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Irony1:
Oga stop being dense naaaa

You are the dense one,sir.
For Canada,na Yoruba plenty pass.
For UK,na Yoruba plenty pass.
In one word,na Yoruba plenty pass for Europe.
The place wey Igbo fit plenty pass Yoruba,na Malaysia,Indonesia,Thailand
and everybody know wetin dem dey do there with elubo

Irony1:
You see the funny irony of it all. You guys are the real noise makers and chest beaters in this country. There was atime the US wanted recruits in the Army and Marines and they added knowledge of Igbo language as a prerequisite and no one bragged and made noise about it.
The Americans really know your mumu buttons.

lol
How many Igbos dey USA wey you go dey lie another lie like this?

LegendHero:
Fact:
—The USA state of Maryland added 9 new languages

—Yoruba language is the only West African Language in the list

—Reason why Yoruba was selected was because according to US census bureau data, Yoruba had the highest number of West African tribe in USA.

—This validate the thread that was created on Nairaland last year by “Scholes0” about Yoruba being the largest Nigerian tribe in the USA based on data from US census bureau.

Another truth coming to light against propaganda

100 werey terrorists.
Don't drag Nigerians into your degeneration.
Your wailing cannot revive a n already dead horse.
Obi lost and that is permanent.

helinues:
Go to court and stop disturbing us Mr sickler looking

lol
Nothing wey Ipob terrorists no fit post.
Ipob wailing is for 8 years if they detest good things happening in Nigeria to Nigerians and others.

KillMNKnow:
I don't understand IPOB logic of wanting coup in Nigeria, cus northerners will be in charge and they'll receive wototo unlike in democracy.

There is not going to be any coup and Northerners cannot be in charge.

rinzaugustine:
Who takes this clown serious in Africa or he thinks those people are mugus that don’t know how yakubu Mahmoud selected him against the will of 80% of Nigerians?

lol
You mean against the will of Ipob terrorists.
Tinubu is the president we want and voted for.
Rant till kingdom come,no coup will happen in Nigeria.

rinzaugustine:
na laziness and generational poverty coupled with very low iq of a five year old Dey worry your people

Typical poverty stricken Ipob terrorist.

rinzaugustine:
Tinubu action with Mahmoud against millions of Nigerians last February have eroded any form of legitimacy he could have enjoyed as president and one common factor in coups since 50s in Nigeria and Africa is that any coup against such an illegitimate government is always widely celebrated

How can a genuine and bonafide democratical government like Tinubu's govt be legitimate in the sight of Ipob terrorists.
Igbo Ipobs are illegitimate beings after all.
Nobody counts them as part of real human beings.Ask Chidinmma,the Bigot and Biden.

Unperturbedpota:
For your you talk too much sir . Aha

Should you not be with your wife discussing important issues?. Should it not be your children here? What exactly is the problem?

You are too old to be here! Go to Facebook or Twitter where your mates are and stop showing us young lads that you know too much

Is it by force? You are far older than ever nairalnder here

Aproko grandpa saying somebody should go to Facebook.
Why don't you go and tend to your grandchildren,ndiara.

Ttalk:
Read the bolded slowly and see how unreasonable you guys lie about imaginary affluent.

I swear the number of the middle class in the entire Onitsha is not up to those in Magodo. Not to talk of Omole Phase 1 and 2, which are in the Ikeja remote area.

How does your middle class generate their income, from the drug business?

Don't mind the Otondo.
Even the entire Igboland doesn't have half of the middle class in Magodo.

igwebuike01:
Descent residential areas round a city is a proof of strong middle-class and higher purchasing power.
Few skyscrapers surrounded by poor residential buildings is nonesense
Compare that Indian residential neighborhood with Onitsha and Aba and then cry for Ibadan

Post the video of just 10 good places in the entire Igboland,you dey fear.
To find 10 good places in Igboland to compete with Ibadan city only is a difficult task for all Igbos because they all know that Ibadan city is more developed than the entire Igboland.

If you want to compete,post videos not deceitful 'padded' pictures.

This is Ibadan that is more developed than the entire SE Igboland.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiFOlQLD9Q

IBADAN.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me5cTJ__o_A



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32VZT99kUQE


KOLAPO ISHOLA.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNRSDE-im3s



OLUYOLE.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0mpaAoK1Do

Olivia Ilozue talk on few properties in Ibadan


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH3VN1ZbJZw


Westlink Iconic Villa Ibadan




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwGG5sAyc3k


One of the commercial hubs in Ibadan....AKALA EXPRESS.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqRvFnQWafM




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqnps1-093M






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftA8UOWBR2M


IBADAN.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5RITI0SIL4





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTLUfQUKXZU

Mokola.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxFmAdbERxc



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWxBzX5eFE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSQ3mbLIGbQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiFOlQLD9Q



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMK3Omwlcbk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-meSSVDK_c


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsg4Zyuh0zs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIi_OrV_16A

Brilliant

Typing:
The same INNOSON substandard armoured trucks, that killed our security Agents on a lone Accident. Our Gallant Soldiers were on their way for a distress call in an INNOSON substandard armoured trucks.

The Trucks suddenly scattered on the road, without any external obstruction. Killing some Soldiers that were onboard. Since then, Federal Government swore never to patronise INNOSON fake and substandard Chinese made armoured trucks.

How can armoured trucks scatter as if it is made of Egg shell? They said it is made of armoured materials and can resist bullets. But INNOSON substandard armoured trucks can't even resist anything. Fake mottors.

The problem of INNOSON is longthroat and it might affect him negatively.
He registered as a vehicle manufacturer but if dem talk about aircraft,him go put mouth,go meet him China partners,dem go give am.
If they talk about armoury,him go put mouth,go meet him China partners,dem go sell am fake ones.
INNOSON does not have the facilities to produce these things but ojukokoro dey worry am.

Reason why most of our Eastern brothers' businesses don't last up to 40 years.
PROFORCE sells to UNO,Belarus,Rwanda,Chad etc.
They are quality personified and they don't make noise.
COMPETENCE is the word.

Freethinker87:
Yes, but what you understand as cinemas today wasn't what cinemas were back in the 70s. Back then, cinemas were venues for watching stage plays and theatrical performances. I'm not saying that there were no motion pictures at the time but these films were typically owned and controlled by TV networks. Hollywood revolutionized this space and started broadcasting films on reels nationwide in cinemas.

There have always been motion pictures like Charlie Chaplin's shows broadcasted on network TVs, however, these were not Hollywood movies. Hollywood's ingenuity lay in the commercialization of the movie industry, which gave rise to independent motion-picture studios across Hollywood, LA. They established a production and distribution network capable of global scalability.

This same innovation is what led to the birth of Nollywood. Fortunately, the advent of VHS cassettes made the commercialization of production and distribution of Nigerian movies more accessible.

lol
I am beginning to get down to your understanding now.
Either it is due to brain or pretense,I cannot really decipher.
Let me remind you that it is not the day a baby is born that it begins to walk or even crawl.It takes stages.
If you give birth to a child and train him up to when he begins to crawl.
Your relative later takes him and trains him up to when he begins to walk and even does what adults can do.Does it mean that it is that relative that gave birth to him?
No,of course not.
It is you.You pioneered him.
Not your relative but he helped in bringing him up.

When movies started in Nigeria,it was only the Yorubas....maybe 20 million people...that were involved as Nigerians but later the Igbos joined in the 80s...maybe another 20 million people,making it 40 million.
The meaning of this is that the commercial market of movies has expanded.
Hausas later joined and the market became larger that it was before.It is now valued at around 6.4 billion dollars this 2023.

It was not even up to 1 million dollar when the Yorubas started it then and a lot of Nigerians involved now we're not participating because it was new.

The understanding is that Yorubas pioneered the movie industry in Nigeria.... Nollywood (it was a US movie analyst that gave our movie industry Nollywood just in tandem with Hollywood and Bollywood).
They were making money according to the period.


Igbos later joined by massively putting the movies on video cassettes thereby greatly enlarging the commercial power of the movie industry.

Hausa later joined thereby making it the second highest movie industry in the world.

All thanks to the number.The population of Nigeria...the 3 major tribes and our other hardworking minority tribes brought Nigeria movie industry to the level it is now and it is going to be better,larger and we will surely be the best in the world.

Irony1:
I am not insulting you bro. I have shown you evidence but you have refused to fact check it and you just don't want to admit that you have been floored In this. Bro whether you like it or not Nollywood the commercial motion picture business of the Nigerian movie industry was pioneered by the igbos.

Are you saying that the people..Yorubas...that were doing movies,films,cinemas before the video cassettes arrived were not doing it for commercial purposes?
You mean they are doing it without making money from it by selling them in one form or the other.
Hubert Ogunde,Afolayan,Moses Olaiya etc did not do any other work except producing movies,films,cinemas and they were making enough money for themselves,family and nation from it.They were professionals.

When video cassettes came and Igbos recorded movies into them,it means that they pioneered the movie industry in Nigeria which is called Nollywood,.abi?

Is that not dumb?

Okay,where are your video cassettes now?


Does that mean that your video cassettes Nollywood is dead remaining the Yoruba cinema,films etc Nollywood?

By streaming now,Yorubas have pioneered another Nollywood,abi?

Dumbness at its peak!

What is the argument now?
Who started Nollywood and own it?

The Nigerian Movie Industry was nicknamed Nollywood by a US movie analyst in line with Hollywood and Bollywood.


Yorubas were the first to do acting,theatre plays,films,cinemas. etc.

20 years or more after,Igbos were the first to put the movie industry on video.

Till date,streaming et al Yorubas are the best in the movie industry and they dominate the movie industry with award winning and best selling movies. Not removing the fact that Igbos too are doing good but not as good as the Yorubas.




The answer is obvious.

Nowhere can you see a list of the best movies in Nigeria that Igbos will have even 20 out of 200 but you will see the one that Yorubas will pick 170 or more out of 200.
They are the owners and pioneers of arts,movies etc in Nigeria.
The Afrobeat created by the Yorubas is what what is making waves even abroad now.
The problem with you Igbos is you are too emotional to accept that Yorubas are your benefactors,helpers and senior brother in achievements.. I don't want to use superior because it sounds demeaning.
You are lucky that you have somebody..a people..that you are looking up to and trying to catch up with in Africa cohabiting with you in Nigeria.

Yoruba started Nollywood and they own it by still being the best till date.



Nowhere can you see a list of the best movies in Nigeria that Igbos will have even 20 out of 200 but you will see the one that Yorubas will pick 170 or more out of 200.
They are the owners and pioneers of arts,movies etc in Nigeria.
The Afrobeat created by the Yorubas is what what is making waves even abroad now.
The problem with you Igbos is you are too emotional to accept that Yorubas are your benefactors,helpers and senior brother in achievements.. I don't want to use superior because it sounds demeaning.
You are lucky that you have somebody..a people..that you are looking up to and trying to catch up with in Africa cohabiting with you in Nigeria.

ElSudani:
Disqualified by whom as indigenous? I just love to see how you contort yourself out of common sense just to maintain a lie.
There was no TV station in Enugu in the 60s. You are such a blatant liar.

lol
You caught him.He lies a lot and only the dumb like himself believes his falsehood.

Renman:
Yet most developed states in Nigeria, Oyo(Ibadan) does not come close to South East!!!

https://informationtoknow.com/the-most-developed-state-in-nigeria/ By Ayomide Osipitan

lol
Posting a blog? :
Anybody can post anything he likes on his blog
and even say that he is Shukuma Offor.
He can even post that his father is the richest man in the world,followed by his mum.
Nobody will sanction him.
You can post whatever you want on your blog.
If you want people to see how developed your Igboland is,post the videos.

I have seen all the videos from SE Igboland,I can post them but I want you to brag with your underdevelopment . that Igboland is compared to Ibadan city.

The only bragging place in the SE is a few areas in the tiny 52sq km Onitsha.

If you have the balls and you are truly a freeborn,post different 10 good places in Igboland and compare with Ibadan.

I am posting 20 different areas in Ibadan.
I still have many more if only you can post only 10 good videos of different places from Alaigbo.
I know that you will flee now or use style to rant because of shame.

This is Ibadan.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiFOlQLD9Q

IBADAN.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me5cTJ__o_A



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32VZT99kUQE


KOLAPO ISHOLA.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNRSDE-im3s



OLUYOLE.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0mpaAoK1Do

Olivia Ilozue talk on few properties in Ibadan


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH3VN1ZbJZw


Westlink Iconic Villa Ibadan




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwGG5sAyc3k


One of the commercial hubs in Ibadan....AKALA EXPRESS.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqRvFnQWafM




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqnps1-093M






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftA8UOWBR2M


IBADAN.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5RITI0SIL4





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTLUfQUKXZU

Mokola.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxFmAdbERxc



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWxBzX5eFE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSQ3mbLIGbQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiFOlQLD9Q



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMK3Omwlcbk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-meSSVDK_c


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsg4Zyuh0zs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIi_OrV_16A



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jre7_GoNyGI

CSTRR:
Lol.

Go to the street , take a survey and say that again.

We should go to the street to count petty traders and gala hawkers or what?
Poverty makes you stay and roam about in the street.

All the facts including the ones from UNDP,WORLD BANK show that from the inception of Nigeria till date,Yorubas have always been the richest both in Nigeria and as Nigerians abroad.

They have the highest number of professors,lawyers,doctors,engineers,real estate practitioners(an Haven for billionaires...Yorubas control almost 70% of this sector....ICT,only GLO in ICT swallows whatever you want to believe you have not to talk of Flutterwave,Esusu etc)
How can you even use your petty trading to equate massive businesses owned by the Yorubas in Nigeria and abroad.

Moreover,only the city of Ibadan has more infrastructures than the entire Igboland SE.
It has the highest number of more than 11 GRAs and still counting in Nigeria.
Please,don't be a clown.

CarlosTheJackal:
By Living in Bondage was synonymous with the start of Nollywood and try to relax because we know the Truth

Nollywood is just a name,a nomenclature given by a US movie analyst just like Hollywood and Bollywood.
Does it mean that it is that analyst that started movies in Nigeria?

ValarDoharis:
Everything, you drag with Igbos

Igbos started it.
A few Yorubas just say the truth with a lot of evidences and not propaganda just to put them in their place.We can live amicably without abusing the other and trying to belittle the other tribes.
In most sectors of achievements not all,Yorubas come tops but they don't beat their chests and prick it in the eyes of fellow Nigerians or even Africans.
lol
All the same,it has now become a kind of game.

CSTRR:
These people and tribalism.

No matter their level in society.

And yet they say igbos are the tribalistic ones.

That was how awolowo introduced tribalism into politics and it has continued till this day.

lol
So saying the truth is now termed as tribalism.
You don begin cry victim again and do you want to rewrite history about movies,arts,entertainment in Nigeria?

Yorubas taught Igbos acting.
Without acting,no cinema,video etc.

They brought acting,tv,cinemas to Nigeria,so why would you argue with them if they say they are the pioneers?

Without them,there will be nothing like movies in Nigeria.
Please,give it to the Yorubas in arts and entertainment.
They brought it and still ride it like a horse.

Pls,give it to the Swesterners,your leader in arts and entertainment.

igwebuike01:
You said nothing like nollywood then. So what's your point again? Igbos formed nollywood doesn't mean there were no acting before. Igbos started commercial production of home videos

So those ones above were not commercial?
They were produced and kept in the cupboard
Either commercial or whatever,Yorubas are the pioneers and they have the highest selling movies ever in Nigeria.

igwebuike01:
And those shyte is what you are comparing with igbo controlled mainstream Nollywood in commercial success. ? You are a big joke

lol
You are laughable.
What do you mean by commercial,sir.
I told you that the movies that have made the most money are the ones made by Yoruba.
Either in the English Language or local languages.





These are the best commercially viable movies in the history of Nollywood.
All done by Yorubas.
Since Hubert Ogunde and co started it till date.
No other movies beat them.


Here are the top 5 highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time.

1. Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Released in 2020, Omo Ghetto is a comedy directed by Funke Akindele and her husband, Jjc Skillz. It stars Akindele as Lefty, who struggles between the choice of living life in the ghetto with her friends or enjoying the comfortable lifestyle offered by her wealthy adopted mother. It ruled the Nigerian box office for 10 weeks, grossing a total of N636 million.

2. The Wedding Party
When The Wedding Party was released in December 2016, it broke the record of the highest-grossing Nollywood movie. Directed by Kemi Adetiba, the rom-com follows the chaos and drama over a day as a wealthy family tries to prepare and pull off a lavish wedding. The film was a box office success, grossing over N453 million in total.

3. The Wedding Party 2
After the success of The Wedding Party, its sequel, The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai was released in 2017. Directed by Niya Akinmolayan, it’s set across Nigeria and Dubai as a British and Nigerian couple (Deirdre, the London bridesmaid and Nonso, Dozie’s elder brother from the first movie) plan to wed. It grossed over N433 million overall.

4. Chief Daddy
Another Niya Akinmolayan directorial smash was Chief Daddy, the fourth highest-grossing Nigerian movie of all time. The comedy-drama tells the story of the billionaire industrialist and polygamist, Chief Beecroft and the effects on his dysfunctional family after his sudden and unexpected death. When it was released in 2018, the film grossed over N387.5 million.

5. Sugar Rush
Directed by Kayode Kasum, Sugar Rush follows the three Sugar sisters as they discover $800,000 in the house of a corrupt man, Chief Douglas. After the sisters lavishly spend the money, they end up in serious trouble when the mafias come to claim their share of the money. The heist comedy was an instant success in 2019, grossing over N287 million.

LagosPrince:
So which of the films s more popular and generally accepted than "Living in bondage or even Domitila?

Obviously non

These are the best Nollywood movies ever.
All by Yorubas..

Did you know that Nollywood is the world’s second-largest film industry? Thanks to impressive storytelling and premium production qualities, Nollywood films are considered one of Nigeria’s major exports.

This is seen in both their international recognition and heavy revenue. In 2021, the industry was worth $6.4 billion, contributing roughly 2.3% and $660 million to the country’s GDP in 2020.

Here are the top 5 highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time.


1. Omo Ghetto: The Saga
Released in 2020, Omo Ghetto is a comedy directed by Funke Akindele and her husband, Jjc Skillz. It stars Akindele as Lefty, who struggles between the choice of living life in the ghetto with her friends or enjoying the comfortable lifestyle offered by her wealthy adopted mother. It ruled the Nigerian box office for 10 weeks, grossing a total of N636 million.

2. The Wedding Party
When The Wedding Party was released in December 2016, it broke the record of the highest-grossing Nollywood movie. Directed by Kemi Adetiba, the rom-com follows the chaos and drama over a day as a wealthy family tries to prepare and pull off a lavish wedding. The film was a box office success, grossing over N453 million in total.

3. The Wedding Party 2
After the success of The Wedding Party, its sequel, The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai was released in 2017. Directed by Niya Akinmolayan, it’s set across Nigeria and Dubai as a British and Nigerian couple (Deirdre, the London bridesmaid and Nonso, Dozie’s elder brother from the first movie) plan to wed. It grossed over N433 million overall.

4. Chief Daddy
Another Niya Akinmolayan directorial smash was Chief Daddy, the fourth highest-grossing Nigerian movie of all time. The comedy-drama tells the story of the billionaire industrialist and polygamist, Chief Beecroft and the effects on his dysfunctional family after his sudden and unexpected death. When it was released in 2018, the film grossed over N387.5 million.

5. Sugar Rush
Directed by Kayode Kasum, Sugar Rush follows the three Sugar sisters as they discover $800,000 in the house of a corrupt man, Chief Douglas. After the sisters lavishly spend the money, they end up in serious trouble when the mafias come to claim their share of the money. The heist comedy was an instant success in 2019, grossing over N287 million.

LagosPrince:
All Yoruba films Yet, living in bondage made more money and name than all this films you put out here.

They are all English speaking movies produced by Yorubas.

igwebuike01:
That's the point. Nollywood is not about projecting language but making money. Igbos commercialized acting and that's the meaning of Nollywood

Don't be a clown.If you talk even about money,Yorubas always have the highest grossing movies.


Just look at this list.


1 Battle on Buka Street 2022 ₦668,423,056 Funke Ayotunde Akindele

Network / FilmOne Funke Akindele, Tobi Makinde


2 Omo Ghetto: The Saga 2020 ₦636,129,120 SceneOne Productions Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz



3 The Wedding Party 2016 ₦452,288,605 Ebonylife Films / FilmOne / Inkblot Production / Koga Studios Kemi Adetiba



4 The Wedding Party 2 2017 ₦433,197,377 Ebonylife Films / FilmOne / Inkblot Production / Koga Studios Niyi Akinmolayan


5 Chief Daddy 2018 ₦387,540,749
EbonyLife Films Niyi Akinmolayan



6 Brotherhood 2022 ₦328,881,120
Greoh Studios Loukman Ali


7 King of Thieves 2022 ₦320,805,150. Euphoria360 Media / Anthill Studios Tope Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani


8 Sugar Rush 2019 ₦287,053,270 GreoH Media / Jungle Filmworks / Empire Mates Entertainment Kayode Kasum


9 Ijakumo 2022 ₦278,496,384 Toyin Abraham Films Production / Filmone Adebayo Tijani, Steve Sodiya


10 Christmas in Miami 2021 ₦265,583,000 Corporate World Pictures Robert Peters


11 King of Boys 2018 ₦244,775,758 Kemi Adetiba Visuals Kemi Adetiba


12 Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons 2018 ₦235,628,358 Corporate World Entertainment / FilmOne / Gush Media Toka Mcbaror


13 Merry Men 2: Another Mission 2019 ₦234,505,169. Corporate World Entertainment / Gush Media / FilmOne Moses Inwang


14 Your Excellency 2019 ₦186,340,948 EbonyLife Films Funke Akindele



15 A Trip to Jamaica 2016 ₦180,264,964
Corporate World Pictures Robert Peters


16 10 Days in Sun City 2017 ₦176,705,669 Corporate World Pictures Adze Ugha


17 Living in Bondage: Breaking Free 2019 ₦168,770,202 Play Entertainment Network/Michelangelo Productions/Natives Filmworks Ramsey Nouah


18 30 Days in Atlanta 2014 ₦163,351,300. Corporate World Pictures Robert Peters


19 Aki & Pawpaw 2021 ₦136,379,049
Playy network studios and Film One Biodun Stephen


20 The Ghost and the Tout Too 2021 ₦134,408,075. Toyin Abraham Films Production Ama Psalmist


21 Prophetess 2021 ₦131,441,252 Anthill Studios Niyi Akinmolayan


22 Bling Lagosians 2019 ₦120,135,139 Film One Bolanle Austen-Peters


23 Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner 2020 ₦113,226,100 vvFilmOne Kayode Kasum


24 My Village People 2021 ₦100,958,400 Kountry Koulture Productions Niyi Akinmolayan