Romance › Re: Guys, Some Facts About Nigerian Babes by pak: 12:03pm On May 04, 2015 |
mmsen: They're not facts.
These are silly opinions.
How does the OP reason that the Kanuri/Fulani/Hausa girls will have money when the absolute poverty rate in that part of the world is over 80%? There's an iota of truth in most of what he said though not always absolutely correct. In this case, the kind of lady that you as an educated non-northerner would like consider approaching is likely to be from a relatively rich family. I bet you won't find an 18 yr old whose body is prolapsing like a 50yr old attractive ? |
Romance › Re: Guys, Some Facts About Nigerian Babes by pak: 11:55am On May 04, 2015 |
tenry: You are very wrong! Pls come to Kano, u ll see them in thousands. Kano is an exception amongst Hausa land. It is a very cosmopolitan town and hence the ladies must have this 'city' and 'open eye' feel about them. But that aside the OP might be right. |
Romance › Re: Guys, Some Facts About Nigerian Babes by pak: 11:49am On May 04, 2015*. Modified: 3:25pm On May 04, 2015 |
gracile: well done op! you're not so far from the truth buh we are not heartbreakers now, abi idoma gal don ever break ur heart talk true o Idoma girls are generally not straight forward. (I am generalizing of course because there will be exceptions depending on so many factors - of which you might be one) But majorly they have this snakelike feel about them. For them, being deceptive in relationships is natural and necessary. The thing is that their outward personality makes them attractive to any man. Generally beautiful, with good figure, can cook, are respectful towards parents/elder. Relatively sophisticated, relatively intelligent, exceptional diction (since their language is not one of the major languages, and there is no dominant major language around them- some speak Hausa in addition to Idoma, some speak Ibo as the added language, some speak none - they are more adept generally at spoken English than almost all the tribes in Nigeria) . But as the OP said '100%' love from an idoma girl is a myth even after marriage (as I said earlier, this is a generalization and there are exceptions) but I will generally advice men to have their antennas up and senses alert when dating Idoma women. the OP - DanceVille - said they practice 'emotional balancing' he is right but the psychology term is 'triangulation'. Idomas are masters at triangulation. |
Phones › Re: Etisalat Introduces New Data Plan by pak: 11:10am On May 04, 2015 |
No biggie |
Christianity Etc › Re: My Experience As A Church Worker For 6months by pak: 12:11pm On May 03, 2015 |
1dafullymade: buh OP, permit me to ask, u hv a "BoyFriend" right?, & this ur "boyfriend", I supoz he is a christian, right?...if ur answers to d above questions are in d affirmative, den u confuse me with d "I don't want to be a part of the "hypocrite" thing going on in d church.."statement....just as ur now boyfriend,who I believe is a "christian" saw,admired,wooed u & u accepted, is the same way these other guys saw,admired(still admire),wooed(still wooing) u & is upto u to either accept or reject their advances...so whatz d news here? or are they outrightly asking u for sex?, is it now wrong for pple,irrespective of d group they belong in, to xpress themselves?is it not possible for dez guys asking u out to actually mean well & "might" respect & abide by any conditions u give...by the way,don't u think dat u and ur boyfriend are already hypocrites(that is,if u guys indulge in kissing & any other sexual acts,even if u don't indulge in s*x itself)?.........
Nawa for we women, if they "woo/pursue" us,wahala, if they don't, we start crying & going from one church/pastor to the other asking for deliverance...its well oooo
Anyways sweetie, plz don't b pissed,just appreciate dem for desiring u & politely turn dem down(so far dey ar young unmarried pple), buh if is d married ones ? my dear, u really don't need to be polite cus itz obvious what they want..
Plz keep serving d Lord in anyway u can, don't b discouraged by all d distractions plz... Wow! This is as close to genius as possible, permit me to ask what proffession are you or what course are you studying? Your thinking and articulation is exceptional |
Crime › Re: Photos: Pregnant Lady Charmed By A One Eyed-beggar In A Bus In Enugu by pak: 11:18am On May 02, 2015 |
Jungle justice everywhere. Africans behaving like scum bags
My sixth sense tells me both pregnant woman and mad man are scammers but things went horribly wrong for them |
Properties › Re: How Far Can 3million Naira Go In Building A 4 Bedroom Flat by pak: 10:31am On May 02, 2015 |
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Family › Re: Court Dissolves 3-year-old Marriage Over Wife’s Lack Of Vagina Opening by pak: 9:02pm On Apr 29, 2015 |
Tashaamania: It's just bad the wife didnt open up to him before marriage.. Lies and deceit isnt healthy for relationships. I cant blame the man, however I feel sorry for the woman My sentiments exactly. However, I don't pity the woman, deceitful people are not worth a penny to me. |
Health › Re: Study Concludes That Women Who Squirt During Sex Are Actually Peeing by pak: 12:50pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
kennygee: Only Porn addicts will do a study like this.
Just enjoy sex and leave
Don't go all "Masters of sex" about it.
 You're just too funny! Some people are just scientific about everything! |
Programming › Re: Who Says Nigerians/africans Cannot Be Creative And Build From Scratch by pak: 8:58am On Apr 25, 2015 |
naijainfogalery: hmmm you dont understand what techcabal meant by building from scratch, for example, if the site uses a navigation system, did they build it? it must have been integrated from another system
The truth is building from scratch is like reinventing the wheel, sometimes it could be time wasting and our ecomony doesnt give you room for that. imagine building a site like facebook for 1 year and after building it, you still come and beg people to register. Nicely put People like the OP are actually the reason why we are backward. Technology itself is about building on the strides of previous achievements. It's about providing solutions in the best and most efficient way not about proving a point |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Open Letter From A Nigerian Lady To South Africans by pak: 8:44am On Apr 25, 2015 |
Mitsurugi: Its what I always suspected. South Africans are just a bunch of lazy ass people who want to be spoon fed. Nigerians are hard working and that's why we are always picked on everywhere we go. Yes, we have the ass.holes who give us a bad name (which country or tribe doesn't) but there is no foreign establishment that jettisons the Nigerian and this is because of his work ethic. We can work three jobs in a day without sweat and complain. My friend told me that Ghanaians wake up as late as 10 for business as against the Nigerians who are up by 5.30 and would have serviced early and lucrative customers. Instead of rising early to hustle they blame the Nigerians for taking their business. Look at their movies which even drab Nollywood outshines in terms of acceptability and popularity and the horrible noise South Africans have going for music... very soon they will start accusing Don Jazzy, Tuface et al of witchcraft! Nigerians beat South Africans in everything; work, money, beautiful, well endowed women and handsome guys with authentic swag, movies, good (sensible and danceable) music even in football! I don't blame them... its enough to go crazy about!  What you have said is actually hard to disprove. But really, it's sentiments like these that make locals wary of Nigerians in foreign lands. Though some of what you said might be true but it smacks of disrespect to other africans! |
Romance › Re: Please Help Me..... She Openned Up To Me After Our Family Introduction. by pak: 10:55pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
MRBrownJ: noted, but you have only yourself to blame when he finds out about anything you did that he is against and divorce you because you hid that from him. remember, whats good for the goose..............
i guess we are different, i believe in trust and honesty, care and understanding....... therefore if someone i was about to marry tell me they are against something i did in the past, it is my DUTY to tell them that i have done it so that we dont waste time lying and pretending to be who we are not. let me guess: you would have advise the lady of the OP to lie to him if he asked her if she ever had an abortion, right? I guess this is going to be a difficult back and forth; You are talking to people with totally different world-views. It's like trying to explain what happens in mars to creatures from venus. See as she 'smartly' avoided your final question I see you also noticed the 'petty things'. Petty things like abortion  |
Romance › Re: Please Help Me..... She Openned Up To Me After Our Family Introduction. by pak: 10:39pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
MrsChima: MRBrownJ
There won't be any blame because we don't trip off petty things...Thank God!
All my husband and I want to know are we going to be subjected to any life and death situations/experiences....if not we are good!
I also am into trust and honesty as wel lol as minding my business to things that does not affect me or knew me. Wow! petty things like having an abortion (which I believe was the premise of this thread)  I'm learning MrsChima, I'm learning ! I will also like to learn the definition of trust and honesty because today might just be 'reorientation friday' for me. I used to think the information someone withheld from me, that he should have told me, is a worse form of deceit than the lies he said MrsChima: Exactly. He has posted a post contradicting himself or herself. It said that no one can show their real self in a relationship and some things needed to be hidden.
Which one is it? We should keep things hidden or tell evertthing?!!
It has confused itself! I might be missing something here. If you are referring to the sentence below in my earlier post, then you didn't get my point I find it remarkably absurd that you have decided to use the phrase 'keep it real' when trying to convince me that nobody can show their real self in a relationship, because we need to keep some part hidden - hope you spot the contradiction !I was actually trying to condense your line of reasoning from your earlier posts on this thread. Which is - there are some parts of our selves that we still need to keep hidden even from our spouse and then you used the phrase ' let's keep things real' to buttress your points, which I felt was a big contradiction. It's like you saying - let's keep things real, we can't be real to our spouses ! |
Romance › Re: Please Help Me..... She Openned Up To Me After Our Family Introduction. by pak: 10:25pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
MrsChima: You failed the lie detector test and you know damn well you didn't tell anyone everything that has happened in your past and anything you have done that is questionable.
Why can't motherfuckers keep it real?!
Anyway..do you. I have resisted the urge to respond with an insult so I took a deep breath before typing this I grew up with my dad in my impressionable years and he was an open book. The first thing that cuts anybody off my list is deceit. Every body with a sensitive conscience is naturally a good person on the inside regardless of what he/she must have gone through. And whatever you think you might have gone through or done is an experience millions of others would have had at some point. So I don't see any reason why I should be afraid of telling those close to my heart about my challenges and difficulties no matter how bad it sounds knowing fully well they might have experienced something similar or worse but then it might be pointless arguing about this - female children especially those in Africa are raised differently from men. And a male child is moulded from his early years to be less concerned about society's opinion of him whereas females are sort of raised to conform to some arbitrary standards so maybe I might understand your angle a bit. I have had friends who had talked openly about girls that had abortions for them, or being on drugs - so what ? I have been addicted to pornography at some point in my life before , so what ? I have had more partners than I would have wished to, so what ? I have never stolen from anybody or killed any one ? So really what is it that you think I might want to hide from my spouse ?? I am still trying to imagine what that thing is ? I think the problem you might have is never learning to accept yourself for who you are. It's a battle a lot of women (and men) face |
Politics › Re: So Skinny! See What Obasanjo Looks Like After Being Released From Prison In 1998 by pak: 10:02pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
Kenai: With the Odi Massacre, the Halliburton fraud, the Econet scam, the Bakassi loss, the Siemens fraud, the National ID scam, the 2003 electoral rigging, the 2007 electoral rigging, the fraudulent impeachments, the introduction of Sharia Law in a secular state, the oil industry fraud, the power sector fraud and the brazen civilian dictatorship that marked this man's administration... I have no option than to conclude that Obasanjo should have been left to rot in that jail all along.
cc: Lalasticlala, Ishilove, Obinoscopy. Take a deep breath |
Politics › Re: Osun Govt May Stop Free Feeding Of School Children by pak: 9:58pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
PassingShot: Nothing bad in scrapping the program if it's no longer sustainable.
It is a lofty program which was introduced based on certain conditions and if the new realities mean the program must be discontinued, so be it. May God bless and sustain your intelligence succinctly put ! |
Romance › Re: Please Help Me..... She Openned Up To Me After Our Family Introduction. by pak: 11:49am On Apr 24, 2015 |
MrsChima: You don't have to marry someone that you don't want to marry but know this just like you won't marry a serial killer neither does a person want to marry a dumb ass.
You have flaws and issues as well. I bet you won't disclose everything you have done unpleasantly.
Keep it real. MrsChima: You wrote all of that and STILL haven't said anything that convince me that someone can FORCE you to choose to deal with someone because they didn't disclose what they have done on the past BEFORE THEY MET YOU.
Not one person on this thread including you can tell me you have disclosed EVERYTHING in your past to the person you are in a relationship with..I know for a fact NO ONE HAS.
In that case we all have been deceitful because NONE OF US disclosed everything we have done in the past!
The world I live in is not fiction and a bunch of unrealistic bullshit. I don't know why people make over generalized conclusions. There are issues where you can only speak for yourself. The last relationship I had (and the most serious so far), I told my partner every thing, absolutely everything she needed to hear about me, I hid none! She had access to my phones and my computer system, 24/7 ! She knew my system password and my phone unlock pattern, so what ? That's the way I live my life, If you don't like me, buzz off. I have never killed anybody, never stolen from anybody, never defrauded anyone. I am not perfect but I love my life and proud of myself despite my obvious weaknesses. The worst thing was that I told her that I have had more partners than I would have wished to, which even included some people she knows, so ? I believe in openness and I will rather live alone on an island than in a house with a deceitful person. I find it remarkably absurd that you have decided to use the phrase 'keep it real' when trying to convince me that nobody can show their real self in a relationship, because we need to keep some part hidden - hope you spot the contradiction ! |
Romance › Re: Please Help Me..... She Openned Up To Me After Our Family Introduction. by pak: 3:36pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
MRBrownJ: @ MrsChima @ Deehvahrzz, i am the one who should ask you which world you live in that you think that we shouldnt look at someone's past to evaluate them? bwaaaaaah. what anyone has done in their past is part of who they are today, you MUST use that to evaluate them and build a r/ship on solid grounds. you cant possibly build a great future with someone, while hiding from him something you did that he is against.
let me ask you this: - if i suddenly tell you a few days before marriage that i was a child molester, a rapiist or that i've killed my 2 ex wives out of drunken rage. would you really NOT sit down and re-evaluate your stand in this r/ship? - if i suddenly tell you a few days before marriage that i have kidnapped a few children and ate their organs, done money rituals to become who i am today, and that baba ijebu has still not been settled. would you really NOT sit down and re-evaluate your stand in this r/ship? - if i suddenly tell you a few days before marriage that in the past i was a male prostitute selling my aaass to underground gay ogas at the top in lagos, without using condoms. would you really NOT sit down and re-evaluate your stand in this r/ship?
what i am trying to make you understand is that, what she did is wrong (in his mind), and from the day he discovers what she has done in her past, that man would not be able to look at her the same way.... its now a different person in front of him (a gal that did something he is against). so this is why he has to re-evaluate! r/ships crash everyday so this one aint any better. any woman who thinks that her past is irrelevant to her future, is fooling herself royally. your past will always be connect to your present and you future, and sometimes there are consequences
if a lady dreams of having a child, and discover just before marriage that her future hubby has low sperm count, then she must re-evaluate and decide if she wants to continue or not in the r/ship.... she has all the rights to do so.
so now, some virgins are barren OR some runz gal who had a few abortions got married and had 5 kids, so men shouldnt have an opinion on the past of the woman they are about to marry?!?!?!?!?! Don't mind all these people who talk without thinking. Past is past so I should marry someone I just discovered to be a serial killer ? |
Health › Re: Six Things Your Period Can Tell You About Your Health. by pak: 1:05pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
Joavid: 3) Flow of your period While it may seem that you're losing gallons of blood during your monthly cycle, the average period only releases less than a cup of blood, says the iron disorder institute. However it is not to say women can't experience heavy bleeding. [b] -a A cup of blood? Blood of Jesus! Now this is really creepy! I can't even stand a drop! |
Romance › Re: Please Help Me..... She Openned Up To Me After Our Family Introduction. by pak: 12:01pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
frodobee: I am not answering your question, it is ur choice. I am bordered by the number of abortions carried out in this times, it is no longer a question of virgins, it is now the issue of "who has not aborted before?" You're so on point, it might soon even become ' how many abortions has she had before' |
Romance › Re: Please Help Me..... She Openned Up To Me After Our Family Introduction. by pak: 12:00pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
ammyluv2002: Shey, because she told him? Do you know how many babes that have done worse yet they act like saints? See, what matters is the repentance and thatz what God is looking at too. Besides, do you know many times you have sin against God yet He's not mad at you. We ask God to forgive us our sins yet we are so harden to forgive those that have wronged us. Based on some people's ethical, moral and religious convictions - abortions are seen as murder. Yes, we have all sinned but not all has committed murder ! |
Education › Re: Boluwatife Tijani, 12-year-old girl wins spelling bee competition in Lagos by pak: 11:41am On Apr 23, 2015 |
tinkinjow: Congrats to her. OP please learn to report events appropriately. When u say 12 year old as part of the heading, it would appear as if she competed with people much older than she is. Her name could've been better or her school. Then her age will come in in the actual write up.
But it's okay if they were 15 or 20 year olds there. Chai, you are very intelligent. When I see Nigerians reason like this, it restores my hope in the future of this country. Let me know if and when you decide to go for an elective position, I will be one of your supporters ! |
Celebrities › Re: Lilian Esoro Dumps Ubi Franklin Because He Got A Sidechick Pregnant by pak: 11:31am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Who are all these people and why do we have to read their stories ? |
Education › Re: Covenant University’s First Class Graduates Dominate PRESSID by pak: 1:21pm On Apr 22, 2015 |
alentyno: YES but i don't think a whole VC of a 'christian' owned uni will lie about such
cc: macmaster01 gbadeolu1 kissb et all scholar could please confirm He doesn't need to lie out rightly but statistics can always be presented in a way that does not reflect the truth ! For instance when in business meetings/presentations, I tell clients that my company handles a certain form of revenue collection for a certain state and they are wowed. Which is true but not so true. Yes, I handle a particular form of IGR for a state but that same project was actually divided into three parts. The part I am responsible for is the smallest and accounts for less than one tenth of the collections. So in essence, what I am saying is true(fact) but it really gives a wrong impression of reality. Bottomline, this information would have been more credible coming from another source |
Literature › Re: Top 10 Nigerian Writers Of All Time. by pak: 8:54pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
Rossikk: The Nigerian novel reading class have never really taken to Tutuola the way westerners have. In many circles he's seen as an embarrassment due to his poor grasp of the English language. You're right. The elite then felt western promotion of Tutuola was to pepertuate the stereotype of the African as crude and unpolished |
Romance › Re: Has A Guy Or Lady Ever Cheated You Before? Share Your Experiences by pak: 8:04pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
Sad story! I just hope you're wiser for it sha! |
Literature › Re: Top 10 Nigerian Writers Of All Time. by pak: 7:41pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
moneyallowed: Nice idea. The list was poor though and very subjective. There's a reason classic literature is usually ranked above contemporary works, it's because they've being read by generation after generation yet still retain their appeal. You might personally not like Shakespeare, but you cannot deny that his works have endured. Same goes for the literary giants in Nigeria's relatively short history;Achebe,Soyinka,Ekwensi......It's difficult to predict how well authors who presently enjoy cult status like Adichie/Cole/Habila/Atta will be recieved in 50 years time.Sometimes authors who may be unrecognised in their generation find distinction in later years. For this reason i find it absurd to include Cole/Adichie/Atta/Habila but leave out greats like Ekwensi/Tutuola/Rotimi/Clark. I know novels are more widely read than poems/plays but since the post says literature, it'd be fair to consider the playwrights & poets. I'd even rank those that dabble in all three like Soyinka over the prose specialists. Genuis! |
Politics › Re: Ondo Deputy Governor Served Impeachment Notice by pak: 7:38pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
Victortee1: His fall began wen he left labour party for PDP! #lawofassociation Aaaaaah, you prolly know little about Ondo politics. Mimiko's slide began waay before that...... Infact joining PDP was something of a drowning man clutching at straws! |
Literature › Re: Top 10 Nigerian Writers Of All Time. by pak: 2:55pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
missclasssy: 1. Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)
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‘If you don't like someone's story, write your own.’
Chinua Achebe is one of the most internationally-acclaimed writers from Africa, and his death in 2013 saw an outpouring of tributes from across the globe. Though he has often been called ‘The Father of Nigerian Literature’, he twice refused the Nigerian government’s attempt to name him Commander of the Federal Republic– first in 2004, then again in 2011 – in protest against the political regime of the country. His first novel Things Fall Apart(1958)is an intimate account of the clash between African native traditions of the Igbopeople in southeastern Nigeria and European colonisation. Weaving together oral tradition with Igbo folk tales, Achebe’s works reveal a tapestry of cultural norms, changing societal values, and the individual’s struggle to find a place in this environment.
2. Wole Soyinka (b. 1934)
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‘The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.’ When Wole Soyinka, a playwright, poet and writer won the Nobel Prize in Literaturein 1986, Achebe joined the rest of Africa to celebrate the first African to receive the award. Soyinka’s writing often focuses on oppression and exploitation of the weak by the strong; none are spared in his critique, neither the white speculator nor the black exploiter. Wole Soyinka has also played an important role in Nigerian politics, which has at times exposed him to great personal risk. The government of General Sani Abacha(1993–1998), for instance, pronounced a death sentence on him ‘in absentia’. His works include novels such as Aké: The Years of Childhoodand Death and the King’s Horseman. You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoiris Soyinka’s own look at his life, experiences, and thoughts about Africa and Nigeria.
3. Femi Osofisan (b. 1946)
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‘Nowadays, / When the strong fight the weak, it’s called / A Liberation War / To free the weak from oppression.’ - Women of Owu
As with many Nigerian writers, Femi Osofisan’s oeuvre – encompassing plays, poems and novels – is informed by colonialism and its legacy, and is a clear protest against corruption and injustice. Nonetheless, his exploration of the themes surrounding the complex history of his country are rarely literal. Instead, Osofisan employs allegory and metaphor, and his writing often has a surrealist bent. His first novel, Kolera Kolej (1975) tells the story of a Nigerian University campus that is granted independence from the rest of the country in order to halt the spread of a Cholera outbreak. His best-known play, Women of Owu (2004) is a retelling of Euripides’ The Trojan Women. Osofisan translates the play to the Ijebe and Ife war that devastated the Owu Kingdom in 1821-26.
4. Ben Okri (b. 1959)
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‘To see the madness and yet walk a perfect silver line. ... That's what the true story-teller should be: a great guide, a clear mind, who can walk a silver line in hell or madness.’ — Birds of Heaven
Ben Okri is a renowned novelist and poet whose written works defy definition. He is often termed post-modern, yet his seamless interweaving of the spirit world into his stories belies this genre. Yet the author also rejects claims that his work falls into the ‘ magical realism’ category, seeing his writing not as a venture into the realm of the fantastic but instead a reflection of an upbringing wherein myths, ancestors and spirits were an intrinsic component. ‘Everyone’s reality is different,’ he once said. His most famous work is The Famished Road(1991), part of a trilogy – withSongs of EnchantmentandInfinite Riches– that chronicle the journeys of Azaro, a spirit-child narrator.
5. Buchi Emecheta (b. 1944)
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‘God, when will you create a woman who will be fulfilled in herself, a full human being, not anybody’s appendage? she prayed desperately.’ — The Joys of Motherhood
Born in Lagos to Igbo parents, Emecheta moved to London in 1960 to live with her husband Sylvester Onwordi, who had moved there to study. The couple had been engaged since the age of 11, and whilst the marriage produced five children, Onwordi was a violent partner; he even burned her first manuscript, prompting Emecheta to leave him and establish herself as a single mother. Her novels draw heavily from her own life and address gender imbalance and enslavement, and how women are often defined through the narrow framework of sexuality or the ability to bear children. Her most acclaimed work, The Joys of Motherhood(1979), has as its protagonist a woman who defines herself through motherhood, and validates her life solely through the successes of her children. Emecheta was awarded an OBEin 2005.
6. Sefi Atta (b. 1964)
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‘She says the lesson to learn is that the world is round, which means that if I run too fast I might end up chasing the very homeland I am running from.’
Sefi Atta is a sensitive writer, who broaches polemical themes in a subtle and nuanced manner. Everything Good Will Come(2005), her debut novel, is the story of Enitan, an eleven-year-old girl waiting for school to start, and her friendship with the girl next door; a relationship that receives little support from Enitan’s deeply religious mother. Set against the backdrop of the military ruleof Nigeria in the 1970s, it is at once coming-of-age-tale and quiet campaign against political corruption and the repression of women. Atta is widely known for her radio plays, which have been broadcast on the BBC, and her short stories, that have appeared in a number of journals including the Los Angeles Review.
7. Helon Habila (b. 1967)
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‘Life is seen as an ongoing war between art and philistinism - and although the philistines may win some of the battles, it is literature that always wins the war.’
After graduating from University of Josin 1995, Helon Habila worked first as a junior lecturer in Bauchi, then as Stories Editor for Hints magazine, before moving to England in 2002 to become the African Fellow at the University of East Anglia. That same year, his first novel was published:Waiting for an Angelis a complex book that interweaves seven narratives, collectively speaking of life under dictatorship rule in Nigeria. The book won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in the African region, spurring the author to greater success. His two subsequent novels,Measuring Time (2007)and the latest, Oil on Water(2011)were equally well-received, and the list of awards and honors the Habila has gained attest to his sophisticated and poetic literary voice.
8. Teju Cole (b. 1975)
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‘Perhaps this is what we mean by sanity: that, whatever our self-admitted eccentricities might be, we are not villains of our own stories.’ — Open City
Born in the US to Nigerian parents, raised in Nigeria and now living in Brooklyn, Cole’s upbringing is as peripatetic as his career; photographer, art historian and novelist, he is also Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bart College, New York. Open City(2011), his debut novel, is set in New Yorkfive years after 9/11, and follows Julius, a psychiatry graduate, as he wanders aimlessly first through the city, then as he travels to Brussels, rootless and on the rebound from a previous relationship. Whilst the geographical locations play a fundamental role in the novel, the narrative above all reads as a mapping of Julius’ inner world, as the divergent references and meandering associations woven into its structure mirror often inexplicable thought processes. He has previously published a novella,Every Day is for a Thief (2007), and he is currently working on a non-fictional narrative of contemporary Lagos.
9. Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (b. 1976)
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‘His advice went in my ear and did a U-turn right out. Like most teenagers, I was sure that my father knew nothing about life.’
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani is a novelist, journalist and essayist who from an early age demonstrated an affinity for the written word, winning her first writing prize aged 13. As a journalist, she has contributed to the New York Times, the BBC, the Guardianand CNN, amongst others. Her debut novel I Do Not Come to You By Chance(2010), is told in a witty and irreverent tone that belies the fundamental issues it addresses. Opara for his family, the book’s protagonist, Kingsley, is unable to find work, and so turns to the shady world of email confidence tricks. The 419 scamsare too often cited by xenephobes and racists as the main export of Nigeria, yet Adoabi addresses this contentious issue with humour and lightness, instead creating a story of family, aspiration and the hard lessons that come withage.
10. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (b. 1977)
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‘I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.’
Chimamanda is part of a new generation of Nigerian authors swiftly growing in reputation, and each of her three novels have garnered universal acclaim and a slew of awards. Her first two books dealt largely with the political atmosphere of her native country through the prism of personal and familial relationships. Purple Hibiscus(2003), winner of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for Best First Book, tells the story of the fifteen-year-old Kambili, whose father is mysteriously involved with a military coup that destabilizes the country. The publication of Half of a Yellow Sun(2006)confirmed the author has a uniquely talented voice; set amidst the Nigerian-Biafran war, it chronicles the everyday horrors of the war through the differing lives of its four protagonists. Her latest novel,Americanah (2013), is at its heart an enduring love story between Ifemulu and Obinze, childhood sweethearts who are separated when one goes to study in America; nonetheless, it still manages to take in such themes as racism, immigration and globalization.
Source: http://theculturetrip.com/africa/nigeria/articles/from-achebe-to-adichie-top-ten-nigerian-authors/ It is commendable that a nairalander should come up with such a list. Thumbs up for that.......... But I feel like challenging you to an open air boxing duel for not including AMOS TUTUOLA and D.O. FAGUNRO. If you had said top ten contemporary writers, well maybe but of all times   ?? Amos Tutuola was the first nigerian writer published by london based publishing outfit and the only word to describe him is ......'funny die'. Funniest book I have ever read in my life was 'My palmwine tapster in the dead man's town'. I was running a course then and all my course mate taught I was certifiable cos I was always giggling at the back of the class. When they couldn't bear it again, a lady collected the book from me and immediately, the laughing madness passed to him. Though uneducated, Tutuola was awesome, a natural storyteller at its best 2 Likes |
Crime › Re: I Should Have Killed Myself-robbery Suspect by pak: 2:39pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
dridowu: “It was at the dinner that he introduced senator to me. Senator is our leader. He told me that senator’s mode of operation was highly sophisticated to be called armed robbery. After his explanation, I became interested in joining the gang. Really, our first outing was impressive and interesting. We were dressed in the Economic and Financial Crime Commission’s (EFCC) uniform and in a convoy. Each police check- point we came across, they would pay us complements. In fact, at any given time, I even forgot that we were into crimes
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http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=115598 Funniest thing I have heard this year!!!! |
Politics › Re: Ondo Deputy Governor Served Impeachment Notice by pak: 2:32pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
I still can't fathom how Mimiko went from hero to villian in just a few years.
This guy was the most loved, most amiable, most popular man in Ondo state until he got to power.
I worked under him in the early 2000s and he was genuinely loved by all. How power changed him beggars belief |
Politics › Re: Suleiman Hashiemu Arrives APC Secretariat by pak: 8:01am On Apr 21, 2015 |
Though this story might be true (and I congratulate him, if it is)
but I have my reservations. .. . . .
He certainly doesn't look like someone that trekked 750km. By now, he should have lost so much weight and should be looking anaemic.
Two, he started when Buhari was announced winner (on May 1) and finished on April 20....a total of 19 days. Oh well that seems very far fetched for a such journey. Considering the 'heroic' welcomes he received in some cities along the way, emirs and all, his effective travel days must have been like 15 days. Now do I believe a human can complete 750km under scorching heat in 15 days - No.
To save us all the stress , he should have had some form of verification, GPS tracker, monitoring team etc.
Just my thoughts anyway, not intending to be the spoilsport |