@angel101
no brainer: not requrirng or lacking intelligence

ADint:

This is sure a wind of change in any language.  It will make sense to start with the water-tight cases who have fewer 'godfathers' and accomplices rather than start with the ones that will bring the whole exercise to an abrupt halt!  It will get to them eventually!, Let's give it a break.  Whosoever they have started with, in so far as they have a corruption charge to answer to, is good enough in my book.  It's a marathon not a sprint!

@angel101
Thanks for the criticism. Repitition? definitely. Weak, no brainer? beg to differ. Only wanted to sum up both sides of preceding arguments in a little precis. You might also want to be a little bit more cautious before flinging derogatory words at people and their comments.

@ youngies
talk about repitition.

@adint
Nice argument. I would feel the same way if I had the same degree of assurance you seem to have that it would get to the ones with God fathers eventually. However, I cannot get past the fact that when these corrupt governors are done with, will the executive have the moral courage and political will to go after the other corrupt past and present public officials? I doubt it. You might feel otherwise, I'd really like to hear from you.

@post
Call me pessimistic if it makes your day but I know that politically and slefishly motivated witch hunting disguised as efforts at change will only serve to draw us back and negate the progress that a majority of us are eager to tout as happening. Let's look back @ history, it always repeats itself.

Key Change Management Dictum: A partial effort at change is worse than making no effort at change; this is made even more ineffective when the pain of change is felt only a certain group of people. This is the case in the perfectly rehearsed jamboree being put up by EFCC in Nigeria. It is personal and vindictive (i'm trying to be euphemistic in my choice of adjectives). While there is no denying the greed and avarice of these erstwhile governors, Nigerians are also not blind to the selection procvess of those who are being apprehended. They are all members of the opposition parties or of PDP who fell out at one time or the other with OBJ and his draconian policies (and not all the disagreements were because the governors were asked to stop stealing - more of the resistance to the third term ambition). This will only send out a signal that for you to be free from EFCC's issues all you need to do is toe the lines of the current "big gun" in power. So, is this a sweet wind of change? A new line of political thought of conformism: follow the big gun, be free to steal all you want. Welcome to the new one party era.

really cool song, man! I just dey find party to go say make i go dance yahoozee! but I got one little question though. Is the talking about internet fraud (yahoo, yahoo) and glorifying it? Please clarify this for me. thanks?

I really doubt that you would find any set of qualifications put down anywhere regarding who qualifies to be a hero or not. However, we can get a broad guiding principle from the dictionary. Two basic definitions exist 1. remarkably brave person: somebody who commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown an admirable quality such as great courage or strength of character. 2. somebody who is admired for outstanding qualities or achievements. Mandela is primarily known for his role in the struggle against the apartheid policy of the Nationalist Party in South Africa. He was an advocate of peaceful protest until the sharpville massacre in which 69 blacks were killed for protesting. At this juncture, he joined the call for violent protest and became the commander in chief of the youth militant wing of the ANC (called spear of the nation) after training in Algeria. He was arrested severally and finally sentenced to life imprisonment in june 1964. He sacrificed his freedom and personal peace for the cause of the struggle against apartheid and became an international symbol of the resistance. He was eventually released in 1990. After his release, the battle for power in south africa intensified: the whites considered sharing power a major concession while the blacks wanted nothing but a total transfer of power. mandela was centrally instrumental to the negotiations that led to the resolution of this impasse. He then took the ultimate step by stepping down after only one term in power, an act that proves contrary to the nature of other African Leaders. Now tell me, syllogically, does Nelson Mandela deserve to be called a hero. The answer is obvious, he experienced the most painful and lonely long walk to freedom.

LILDICE$:

a rap song is always talking about how fresh how real how much money u got how gansta u are and shit,how to get girls.

a rock song is always talking about how gay how weird,and rock people are gay people undercover,dress in tight jeans piercing every part of they body looking nasty sneefing coke amin the hip hop tradition is something that black people got from the hood while they were struggling hard life,but a rock song is always talking about stupid shit and having a hole bunch of tattoos.

It'amusing to say the least, your argument. Have you ever really listened to rock? I might be suffering from selective amnesia but most rock songs i listen to speak in very lucid terms about the depth and complexity of the human ex;perience. It's also true that some rock stars are all you described in your post but those you allude to are not representative of the entire genre. It's like drawing blanket conclusions on hip hop as violent, shallow, materialistic, denigrating to women, lewd (which some would ascribe to the work of demons of the last days) etc because of the work of some of their artists while ignoring the lifting work of people like talib kweli, dead prez, common, kanye west etc. So, I think it would be fair and only logical to understand the diffrerence between the main form and the extreme of any social or artistic expression.

initiator:

I think the 1st of such concerts would have to experimental-promotional. Sure the rock dudes would be ready to rock @ a promotional fee.

At those who think rock music isnt liked in naija, well don't know how much you expect peeps to like a genre than going out to actually BUY rock CDs.

Lil wonder most cd pirates are selling lots of rock cds ON THE STREETS, not in fancy stores.

Guess the best way 2 know rock's acceptance should sample the views of cd retailers.

Word!!! That'll be the way forward. Test the waters and if it rocks cool, if not, drat!

@ all rock haters and preachers of the demonic gospel. Please, there is only as much satan in rock as there is in hip hop. It's a bloody genre. Are you aware that HYMNS are also sung to the devil? Spiritual essence is not generic. I listen to rock (not all rockers of course) and all the satan i see in it is probably in your fervid imagination. And let's not go into the extreme negativism of hip hop and where it has led the black community in America today. WORD!!!

A rock concert in Nigeria: lots of faith and guts man. This anti-satan people might just come to beat up all the attendees to the concert.

While we are busy breaking our heads over the preponderance or otherwise of decent girls, has anyone checked out ofunne's profile. OMG, look at them eyes: diamonds in a bed of snow and them lips: lovely precursors of delight. 

I think a rock concert will rock!!! But err, people, people!!!! Where does Nickelback fit into this rock concert? Next to Linkin Park eveanescence and maroon 5, u gotta have them in Naija. And Marylin Manson, You want to start that whole satanic thread going again?

otuwe:


this is my type of person. wish i cud see your pic. i know lira guys an big time hunks

Well, I haven't seen your pictures either. If you are online, I'm gonna IM you. I think I did so already. Waiting

@naija4life.
Yeah, I would love to know that, and any other secret u would share with me. All ears.

@ post Playa? You sure u need a new playa up in this joint?
@ Check out my profile picture and tell me if i'm the playa u are looking for.
I think I am. I play so hard, I was once mistaken for the GAME, not on a looks basis though.

Hey,
One Libran showing up: very passionate, very sensual, very driven.

Basic fact, music is a powerful tool for conveying ideas emotion and spiritual essence and this cuts across all genres. So, Rcok has the capacity, as does hip hop, R&B etc, for "demonic influence" However, this does not imply that all rock is demonic. So it's left to you to decide what form of rock you listen to. I listen to rock a lot and I daresay it's probably one of the most meaningful genres we have at the moment.

I was chatting with this girl the other day outside a club in Abuja and she asked me what my favourite song of the moment. I mentioned a rock song and then she went on and on about how i was fake and trying to be white and all what not. (Funny, I speak Yoruba ten times better than this girl and can dance yahooze circles around her, I just like a wide variety of music). Granted she was slightly tipsy but she was quite vehement about it. I'd like to know what other Nigerians think. Is it being fake to listen to other forms of music apart from hip hop and mainsream African music?

Over My Head - The Fray

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