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Look beyond what you see

9ice's haters won't cease to make me laugh; dey said he was finsihed and done for yet he came back with two mad albums, dey said he can't do good videos yet he did very nice and simple videos for loni ni and everyday, dey said he can't sell again yet he sold 1million in d first week. See guys, go and take a nap. Even your boss Ruggedman is now gentle, I wonder what your own is

Cabasa produced his track with Kwam 1 and are you sure you bought the albums?

I feared for his career at a point o. If this albums had flopped, that would have been his end, Dammiecool and co would have opened a thread about it and Seun would have moved It to the homepage for peope to write their own piece on 9ice's epitaph

I really wonder what Ruggedman's teeming fans led by Dammiecool have to say to this; they wrote him off only for him to come back stronger

Av listened to the albums almost 30 times over and I can tell you that its balanced. What do you think about a track like EVERYDAY, 3310n everything feat Tiwa Savage and ahost of others. My oga, 9ice still has it o and if you are a regular on twitter, u would see ow people praise the album every second. He shocked people with this effort and I think he deserves every bit of it.
That apart, I agree that 9ice has lost his vocals, perhaps to too much weed but still, his lurics are one of the best u can get anywhere

I don't agree that he sang about money and sex alone. I think he did a mixed grill of sense and nonsense so as to sell, u don't sing sense alone in Nigeria and sell, you can ask Darey Art Alade. I think the albums were very tight and it isnt surprising that most of his critics scored him an average of 8 over 10 for the album.
And the above songs u mentioned like little money and Gongo Aso, wasn't he singing about money and booze too?
BTW: albums of the year

And den, why was Pakurumo video on the homepage too??

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Everyday; 9ice

This is a good come back for 9ice, the singer in an interviwe with City People made it known to his fans that he got a call from the marketer of his just released album 'T.Jeo' that his album sold 500,000 copies respectivly in just 24 hours of releas and they currently at the factory printiing more copies of the album,
Congratulations man it's indeed a good come back for you

Some people are stil beefing the guy. For example, notjustok.com have still refused to even give the albums a mention talkless of previewing the full album.
Anyway, the albums are fast gaining ground and there is nothing anyone can do bout it
You can't stop the sun from shining

I heard that the albums sold out in 2 days

9ICE [ABOLORE ADEGBOLA AKANDE]
ALBUM:VERSUS
LABEL:ALAPOMEJI RECORDS
RELEASE DATE: 12-07-11
TAYOTV EDITOR'S RATING: 8.5/10

1. 9ice VS TuFace Idibia (9/10)
Very beautiful song; not just because it's titled beautiful but the song is awesome, 9ice lyrics and his delivery on here shows us how he appreciates life while 2face came correct and he reminded us why he's one of the best in the music industry. Positve music, great production - there's no way you won't be forced to hit the replay button.

2. 9ice VS VIP(7/10) - Ok song! so typical - meaning something you should expect from African musicians! Love tune, Sweet Melody!! No Biggie,

3. 9ice VS Wizkid (8.5/10) - When you have a Dancehall beat it's only right for you to put Wizkid on the hook he kills it all the time and not only that, his lyrics on here was on point. 9ice delivery was weak i expected a lil more from him especially on a track with Wizkid, Dope hook!!


4. 9ice VS Banky W (5/10) - Senseless song! Both 9ice and Banky kept repeating their lyrics, i was expecting something better from Banky just because he's BANKY W. They should both be punished for wasting the beat.

5.9ice (8.5/10) - Very dope song, this is the 9ice we knew in the days of his first and second album. Very original, interesting story line to it also. Another thing is that you can't help but move to the beat, the beat sounds like what Ebenezer Obey will go off on, Great production!

6. 9ice VS Kayefi (8/10) - Kayefi went ham as expected; powerful message behind the song. its all about letting go of the past! i wonder who 9ice was subbing if you have problems letting go > Listen to 9ice vs Kayefi with a bottle of Hennessy.

7. 9ice VS Tiwa Savage (7/10) - 9ice coming together with Tiwa Savage is one cute song for the lovers out there, It's ok to say Tiwa's sexual appeal speaking Yoruba is a plus, nothing special about the track though, you can find yourself pushing the next(skip) button when the song comes on though.

8. 9ice VS Psquare (8.5/10) - One thing that gets you with this track is the beat and the production, 9ice Vs Psquare gives you some type of motivation, Psquare is written all over the track: sounds like something they will do but with a love story behind it. If you are listening to 9ice for the first time you'll think he's a Gospel artist.

9. 9ice VS Timaya (7.5/10) - 9ice Vs Timaya is for shallow minds; ego booster that's what i'll call it, i can bet 9ice wrote Timaya's verse i mean he wasn't screaming dem mama n dem papa, Pretty decent tune.

10.9ice VS Seriki (6.5/10) - Catchy tune with his label mate, Seriki did justice i mean we already know he's a comedian.

11. 9ice VS Kwa Kese(7.5/10) - First the beat gets you moving then the marvelous hook, the noise Kwa Kese is making in the background made the song even better, Tunes like this you have no choice but to actually like especially when you dont understand what Kwa Kese is talking about but he's flowing,

12.9ice VS Duncan Mighty (8/10) - 9ice went political with Duncan Mighty, you can't go wrong when you have the port harcourt first son on your song. We all know the political system in Nigeria is terrible so 9ice talking about it shows us a different side of Adigun.

13. 9ice VS MI (7/10) - Subliminal track from 9ice and MI, if you don't know about the beef between Ruggedman and 9ice; here's a track warning Ruggedman and his crew, we all know 9ice is all about the street, MI came through with very cheap flows, nursery rhymes not really impressed felt like someone like Sauce Kid would have done better on the beat. Decent song for the street!

14. 9ice VS Mode9 (8/10) - Probably the realest tune on the album, they both went nut on the beat, You gotta love the beat, some crazy production done here also. We all know that Mode9 is one the best lyricist in Nigeria so 9ice VS Mode9 = Yoruba Lyricist + English Lyricist coming together. Another one for the street!

15. 9ice VS Kwam1 (8.5/10) - Another classic tune from two different artists from different generations; Calm music, Positive music and most importantly Matured Music!!

16. 9ice VS Dagrin (9/10) - Classic song on the versus album, you don't have to speak Yoruba to understand the concept of the song; #Warning!!! Dagrin came correct, his rhymes were on point, there's no way you won't rap along when his part comes on, #RIPAKOGUN

17. 9ice Vs Wizboy (6/10) - Decent!!

18. 9ice VS Ajayi Brovas (5/10) - Bad Remix!!


culled from Tayotv.net

Am so miffed at the level of double standard displayed here: when OOU students were paying 200k per session, many of you condemned Gbenga Daniel then just because of party affiliations and affinity and now, many of you are siding Fashola now because he can do no wrong been an Action Congress of Nigeria member, right?
See, if Education should be so expensive, the minimum wages should also increase. How would a person earning 50k per month in Lagos be expected to fund the education of his children who are in LASU??

I am Yoruba but sentiments apart, Achebe is the best literary giant to ever come out of Africa. The theme in Achebe's best novel 'things fall apart' is Anti-white and you don't expect those same set of peeps to give a nobel prize.
Achebe's book clocked 50 years and it was celebrated by a major Universities in the world including Harvard. At Oxford University, it was revealed that things fall apart is the 5th most popular book in that school.
Res ipsa loquitor

Since the days of one of Nigeria’s foremost President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, everything in me has always being against removal of oil subsidy. Obasanjo increased price of petroleum products seven perfect times during his about 12years reign, with the last being 24hours before his exit of the Aso Villa after a failed third term bill.
This story t, herefore began to change, when I saw that the only ones I trusted in the upper strata of our government were in support of this removal.
In the year 1986, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida proposed to increase fuel price which saliently meant removal of oil subsidy. The students of University of Jos rose in their might against the IBB administration’s proposal. This group of students was led by Mr. Labaran Maku who is presently the minister of information and National Orientation. Same Labaran, came forward recently to say this removal is long overdue.
Some replied to Labaran’s case as that of the dynamics of human nature, how easy it is for us to change. But from my own end, I decided to give Labaran a benefit of doubt hoping he has now seen the things he did not see then. This made the pathway for me into this pertinent issue. Come with me as we see if removal of oil subsidy is really long overdue.
Nigeria’s first refinery was built in the 1960s outskirt of Port Harcourt. By 1965, the refinery started functioning, producing 38,000 barrels of oil per day. In subsequent years, 3 other refineries were built to meet the domestic needs of Nigeria. Just like the “Prophet of Doom”, Thomas Malthus said, the population of Nigeria was increasing geometrically and the oil sector became unable to meet our pressing petroleum needs. Then importation began.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) started to import fuel at a price most time higher than the Nigerian market price and sometime lower. In order not to operate a fluctuating economy, subsidy was applied to stabilize the economy. Sooner than later, NNPC could not keep up with the high price of petroleum product in the international market, then she began to borrow to pay subsidy. Before any one could say Babangida, Nigeria already found herself in massive debt.
This went on to haunt our oil dependent economy from then till now and will keep haunting it if we fail to hunt it. Now it had become almost impossible to remove it as the Labour union will be quick to remind the government and those in support about how oil is our birthright and compare us to oil producing countries like Libya and Venezuela.
A military government in Nigeria rose to the challenge with a sword in her hand. This government, decided that petrol will be subsidized for commercial vehicles and be unsubsidized for private owned vehicle. This semi-subsidy idea also failed, in fact woefully.
Briefly, I would like to tell a non-fictional story of three countries enjoying fuel subsidy. The first country being Libya, In Libya, the pump price of petrol is about N16 per litre, with the global price being N156 per litre. This is an amazing N140 subsidy if the fuel was imported, yet Libya, under a Dictator was the country with the highest human development index in Africa, still Libya had no external debt. The second country is Egypt, a non-oil producing state. Pump price in Egypt is about N47 per litre, with great social economic packages. The most amazing of all this countries is the third, which is Venezuela. Venezuela has the lowest pump price in the world; this is about N5 per litre (N151 variance from global price). Yet, she enjoys fantastic social economic programs which include; free education to university level, free medical services for all. Recently, 17 new Universities were established and absolutely free. In Venezuela, people rarely go to Hospitals; rather Doctors come to their houses to treat them absolutely free.
If these countries claim to be enjoying fuel subsidy, can we claim likewise? In a country where price of petrol is N65, N18 more than a non-oil producing state like Egypt. In a country where Medical services and education are far from free. In a country where “epileptic”, is the watchword of electricity.
Since the presence of subsidy has done us little or no good, should we not consider its removal and enjoy the benefits thereof?
Have you ever wondered why Nigerian Moneybags like Aliko Dangote, Femi Oteddola and Jim Ovia have decided not to invest in the importation of black gold, despite its influence on our economy? The answer is simple; all of them are profit oriented businessmen. All they do is sell to the populace what the government (NNPC) imported.
Have you ever wondered why we have not had more than 4 refineries for donkey years, despite license to individuals? The answer is simple, no one wants to lose.
The logic is simple, if any private company comes into this sector and produces at international market price of N156 and sells in an economy were government fuel is N65, the company will have infinitesimal or no buyer at all, no matter the quality of the fuel produced. Subsequent to all this, the only choice we are left with is the removal of oil subsidy. This removal will pave the way for the following good.
If oil subsidy is removed, Natural monopoly (by the NNPC) will automatically be destroyed, giving room for private companies and thus competition. Just as it was in the days of NITEL (Nigerian Telecommunications), before the telecommunication sector was deregulated and the door was opened to private investors and thus a revolutionary good to the Nigerian economy. Just as it was then, when new companies flood in there will be an increase in price, SIM cards then were as high as N50, 000. In the face of competition, this dropped as low as N100. Same will be the case for oil, when the subsidy is removed, petrol may sell as high as N160 per litre, but when competition comes in it will drop to the barest minimum, possibly lower than N65 per litre.
The amount the Government pay on subsidy can be channeled to meeting social needs like free and quality health care and education for all. This is therefore a right step in the right direction, and is capable of helping Nigeria achieve her vision 202020.
It’s no news that the Nigerian oil sector loses 40% of her oil produce annually to the mis-managing hands of flaring. Flaring causes pollution and subsequently the depletion of the ozone layer. If the sector is deregulated and subsidy is removed, flaring will drop drastically as no company will want to lose that much.
When the price of petroleum product sky rockets within the first 6-12months after the removal of subsidy, Nigerians will look elsewhere for generation of Fuel. This will lead to the development of alternate power supply. This can help the solar energy sector thrive better. Also, it can help the coal industry find her foot in the Nigerian Market.
Retrenchment is inevitable in cases of deregulation on the short run, but on the long run employment opportunities will be nearly unlimited. A good example is that of telecommunications, when the sector was deregulated, the staff of NITEL lost their jobs in hundreds. But in no time, jobs were all over in MTN, GLO, ZAIN, ETISALAT, VISAFONE and about 16 other companies in thousands. The case will be identical for the downstream oil sector.
The recently launched GLO 1 cable had made indigenous telecommunication company, Globacom, capable of selling bandwidth to international companies. The same would be the case in the Petroleum industry if deregulated.
Removal of Fuel subsidy is a hard one to sell; this is due to the fact that we, the masses are not ready to look the other way on this issue. The removal of oil subsidy, if properly done has inexhaustible benefits.
Removal of subsidy from black gold in Nigeria is an awful tasting medicine, but the Nigerian patient is in dire need of it.
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Still you use insultive words? I would not even attempt to exchange words with you. I don't indulge peeps suffering from acute delusion of grandeur in arguments.
I am sure you would also label me one from the 'kerosene background'. Do that at your own peril

@ Lucarella and other Covenant University peeps, you don't have to insult peeps while responding to their contributions. I guess this is a pointer to the fact that your school places emphasis on morals. Abi?

Oh yes please

I would be picking upp the dv6 on friday.
DEAL

Enquireydon, u haven't answered my question, I want to buy the system

My parents value good education so much that they never allowed me attend those glorified second schools. $y father attended the great ife and my mum was in Unilag and today, they are masters in their fields.
I had 317 in Jamb and yet, I had problems gaining admission to UI(to show you the standard). My father insisted that its either I studied my law in ui or stay home for another year and that a private university was out of it.
Many of my mates who were rejected by ui had to run to skuls to Covenant and Last Chance University, oh sorry Lead City where substandard O level results were accepted as long as one had the money.
One also has to correct the impression of some of these spoilt kids that we attended public schools cos our parents are poor. My father is a successful Barrister and he can afford to send me to any Private varsity. Just stop comparing sleep to death

Covenant University to UI? Insult!!!
A woman a faculty in UI as a Lecturer 1 and became a Reader at Covenant University. High standard I guess?

@ Brainpulse, you are wrong about the state of UI hostels. Fact is UI hostels are probably one of the best in Nigeria and see, no point comparing sleep and death. UI to covenant? PLEASE, spare me. Many of you who attended those private varsities would never have gotten admission to ui where it is a survivor of the fittest.
Furthermore, UI graduates are proven in their chosen fileds. Take ther Law School for example, UI has been producing nothing less than half the first class graduates from the law skul.
Res ipsa loquitor

@ Poster, I can see you are trying hard to justify the fact that you attended the sub standard advanced Secondary school. Talking of infrastructure, we aint talking of big buildings, we are talking of LECTURERS.
Now, I know you lack that

People like me that attended UI where there not because our parents are poor. They just wanted the best for us.

Stupid question from the poster. I am sure you never had good waec results, that's why you had to go to covenant. Compare compatibles; you can't compare the University of Ibadan to Covenant University.

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Ow much last?