Google adverts are less intrusive. Some people complain about the huge adverts and pop up adverts on websites. Therefore, Google ensures that the adverts it places are less intrusive (sometimes the adverts are just one line of text).

2)Targeted: Google scans the words on the web page and places adverts that are related to the words on the page. For example, if the thread is about education, google will place adverts for after school lessons. If the thread is about military, google will place adverts for military supplies. This increases the likelihood of somebody clicking on the advert because it is relevant to people reading the web page.

In this way, owners of small websites can get advertisement revenue from big companies without having to convince the marketing manager to advertise on their site and without having to pay a kobo.

Rules

1) You must not use certain phrases (I'm not going to use them here) to try to encourage people to click on your adverts. Google will suspend you if you do.

2) You must not use certain words. Google will ban you if you do. Nairaland was once banned, that's why Seun uses a word censor that changes your words.


Websites that have huge traffic might get increased revenue because advertisers will need to bid in order to have their ads on the website.

I keep hearing that, in Nigeria, nairaland and Linda Ikeji's blog get the most adsense revenue.
naptu2: I almost forgot. It is google that decides which adverts go on which website. The website owner has no say in this. This fact sometimes exposes the website owner to criticisms.

For example, during campaigns for the 2011 elections, google placed some candidate's adverts on nairaland. Nairalanders accused Seun of being partisan and supporting the candidates, because they saw the adverts, even though Seun had nothing to do with those adverts.


(The adverts are usually at the top, bottom, or side of the nairaland page. It might be just one line of text).
[size=14pt]How To Advertise On Nairaland by Seun(m): 3:55pm On Apr 16, 2010 [/size]

Hello sir/ma,

Thanks for your interest in advertising on Nairaland.

All third party advertising on Nairaland is managed by Google Adwords.  Visit http://adwords.google.com/ to join the programme or http://adwords.google.com/support/ for online support.  To place ads on Nairaland, start a site-targeted campaign and point it at nairaland.com.

The amount you pay depends on how many clicks or impressions you get, and you can post both text ads and banner ads of the right size: Leaderboard (728 x 90) and Wide Skyscraper (160x600).

Hope this helps.  Google can provide you with answers to any questions you may have.

Best Regards,
Seun Osewa. [seun at nairaland dot com]
https://www.nairaland.com/431782/how-advertise-nairaland
Autos › Re: For Sale: 2008 Mercedes Benz R Class. by naptu2(op): 9:07am On Aug 22, 2012
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Autos › Re: For Sale: 2008 Mercedes Benz R Class. by naptu2(op): 9:04am On Aug 22, 2012
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Autos › For Sale: 2008 Mercedes Benz R Class. by naptu2(op): 9:02am On Aug 22, 2012
2008 Mercedes Benz R Class for sale. Mileage 24000. Contact kseventsng@gmail.com for more details.

Politics › Re: HELP!!! Osun State On The Verge Of Being Islamised. by naptu2: 9:11pm On Aug 21, 2012
1) First question we should ask is, is this true? We have no independent confirmation, only the OP's word (and he's not even a direct witness). No link, no article, nothing.


2) Even if it is true, is the governor aware? Remember the Lagos indecent dressing arrests of 2007? It was alleged that Fashola ordered the arrest, but in actual fact he didn't even know about it.

3) Even if the governor is aware, is the any law that makes it illegal for a citizen to dress in that manner?
Family › Re: Should I End My Marriage by naptu2: 7:00pm On Aug 21, 2012
[quote author=Tudór6]The word of God Says, Can Two work together unless they agree? Our Lord jesus said in Matt Chapter 10, "Do not think that I came to bring peace on Earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be the members of his household. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it"

Our Father in heaven has spoken. Your wife is the enemy. Please don't let her drag you into purgatory and hell. Cut her loose that though may enjoy the kingdom set for us by jehovah Elohim. Remember these are the last days, The arm of the clock is just a few minutes before 12. This wife if yours is not important, discard her according to the word of God. the ultimate bride we have is JESUS, JESUS, and he's coming to marry us soon. Hallelujah.

Please read psalm 91 and 101 tonight for spiritual edification. Hossanna[/quote]grin grin grin
shocked shocked shocked (Tudor is back!).
Celebrities › Re: Rick Ross In Obalende Market by naptu2: 6:27pm On Aug 21, 2012
Beautiful! This thread has 5 pages, 161 posts & 15754 views; just like the Jim Iyke corn thread that has 7 pages, 241 posts & 26080 views.

Celebrity picture threads are a hit!

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