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France 24 news has just reported an unnamed member of the Togolese football team as saying the team has agreed to return to play in the competition.

Togo has just pulled out of the Nations Cup expected to kick off tomorrow due to the shooting incident that has seenn the death toll now rise to four including the goal keeper.
Togo withdrew from the Cup of Nations after the gun attack in Angola, which is said to have killed four people - the driver, the goalkeeper, the assistant coach, and the press officer.

Should they have pulled out?

Should the military ever be involved in politics?

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@omoge, I beg O. Was simply joking.

That song " let me love you forever" is not by Eddy Grant. Its by the sierra Leonean Bunny Mack. He is more of a DJ now and can be caught playing "saro" parties. Was resident at a club in Catford london in the mid 90's.

Mandators-Victor Tony Essiet is in LA. managed by one the hottest reggae management companies( Wayne Wonder's management)

Kimono is in LA too. With his whole family.

Terra Kota the sodom man is SUPPOSED to be in the US but not a word since he left Nigeria-i really wonder why he is.


Yes Dizzy K is now a Pastor with his church on Walworth rd , London beside Iceland.

Majek Fashek was member of a reggae group -JAHSTIX - made up of Amos Mcroy- Bass, JAH RICE- drums( currently in prison in Holland for murder), George Orwell- keyboard ( I just love the guy's name) Majek-lead guitar and vocals. There's one of them left out. He went solo but cant remeber his name. Fantastic session men-these guys.

@omoge I can confidently guess your age now and same goes for everyone who has contributed to this thread.

Remember BLACKMAN Akeem Kareem? He's a pastor too in London.

I was in the music industry in the 80's as a Sound System DJ . The first artiste to Clash with Terra Kota and Kimono and kill them same time.
Venue? Federal School of Arts and science Victoria Island( Now KC Sixth Form)
June 1984

Nuff memories me brethren, NUFF said

Nuff Respect Harpo & Salvage

Heard of the show and had to ask a few Questions. Why do we have to have Govt officials at shows like that? To make it "official" or what? When snoop & Co are doing their thing do we have members of parliament waiting back stage to pose for pictures with them? Perhaps am too old to see why the show will have our senate president ( last years show) in attendance.

harpo, YES they dont need to have all the stars to have a hit show but things like this expose the mentality of our so called Big men. Having P. Diddy alone would have done the trick. I dont know what current rap/hip hop stars charge but i done something with Kool and the Gang recently and it was US D $80k. Buju Bantan US D $40k and at the moment trying to get Ziggy Marley to Lagos and he wants US D $275k so i wonder what they would have had to pay those guys to play,

All they needed was pros to package the show for them.

I have already contributed my piece on a similar topic. Anyway i bought a TV camera in New York (B&H) and asked if they shipped to Nigeria as i was returning to London and so couldn't take the camera with me.
The guy said oh Sure and gave me 4 couriers. FedEx, DHL, UPS and GLOBAL MAIL EXPRESS. Nothing suggested that the so called Global Mail Express was another name for USPS. I chose Global Mail Express. The difference between them and FedEx was around $100. I paid and after getting back to london, i tried to track the item. It was then i realised that Global mail Express was another arm of USPS.
My people, the moment i realised they delivered through NIPOST, my beards went white from worry.
I quickly organised a 40 day fast with a continuation clause to carry on fasting until the item arrived lagos.
My phone bill went up as i called USPS every other day. There was no need to check whether my blood pressure went up around the time. Why state the obvious?
Finally the same God who saved Daniel from the lion's den came to me inside NIPOST's cage and delivered me and the camera to Lagos.

I have sworn not to go near USPS or NIPOST again.
Strangely when i have sent stuff by recorded delivery frm the UK, Its reached Nigeria without probs.

PRAISE GOD, HALLELUYAH

I have never been to the US embassy in Nigeria but from the tales of woes peddled around, i think i can conjure a picture of what its really like in there.
Even though i have qualified for a good while now for a British passport, is till carry my Nigerian passport around.
I have done my fair share of globe trotting around the world including a trip to China. I then applied for an American Visa at the US embassy here in London afterwards and expected the yanks to ask silly questions like what did i go to China for.
But the young lady was sweet. Asked what Job i did, do i own my house etc. In my bank statements, there was nothing extra there just my day to day transactions etc.
She then asked why did i want to go to the states, This was the craziest part cos i didn't fine it in me to offer a simple answer. I told her amongst my friends, i suddenly realised that i was the only one who had not visited the US. And that i feel out of place when they talk about the US, by this time, the interviewer was pissing herself with laughter and she said OK am going to let you go so you dont feel out of place when you meet up with your friends again.
I think they are more humane in the Uk office. If i hade given that kind of answer in Lagos, i guess i would have been shown the door.
If the embassies are bad, wait till you get to their airport. Thats a story for another day.

Good luck.
Am now applying for my British passport

@consultant & adconline
Thanks for your experiences. To be honest i didn't choose USPS. the name that was given to me was Global express mail which i thought was a new player in the courier world. It was when the goods did not arrive after 1 week that i started to phone up B&H, By this time i was back in london and only then did i realise that USPS/Global mail Express were one and the same and that they deliver in Nigeria through NIPOST. I almost fainted and started confessing that the goods will arrive in Nigeria in Jesus name. During this period, my goatee turned grey very quickly cos my thoughts were always on what would happen should the cameras not arrive.
I have learnt my lesson and your experiences will further compel me not to use USPS again to ship anything to Nigeria.

9ja4eva, the 1960's had i think haruna ilerika - stationary stores who was a school boy at the time he played for Eagles . I stand to be corrected. the late dan Ayam, Kenneth Olayombo. Peter Anieke aka Baby Anieke, There were quite a few Ibo players but remember the civil war caused a disruption in the flow of things.

I shipped some Movie cameras i bought from B&H in Newyork to lagos via Global Express (USPS) there was a $70 difference between them and UPS. It took 28 days . but it arrived Lagos in one piece. It was deposited at General Post Office marina. NIPOST is the official partners of USPS/GLOBAL EXPRESS. They in turn sent a slip to the person i sent the cameras to who now went to collect them.
The customs office there (GPO , marina) asked for N35k which was eventually brought down to N7k,
If you are brave enough to leave your goods in the hands of NIPOST like i did, then try USPS.
Worse still you can't track the goods when they leave America.

@BOLAONI, God Bless you. Again what did i say? GOD BLESS YOU. For me there is only one club- FLAMING-Iyo ni O. Pokulowo e, Albarka loju.

The best team manager- baba Joo.

I am awaiting when Mike adenuga will know that he has to have a club in the league just like MKO did to really maximise all the money he is pouring into sponsorship. I wish he will just buy the name stationary stores and brand dem Glo Boys, but then stores is not used to big money.

BOLA abeg run that team by me again. I have my popsie's 1967 single by King Sunny Ade dedicated to FLAMING FLAMENGOES winning the Challenge Cup. I wan put am for CD.

Its is our poku lowo e that Arsene Wenger studied-----ask him and he will confess he was a follower of STATIONARY STORES and saw our success.

I will not rest until i bring my 3 yr old to Lagos and show him old UAC stadium and Onikan.
I was born at Maye street , yaba but grew on Tejuosho street and was made to understand that in our family, we only support SUPER, so my son must understand . No time for Crystal Palace in my House.

bolaOni and Teeroy, I want to pray for you guys but am still working out which language would be best. Thanks for this thread.

@davidylan, BEN IROHA did not retire after USA 94 but continued to play in the MLS. he then made a move to the UK in the early 2000's as a defender claiming he was 28 yrs old. I WAS MAD. As God would have it, he sustained an injury in training that refused to heal after a lenghty period. This got WATFORD FC alarmed and he was subsequently released from his contract. These guys ought to be ashamed of some the lies they tell.

What Arsene Wenger is doing now with "awon ewe" -Youths, the Late Abdullahi Bebe did with stationary stores when we won the league in 92/93. With kids like Hakeem Ogunlade. I met Finidi George in Kano in 1992 after he had scored the lone goal that saw off Kano Pillars. He said to me that Stationary Stores were unstoppable that year becuase they were strong and not afraid of big names-how true.

What about wakilu Oyenuga-the only man with the copyright to score headers only.
Yisa Sofoluwe, Chibuzor Ehilegbu, Ali Jeje?

What about one of the first Nigerians to leave our local club straight for the English League? Dominic Iorfa-100 metres champion who would make Monsieur Thierry henry look like a kid when sprinting?

The list is endless but as a DIE HARD STATIONARY STORES SUPPORTER ( so you didn't know that educated people support stores?)-UP SUPER! I must mention our estwhile captain Yisa Alabi who would not touch the ball after kick off until he has shaken his white handkerchief in the air and tied it around his neck.

Of Collins Ebetimi aka Roberto Barbwire-the strong man of Stationary Stores. Sad he's collecting agbero money now at Lawanson bus stop.

TO BOLAONI AND TEEROY and all Nigerian Football fans Who said and to who did he say?

" Give me, Eboigbe and Omokaro the Eagles defence. And we shall make it a NO GO AREA."
Collins Ebetimi. Asking Coach Westerhoff to take him to the nations Cup

Penalty and red card for plenty.

God Bless u guys

I refrained from writing on the recent spate of killings across Britain in recent times but had to change position when i noticed a new trend in these killings-the involvement of Nigerians in some of these dastardly acts whether as victims or perpetrators.
The gun and knife culture in the UK dates back to the late 60's early 70's with the advent of the skinheads right up to the 80's. By now the Jamaican drug gangs had started resorting to guns(though on a limited scale) and knives to settle their drug wars. By the end of the 90's and early 2000, it was now a norm on Britain's streets to hear of gun related murders.
Recently Nigerians have been involved as Victims and even in some cases as Perpetrators.
Now almost daily, you hear of one murder or another on Britain's streets and its the age of those involved that shocks one. 15 year olds settling scores with guns and Knives. Young Girls urging young boys to go ahead and "kill him". Children being killed outside school gates. I was just speaking to one of my sources who confirmed that young girls as young as 13 are carrying guns and hiding them (without the knowledge of their parents) on behalf of their gangland criminal boyfriends.
Many have blamed the British Judicial system that allows underage criminals to get away with murder literally just because they are too young to be prosecuted or even arrested.
I am worried about the future of our young ones.
Where would all these end?
Its no longer just about them, Its about us too. As young and impressionable Nigerian kids living in Britain are now joining in with some ending as victims.
Has the end predicted by the good book come so soon?

Had to come back here and BIG UP all the contributors. Wale BIG UP (that is if its not BIG already)!
Was first uncomfortable to discuss the violence that was attached to the Principal's cup but seeing that it has been mentioned by nearly all the contributors, let the games begin!
Was in Zumratul When we relocated to Ikorodu and had to stamp our authrority in that territory cos nuff bad boy schools like Nazareth were running things there.
So we met Oriwu High School at Epe Grammar School Grounds- I CANT EVEN REMEMBER WHO WON but the fight that ensued went on forever.
As earlier said, Zumratul's ex students ( who had by now graduated into armed bandits etc) came prepared. And dealt with the Oriwu students badly.
On Mercenaries, everyone used mercenaries. Someone said Gregs didn't use mercenaries - well i go wait for the FIFA white paper into THE USE OF MERCENARIES IN PRINCIPALS CUP COMPETITIONS IN NIGERIA . Until then i will continue to maintain that mercenaries were widely used by all and sundry.
Yes having HSC helped a number of schools as they were able to extend the playing days of some of their players. For those that didn't have HSC, we just used to say ( they are retaking their Certi-GCE).
Nuff respect to the Principals who were commited to the development of the beautiful game
Man like Mr Olowu- CMS. God Bless
Mr Omoera- Gregs. Charlie and Victor's Dad.- God Bless You.
Father Slaterry- Finbarrs. God Bless.
These men were better than Alex ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho. Trust me, They ran things.
Remember that guy that used to ride a horse from Anwar Ul Islam? Can't remember their Principal's name but together they won BAD BOYSOF THE PRINCIPALS CUP category.

Ruddie You get heart small O. You no know say SURULERE na stationary STORES area be dat? You come dey support BCC Gboko for Lagos? A beg. Didn't know BCC had any followers in the west. Nice one. Some of us still appreciate wetin our local league produce in those days.
Good to read of your experiences.
Was never impressed by Julius Berger, especially when Taribo played for them. If anyone said he would end up playing for inter Milan when i first saw him at Onikan stadium -I would have had that Prophet shot. But then he did.

Wale this is the kind of topics that make old men cry. Nuff said already about the logistics-the hiring of danfo, Molue etc. It was a thing of pride to see your school team players coming down from the air conditioned school coaster.
I spent 1 year in Zumratul Islamiyya(not an al Quaedda training camp) and the only 2 things the school was renowned for was Principal's Cup Violence and Football. We produced the great Haruna Ilerika. Paul Okoku was 2 yrs my senior before going to Finbarrs. So was Sunday Benson. Friday Ekpo was almost a father when i met him there. He was the only man in the world who bore the names Monday and Friday. Then i left for Jibril Martins. And as soon as i saw this topic, my raced to 1982 Q-Finals. Jibril Martins School 3( later Iponri High School) V the Mighty CMS. Goalless for a long time only for CMS to nick it 1-0. Jibril's Keeper was Flying Eagles Fatai Alabi. It was while at Jibril Martins that i met with Yaya Okoronwata( Tarilla's Kid brother) through whom i later met Tarilla.
Nuff Memories- I no gree read because of Football.
Remember CKC Onitsha who went on to win the World Secondary school soccer competition?
Thanks for this topic, God Bless You richly.
may you draw out many more topics of like manner.
Such as Litt Day( Literary and Debating Society Day), Nna. That na another day's topic as my pastor will say.
Principal's Cup was to me at that time, more exciting than the champions league.

RUESCHO, Spot On. Its not a scam. Thats the way it works. I usually do miles plus money with Virgin. Afterall wetin man go do. I use a bit of my miles and pay some money in addition.

Nuff Respect to all the contributors to particular topic. Having read through, i would simply submit that like every other thing Nigerian, Nigerian Music continues to suffer a lack of international appeal for various reasons which some writers here have already highlighted.
1. You cannot find these so called artistes in Record shops abroad. I approached Premier Christian Radio London in 2002 with the CD's of some Nigerian Gospel artistes i was working with. They Listened to them, liked the stuff but wouldn't play them. So i asked why? They said when they play them and listeners phone to ask where can they get the album, where are they going to point them to as these artistes did not have any international distribution agreement.
2. The Production quality is sometimes suspect. But i believe that is getting better.
3. One contributor said we cannot rap better than Americans. How true. We cant sing ragga better than the Jamaicans. When you originate something, you possess a special ability to take to another level just like that.ich is why no Oyinbo will do Afro Beat better than Fela.
We need to evolve our style. The Congolese have done that with Makossa. It is a unique sound associated with the Congolese only. You dont hear it and start trying to figure out where it came from.
Thats why when Sunny Ade comes abroad, he gets rave reviews and his audience in England is made up of 60% Oyinbo.
4. We cannot do movies based on Hollywood lifestyles when we dont even possess the base technology to do those kind of movies.

I believe that the Nigerian Music style that will make waves internationally is FUJI, I dont listen to Fuji, but i follow its development. If the artistes sign a distribution deal with a company like VP Records in America( they are involved with spreading the Reggae/ gospel all over America), FUJI will make it.
Just my humble submission O

Was taken aback recently during one of my trips to Nigeria to realise that my brother's kids couldn't speak one word of our local language-yoruba. It was a bit surprising given the fact that they live in Nigeria(are aged between 9and 6) and attend school in Nigeria as well.
I was going to excuse it that the Mom and Dad were from different parts of Nigeria and so there might be a conflict as to whose language they should spaek. But i remembered that i am a product of a cross border relationship with my Mom being a foreigner and to help me grasp Yoruba, she attended a yoruba speaking church where i was taught to read and write yoruba.
Is this the trend in Nigeria now? Where kids can't speak the local language?
I know that in the UK some Nigerian families dont support their kids speaking any Nigerian language. I think that is not a great idea. But then it's only my own little thought.
Would love to hear your experiences.

21. Jose"the special one" Mourinho. Chelsea FC Employee

Visited the Woolies store in Lagos. Wasn't impressed. I think it was one of those franchises that allow you to trade under a particular name only while leaving you at liberty as to what kind of products you will sell. Perhaps all they bought was the goodwill of the name WOOLWORTHS cos that shop wasn't anything like the Woolies in Europe. Again i believe it was an extension of a south African Woolworths.
As to your question why it might have closed down, i think any organisation that will rely on 100% importation of the goods they want to sell in Nigeria will fail. Part of the reason Leventis failed ditto Kingsway and UTC. In fairnesss these other stores had some local input like Walls some food from UAC foods, chicken from Oke Afa farms in Isolo some used local tailors to for their clothes division, but were let down by the death of the manufacturing sector in Nigeria.

cant you see the spellings are different?

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Anyway mail me again.


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Didn't realize this McDonalds thing was still attracting contributors. The truth is Mc D's wont step lagos. Layi what you dont realize is the USD$400k or so that you are meant to use in setting up a franchised store is based on you being in an area with other McDonalds restaurants so that daily supply of beef burgers. burger baps, nuggests etc will get to you. With your store in Nigeria how would you get all their products?
They wont allow you use local replacements cos of standards. If you use local beef if one guy eats it and dies, the news will be that someone ate Big Mac and died, they wont say the location and that alone will affect McDonalds worlwide.
They would rather avoid Nigeria . They are not losing anything.
The truth has been enumerated by people like Reverend here. If you have 400k Dollars build your own chain. Believe me there's nothing to all this Big names.

Rosco D
mail me and gets round to some brain storming.

have a great day!

hi Okeywax.
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately there was no contact details on how to reach you. My email address is posted on my profile. Please feel free to send me a mail.
Thanks once again.