₦airaland Forum

Southwest remains the best region in Nigeria. Time and records have proven this.

miketayo:
That was much later,
we watched secret of the sand sledge hammer in the mid 90s

When I saw Papa Ajasco, I'm like, *wetin this one dey talk"..

HoneySwag:
The main characters in Passions were Theresa and Hitney

Whitney 😂

Who was prettier between the two though? I'd go for Theresa. She was former Miss America. Loved her thick black hair.

Raskimonojendor:
The richest people in the neighborhood had the satellite dish below. It cost 250,000 naira to install back then. That must be like 5million naira in to days currency.

Others had the antenna looking type

It was more like this. Then the antenna type you mentioned was Cable not Satellite.

ChybuzzDD:
The word ''kidnapped'' wasn't existing in Nigeria in the '80s and early '90s.

Hope you're not a millennium kid trying to ginger us?

Says who? Not kidnap for ransom as it is now but kidnapping existed. Matter of fact, I used to have nightmares of kidnap simply because I knew it existed. They used to call them "gbomo gbomo" then.

Racoon:


The super eagles winning the Nation cups in 1980( @ the National stadium) and 1994(Tinusia) and Olympic Gold Medal in Atlanta Georgia USA will forever be itched in my memory

Even as a female, I can't forget Tunisia '94. Still rings in my ears. Still have memories of our players then. Sunday Oliseh, Oruma, Anosike, Emmanuel Amunike, Steven Keshi (think he was the captain then, if he wasn't, then it must have been Sunday Oliseh, can't remember), also can't remember if Samuel Okparaji was on that team, Okocha, KANU.

Then my love Rasheed Yekini (can't forget how he used to hold the net when he scores), Celetine Babayaro. Peter Rufai (the keeper).

Chai..I have a memory like an elephant 😂

airsaylongcome:
Are guavas even available for purchase today. Back then we ate guava with reckless abandon. To the extent that rumours started spreading that if you eat guava anyhow you will get appendix. There were soft ripe guava and "hard" ones. And the thin branches were a good "factory reset" tool aka cane

Yeah I remember. Can't remember the last time I saw guavas. Did you eat apples growing up, those little, pink ones? Very juicy stuff.

airsaylongcome:
What in the name of all that is good and holy would have made you girls climb tree 😂. Girls didn't wear shorts or trousers them and "bad" boys had a field day "looking under".

Hahahaha. Can't tell. But Guava trees were easy to climb then. Climb and somersault on them.

airsaylongcome:
We had Guava trees in front of our GRA residence and had become bored of climbing them. Their branches were not as strong and the trees were not as tall as say mango or "ebelebor". So climbing these other ones were more "fun" and risqué. We learned to take aim and throw a stick at a fruit located were no man dare climbed to. Today I don't even think children have seen those fruits grow on a tree.

Haha don't think so too. They don't play outdoor games either.

Lol..we are all girls so we only climbed guava trees😂. Another reason I didn't fly kites😂.

Can't remember much about the riots cos I was a kiddie then.

airsaylongcome:
It's interesting to read your perspective as a "rich kid" (apologies if you find this offensive). I was also considered a "rich kid" (which looking back now I can understand the perception) in my backwater in the then Bendel State. We didn't play with the neighbourhood kids but school was a completely different ball game. Played every damned game you mentioned. S7 we, catcher, police and thief, "I touch you last", hide and seek. We climbed trees to pluck Indian almonds (locally called ebelebor-

Oh jeez. Forgot to mention the climbing trees part. I was good at climbing guava trees then. Unlike you, my parents allowed us play with other kids and visit too. No restrictions. My parents were very liberal in the way they brought us up.

Like you, I didn't know the difference between tribes. I went to a Federal boarding school so everyone was the same. It was when I joined NL I understood our differences.

I used to enjoy riots those days sha😂 cos it meant no school. At the same time, I also remember how my dad would try to maneuver his way by passing through alternative, longer routes with a bunch of leaves attached to his windscreen. Those days were really good.

We were fairly rich and lived in one of the high brow areas in Ikeja. I finished from Corona primary school. Nothing like Lekki then. Someone said there was no satellite, but of course there was.

We had a satellite dish. Also access to games..the ones I remember clearly well are Super Mario and Contra. Another game.."shooting a flying bird" with a toy-like gun (can't remember the name of the game).

No matter how rich you were, you'd still go outside to play ten ten, suwe, mother may I, boju boju, mama & papa. Though we were not allowed to play these games in school. My school had a dedicated playground.

We didn't have a gen then and there was no need for one though I think some families had. Can't remember now.

Additional tv stations we had then were DBN and Clapperboard. TV programmes available were kiddies vision 101, sesame street, the invisible man, doctor who, days of our lives, Robin hood, Barney, Voltron, Tom and Jerry (I'm not big on cartoons so if there are more asides these, I can't remember). Locals were ripples, fortunes, willi willi, behind the clouds, checkmate, village headmaster, tales by moonlight, story land, cock crow at dawn....

I also remember Tosin Jegede, Chichi of Africa.

Older musicians were Blakky, Alex Zitto, Edna Ogholi, the man that sang "ifeoma I want to marry you (love this song die), Majek Fashek, Raski Mono, Christy Essien, Latifah, Sunny Okoso, Junior & Pretty,

Abeg, I still dey find this song..."egu egu Igbo amaka, omalicha nwa....". Love this song die. Sung by a woman. It's a shame that this song is nowhere on YouTube or the internet. You'll find other old songs but this one. Igbo people please do something.

Story books I remember by Enid Blyton...the wishing chair, the wishing chair again, Amelia Jane, Amelia Jane again...

Novels... famous five, mallory towers, the secret seven, little women...

Those days were the BEST. Some won't understand this but it's the truth. There was communal relationship and everyone lived with contentment irrespective of the little you had.

Yes, a woman isn't supposed to bring money to the table. That's the full responsibility of her husband. The ability of a man to take care of his home financially is what truly makes him a man, a leader and head.

However, apart from respect and submission, a wise woman would support her husband, whether or not he requests for or expects it. That's how she shows empathy towards him and appreciation for his efforts.

SmartPolician:
Oga, stop writing NONSENSE.

Those people were not taught in English for over 10 years.

They learnt in their various languages.

You're arguing blindly. "English" is not a measure of intelligence.

I just watched the video. She spoke clearly and well enough for anyone to understand. Don't know what y'all are saying. Bosh!

chris51:
What happened to all the education the person had. Is it not English we write with?

We don't write "with" English. We write "in" English.

CSTRR:
She is fine, but class is pushing it too far.

A classy woman will not knowingly abort twice and still get pregnant a third time for a married man.

What if feelings are involved? Love makes us do and rationalise stupid things.

OmidheBlessing:
How sure are you that these men were or are faithful? You are a saint until you are caught .

They are celebs. Word would have been out cos nothing is hidden under the sun.

EriMma1:
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Who's this one?
Don't you ever mention me again. Go drag pigs like yourself in the mud with you.

I'll pretend this Convo with you never happened.

Your pretence will never take you to heaven but the cesspit of stupidity.

eepeepook:
So, Niyola is still fooling herself at age thirty-nine? Person wey for use her past fame nab one bank executive. Sha, not everyone has sense. Nothing concern Banky, he go chop well return to him wife.

Niyola is 39? Are you sure? She looks way younger than her age.

Perhaps this is why she left his record label. To quell the passion but alas, it didn't work 😂

EriMma1:
That lady is ugly with her masculine face. Imagine her without makeup, you no go look her face twice.

Niyola is ugly? You must be blind and lack exposure. Go watch her on the Voice Nigeria on YouTube. She's not only beautiful, she carries herself with endearing class and judges with grace.

ItisWell22:
We always want the one that catches the “awwwning” of people, coupled with likes and beautiful comments.

Then get in and realize there’s more to marriage than being the beloved public spectacle. 🤧

Nothing justifies a cheating spouse though… 😥

I agree. The idea of a Banky and Adesuwa wedding after their wedding party debut might have prompted Banky to push for it and make it happen. Penchant for social media validation can mess up one's ability to think.

This pic of Niyola doesn't do justice to her beauty. She's not only beautiful, she's elegant, feminine and eloquent. Got to know her better during her Voice Nigeria stint.

Procashtips:
We were all here when his so called wife was seen supporting other people's political ambitions to the detriment of that of her husband.

Maybe the guy finally realised he doesn't have a committed wife, so instead of going their seperate ways as men with balls would do, he decided to do the coward way by cheating secretly.

Your wife's loyalty is not by the pictures she post, its by the Mercy Johnson Okogie.

Most people think the best wife material is someone who's beautiful to their taste, homely and respectful. They ignore other factors like shared values. Shared values to me is the most important factor to consider when choosing a life partner. What if Adesuwa has zero interest in politics? The idea of politics or being involved in politics is irritating to some.

JERRY1925:
I felt from the beginning, the said niyola was more ambitious than is wife.

His wife was much a wife material. Things changed.

Banky wife, was calm and homely . But now..she's way more ambitious than niyola

Ohhh. Banky should have known that when you taste money, fame or both, you'd want more of it. It's human nature. Unless the person is lazy.

JERRY1925:
My dear

Be happy life favoured u.
There is a level a man will carry u to, recovering becomes really hard.

Maybe that your boyfriend..u met who is more gamed that him.

Not because I met someone else.

JERRY1925:
Well, for me..I no fit marry celebrity or any woman that intend to be.

I can take care of my home and my wife needs.

No be say my wife no go work o. My wife is even a nurse. But all this running up and down she no go do am.
The day she starts..I go just laugh.

Don't be surprised the said Adesewa, do not want kids anymore for fame.

"You go just laugh"🤣🤣

My question is, why didn't he just marry Niyola, afterall, she's beautiful and he met her first. What do you think might be the reason he didn't marry her?

isabi2lof:
He should've gone for her , they'll will marry Mary Amaka and then goes back to cheat on her with Cardi B .

Niyola sef no try at all , a man left you to marry someone else, you later decided to remain a loyal side hen to him , what happens to moving on and finding your own man . Had it been that your enemy gave up the ghost during those series of abortion, nobody will give a damn fvck about your life .

I don't know the kind of self esteem some women have. Very weak. How can you lower yourself to side chick level? A fine girl like that. This person dated you and left you for another woman and you're still fuckiing him. Na WA.

When my ex cheated, that was the end of the relationship. God is my witness, it's going to 3 years now, he's still begging.

JERRY1925:
Those wife played a great role.
Personally, I really do not know those celebrity wife's u mentioned except I Google.
If u are married u will know what give most men joy is coming back to see his wife, children all happy. Food served and more.
Adeswwa could not give that.

Baba need to cheat.
I am married.. and I know why.

This is another perspective. The celebrities I mentioned married non celebrity wives. Though RMD's wife was a very popular TV host with lots of admirers in her time, both young and old. As soon as RMD wifed her, he took her off the spotlight.

OmidheBlessing:
I hope with a glitch or faith that this is a rumor. Oh my sweet Adesuwa.

There is no perfection even in paradise. They seem so perfect meanwhile the house is on fire

But if a man as handsome as Ramsey Noah the hottest celebrity actor in his time can be faithful to his wife, if RMD the hottest celebrity actor in his time can be faithful to Jumobi his wife, then what's the big deal in being faithful?

Banky has no excuse.

We4all:
I have always thought that he had something going with Niniola. Then heard that he was getting hitched to Adesuwa, and I was like, okay.

Not surprised though but pissed about his social media display of love. People are just too hypocritical.

It's annoying. And the way he chased/courted Adesuwa like she's the only love of his life. Now Adesuwa will be in endless pain.