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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by UrennaNkoli(f): 3:10pm On Mar 28, 2016
VickyRotex:
grin tongue

lolz see mumu sha.. when kids don't like reading no longer....I even stated in my post in my post i tasted both the 80's and 90's ...I was born in 1981, where were u then?
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by Nobody: 3:15pm On Mar 28, 2016
Fiwasayo:


My dear,forget suya sef,just write letter and await your response grin
then ur gf will reply the letter with lipstick kiss...Ditto too badt

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by Fiwasayo(f): 3:17pm On Mar 28, 2016
kallmemrB:
then ur gf will reply the letter with lipstick kiss...Ditto too badt

Choi grin grin as in ehn...see as you just reminded me of those days wink

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by brixton: 3:18pm On Mar 28, 2016
So so in agreement with the op.

On a personal level, it was the last decade I had both my mom and elder sis with the rest of our family together. May they continue to rest in peace!!
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by NET1(m): 3:18pm On Mar 28, 2016
Just Yesterday, I was chatting with my new girlfriend, who happens to have been born in the early 90s, and does not know how the world evolved in the 90s, when I jokingly told her that I wished the world would just go back to the 90s. The children that were born after the 90s would go back to their mothers wombs.......................... she just laughed hard at me. Yea, I know...... LOL......... wink

Life was just so amazing in the 90s.

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by crystalclear(m): 3:20pm On Mar 28, 2016
SMH
Remnision since the beginning of my mission those days,but now am conceded again to be in disposition.
If i could turn back the hands of time,.............full of so much activities,mehn,i can't just comprehend but to sob.
O.P,this indeed is a great write-up of the historical achaic
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by northvietnam(m): 3:20pm On Mar 28, 2016
90's...

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Enough Vee's to drill.. . No Std's, not much shaaaaaaaaaa.
No double dating...
Virgins every where
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by orakao8: 3:21pm On Mar 28, 2016
TRUE.....ESPECIALLY MUSIC...THEN U HEAR BIGGIE, PAC, JAYZ , NAS, EM INEM, FOXY BROWN, MISSY ELLIOT, LILKIM, OUTKAST, etc... QUALITY RAP ...not the rubbish in town now

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by northvietnam(m): 3:22pm On Mar 28, 2016
NET1:
Just Yesterday, I was chatting with my new girlfriend, who happens to have been born in the early 90s, and does not know how the world evolved in the 90s, when I jokingly told her that I wished the world would just go back to the 90s. The children that were born after the 90s would go back to their mothers wombs.......................... she just laughed hard at me. Yea, I know...... LOL......... wink

Life was just so amazing in the 90s.

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Kontinu
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by Thylord(m): 3:23pm On Mar 28, 2016
Oga calm down, your era is gone,do you want to enjoy the 90's and this present age at the same,i know old age is really hitting down on you thats why you are busy drawing irrelevant comparison.daddy your time don pass go relax make we enjoy our time.

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by jojo1man(m): 3:28pm On Mar 28, 2016
UrennaNkoli:
I was opportuned to have a taste of the 80's and 90's and I must confess the 90's still remains the best ever. In fact, anytime I remember the 90's , I feel nostalgic and wish I could roll back the hands of time grin. Many will argue that the 80's was the best decade ever, some will tell you its the 70's, some will go for the 60's, some the 50's some will even go for the 2000's grin. For me , the 90's beats these decades hands down and here goes my reasons...

THE MUSIC
The 90's was no doubt the era of good and splendid music. From hiphop to rap to soul and even rock. Just have a look at foreign masterpiece like Snoop Dogg's who am I (Whats my name), The notorious BIG Juicy, Dr dre's (Still dre), Lauryn Hill's Doo Woop ( That thang) . These were classic songs I still even listen to till today. Even coming back home to songs like Seyi Sodunmu's Love me jeje, to the Fela Kuti's, Iyogogo and many more. Unlike the crap kids listen to today grin.. I mean the davido's wizkid or wizboy whatever his name his , sean tizzle, olamide who sings like nothing but a danfo thug... Music is honestly what it ought to be and what it used to be.

The politics
Oh this was a great era of politics both home and abroad. You turn on your transistor only to hear of a coup attempted by Major Gideon Orka, or one by Gen Sani Abacha, or the MKO Abiola saga and lots more. Newspaper were more fun to read then, any beer palour you go then, it was 90% sure it will be politics they are arguing about grin. Unlike today, all we read on the news is about an accident that happened on and expressway or Buhari travelling to china for one meeting grin, Obasanjo this, yar' adua that. Politics is going down the drain in today's Nigeria. Even crossing boarders and going foreign, you hear of the Rodney King verdict and L.A. riots tear the nation apart, OJ Simpson chase, Bill Clinton, and thousands more. Comm'on , this was an era that can never be rivaled .

The Movies
Titanic, The good fellas, The lion king, con air, brave heart, dumb and dumber, My own private Idaho, white men can't jump, Billie Madison... Time can't just permit me to mention them all. Even Nigerian movies were classical then. I still have collection of movies like living in bondage, Nneka the pretty serpent, blood money, issakaba, domitila and lots more. Today, I am extremely ashamed of Nollywood as it can be very embarrassing to watch. All they do now is knockbusters with little funds with the aim of making useless profit. You see films in Nollywood of today like spidergirl[img]http://2.bp..com/-l6Hz7fw876c/VcnOFXAU0QI/AAAAAAAAAP4/0t007qTIN8Q/s320/spider%2Bgirl.jpg[/img] grin,. I recently saw a movie one day titled ''I Want To Suck Your Blood''. I really laughed out loud. Nollywood is going down the drain.

The Fashion
Nothing just beats the fashion of the 90's. From the Alexander McQueen spring of 1997 to the Azzedine Alaïa shows of 1991 to calvin klein spring 1994 to the Balenciaga spring. The afro hair styles people carry about just blended with the atmosphere. Even here in Nigeria, fashion was at its peak and its best. People like Miss Sade Thomas, the great fashion designer were awesome .

The Education
You can't argue with me that the quality of education of this era wasn't at its best. Although I must confess this started from era beyond. Today, we see young Nigerians wriggling their way through the university just to earn a degree. Many parents don't even care about their children's future anymore. They rather prefer to see them in the streets hawking pepper and okra and make money for them .

The Technology
The 90's really was an era of technology that really changed our lives for good. These technologies really layed the platform for today's technology From the walkman, to the nintendo's gameboy, to kids cruising around in barbie jeeps to pagers (I honestly prefer this to cell phones grin) also, who will ever forget the ever green play station 1, Apples Imac G3 Comm' on,

The Sports
The 90's was obviously an era of great sport moments. From basketball, to cricket, to boxing , athletics etc Who will ever forget the '94 olympics where Nigeria clinched gold, soccer for example also saw the establishment of many great players like Gheorghe Hagi, Rivaldo, Ze roberto, Van Basten, lotar Mathaus, Baggio, Ronaldo, Figo, Romario and lots more. Even on our home turf, we had the likes of yekini, Kanu George Finidi and co. They made football ore fun to watch unlike the Mikels, Iwobi's of today

The Slang
The 90's was an er of slangs. I just can mention them all.... grin 'Sup, b Bangin'/Slammin Crib ,Bama ,Ghetto, Shiznit, Whassup...Time just can't permit me to mention them all.

I tasted both the 80's and 90's and I must confess its just the best decade ever. Far better than the 80's, 70's 60's 50's and beyond. Even better than the 2000's for our newer generation of kids grin

Feel free to add yours.

Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by NET1(m): 3:40pm On Mar 28, 2016
northvietnam:

Child abuse things loading.
Kontinu

LOL.................she was born in 1991. Howz that child abuse bro? She's legally old enough to date.

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by EmmahO(m): 3:40pm On Mar 28, 2016
Was born in the late 90's, i was lyk God why u know kuku make me be a 2000's baby cos dey are so cool and..... wink
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by possibilita(m): 3:41pm On Mar 28, 2016
I have to admit,the 90s was great,I might have been a kid then but I still have memory of the ice cream tied in nylon and I also remember when boys wud set their antena to catch the station or movie the next door neighbor are watching,I remember my neighbor that usually plays the super mario game and won't let us in so all we had to do was position our antena and watch it all.I remember Papa Ajasco,grt comedy one is thursday night ppl troop into their houses to watch d programme,gone are d days when superstory(we are nothing but pencil in the hand of the creator) was a programme to watch now they just pick any nollywood movie and rename it superstory,I remember so many thingS that. Can't mention,I even remember when anybody that does makeup is knwn as a prostitute.KUDDOS TO THE 90s.and don't forget when Kerosine was N40,I had to hawk it through Rainbow town lol.
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by northvietnam(m): 3:44pm On Mar 28, 2016
NET1:


LOL.................she was born in 1991. Howz that child abuse bro? She's legally old enough to date.

.NET

Hmmmmmmmmm.. Like u r addicted to fresh leaves direct from Garden..


Well more Choppings to your Chopstick
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by Sunnycliff(m): 3:45pm On Mar 28, 2016
sexymoma:
Make we for know say u don old so we go dey respect you ba....


Lol! Respect is earned and not begged!
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by naptu2: 3:46pm On Mar 28, 2016
grin Meanwhile I consider the '90s to be the lost decade.

There were really cool cinemas in the 1970s and '80s - Kings Cinema on Lagos Island, (what's the name of the cinema at Onikan? Near Nitel's former headquarters) Casino Cinema in Yaba, Penn Cinema in Agege, etc. They all closed down in the '90s. Then the 2000s came and cinema culture returned to Nigeria.

There also used to be great malls and department stores in the '70s and '80s - Kingsway, UTC, Leventis, Bhojson, CFAO, etc. They all closed down in the '90s. The only significant mall in Lagos in the '90s was MegaPlaza. Then came the 2000s and malls sprang up everywhere - The Palms, Silverbird Galleria, Onikan City Mall, Ikeja City Mall, etc.

Things were really cheap in the '70s and '80s and there were lots of factories operating in Nigeria. Things like Berec Batteries, free scholars bus (LSTC), Okada Air, Silverbird concerts, Bata, etc vanished in the '90s.

The '90s was the decade when they started giving Nigerians "special treatment" at airports around the world. It was the decade when creditors started seizing Nigeria Airways planes. It had two of the worst dictatorships in Nigeria's history (Babangida and Abacha) and this was the decade that Lagos roads deteriorated unbelievably (no thanks to Colonel Oyinlola).

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by LeSudAfricaine: 3:46pm On Mar 28, 2016
Definately the 9O's were special man, from the music, movies, the way we as kids used to play, hide and seek, kites, spinning tops , and the cartoons back then were much, much better grin. Now young kids have boyfriends and chat on social networks all day long. The music of today is a total letdown across all genres, this so-called "hip hop" of today is turning people to asssholes, rnb is almost non_existant, you hear one R-Kelly song and you wanna cry, movies are all sequeals now, no original ideas, this thread is making me emotional, i miss the 90's, by far the greatest decade
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by stagger: 3:47pm On Mar 28, 2016
The 90s remain the best decade of my life. The peak of my youth.
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by dfrost: 3:48pm On Mar 28, 2016
UrennaNkoli:
I was opportuned to have a taste of the 80's and 90's and I must confess the 90's still remains the best ever.

Feel free to add yours.[/i][/b]

Feelings of nostalgia embarassed If I could turn the hands of time, I would definitely go back to the 90's.
I concur with the op albeit if Tupac and Biggie were alive, they would have to contend with Eminem (a white boy breaking into a black man's game)
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by kindnyce(m): 3:50pm On Mar 28, 2016
UrennaNkoli:
I was opportuned to have a taste of the 80's and 90's and I must confess the 90's still remains the best ever. In fact, anytime I remember the 90's , I feel nostalgic and wish I could roll back the hands of time grin. Many will argue that the 80's was the best decade ever, some will tell you its the 70's, some will go for the 60's, some the 50's some will even go for the 2000's grin. For me , the 90's beats these decades hands down and here goes my reasons...

THE MUSIC




SWEET LORD...
OP,U JUST MADE MY DAY

U WANNA MAKE ME CRY

I WAS 90S BOY..
HMM,I REMEBERED THOSE DAYZ IN KD...
The 90's was no doubt the era of good and splendid music. From hiphop to rap to soul and even rock. Just have a look at foreign masterpiece like Snoop Dogg's who am I (Whats my name), The notorious BIG Juicy, Dr dre's (Still dre), Lauryn Hill's Doo Woop ( That thang) . These were classic songs I still even listen to till today. Even coming back home to songs like Seyi Sodunmu's Love me jeje, to the Fela Kuti's, Iyogogo and many more. Unlike the crap kids listen to today grin.. I mean the davido's wizkid or wizboy whatever his name his , sean tizzle, olamide who sings like nothing but a danfo thug... Music is honestly what it ought to be and what it used to be.

The politics
Oh this was a great era of politics both home and abroad. You turn on your transistor only to hear of a coup attempted by Major Gideon Orka, or one by Gen Sani Abacha, or the MKO Abiola saga and lots more. Newspaper were more fun to read then, any beer palour you go then, it was 90% sure it will be politics they are arguing about grin. Unlike today, all we read on the news is about an accident that happened on and expressway or Buhari travelling to china for one meeting grin, Obasanjo this, yar' adua that. Politics is going down the drain in today's Nigeria. Even crossing boarders and going foreign, you hear of the Rodney King verdict and L.A. riots tear the nation apart, OJ Simpson chase, Bill Clinton, and thousands more. Comm'on , this was an era that can never be rivaled .

The Movies
Titanic, The good fellas, The lion king, con air, brave heart, dumb and dumber, My own private Idaho, white men can't jump, Billie Madison... Time can't just permit me to mention them all. Even Nigerian movies were classical then. I still have collection of movies like living in bondage, Nneka the pretty serpent, blood money, issakaba, domitila and lots more. Today, I am extremely ashamed of Nollywood as it can be very embarrassing to watch. All they do now is knockbusters with little funds with the aim of making useless profit. You see films in Nollywood of today like spidergirl[img]http://2.bp..com/-l6Hz7fw876c/VcnOFXAU0QI/AAAAAAAAAP4/0t007qTIN8Q/s320/spider%2Bgirl.jpg[/img] grin,. I recently saw a movie one day titled ''I Want To Suck Your Blood''. I really laughed out loud. Nollywood is going down the drain.

The Fashion
Nothing just beats the fashion of the 90's. From the Alexander McQueen spring of 1997 to the Azzedine Alaïa shows of 1991 to calvin klein spring 1994 to the Balenciaga spring. The afro hair styles people carry about just blended with the atmosphere. Even here in Nigeria, fashion was at its peak and its best. People like Miss Sade Thomas, the great fashion designer were awesome .

The Education
You can't argue with me that the quality of education of this era wasn't at its best. Although I must confess this started from era beyond. Today, we see young Nigerians wriggling their way through the university just to earn a degree. Many parents don't even care about their children's future anymore. They rather prefer to see them in the streets hawking pepper and okra and make money for them .

The Technology
The 90's really was an era of technology that really changed our lives for good. These technologies really layed the platform for today's technology From the walkman, to the nintendo's gameboy, to kids cruising around in barbie jeeps to pagers (I honestly prefer this to cell phones grin) also, who will ever forget the ever green play station 1, Apples Imac G3 Comm' on,

The Sports
The 90's was obviously an era of great sport moments. From basketball, to cricket, to boxing , athletics etc Who will ever forget the '94 olympics where Nigeria clinched gold, soccer for example also saw the establishment of many great players like Gheorghe Hagi, Rivaldo, Ze roberto, Van Basten, lotar Mathaus, Baggio, Ronaldo, Figo, Romario and lots more. Even on our home turf, we had the likes of yekini, Kanu George Finidi and co. They made football ore fun to watch unlike the Mikels, Iwobi's of today

The Slang
The 90's was an er of slangs. I just can mention them all.... grin 'Sup, b Bangin'/Slammin Crib ,Bama ,Ghetto, Shiznit, Whassup...Time just can't permit me to mention them all.

I tasted both the 80's and 90's and I must confess its just the best decade ever. Far better than the 80's, 70's 60's 50's and beyond. Even better than the 2000's for our newer generation of kids grin

Feel free to add yours.

Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by dfrost: 3:52pm On Mar 28, 2016
naptu2:
Bata, etc vanished in the '90s.

Ah Bata. My precious Bata. Our children don miss better things.

Gala with correct beef.
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by kindnyce(m): 3:53pm On Mar 28, 2016
[quote author=kindnyce post=44190132][/quote]

Feeling of nostalgia is what am having now..
Remember my youthful days in KD

I wish i can turn back the hands of time
90s Rock
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by danthamccoy(m): 3:56pm On Mar 28, 2016
mallamseifaldin:
Then nothing like HIV/AIDS..........it was done
SKIN 2 SKIN.....You can date as many ladies as u wish. But now .........SMH


Life was so sweet then....
Dude, HIV came out since the 1970`s. It was very prevalent in the 90s and has even actually slowed down this side of the century.
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by sexymoma(f): 4:04pm On Mar 28, 2016
Sunnycliff:



Lol! Respect is earned and not begged!
never said you were begging for it... i was only saying u wanted us to notice you are an old man.
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 4:04pm On Mar 28, 2016
ChappyChase:
I was born in the 90s


And you keep insulting people who were born in the 70's and 80's in the politics section.


Change your way bro.

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Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by GodofGrace(m): 4:07pm On Mar 28, 2016
@op I can relate very well, I was privileges to be born in late 80's so I enjoyed the 90's all through. as matter of fact around last year I went to a big store to buy some old songs like kayode fasola kheinde Cairo dipo sodipo etc and the guy there was like bros all this song you are asking for no be here, shey na your grandpa send you? I told him I need it for myself because all those song will make you to think deep . Also I could remembered in my neighborhood then a lady of late 20's was playing with her sister child throw up the child and in the process her wrapper loose and if you see the way this lady almost throw away the child just to save herself from embracement despite the fact that she where long tight, and that is what so many lady are wearing out now called jegins
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by ChappyChase: 4:09pm On Mar 28, 2016
IdisuleOurOwn:



And you insulting people who were born in the 70's and 80's in the politics section.


Change your way bro.
Bro, have I ever insulted you?
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by orakao8: 4:10pm On Mar 28, 2016
GBAM!!!!Rap now is just noise
LeSudAfricaine:
Definately the 9O's were special man, from the music, movies, the way we as kids used to play, hide and seek, kites, spinning tops , and the cartoons back then were much, much better grin. Now young kids have boyfriends and chat on social networks all day long. The music of today is a total letdown across all genres, this so-called "hip hop" of today is turning people to asssholes, rnb is almost non_existant, you hear one R-Kelly song and you wanna cry, movies are all sequeals now, no original ideas, this thread is making me emotional, i miss the 90's, by far the greatest decade
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 4:13pm On Mar 28, 2016
Talk about football then, the likes of Lee Dixon, Rivaldo, Palo Mehdini, Stan, Macko Van Bastin, Zola, Zinadane Zidane and co.


Talk about music: Lucky Dube, Brandy, Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean and co.


Grow up listening to legendary Bob Marley, Peter Torch and co.
Re: Why The 90's Is The Best Decade Ever by striker9(m): 4:46pm On Mar 28, 2016
Nigeria won gold in 1996

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