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UrWorstNitemare:
e be like...
2 follow Eazi go Ghana dey hungry you... bah?

You read the post at all?

I think even in recent years, Ghanaian artists where quicker to embrace their local sounds with what they tagged 'Hiplife'. At this time Nigerian artists were still doing 'shigidifigidishikishikishee' in the name of rap.

By Chris Ogunlowo

Twitter was still on fire yesterday over Mr. Eazi’s pronouncement on Ghana’s influence on Nigerian music. The hoopla has been louder among folks whose knowledge about Ghanaian-and-Nigerian music is limited to contemporary sounds. They can’t imagine Ghanaian music beyond azonto and Fuse ODG. One shouldn’t blame them. We’re a generation that treat history and culture with indifference.

Let me digress here. Our ignorance of history and culture will be the death of us. I personally find the recent destruction of the Mbari shrine in Owerri despicable and unforgivable. I felt quite traumatized by the pictures shared on social media. It’s nothing more than cultural treason to destroy that which represents a people’s spiritual essence and symbols of their creative and moral identity. This is even more sickening given that my first introduction to Mbari was in a book by Herbert Cole – “Art and the Life Among the Owerri Igbo”, and I learnt fascinating things about the Owerri people. (I lost that book in the university. Anyone that loves me should consider buying it for me o. My birthday is by the corner o). And Mbari Club was the first cultural group of young creative Africans who bore our stories in writings and in paintings, including Okigbo, J. P. Clark, Wole Soyinka, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Chinua Achebe, Ezekiel Mphahlele, Mabel Segun, etc. But what have we done to that source of creativity? Destroyed!!! Lemme just return to pop culture…

Mr. Eazi is right and Nigerians should swallow some pills of humility. You cannot rule out the influence of Ghanaian music on Nigeria. Laye laye! Especially highlife. All the Nigerian musical greats including Bobby Benson and his proteges – Victor Olaiya, Roy Chicago – I think Victor Uwaifo too, owe their sounds to Ghana’s E. T Mensah. When it comes to the evolution of West African sounds, you can’t bullshit Ghana (and Sierra Leone and to some extent Congo). No way!!! Nigeria, only by sheer ability to re-create and dominate – and with an incredibly large consumer market, has appropriated some of these influences that it’s hard to even tell where they are from. Of course, we have our own unique sounds too. But we’re the genius of remixing!

I suppose Mr. Eazi alludes to contemporary afro hip-hop music, which infuses highlife with R&B and whatnots. One only needs to trace the influences to discover that the legacy of old highlife lives on, albeit diluted. When I hear some of the new songs, I sometimes wish that the instrumentalists could launch into long guitar or trumpet or saxophone solos. But that will be asking for too much. Radio plays and repetitive choruses won’t permit that. This is highlife 2.0.

One shouldn’t blame these young(er) generation and their rude excesses. We don’t have the means to tell these stories. An older generation has failed to structure our history and culture.

We are in crisis!

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/mr-eazi-right-ghana-significant-influence-nigerian-music/

A good one...

Emergency people should do all it takes to curb the fire.

ayteaz:
lol
not everybody is the same so stop the generalization.
not everybody is like the low life's you roll with.
its 2017 already, please move with people with sense and see hard working ladies who work their ass off not the gold diggers you with to make you conclude that all ladies are dumb and don't have a life.

You have not denied my allegation, just trying to deflect it.

pinkyruledworld:
bbm is dead, whatsapp has taken over.

I see.

Lady39:
Good question..especially with how today's women in America have pushed back having families until later in life..not saying I agree with that.
But I don't think this will inspire women to conceive that late in life. It is interesting to note that Janet's husband is much younger (37) than her. However, the average woman is not a celebrity & therefore doesn't have the conviences of a (paid chef & fitness trainer for optimal health etc.). I believe the window is around 18-30 for the healthiest pregnancies..don't quote me on that cause I might be wrong. Sarah Palin, former 2008 VP candidate for the U.S. had her last baby at 43.
I, personally, have said that I'd give myself to 42 & then I'd probably explore other options...
I guess it also depends on a lot of factors..but "50" is kindof cutting it close.

Abi...

ayteaz:
have you asked him what he is also bringing to the table because most girls I know today are not just sitting there doing nothing o, or do you think the pre wedding pictures we see everyday the ladies are jobless ni, no they are not everybody is not just sitting on the ass o.

I see, is it not Zee World and Telemundo you are watching?

By Jane Ohaji-Akwani

So sisters…

What exactly are you bringing to the table?

A big booty?

Perfectly sculpted brows?

A shape to die for?

A full head of Brazilian hair?

A penchant for the latest songs and dance steps?

A group of empty and vacuous brained friends?

What exactly is he going to find when he knocks on your head?

All the episodes of Zee World, Telemundo, Tinsel and Africa Magic all recorded in perfect sequence? Empire nko? Every soundtrack, every character dissected to a tee?

Do you know anything about the New World Order? Neo-colonialism? Your own home politics? What’s happening in Ghana, Gambia, Gabon? Do you even know something about anything remotely connected to intelligent discourse?

When last did you read a book? No not Hints. Not Genevieve. Not Arise. A book. You know that sort that has printed pages in between covers and no pictures just words? Oh they give you a headache?

What exactly will bring a man your way and keep him? Do you have a source of income? A skill? Financial intelligence or you are a walking ATM seeker? Do you always ask ask ask and not work work work?

Do you know how to cook? Yes cook. Cook for yourself at least not because you want to keep a man but because you ought to take better care of what you feed your body? Do you know the way to the kitchen or are you a Mr Biggs, Dominoes or KFC shareholder. Never mind the bigger swankier restaurants.

Tell me what exactly are you bringing to the table?

This is 2017. Entitlement died on December 26th and was buried on December 31st 2016. Wise up.

This is 2017…the year of the strong woman. Say it. Mean it. Believe it. Be it!

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/ladies-bringing-table/

Mopolchi:
Mikel has moved to a country where we won't watch him play again. What is my own sef? When we were watching him, he was not playing but sitting on the bench.

Available on Star Times is the Chinese Super League.

Lagos Rent to Own scheme looks good http://www.opinions.ng/need-know-lagos-state-rent-scheme/. Looks attractive than just renting without end.

asuustrike2009:
bbm looks complicated especially the sign and out using email/phone number and password

In fact, I thought I was the only one that thinks this. The complication starts from the PIN.

ramdris:
Op pls do the needful by...

Google sef cannot tell us this.

Catalin:
To be sincere, no one wants to have kids late in life. Maybe she was TTC(Trying To Conceive) over the years.
I'd love to have my kids early.

Never heard she was TTC when she was dancing all over the place.

It seems more like crazy lifestyle to me was what did not allow her to think of children in her early years.

I like opinions but what is with your picture?

You are trying to corner ladies using this N5,000 matter abi?

E no go work.

Na wa, dirty fight.

hizaya61:
Dear friends, my eyes has seen many rubbish working with Indians, they maltreat we blacks as if the country belong to them. yesterday they sacked a co-worker for not coming to work on "January 2nd" public holiday, which was posted by the hr manager on the notice board. after he reported the issue to the hr manager that the head of the department "Nigerian" said they have sack him, the hr manager said there's nothing he can do. the so called "union" and the black management staff cant even say anything because the level of high service is 1000% they are always afraid of confronting this Indians, then i use to hear of people talking about modern slavery now i also have experienced it. one day very soon they will started putting chains in our hands and legs. i guess the hr manager is suppose to handle issues like this or am i wrong ?

Petition the NLC or TUC. They are not angels too but they can try.

Pop star, Janet Jackson has given birth to her first child with husband, Wissam Al Mana at the ripe age of 50. In a statement released to People Magazine, her publicist stated:

“Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world,”

“Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably.”

Congratulations to the couple, an interesting question is: if they plan on having more children? Another interesting thought is if more older women will see this as an inspiration to have children at an age that is not considered optimal especially for health reasons.

Janet’s star power could spark a new trend of ‘Older Mommas’, we just have to wait and see.


Source: http://www.opinions.ng/janet-jackson-gives-birth-first-child-eissa-al-mana/

As a lady, are you encouraged to have kids at 50 and beyond from this case?

redcliff:
No

LOL, why?

I see BBM advertising on Nairaland and I see a company (BlackBerry) which might have learnt from its past mistakes. At the height of BBM's popularity lives were probably lost with ladies in particular ready to do anything and everything to be on the platform by having a BlackBerry phone.

WhatsApp was around but the people at BlackBerry refused to understand that there was more to life than just messaging on their platform .

Have they learnt their lesson? Can BBM become a leading messaging app again?

Okay

Nice

MrPresident1:
2 Samuel 22:14
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

Na wa, are you saying there is Sango in the Bible?

The Liar's Manual https://www.nairaland.com/3554386/liars-manual

The man is a liar.

At times like this, it is not very uncommon to see those who claim to be men of God making prophecies about national affairs. Experience has shown that much of those prophecies are pure guess-work or calculative predictions. However, I will not join the bandwagon of these ‘businessmen’ disguising as God’s men, to give prophesies about this New Year. Yet, as a person that has been following national occurrences very closely, I will prefer to rather make my own predictions.

2017 will be a very tough year for Nigerians. Things as we’ve seen last year will get much harder and tougher. This is a year where many will be killed by hunger. This is a year where political rebellions will take over the show. This is a year where many will run away from this country since many may find it very hard to live in it. This is a year where getting daily bread will be synonymous to obtaining a Ph.D.

This is the year where this acclaimed economic recession will bite very harder. We have not experience ‘anything’ in 2016 – that is just a tip of the iceberg. In 2017 Nigeria, death rate will increase. Many will die of minor infections and the government will appear very helpless. This 2017 is the year where many will be forced to drop out of school. This is the year that the rate of divorce we be very high, a year that will inflate the numbers of criminal activities.

Yes! On that criminal activities, many Nigerians will unavoidably turn criminals. Burglary, armed robbery, kidnapping, hire-killing, mob lynching and other criminal activities will overtake the show. See, the rate at which ethnical and religious agitations will take-over everywhere will be surprising. Nigeria will be faced with serious treath of secession – not only from the Igbos this time. Plethora cases of suicidal death will be recorded. Getting a token of 1000 naira will be very hard for an average Nigerian and as a general truth, the gap between naira and dollar will be affectuously wide.

All these do not mean that the normal or usual Nigerian issues –unemployment, non-payment of workers, et al – will not persist. In fact, this year, everything will get worse.

In essence, this year 2017 is going to be both very dense and fibrous. All of us, as a people, must tighten our belts to surmount this serious challenge. There is no way one can escape the lashes of the toughness –though it can be minimized – so, we must just ensure that we double our hustle.

Additionally, we must not jubilate much as we begin this new year. Well, maybe we can only jubilate for God’s protection over us. However, don’t waste your resources over the arrival of the new year. It will come-and-go but you will remain to face the consequences of a very reckless government. This New Year should be a time all of us get into the corner of our room and make sober reflections.

Let me quickly state here that: the reason for all these predictions is not far-fetched since I’m not one of those ‘businessmen’ that claimed to see national revelations. The God I am serving hasn’t revealed anything to me yet. But, I have only drawn my conclusion from my keen observation of the way and manner this government performed in 2016.

It is a truism that the yesterday of a man will in a way or the other affect his tomorrow – same thing with Nigeria. As such, I have discovered that with the way this government has (mis)handled 2016, the country might never get out of this ‘peculiar mess’ it has found herself this New Year – it is no curse. Why? It is simply because this government has not taken any fruitful, convincing or responsible step which will signal an end to this harsh situation. And since ‘nothing’ has been done, the suffering and rigmarole will continue. Simple!

However, I have been taught in my classes that presumptions can be rebutted. The same way, all what I have predicted here can be rebutted if and only if this government changes its direction and pursue other fine ways to achieve this end. This government is in dire need of change to mitigate the effect of its intellectual arrogance; and that is what is killing us. Why can’t the government get other better economic advisers?

We cannot just continue to deceive ourselves. The monkey in Idanre had encountered its death for a very long time. As many will call me unprintable names, I wish to inform them in advance that I may not be too concerned about their comments. The truth is very bitter and many of us are too shy to face the bitter truth. Call me a pessimist, no problem. But, the fact remains that: even when the truth spoken is in the negative, we must not shy away from it. Not shying away from it, thus, should not be mistaken for being a pessimist.

We cannot continue to give ourselves baseless hopes like the other day when we hoped that these men will bring about change. Tell me today, where is the change?

Lastly, the new year is here and we are obliged to live by it. We are left with no choice. But, the jubilation must not be too much since we are entering into a year of perpetual hardship and storm.

I wish you a very rough and tough year ahead.

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/nigerian-students-bleak-forecast-nigeria-2017/