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Stegomiah: Dis op is funny, au many billonaires dey for naija and d world at large, and even if you're lucky τ̅☺ hav one, is he gonna share his wealth with you? I'll rada say aspire τ̅☺ be a billonaire yourself!

Hmmmmm! Wonders never end! It is alleged in some quarters that there are more billionaires in Nigeria, than we care to acknowledge.
Think of all those ill-gotten billions that have never been declared!

eagle,eye:
Take him to a comptent court of Law or remain silent. Don't condemn a man based on hear-say.

I see you attended your Law of Evidence lectures.
However, this is not mere hearsay. This goes beyond hearsay to issues of justice and national reconciliation. We have never revisited the events leading up to the civil war, the Hausa- Fulani officers have distracted us, as such everyone keeps talking about Kaduna Nzeogwu.

Buhari and his ilk murdered their comrades in cold blood, some in their sleep. Let's not forget the other one namely, John Shagaya.

Let's talk now, because the generation of soldiers who witnessed these atrocities is dying out.

charcoalblaq: Prof Chinua Achebe!

One of the bravest men Africa EVER produced.

I read the book, 'there was a country' and now i understand why Nigeria would NEVER be the same.

I HOPE the spirit showed by the IGBO during those perilous times you spoke about never dies out.

If we are ever to be great as a country, mediocrity must never take the place of meritocracy. Nigeria has done that before and we all are still paying for it.

Chinua Achebe!!!

Your spirit lives ON!

I totally concur with you. I am also reading the book: I am short of words to describe it. How many of the so-called critics know that the first mention of Awo in the book is one of praise for his political astuteness?

The process started years ago. Na now wey we wan begin to smell the coffee?

Of course, no honour amongst thieves! Gbogbo won, barawo ni!

Have you bothered to consider the hassles that come with travelling within Africa! Do you know that until recently, London and Paris were the best hubs for travel within Africa?

usmsam: Nigerian Christians just baffle me. How can you say you believe in God and at the same time believe in ritualists. If you have enough faith in God, you shouldn't even believe such nonsense exists because it does not. Rubbish!

I can't count the number of times I have postulated these sentiments, only to b rebuffed. The version of christianity that is in ascendancy in Nigeria,right now, has a different take on reality and theology.

Litmus: Totally agree with Solomon. I'd actually go further and urge the so-called poor of Nigeria to shut up! Work hard and talk less. The reason Asia and other parts of the world has progressed more than Africa is significantly because the West, through the Media creates division in Africa between authority and common man, between rich and poor. In this way, the Media, imbued in the people of Africa a sense of entitlement and expectation diametrically opposite of the stage of development of their nations.

You are so out of touch vis-a-vis the dynamics of everyday reality, that the term "reality" ought to be redefined for you and your ilk.
Did you actually re-read what you posted here? This country must be doomed!
'Thanks' to Seun, this is a faceless forum. The anonymity it affords enables you type to spew your bigoted remarks without any proper soul searching.
Let me conclude: any Nigerian youth who thinks all is well with this country right now must be feeding fat from the national trough, and/or some family member of his/hers is eating more than their fair share of the national cake.

This is a worrying situation; where and when is this going to end!!!!!!
So Free Speech is gone to the dogs, all this in a civilian regime

I love both! My iPod and iPad have albums from both. :PI

Saecula: yet it is indubitable that some jobs are syill being given on merit.

Know what? You are right! It's just that the ratio is tilted in favour of favouritism and nepotism. Should'nt the reverse be the case? I wonder

Dede1: Did I not say you were a drooling airhead in my previous post? Nobel crap or prize is an instrument of colonialism created to engender perpetual mental inferiority among Africans and African descents. The legendary Chniua Achebe put a definite stop to such tea table mentality by writing blistering essays and criticisms against Joseph Conrad and his Heart of Darkness. Furthermore, Achebe wrote a novel titled “Things Fall Apart” that had trumped and relegated “Heart of Darkness” into back shelves.

Achebe shamed the Nobel Prize Committee of all Europeans to the point of imbecility. Nobel crap committee realized Achebe could be the only human who walked the surface of the earth who could easily reject the Nobel Prize.

You are one of the Africans I had wished were never born. Alfred Nobel was armaments manufacturer and his inventions were freely used in the annihilation of Africans by the Europeans who wanted entire Africans destroyed?

The Nobel Committee tacitly regretted snubbing Ghandi. I won't be surprised if they do the same with Achebe. Achebe more than deserved a Nobel, but hey, he belongs to a select group of stars who never got it: James Joyce, Leo Tolstoy, Samuel L Clemens ( otherwise known as Mark twain) and, of course, many more!

bolaino: chinua achebe was just a lucky man plain and simple, and the reason he could not win the nobel prize was cos he was not qualified to receive one, and instead of the man to use his popularity to preach about the power of forgiveness and moving forward he decided to preach hate and ethnic bigotry. Well he is dead, and he is dead

.And I thank God that we won't need to read books about ethnic bigotry anymore.

Any you imagine that you know what Forgiveness really entails?
To be forgiven, one must express regret or remorse for the ill or injury caused. Now, pray tell me who you. Wanted Achebe to forgive, or whom did you want him to preach forgiveness to?

He is one of the many in the beautiful constellation of great writers who never won the Nobel. ( pls research this matter before you reply). Lastly, he never won the Nobel because he dared to challenge Joseph Conrad ( again, do some googling before you post some tribalism infected drivel here).

By the way, I am a non-Yoruba and non-Igbo Nigerian: and have read both Soyinka and the late Achebe. I am the better because of their works.

Eko Ile: Please keep quiet with your apples and oranges and irrelevant analogies.


Leave thread if you can not stay on topic. This is how people fail WAEC.

Who is talking off point and illogically of the two of us. Who taught you Logic? Or did you cut Logic classes to attend to irrelevant issues like irrational hate and self-degrading tribalism.

Eko Ile: Please keep quiet with your apples and oranges and irrelevant analogies.


Leave thread if you can not stay on topic. This is how people fail WAEC.

Who is talking off point, of the two of us. Who taught you Logic? Or did you cut Logic classes to attend to irrelevant issues like irrational hate and self-degrading tribalism.

Eko Ile: Typical loser talk. The fact that he was ignored year after year and decade after decade means he was never considered for the highest award in his line of based on the low quality of his work as clearly noted by Sam in his wonderful article..






What you call courage is what sane people call Bigotry, hate, bitterness and anger and no sensible and rational human being or organization rewards such anti humanity and anti social behavior...

Following upon your logic, Ghandi was a failure. Know why? He never won the Nobel
Ever heard of James Joyce? He didn't win it
Marcel Proust? Ditto
John Updike? Ditto
Virginia Woolf? Ditto
Mark Twain? Ditto
Leo Tolstoy? Ditto
And many others!!!!

I don't suppose you recognise any of them, by your logic they are failures!

I don't suppose your hate will allow you to see beyond Awo. Awo, was a great man on many levels. But, he had his faults. Face that fact.

Eko Ile: Back to topic...



This is a good dissection of the man's weak and low grade body of work and relevance . The Nobel people saw his work and rightfully ignored everything. Obviously, his bitter, angry, divisive and tribalistic ways caught up to him..

Well sir, he is not the first great writer to miss out on the Nobel. In fact, the sheer class of all who have missed out on the Nobel Prize questions the very credibility of the Nobel Prize Comittee.

By the way Achebe lost out on the Nobel thanks to his courage to say the truth, he spoke for you, me and all Africans. He dared to challenge the European mindset as evidenced in Joseph Conrad' works.
Please read: kirbyk.net/hod/image.of.africa.html

ochukoccna: Greece was once a world power
And the Volkswagen bettle was once a must have ride
Every generation has its heroes
Check that greatest 100 books list in 10 years time

Please, stop exhibiting your ignorance: " there are books of the times, and books of all the time" -Ruskin-

2015 elections may sound the death knell of this country, as such every Nigerian must be smart/vigilant re their vote.
On account of the current state of things in, as well as the past history of, this country; I am more likely to hold my nose and vote GEJ.

scobaba: I like know all these guy children and grand children, make person no go bring evil come him/her family by associating with dem cos I no understand ds guy @ all.

In two words, na wah for this dude!

Talk about a good Photo in an obituary poster. The laughter and expanded shoulders say it all! Rest in peace, Mr Oghene!

bandely: As fresh crisis surrounding the health of the First Lady Mrs. Patience Jonathan brews, the presidency has fired her spokesman, Mr. Ayo Osinlu. The news is contained in a press release issued by the president’s Special Assistant on the Media, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Sahara-reporters sources say that the decision to fire Mr. Osinlu was taken by the First Lady from her hospital bed in Europe. Mrs. Patience Jonathan was mad at the inability of Mr. Osinlu to provide a foolproof decoy of a story to distract the media from her current medical surgeon abroad.

Mr. Osinlu was roundly criticized for the way he handled the news about the whereabouts of the First Lady last year. During the period, Mr. Osinlu told journalists that the First Lady went to Germany on vacation but Mrs. Jonathan later confirmed the story published by Saharareporters that she was hospitalized in Germany for weeks.

Our sources in Abuja said that the presidency felt that Mr. Osinlu had lost credibility with the media establishment and that the First Lady needed a heavy hitter the way the president recruited Dr. Doyin Okupe to strengthen his media team that was once in disarray.

All efforts by Saharareporters to reach Mr. Osinlu by phone and text failed.

In the press release, the presidency named Rudolf Okonkwo as the new spokesman of the wife of the President. “Mr. Okonkwo,” the release says, “has a good understanding of social media and the internet world and will use those skills to counter the barrage of lies being peddled by some disgruntled Nigerians on the web about the person of our First Lady.”

Until his new appointment Mr. Okonkwo was a columnist for Saharareporters.com and the host of Dr. Damages Show. His satirical show routinely makes fun of the First Lady as well as mine President Jonathan’s utterances to create an unflattering portrayal of the president.

Since the announcement all efforts to reach Mr. Okonkwo by phone and text has failed. Saharareporters cannot ascertain his whereabouts at press time.

A friend of Mr. Okonkwo told Saharareporters.com that he was not surprised at Mr. Okonkwo’s acceptance of this position in a government he had roundly condemned. “The man is as poor as a church rat and I knew it was a matter of time before he jumped ship,” he said. “He is following the lead of the likes of Reuben Abati and Femi Fani-Kayode. They are all shameless hypocrites.”

The move to appoint Mr. Okonkwo as Mrs. Jonathan’s spokesman is seen by some Aso Rock observers as “a coup” of some sort as one of voices critical of Jonathan’s administration will effectively be silenced.

Speaking to our correspondent, an Abuja based editor who pleaded anonymity said that he doubted if this appointment would work. “Rudolf Okonkwo was at one time a promising journalist,” he said. “But right now, for all intents and purposes, he is just a clown. You don’t use a clown to defend another clown.”


The Abuja editor went on to say, “I hope this is just an April Fools’ joke.”


mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/first-lady-patience-jonathan-fires-her-spokesman-appoints-us-based-satirist-media-aide

Sheh this na 1st April?

mainman7: [b]You are very right! And instead of him to use his old age to bring unity, the selfish and senseless igbo nature controlled him, he fanned embers of wickedness. u igbos are fools,and bloody senseless liars like achebe,twisting history. I don't know any other tribe that is as ungrateful as d igbos. d Thoughtful Yorubas accepts them like brothers yet they rant about us. They are cowards, hausas are slaughtering their brothers like rams in the North, they do nothing.igbos always think they r d wisest and that is why they are fools who think life is only about money.igbos r d Genesis of d problem of dis country,traitors who spared their greedy leaders in January 29,1966 Coup.The civil war would not have happened. Yorubas don't betray, read history, ur useless father azikwe started d betrayal thing when Awolowo helped him to d top and he didn't fulfill his part of their agreement.in d January 1966 igbo coup,Brgd Ademulegun, Col Fajuyi and other Great Youruba Millitary Men were killed, as usual d ever deceitful igbos, against the agreement, told their greedy leaders to skedaddle. igbos must apologize to d Yorubas now!d YORUBAS are already uniting and getting ready for u people.igbos or hausas, what u want is want u shall get from us,Peace or War![/b][font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font][color=#990000][/color]

What one earth are you smoking? UNITY is not our problem: lack of national honesty is the problem. Achebe knew that fact, and tried to correct it. Poor man, he never stood a chance

Didi_8: Achebe actually succeeded in denigrating the leaders of other tribes while making his own people the best thing that ever happened to Nigeria. This is definitely not the quality for a man who will make a great contribution to the progress of his country. Great men are never divisive characters, especially when it comes to nation building. Achebe definitely misfired in his last book, and he regretted the uproar the book generated. The book even went to the extent of undermining to genuiness of Igbo intelligentia, hagiographically portraying them false story tellers. It is sad that Achebe who wrote 'Things Fall Apart' in 1958 could descend (through his personal frustration with Nigeria) to the level of writing 'There Was a Country' in 2012. I have read the book twice and I know what am talking about. Nigeria is not a perfect country, and Achebe's last book is definitely a badly written book with his intentions best known to him. Achebe should have known that an elder should not be the one to start a war or foment hatred amongst his people. All the same, we cannot kill the dead. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Wow! Hold your horses!Your contribution is riddled with non-sequiturs, as well presumed conclusions. Achebe did not start any war, he only commented on a war that is likely to consume our union. A condemnation of Awo, in my opinion, is not a condemnation of the entire Yoruba race. Please be realistic!
Achebe is being denigrated here, by an unapologetic section of Nigeria. To these haters, he committed the ultimate crime: he told the truth ( the good, the bad, and the really ugly).
To the haters, I have a sort message: Achebe's death led to worldwide "Stop Press" mode. How many Nigerians can literally bring the world press to a literal standstill, for the right reasons?
To all of these haters, is today's Nigeria the Nigeria of your dreams? Should your answer be a "yes", then you do have more than one reason to hate Achebe! However, should your answer be a resounding "no", then you see Achebe as a prophet.
Achebe has achieved more than what a significant number of us are ever likely to achieve, even of we were to live for 8,200 years.

Some of the hate one encounters here can be very disheartening.
The bulk of those on the forum were born after the war, I like to think so. So why the massive transfusion of hatred and mistrust from grandparents/parents to the younger generation?
By the way,I am neither Igbo nor Yoruba: But I have reasons to respect both tribes. Why can't everyone of us agree that something terrible happened in this country between 1966 and 1970?
Most, if not all, of what is wrong with our country stem from the evils that have we individually, or collectively sanctioned and supported.
I have travelled the world, and know that this country is doomed if those of us who are young don't change our world views and compulsive copying of our older ones.

Chanchit: :-XI think Achebe really tried in promoting civil war in Nigeria, even with the last book he authored last year.

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What planet do you inhabit?
Nigeria has been in a state of civil war since 1914, and here you are complaining that Achebe tried to instigate a civil war. The man merely reminded you of some fact that you'd rather forget.

dayokanu: He was a great fiction writer though he had problems with the truth and accepting fate

he died a bitter man bitter against Awo, Bitter against the Nobel committee, Bitter against Yorubas, Bitter against Nigeria

In short he died miserable in spirit

Why are you spewing this amount of hatred and bigotry?
I don't know if you are aware of the this dictum " from the abundance of the heart, speaketh the mouth"

alaoeri: Pls save my ignorance who's Achebe & wetin he do for Nigeria?

I guess you think you are very funny?!?!?!?

This is my Roll-Call:
Myohaung barracks, Lagos ( small place, kind of cozy and warm)
Ribadu Cantonment, kaduna (The Good, the bad and the most awesome)
ECR Ede, Osun State ( More of a farming community than an Army barracks)

Odunharry: I didn't stay in face-me-I-face-you but in the barracks for 17yrs, cheii..it almost as worse as slap-me-i-slap-u....
too many children in one room...

Child A and child B from different family go fight, e den turn to JTF vs BOKO Haram. Come see as dem dey trowey person from step go down. Na dia husband dey settle am, the next morning e go continue.

Trust some women,them get phd for gossiping.

How about time to bath? chai,you will see like 5 people at the bathroom at same time. Na barracks naa, nobody send anybody.

Paying nepa bill wasn't a big deal there.,kitchen too cos each room has a kitchen.

The most annoying one na when dem pour you either pepper water, fish and meat water or even zobo water wen you dey play ball for down..na water make dem use wash plate or cloth worse pass.

The children there are stubborn and wicked too o. when 4yr old pikin piss for your head you go know say though water na water, piss different from rain.

How about washing and drying of clothes, chai dat na something else..you just need to stand at the entrance of the barrack, you go ask weda here na laundry or barrack.

If you are a wicked and stingy person, barracks boys go show you something, if you send any pikin rice 100,beans 50 and 2meat, na dia your own finish o..na rice 60, beans 30 and 2 meat e go buy come or make him come lie say money loss. trust na, you no go fit do anything.

What about pipu make dey smell film and food..oh my God! some children na expert...e get one make dem dey call Wale, dat one dey smell film o from 2nd floor as you dey put the film the bobo don enta your house like rat.. the oda one Hassan chaii, as you dey put food for table him don enter.

it was fun and i can tell you i still miss my old pals..we have pipu from different religious and ethnic backgrounds. We mix and relate easily. we played all kind of play when we were young, we go to school together, house to house to eat during xmas and new year and dem must roger us b4 we leave(tax collector).lol.

@ OP
I can swear that you have never lived in an Army barracks. Your post is a composite from various sources.
The Airforce and Navy barracks are in a class of their own, for many reasons.
Even amongst the Army barracks, there the Grade A ones like, Ojo Cantonment,Ikeja cantonment, Ribadu Cantonment, Mokola Barracks, Depot Barracks Zaria, and Rukuba barracks. The foregoing are the A-listers, the other are small time barracks of one brigade or units.
The life in the A-listers is not the same as life in the small ones.
Will be back with more gist, make I try do some work first.

MEILYN: 150 waste

That's your opinion.

TUMIC: And yet they call Northerners MUMU!
Now my fellow Southerners,
WHO IS THE MUMU?

I talk long ago, dem say I dey over react!