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When You Marry An Illiterate Woman as a Wife, You Make Stupid Decisions Like Jonathan – Wole Soyinka



The American President has only TWO aircraft, our president has 9[Nine] in his fleet and was voted money recently to buy ONE more! Making it TEN!

The British prime Minister has only TWO official cars, our president has 23 in his pool and only recently voted 300Million Naira to buy TWO more bullet/bomb proof ones!
Senators in the US earn about $6,000 dollars monthly and that’s about what a university professor, or a director in a state department, or a doctor with 20years experience, or a teacher with 25years experience earn too, but Here in Nigeria a senator earns 245 million Naira per annum! That’s the salary of 25 vice chancellors, or 50 medical doctors, or 60 directors, or 500 school teachers!
The US, almost the size of Africa with about 300million people have 24 ministers, and 32 government parastatals and commisions, Nigeria has a whooping 42 cabinet ministers, and over 50[Fifty] government parastatals!
America with about 500million people and more mileage to drive consumes 39million litres of petrol daily, Nigeria with 150million people 60% out of which live in remote areas, yet our government tells us we consume about 35million litres of petrol daily!
2. Is Subsidy Really the Problem of Nigeria?

‘When you marry an illiterate woman as a wife, you will definitely make stupid decisions like Jonathan’: wole soyinka spoke!

Our Dear President Good Luck Jonathan has become a tyrant, a shandel, a shame, he has become the No.1 Enemy of Nigeria. Is this because we, Nigeria are yet to adopt to CHANGE? Change that only Jonathan can see? The End will justify everything. Pray for Nigeria! Pray for our Beloved Country!

she is about to play Miss Money Penny in the upcoming James Bond movie.

The last time I checked Miss Money Penny has alway been WHITE (and British)!!! To you its seems Ok for the Miss Money Penny to be from the Caribbean and black!!! Interesting!!!!

When are black people, black women going to have something for themselves, this film like many black films will be supported and pushed by black women, for us to be once again excluded from it.

I dont know what talking about!!! This film is been financed and produced by a UK firm,

I think this film should be boycotted out of principle alone by bw regardless if you respect the writer, we need to send a clear message that we will not be used and dumped.

Do you honestly believe the production company would loose any sleep because you want to boycott? go and check the demographic of the population to attends the cinema! if its not Pirate we are not interested!

Forbes says Chinua Achebe

Lets see who is more popular and more marketable

That Golf is low looks like its using a sports lowering kit with Springs between 33-39mm, i had one on my Audi 90, biggest mistake of my life! Fantastic on the motorway but that's it, within town it was a nightmare, but when I had the 80 Sport I had the 45mm Sport springs

Go and search for chinua Achebe on Google and look at his search result? he is not even as popular as Jacob Zuma not to talk about Robert Mugabe!!

Cool

Are you sure of this statement? With the preponderance of American specs in Lagos, one would think that more cars are shipped to Nigeria from the US than any other country. I have friends who specifically come to the US from London to buy cars.

Your right! when it comes to Japanese cars

The prices may be cheaper because there is no demand for RHD. Why convert to a RHD with all the risks involved.

Also, European cars including the UK do not have all the top features of North American cars. Most times you have to install AC and they're also manual gear.

You can't compare the pleasure of driving a V6 3.0 American Accord vs the 1.8/2.0 engine European model. Most Japanese car designed for the  European market are simply not the same as the North American. So you're comparing apples to oranges.

Baby boy is only saying that its a cheaper option and a lot of cars leave England heading to Lagos than any other country in the world, regarding the steering they are companies in now in England who are specialised in changing the hand over and they are not cow-boy jobs they do in Nigeria,

Bottom line, this is all not worth foaming at the mouth. Period.

Theirs a lot of them here,

Even talented actors like Samuel L Jackson and Denzel Washington struggle to find non stereotypical roles

Like a detective, a Cop, Interrogator, an Army, a teacher, a coach, a desperate father, soldier, a scientist, a promoter, a factory worker etc

That's a wide range of roles he has played, he is not shoe-horned into a corner

Hmmm

you are a disgrace to the village that sponsored your education

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Oh common that's not nice

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The Black Stars started to get too big for their shoes? Zambians showed discipline and hard work something yo would never find in the Nigerian team

The person should be from Sports, Entertainment (singers, TV Hosts, Comedians or actors etc), Author, Models, Radio Personalties, DJs etc, prominent figures etc.

A typical low bugdet nollywood film will not do justice to Ojukwu.

If they decide to take it to Hollywood level we have so many people here who would blow a gasket,

Apples and Oranges men!!!!!!!

I believe theirs a political section / board!!!!! the topic is about the wide screen!!!

They picked SAfricans because who the hell else would know the experience of apartheid other than a South African? Same way who the hell else would know the experience/history of Biafra? A BRITISH BIRACIAL? That has NOTHING to do with Nigeria? Rofl.

LWKMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess the same lady who played Sarafina was also present during the genocide in Rwanda when she was acted in Hotel Rwanda? tell me was she a Hutu or Tutsi?

babyboy, despite the fact that Sarafina was a Hollywood production, the LEAD ACTRESS was a South African. Everyone BUT Whoopi in the movie was South African

why didnt they go out of SA to get actresses like they are doing with Chindima's book?

Go ahead and explain that cos your excuses are juvenile.

Director of the Movie = South African

Sarafina was released in 1992, way before the Car  Crash industry called Nollywood was formed. South Africa has churned out better Actresses and Actors,


the fact that South African movies usually gross around $8m upwards speaks Volume about the quality of their actors and Actresses or Directors! Name me a  Nollywood movie that grossed over a $1m ?

Stereo typical black roles are roles which depict blacks as - comedians, criminals or victims.

Why did denzel washington win an oscar for playing a criminal cop in training day as opposed to his fantastic and electrifying peformance in malcolm x?

why did jamie foxx win an oscar for playing a drug addicted, black entertainer?

why did forrest whittaker win an oscar for playing a buffoonish black african former head of state?

why did monique win an oscar for playing an abusive welfare queen?

has the light gone on in your head yet?

let me help you out - THE ABOVE ROLES ALL PROJECT BLACK PEOPLE IN A VERY NEGATIVE LIGHT.

What role did Whoopi Goldberg play when she won the Oscar?


What role did Cuba Gooding Jr play when he won the Oscar?


What role did Morgan Freeman play when she won the Oscar?


What role did Jennifer Hudson play when she won the Oscar?

We have some narrow minded people who have a chip on their shoulders,

You dont hear the Argentine cry like a Canary when Madonna played the role of Evita!!!!

omar22

can you explain what resemblance you're seeing between bianca and thandie newton.

I cant remember saying that they look alike!!!

We have asked Portugal's answer to Wigan's Manager Roberto Martinez to manage Chelsea

McLaren MP4-27 and MP4-26 compared

It looks like another car that would be following Vettel round the circuit until we reach Silverstone!!

McLaren MP4-27 and MP4-26 compared

Thandie newton does not look igbo, sheesh.

Her playing the role doesnt mean she does.

However, an igbo girl might be found who looks like her.

Does she has to look like an Igbo lady now! Lord have Mercy!!!

Now can someone tell me what an Igbo woman really look like!!!

@Omar22I was just stating my opinion and feelings. Don't disrespect me by using the word "shush" on me. Like you said:

Am sorry I didnt mean to offend you!

- "The last time I checked Dev Patel is a London boy acting in English sitcoms" - He has Indian parents and has some exposure to the Indian culture after all wasn't he rapping the language all the way in the movie? *duh* The fact he lives elsewhere doesn't change the fact that he is of the Indian heritage.

What I was trying to say is that what Sophie Okenedo is to Nigeria is What Dev Patel is to India, he is more Corkney (East Londoner) than Indian


All I know is that if you people do not like the choice of actress they picked, then you lot could raise the fund (£20m) and produce your own version, (probably another Car Crash movie with 4 parts, straight to VCD)

Exactly. Thank You

and yes for mentioning Slumdog which practically SWEPT the Oscars. Majority of those in the movie have never even acted before! It was AFTER Slumdog that Frida Pinto started getting all sorts of attention and endorsements.

Nigerians are ashamed of themselves. It's that simple which is why they want people who have no ties to their country/history to play them.

ha ha ha


The last time I checked Dev Patel is a London boy acting in English sitcoms


Now lets talk about the Indians they used, we are talking about Bollywood stars or should I say Legends and am not talking about the kids.


The Bottom line is if you want to see the Ini Edo, Tonto and Gene in the Movie then stump up the cash for the movie (Around £15m) if not then shush!!! at the end of the day none of you have the legal right to the story.

When you look at when Denzel Washington won the Oscar for the role he played in Training Day! The American’s said the reason why he won was because everyone is waiting to see whether Denzel could step out of his comfort zone and be the bad guy for once!
When you look at Nollywood you see actress acting the role of student then you think! Who writes the script? Who is producing this movie? Its like watching a Hollywood movie with Vivica Fox and Jamie Foxx playing the role of a student….

New colours, new challenges from Pirelli
Amid the copious information handed out by F1 tyre supplier Pirelli at its pre-season 'launch' this week were details of how it expects its range to perform in 2012 - and how the watching public will be able to identify the various compounds.

Pirelli is changing all of its slick tyres for the 2012 world championship, and introducing a modified version of the wet tyre which, this year will go under the revived Cinturato brand. Only the intermediate tyre – the Cinturato Green – remains unaltered from last season, Pirelli's first back in the top flight after replacing previous supplier Bridgestone.

The characteristics of the tyres requested by the teams for 2012 are in line with expectations from last year, namely tyres that help to provide entertaining competition, with at least two pit-stops per race and a wide variety of strategies.

The new design of Pirelli tyres takes into account the change in the rules from the FIA regarding blown exhausts, while also becoming 'square' in profile to improve the wear rate, particularly on the all-important shoulder of the tyre. The new front and rear profiles have been designed to distribute the stresses more evenly across the contact patch. This modification, regularising the demands and temperatures over the entire surface of the tyre, has been designed to reduce the risk of blistering and spread the tyre wear over a wider area of the footprint. This extends the amount of time during which the tyre can operate at peak performance, but does not affect the durability of the tyre in terms of the number of laps that it can cover.

The new tyres have also been designed to provide more grip at the rear, compensating for the reduction in aerodynamic downforce caused by the latest rule changes introduced by the FIA. With the exception of the supersoft, where only the profile has changed, the tyres will generally become softer, with some entirely new compounds being readied for the 2012 campaign.

The objective is to reduce the performance gap between the different compounds as, throughout the 2011 season, there was a gap of around 1.2-1.8secs per lap between the different tyre nominations for each race. This year, the objective is to bring that gap down to less than a second, and between six- to eight-tenths on average.

However, by going softer, the tyres will be less conservative than last year. The way that the teams rapidly came to understand how the tyres would perform and behave paved the way for some more extreme solutions in the second half of 2011, which were capable of generating increased grip. These characteristics, together with a smaller gap in lap times and a distinct degradation curve between the different compounds, should allow the teams to adopt a variety of strategies during the races.

The innovations for 2012 also include a couple of new colours to help fans and commentators alike identify the various tyres. The two wet weather compounds, which will both adopt the Cinturato name last used by the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio, will be recognised by blue markings for the full wet and green for the intermediate. The four slick compounds, which will be continue to be called P Zero, maintain their colours from last year, namely silver for the hard, white for the medium, yellow for the soft and red for the supersoft - despite complaints that it was sometimes hard to distinguish between the white and silver markings. Pirelli has confirmed that that problem should be partly addressed by bigger markings on the sidewalls.

The P Zero 'Red', used primarily for street circuits is the only compound to remain unchanged from the 2011 season, having showed itself to be particularly versatile by offering high peaks of performance over slow and twisty circuits characterised by slippery asphalt and low lateral loadings.

The P Zero 'Yellow' should be softer than previously, but with less blistering. The new soft tyre is well suited to circuits with low tyre wear, and should offer a high level of grip coupled with a significant amount of degradation, resulting in a comparatively short lifespan that will give the teams a greater number of options with pit-stop strategy. Compared to the equivalent tyre in 2011, the new soft offers greater thermal resistance to reduce the risk of blistering.

Tested for the first time during free practice at last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the new soft tyre is set to be one of the most frequent nominations in 2012, together with the new medium tyre, the P Zero 'White'.

The extremely versatile 'White' is expected to adapt well to all sorts of track conditions, particularly when asphalt and circuit characteristics are variable. The brand new P Zero White is intended as the 'option' tyre on tracks with high temperatures or abrasive surfaces and as the 'prime' tyre on tracks that are less severe with fewer demands on the tyres.

The new medium compound was tried out last year during free practice at the German Grand Prix and made another appearance during the 'Young Driver' test in Abu Dhabi.

The P Zero 'Silver' remains Pirelli's hardest tyre, which guarantees maximum durability and the least degradation, together with optimal resistance to the most extreme conditions. However, it is not as hard as the equivalent tyre last year, and should be suited to longer runs and circuits with abrasive asphalt, big lateral forces and high temperatures. The 'Silver' was tested in the Barcelona by official test driver Lucas di Grassi, and is the only one of the new compounds that the regular drivers have not yet experienced.

While intermediate compound remains unchanged from 2011, the Cinturato 'Blue' has been significantly altered. The changes relate to the rear tyres, which use a different profile in order to optimise the dispersal of water in case of aquaplaning and guarantee a greater degree of driving precision.

To collect data during both testing and races, Pirelli has developed a new integrated computer system - the Racing Tyre System - unique to F1. Its comprehensive functionality will keep the company's engineers in constant in touch with the cars, the teams and Formula One Management personnel, and allows the engineers to monitor the performance, wear and evolution of each tyre on track, while linking the cars, team engineers' computer screens and a tablet carried by each of Pirelli's tyre engineers with a central server based in the company's Milan headquarters.

FOM, which helps the system to run by providing precise lap times for every driver, also receives data in real time from Pirelli, such as which compounds are fitted to which car. The organisation then sends this information out to accredited television channels, helping to provide comprehensive media coverage.

When Chinua Achebe turned down money for the buffoon 50Cent to deface the title of his book, Things Fall Apart, I was so proud. And we, NIGERIANS did adapt the book into a very good series when our resources was not as much as it is now. We did something. Now our movie industry have stopped selling us religious garbage and now it's intimate noonsense that's the new gig. That's the problem, not whether person dey light or black. Chimamanda sold out. And so did we. I really don't get what the shrieking and hullabaloo is all about. There's indeed great talent in Nigeria. Most of us dunno about them cuz they will mostly want nothing to do with the celebration of mediocrity that is Nollywood.

True true true!!!!


BUT?

Yes more grace to Chinua Achebe for declining 50Cents, but 5) did the decent thing which was asking for permission to use the title. These are one of the reasons no one takes Nollywood too serious! E.g Genevieve’s movie Sharon Stone of Abuja, do you think they seek permission to use the Hollywood’s actress’s name? Blackberry babe! Desperate housewives is a registered name but we have a Nollywood version.

Do you think they got permission to use the name of the device in a movie! Even a common football video game had to seek permission to use the name of a club let alone the name of the player.
I could see why the western world wouldn’t touch Nollywood with a barge pole.

In my opinion, I could care less about Thandie's nationality. It may matter to some people, but to me, the problem lies in her appearance, which is not a reflection of Olanna in Chimamanda's Half of a Yellow Sun.

She is going to take on the role, if someone tells me that Forest Whitaker is going to play Idi Amin I would say no way? I would say he better off playing Kenneth Kaunda or Mugabe but not Idi Amin and this is acting and he pulled it off!!! its not a crash bang wallop that you have to be ready in 24 hrs its going to take months to get it right! they have the experince we talking about a lady who could talk like an American or English lady! in a movie