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LiteratureRe: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by RTSC: 11:06am On May 09, 2019
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Achebe made 12 greatest books of all time compiled by encyclopedia brittanica.
Most of the books on the list are Nobel winning books, which shows Achebe's class.

No Soyinka book made the list even with his nobel.
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LiteratureRe: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by RTSC: 11:01am On May 09, 2019
aribisala0:
Whether they read Achebe's book in heaven is not the issue.


It is clear that you are ignorant and do not read.

Wole Soyinka is majorly a playwright. How many of his "books" are read in Colleges IN NIGERIAhuh very few . So what?
How many people whose books are read in colleges in America win the Nobel Prize and HOW is it acclaim? If the subject matter is African literature or African studies what would they read, James Hadley Chase?

Wole Soyinka wrote plays that were performed at the National Theatre in London. That is acclaim. Wole Soyinka himself in his youth was an actor and theatre director and got wide acclaim for this so I really do not know why all this compensatory bitterness is neccesary.


That is not the point which seems to elude you. It is clear YOU do not read and have no understanding of the issues.

So you seek to console your self with this acclaim nonsense.
You are an ignorant bigot trying to get glory where there is none.

The Nobel is not the be all and end all. It is just a prize that hundreds of people unknown today have won.
It is just an award just like other literary awards albeit a prestigious one.
It is not the only mark of greatness.

Achebe could win the Nobel posthumously Tommorrow and it won't add anything to him.

The greatest honour is the fact that he will forever remain the most respected, the most read, the most translated African writer of all time.
The Bible of African contemporary literature.
There is no greater mark of excellence
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LiteratureRe: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by RTSC: 8:32am On May 09, 2019
aribisala0:
That is a nice way to console one self.

JK Rowling author of Harry Potter is even more widely read and she will never win a Nobel Prize because she is not good enough.

There is no comparison between Soyinka and Achebe. He wrote Plays mainly , just like Shakespeare, though he wrote other works too

Playwrights inhabit a world inaccessible to those whose diet is James Hadley Chase and Jackie Collins

Yes people drink more Coca Cola than Orange juice but that does not make it good or healthy

Shakespeare wrote works like
Macbeth
Merchant of Venice
Julius Caesar
etc

They are HARD WORK to read and study . They are not intellectual popcorn and so we do not expect millions of people to buy them

Wole Soyinka wrote Plays which we also studied at school
e.g Trials of Brother Jero.#
#It is not the sort of work ordinary people read on a plane journey.
He wrote serious philosophical essays whic again, were serious academic works and poetry.
That is why his peers honoured him
What nice way are you talking about?
Achebe's book is read in colleges all over Europe and America.
The same people that awarded the Nobel Prize. How many Soyinka books has that kind of acclaim.?

We have hundreds of Nobel Prize winners whose name the world will no longer remember .
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LiteratureRe: Wole Soyinka Replies Reno Omokri Over Chinua Achebe Being Better Than Him by RTSC: 8:03am On May 09, 2019
Achebe is the most read, the most translated African author of all times.

Not even the Nobel can confer that on you.

Soyinka was a great writer too and definitely deserved the Nobel.
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PoliticsRe: Nnamdi Kanu, Reconcile With Asari Dokubo - Ohanaeze Begs by RTSC: 7:56am On May 09, 2019
nasoeb:
That even the "so called" educated farmers are asking their brothers to go beg an uncivilized fisherman,
Please what does that tells you.
Bros abeg use your konkom head
They don't represent the igbo people.
They are idiots, I don't deny that.
PoliticsRe: Buhari Swears In Board Members Of North-East Development Commission (Photos) by RTSC: 7:05am On May 09, 2019
Naruto87:
The same south that recorded the highest amount of election violence, the same south that says they aren't part of this country, the same south that receives benefits of being and oil producing state, the same south that fought for their corrupt leaders instead of their people? . Even if this government was to bring all the country's revenue to your region, you'll still hate them. Buhari doesn't fit to be our leader he is too lenient with some people, we need the likes of elrufai and amaechi. Let's see how anybody's or region lack of appreciation or stupidity will be tolerated.
Since they said they aren't part of the country, has it stopped Nigeria from drilling oil there?

You want to use their resources to develop the lands of perpetually destructive people.

You no well.
PoliticsRe: Nnamdi Kanu, Reconcile With Asari Dokubo - Ohanaeze Begs by RTSC: 1:39am On May 09, 2019
nasoeb:
You better allow this be, anymore insult on Ijaws you wont like what I will tell you. Just jejely let peace reign
You dey craze for head.
Drunk fishermen sef dey feel insulted. The most uncivilised group in the south south.
PoliticsRe: Buhari Swears In Board Members Of North-East Development Commission (Photos) by RTSC: 11:24pm On May 08, 2019
puresaint:
This is how Nigeria is run..
Not Goodluck that entered power and was doing stupid one Nigeria.. Rubbish!!!
May we never see the likes of Jonathan ever again.

A naive dumb fucck.
PoliticsRe: Buhari Swears In Board Members Of North-East Development Commission (Photos) by RTSC:
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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Ajax Vs Tottenham Hotspur: UCL Semi-Finals (2 - 3) On 8th May 2019 by RTSC: 10:09pm On May 08, 2019
nwajesus12:
just like Leicester City one season wonder.. Do it next season... For now.. Epl is overrated smiley
Liverpool have made the champions league finals twice consecutively.
Manchester United won the Europa league.

English teams would make the finals next season again, and win at least one of them.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Ajax Vs Tottenham Hotspur: UCL Semi-Finals (2 - 3) On 8th May 2019 by RTSC: 9:59pm On May 08, 2019
Two English teams in the senior and junior category.

England is back.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Ajax Vs Tottenham Hotspur: UCL Semi-Finals (2 - 3) On 8th May 2019 by RTSC: 9:58pm On May 08, 2019
The EPL has gone mad
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Ajax Vs Tottenham Hotspur: UCL Semi-Finals (2 - 3) On 8th May 2019 by RTSC: 9:55pm On May 08, 2019
LesbianBoy:
I also thought about the bolded but I wrote what i wrote because I feel since EPL is what most Liverpool fans wants to win, if they win it they would go to the UCL final more relaxed and confident. But if they lose it they would be under pressure to win the final in other not to go trophyless and that will play into the hands of this Ajax team!

grin grin grin grin grin grin
Liverpool will beat Ajax like a mother beating a 2 year old.

There is football, and there is FOOTBALL.
PoliticsRe: Nnamdi Kanu, Reconcile With Asari Dokubo - Ohanaeze Begs by RTSC: 9:21pm On May 08, 2019
NinjaMetahuman:
nigeria has more population than england, does that make it superior?


it has been proven time and time again that ijaws are wayyyyyyyyyyy superior to igbos in every way.

see them begging cos ijaw muslim master reminded them of their spinless slavish history. grin
You are very stupid
Gov Dickson was recently looking for all ijaw PhD holders for employment, because he knows he can't find them in much numbers.

That is who you say is better than the most educated ethnic group in Nigeria?
There are more masters degree holders from imo state alone than there are ijaw first degree holders as a whole.

I no blame you sha.
PoliticsRe: Nnamdi Kanu, Reconcile With Asari Dokubo - Ohanaeze Begs by RTSC: 9:16pm On May 08, 2019
Ohanaeze is a useless organisation made of some of the world's dumbest people

A disgrace to the igbo people. How can you expect idiots to chart the future of 30 million people?

Tinubu is better than all of them combined. A very sad truth.
PoliticsRe: Why Saraki Always? What About Tinubu, Oshiomhole, Others? Frank Queries EFCC by RTSC: 3:49pm On May 08, 2019
FastShipping:
When PDP gets there, please probe Tinubu, Buhari, Oshiomohle and all APC goons too.
This is a given na.

And this time there would be no consideration for democracy.
PoliticsRe: Sanwo-olu Takes A Course In Leadership At Harvard As He Sets To Govern Lagos by RTSC: 3:33pm On May 08, 2019
Imoh555:
You will be surprised to see that after all the busy body of this man he might turn out to just be the worst governor of Lagos State......worst than yahaya bello... The nigga has too much gra gra in his body since he won(was chosen by tinubu) primaries... He just can't wait to display how power drunk he is... Spits
If he is power drunk, then good.

When tinubu fights him, he would have the passion to fight back.

When two power drunks fight, something must give way.
PoliticsRe: Peter Obi At The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal by RTSC: 3:01pm On May 08, 2019
livinbygrace:
This guy surely has Presidencial attributes but will be tribalistic,due to his past records as governor in Anambra states,where he stated that people should not vote for ingige,because he is in Hausa and Yoruba party.Also pitched yorubas and igbos against each other,by spreading false and hateful messages.
Buhari said muslims should vote for muslims.

Fashola said the south west should vote for Yoruba.

El rufai is a well-known ethnic and religious supremacist.
His speeches are too many to be listed.

You didn't stop buhari from becoming president, I am sure el rufai is also warming up to become president and there is nothing you can do.
TravelRe: Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco: Africa's Finest And Most Beautiful Airport by RTSC: 2:46pm On May 08, 2019
tkaofee:
You are senseless bro
There is more sense in my fingernails than in your entire ancestry.
PoliticsRe: Buhari Inaugurates The Board Of The North East Development Commission NEDC by RTSC: 2:45pm On May 08, 2019
Regional government posing around with national wealth.
SportsRe: Luis Suarez Slams Barcelona Teammates After Defeat To Liverpool In The Champions by RTSC: 10:43am On May 08, 2019
BTW, the English national team now has some quality players coming through.

I expect them to win the next euros.
SportsRe: Luis Suarez Slams Barcelona Teammates After Defeat To Liverpool In The Champions by RTSC: 10:35am On May 08, 2019
KendrickAyomide:
shut up there. English team English team. EPL is the best But wetin them don do since 2012
Football comes in circles.

When the epl was dominating in the early 2000s, Real Madrid was languishing in mediocrity.

Now, the quality is coming back to England.

The Two best teams in Europe play in England. The best managers are there.

It is time for England to shine.
SportsRe: "New Karius" - Fans Slam David De Gea After Barcelona Goal Blunder (Photos) by RTSC: 4:44am On May 08, 2019
9iceprince:
we don see am bro
Na so.
Congratulations to Liverpool. This is what we knew they were capable of.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Liverpool vs Barcelona: UCL Semi-Finals (4 - 0) On 7th May 2019 by RTSC: 10:17pm On May 07, 2019
Respect the premier league, la liga fans.
It's greatest league.

Go and look at Liverpool and city going head to head on the points table. That is the real el classico.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Liverpool vs Barcelona: UCL Semi-Finals (4 - 0) On 7th May 2019 by RTSC: 8:34pm On May 07, 2019
If only Liverpool scored an away goal.

No champions League hopeful should concede 3 unreplied goals to any team.
TravelRe: Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco: Africa's Finest And Most Beautiful Airport by RTSC: 7:27pm On May 07, 2019
HeGeMon:
Is this an excuse for Nigeria's two bedroom bungalow airport that we even call an airport?
Nigerian airports are not standard. That is a fact.

We can build something standard and decent and still save money.
TravelRe: Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco: Africa's Finest And Most Beautiful Airport by RTSC: 7:24pm On May 07, 2019
HigherEd:
Lol no, an Airport is the first thing any person would see when visiting any country. A country by the way is not just a geo expression but a brand. And the perception of a country's brand can bring billions into that economy. Reason why many countries spend millions of USD on advertisement and branding.

A beautiful airport surely should indicate organization, beauty and a thriving tourism sector and all... Most countries with great healthcare and education pay attention to the image of their countries too... And it's not as though Nigeria is leaving airports to focus on healthcare and education. Truth is Nigeria is governed haplessly, without any direction, priority or any focus..
Nobody is visiting your country because of the airport.
It is what you have to offer that brought them to your airport.

If Nigeria with high insecurity decides to build an airport like this , it won't improve our tourism in anyway.
People will not come in the first place, let alone to come and see the airport.

In fact, it would even piss off western conscience that a poor, highly unsecured is spending billions of dollars on a white washed image instead of tackling poverty and insecurity.

Yes, we agree that airports are a national image. But it is an icing on the cake.

Build the real cake first , then you can focus on the icing.

That is how China did it.

China already built the roads, Dams, hospitals and universities, before spending billions of dollars on vanity projects like their recently unveiled airport.
TravelRe: Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco: Africa's Finest And Most Beautiful Airport by RTSC: 7:15pm On May 07, 2019
checkedout:
You should be ashamed of yourself for this jargons you wrote. Only the full stop made sense
So it would make sense for Nigeria to spend $5 billion on an airport, with the highest poverty rate in the world?

If anybody is actually going to visit your country, you think it's because of the airport?
TravelRe: Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco: Africa's Finest And Most Beautiful Airport by RTSC: 7:12pm On May 07, 2019
germanized:
Countries spend billions of dollars on airports to create a good first impression. If you know anything about presentation or branding, you would realize that people make their decisions on something within the first few seconds... A lady sees a guy well dressed, speaking well and looking handsome and she already thinks within herself "If this guy woos me, I'd say yes".

MMIA in Lagos was leaking water the last time I flew into Nigeria and I saw buckets on the floor in the arrivals section of the airport. Tell me, which sane investor would invest in a country that can't even maintain an airport? Does it not even reflect in the Nigerian society that infrastructure is already dead?

Stay there and keep wondering, when common Ghana is almost doing better than Nigeria.
Nigerian airports are not the definition of standard one.

Nowhere did I say Nigeria should not upgrade.

But an edifice like this is not necessary. Not with poverty in the land.
TravelRe: Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco: Africa's Finest And Most Beautiful Airport by RTSC: 7:09pm On May 07, 2019
Joe88:
Why do you build a house and try to make it aesthetically appealing? You could as well build a box and move in since it's sole purpose is for shelter.
The difference between a standard airport and this overly splendid one could be in millions of dollars or even billions.

Is it worth it?
TravelRe: Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco: Africa's Finest And Most Beautiful Airport by RTSC: 4:27pm On May 07, 2019
To honest though, I don't understand why people spend billions and billions of dollars on airports.
It is a holding place for air travellers, after all.

As long as you have the required safety standards and everything works fine, you don't need to go over the top.

I would rather the funds are spent in health care,education, social security, trade and roads.

It is business and investment, education and good health care that would bring the travellers in, not how overly splendid the airport is.

Though Morocco is pretty alright in those areas though.

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