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#deep!....lmao

I was indifferent abt her....bt all I kno is everytime she brings sumtin out,she managed to pull it tru.dats hardwork....RIP Goldie

It was a hot, Sunday afternoon when the BBM
request beeped on my phone. I was totally engaged
with the English Premiership football match showing
on my TV. Not in the mood for any chit-chat.
Checking out the identity of the sender showed me
a ‘ Goldie Harvey’ and my first impulse was I was
face-to-face with another impersonator trying to
take the place of one of Nigeria’s many
hardworking entertainment celebrities. My curiosity
got the better of me and I confirmed the request
consciously granting the ‘impostor’ some measure
of access into my life.I figured he\she will delete the
connection in due course like others usually do. As
at then, Goldie and I had never actually met in the
true sense of the word. We weren’t friends. Neither
were we enemies. We had bumped into one
another a couple of times at events and that was it.
Nevertheless, I was still surprised as to how the
‘impostor’ got my PIN.
Still caught in the reverie of the football match, my
phone buzzed few minutes later and it was
celebrated comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka. He wanted
to introduce Goldie to me (like I didn’t know her)
and informed me of her desire to work with my PR
firm, Bigsam Media. He it was who had passed my
PIN to her. Goldie herself requested my number and
later called.
God, that voice on the phone! It wasn’t sweet or
golden but plain…. and heavy laden with sadness.
‘I’m tired,’ she said to me like we had known for
years. ‘I’ve worked with many people, spent a lot of
money but not gotten much in return’.
She wanted to work with us as she had heard so
much about us and was hoping we would stand out
from the myriad of half-baked,briefcase PR firms
(experts) running rings around entertainers and
promising celebrities a dinner date in the White
House ‘if only you can spend good money.’
I listened calmly and gave her an appointment at
Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja but for some reasons I
showed up three hours late. She was
understandably angry and was on the verge on
leaving when I breezed in and apologised. We fixed
another date to meet and finalise details on how we
could work together regarding her blossoming
brand. Sadly, I never made the appointment. Way
before our meeting, Bobby Taylor and Gbenga
Bada, fellow journalist friends had tried all they
could to get me to interview and feature Goldie on
my page while I was still in the employment of The
Sun Newspapers. I just played an unwilling horse all
through.
Looking back now, I realised that like many others, I
didn’t take her serious at all. Many people had
dismissed Goldie from the very beginning of her
career, contending she was all beauty and no talent.
Peeps were quick to condemn her art or lack of it.
Check the popular blogs and see the deluge of
negative comments that follow any post on Goldie
and you’ll get a feel of what I mean.
Despite the ‘pull-her-down’ at all costs syndrome,
Goldie kept pushing the envelope, working and living
her life. If she cared about what people said about
her, she didn’t show it. They would lambast her for
wearing a particular dress and Goldie would
defiantly wear something similar next time. They
said she was everywhere, strutting the red carpets
like a pepper seller but she was undeterred. Goldie
was living her life by her rules and not by what
‘almighty’ commentators said. As if she knew she
won’t be here for a long time.
I was told a popular producer had told her to go sell
her Benz ML before he would sign her on and
produce her song. And that was after months of
keeping her waiting. She didn’t relent but decided to
take her destiny in her own hands and thus
embarked on a journey from one radio station to
another, buying stuffs for the OAPs for her songs to
get airplay.
Goldie eventually teamed up with
Kennis Music, thankfully, Keke
Ogungbe signed her on.
Upon hearing news of her death, I called Denrele,
Baba Keke, KSB but their numbers were switched
off. I called Funke Akindele to get across to
Denrele’s friend hoping to hear that the rumour
wasn’t true. She already did, and was close to tears
on phone. A newspaper editor told me Goldie’s step-
mum already confirmed it. After speaking with
Linda Ikeji who broke the news, I still chose to doubt
it.
I saw a tweet that Goldie was scheduled to perform
at a certain Princeton Hotel in Ikeja and I dashed
out to search for the location in spite of loud
protestations from my wife that it was past 1am.
She must definitely be at Princeton performing and
would be willing to dispel the wicked ‘rumor’ doing
the rounds about her passing.
Sadly, all my efforts proved abortive. Goldie wasn’t
there. She was gone. Gone to be with the saints.
What was I looking for in the dead of night?
What,what,what? All I wanted was just one more
chance to make up for my folly of dismissing her
and not taking her seriously. Suddenly, wonderful
and innovative ideas on how to enhance ‘Brand
Goldie’ are popping up in my brain. I want to work
with her
We won’t always have people around. Why can’t we
celebrate men and women while we have them?
Bickerings, pull-him-down, dismissal and nonchalant
attitudes because we hold the ace should stop. We
won’t always have all the time we want with people
we love and life is too short to harbor hate. My
heart went out to people whose bluff I have called
and those I’m not treating right at present. What if I
don’t see them again? Dear Lord, I need to make up
for past follies. I’m sorry I didn’t take some people
seriously. I need to make some calls and mend
fences right away.
Another lesson from Goldie’s demise: live your life.
Goldie didn’t allow others write her script for her.
She gave life her best. One single after the other,
appearances at several red carpet events, Big
Brother Africa, upcoming reality show etc Goldie
didn’t slow down. She gave life her all like she knew
she won’t live up to thirty. We all don’t have the
promise to live till 80, if you drop dead today, can
you confidently say you gave life your best?
Like the rest of us Goldie wasn’t perfect but didn’t
deserve the way some people tried to pull her
down. She was hustling on the grind of life, trying to
make a name for herself like the rest of us. She
wasn’t perfect just like the rest of us with many
skeletons in our cupboards. Yet, some people were
busy moving from one blog to another knocking her
hustle. Now, that she’s gone are you happy?
Goldie, continue to rest in peace. We all owe death
but so sad that he showed up too early at your
doorstep.
May God comfort your parents, siblings, hubby and
loved ones.
————————-
Samuel Olatunji is a foremost entertainment
journalist; now CEO of Bigsam Media and Editor-in-
Chief of Icampus Newspaper and the
website: www.ientertainmentng.com. He can be
reached via his email: (sirolatunji@yahoo.co.uk)

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victorazy: I thought your talking about Islam why mentioning Igbo leaving Housa?

Dis is more of a cultural thing which involves d yoruba n igbo tribe,bt with d hausa I dnt kno much abt dere culture concerning widow...why I made it clear in my 1st post.
Just want to kno hw right is it islamically,any idea?

Enough of this bashing guys!...after reading from both parties battle back and forth.As d OP of dis thread,I hereby pass my judgement.
1)We Nigerians r our greatest problem
2)We Nigerians r going to solve our problems ourselves cause its obvious nobody gives a dime abt us
3)Even though we still trying to get some things right,most african countries can't compare with us...esp GHANA!
4)So,hate us or love us we stil d giant of Africa!

We don’t have many friends in Africa.” That formed part of the words by Senate President David Mark while narrating his experience in South Africa during the Nations Cup final between Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

Speaking at plenary yesterday during a debate on a motion by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and 107 others, on Nigeria’s Outing at the AFCON 2013, Mark noted that very few people from other African countries wanted Nigeria to win the trophy.

“From my interaction with people from other African countries who went to watch the match, I observed that we don’t have many friends in Africa. Only very few people, including those I interacted with in the State bus, supported us. They believed that Nigeria is great already, and they wanted Burkina Faso to win. I think this implies that as a nation, we should learn to be self-reliant”, Mark said.

It would be recalled that Mark led a Federal Government delegation to South Africa to spur the Super Eagles to victory following President Goodluck Jonathan’s inability to cheer the team in person as earlier promised.
www.informationng.com/2013/02/most-african-countries-are-enemies-of-nigeria-mark.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

His Mark a learner??...Good thing he witnessed it firsthand

[quote author=deols]if she wants it, there should be no problem once the people involved are not mahram to her. for example, her husband's sons cannot marry her but the husband's brother should be able to, with her consent(and not as an inherited property)

the husband's father cannot marry her.

In d case of d husband's brother.....is dis right islamically??

@tbaba n zahyal tanks fr d reply...it was a rude shock to me to find out some pple stil practise dis.truely d holy Quran is man's utmost guidance,may Allah (swt) show us is favor.....checking on d surah Nisai @zahyal

Salam to my fellow NL muslim fam,dis issue of marring d widow(esp young widows) by d late husband's family (i.e brother,uncle n even son) is still unacceptable to me.Dis is common among d Yoruba tribe n maybe d Igbo too,nt sure...and believe me wen I say it is still practiced in dis our modern age.
So my sincere question is,is dis act permissible in Islam?? And wat are d rights of a muslim widow??
Thank u as u comment

I tire for my fellow Nigerians oo,we asked fr merger of opposition parties nd here it is been criticized by pple again.when d last attempt to merge failed we all went hard on d parties fr failing Nigerians...btw,like who n who do u expect to see in d new party #APC,baba Adeboye,chief imams,CAN ehn?! because u all making noise abt 'strange bed fellows'...Nigerians are hypocrites! Shiooor

Politics is more intense n complex than we all assume here.let's watch n see as events unfold,likeminds bonding stronger n odas finding d exit door.by 2015 we will av a formidable opposition to deliver us frm PDP
Dis is d best news so far dis year!

Yesooo! Nobody holy pass....respect 2baba!

Pls guys,dis is quite important n urgent.how can one retrieve lost jamb reg numb,I can't seem to remember d last time I sight d slip sef n can't even remember a single digit of it.but presently I need it badly for my school clearance....pls anybody dat can help me wit it,pls guys

Hey guys!..anybody heard any info about jamb reg numb required frm student to mobilise fr nysc? Its confusing cos some pple didn't use jamb enter sch oo

But why why why!....do u av to state his tribe?

In d early 90s,remembered acting WWF (wrestling) wit my step-brodas anytym we r bought a new pant.mostly colored pant n I always got d yellow one...also how evrybody run helter-scatter once we hear pim-pim! (d horn of my dad's car) oboy kom see race.a lot to remember jare

R2Bees and Sarkodie (from
Ghana) were billed to perform
on the same stage at today’s
Malta Guinness sponsored ‘Top
of the World Concert’ alongside
P-Sqaure (from Nigeria) . It is
alleged that the organizers
(Charter House) have agreed to
pay Psquare a whooping
$200,000 and the Ghanaian musicians (Sarkodie & R2Bees) a
chicken $5,000 each (approximately).
Is it fair to pay all African artist same performance fee
regardless of their popularity and status?
www.talkofnaija.com/index.php/component/noticeboard/noticeboard/ghanaian-artists--r2bess-and-sarkodie-boycott-concert-over-unfair-p-square-pay/6401

Now wat do u guys think abt dis!!

Even our corrupt president attest to his straightforwardness when he said "I kno Ribadu very well,nobody can force anything on him"....Hbd to a true patriot,Mallam Ribadu

Does it really matter wat u study nw in dis country,I doubt.needless to say he studied building tech

Do u have for nissan altima,2000 model?

For a graduate that still has some time spared before d nysc,what kinda professional course/certifacte exam do u recommend....please serious comment only,please.thanks

Dear GOD,
how can PHCN,PDP,OBJ,GEJ,IBB,NFF,NPF,DANA,SANUSI,BOKO HARAM, MILITANT and Aluu be in one country
Pls take some to other countries...I take ur name beg u,biko,joh....abeg my pple add ur own oo,mayb God fit answer our prayer here!

Hw far....can 900k take dis car home?
Reply Asap plss

kutchs: Is this not an attempt at ridicule? Stop being dumb. Why must it be Nigeria and not Mozambique, Angola or even SA? Is there any treaty or convention that demands that Europeans fleeing Euro crisis must come to Nigeria?

Ogbeni! why d naming calling.No, there is no treaty nd yes, fleeing Europeans are welcome in Nigeria as long as they wil contribute positively to d economy.Just like we Africans flee abroad fr greener pastures..
I created d thread just to point out the aspect of d relative peace enjoyed by Mozambique hence,d flooding of their country by d europeans....they did not beg them to come unlike our govt

@dasparrow..if u go tru d post again u wil see d part where it is said dat "lots of d portugeese came fr small investment",nd u wil agree wit me dat SMEs contribute greatly to d economy of a nation.Even though I agree wit u dat we should nt wait fr foreigners to develop our country fr us,but it seems our govt thinks odawise wit a lot of our resource spent by d ministers n co to travell round d world to woo investors.
All am saying is with a stable n conducisive environment d govt doesn't need junketing around fr investors.

Link.......
www.informationnigeria.org/2012/08/portuguese-flee-to-mozambique-to-escape-eurozone-crisis-why-not-nigeria.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

No one would ever think that members of
the so called developed countries would
want to seek greener pastures in Africa, the
way Portuguese citizens are now moving to
Mozambique in search of greener pastures.
Mozambique had gained its independence
from Portugal in 1975, retaining
Portuguese as its national language. But
until recently, many Mozambicans see the
former colonial power as a land of
opportunity.
According to Consul General Graca Pereira
of the Portuguese consulate in Maputo,
there is a rise in experienced, university-
educated Portuguese migrating to
Mozambique looking for a brighter future.
In her words: “In the last two or three
years, people began to come increasingly…
Lots of people for small investments, some
others working with the companies, some
others working contract by other people. So
a variety of people.”
It is important to note that according to the
latest Global Peace Index, Mozambique was
rated as the third most peaceful country on
the African continent, coming after
Mauritius and Botswana. Also, In 2011,
Mozambique’s real gross domestic product
grew by 7.2%, boosted by the country’s
first overseas export of coal, as well as
strong performances by the transport,
communications, construction and financial
services sectors. The country’s economy is
also forecast to grow by 7.5% and 7.9% in
2012 and 2013 respectively.
Yes, Nigeria’s official Language is not
Portuguese. One cannot help but imagine if
this could possibly happen between Nigeria
and their former colonial masters. In the
same Global Peace Index referred to above,
Nigeria made it to the top five least
peaceful countries in the continent. One
only need to listen to the news in order to
be able to tell where Nigeria stands in
terms of economic advancements; the
country’s leaders are running helter-skelter
all over the world in order to “woo”
investors – at least that is what they claim
to be doing whenever they go on most of
their foreign trips. Kudos to the
Mozambique Government.
Source: CNN
And yet in dis part of d world called naija our leaders gallivant around d globe desperately looking fr foreign investors,when insecurity n corruption is d order of d day...*sigh*.d investors are nt daft nah!

[quote author=Shaw007]seriously?? I dont live in lagos so i dont understand that statement,is he for real?? Hs everytin else really been taken care of?? Like. . .everytin that has 2 do about development has been taken cared of,the only tin left is law and order??
Wat fashola was trying say is dat almost evry aspect of development has been touched expect law n order...dere r ongoing road constructions,new hospitals r being commissioned,d education sector is nt left out n so on.bt wit all dis development there is need fr order n decorum within d society so dat we don't fall back to where we are getting out from.d govt av shown a great level of responsibilty if u agree wit me,it is nw d turn of d citizens to be responsible too.

For once! I sympathise wit Gej.....straight to d point sense making oro!(talk)