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Omo na only simps go dey carry ladies matter for head.
Paddy keep on bombing this section with your posts. I sure say that moderator na sissy.

March them to concentration camps.

MrLondonder:

TO HELL WITH UKRAIN SIR...THEY CAN DIE OFF & THEY BLOOOODY RACIST!!!! (no ofeinse)

I get you man, but these are just kids

Raspberries come make we allign since we be the same month.

Although you dey always tackle me with that your other moniker, but still make we flex.
We March borns, are destined for success and Good Life.

Ikeja na be the real deal...most especially allen, oba akran and agidingbi.
Mhen the bitches wey dey those places na die.
On a normal friday night, me and my guys no dey miss that side.

That man is stinkingly wealthy, owing to the facts that his wagner mercenary group, is one of the most employed mercenary force in the world.

And since Russia is a major oil exporter and supplier along with having the highest natural gas reserve in the world, will further grow his wealth.

autonomous22:
Just shut up

Who's this one again na?
Why are you crying na?

asanausana91:
do you know that the police have the right to question your source of wealth?

They should come question o, have got 15k to give 5 of them each.

Better days ahead...but this thing dey affect me seriously oo.
Get this my Russian client wey suppose drop money for me yesterday, him say no way wey him go fit transfer cos putin don order all banks to stop sending cash to EU and US countries.

The thing dey vex and worry me like this.

HERO to the world
RIP champ... continue the struggle against Russia occupation in heaven.
The world's gonna miss you, pretty Queen.

This guy just dey complete in everything, in all aspects of life, this guy bam. I duff cap emeritus confirm.. keep sailing cos iceland remains your final destination.

tragergeorge:
the security own no pain me,na your fellow nairaland own de pain me,
Like the police or so called efcc de after boy being too Young to own or car abi na their money them de find,
Even if he's a fraudster ,the same Police they are calling for him will take thier share and let him go continue his Yahoo Yahoo

Valid point brr.

Why Kenyan music is drowned out by Nigerian sounds
By Emmanuel Onyango

BBC News, Nairobi

Published5 days ago
Graffitied matatu
IMAGE SOURCE,AFP
The famous pimped-up matatus, or minibus taxis, of Kenya's capital, often move through the traffic to the sound of Nigerian Afrobeats music, Tanzania's Bongo Flava or South Africa's Amapiano.

Step out of the vehicle and the foreign tunes are booming through the speakers of street vendors.

And likewise on the radio, the most played tunes are rarely from Kenya.

The global rise of Africa's urban pop music scene has been a source of pride for the continent, but in Kenya it has also raised concerns that local musicians are being squeezed out.

Some in the industry say that new Kenyan talent is not being given the chance to break through.

One radical solution is to raise the quota for Kenyan music on radio stations from the current 40%, agreed in 2014, to 75% of the tracks aired.

The drive is being led by popular local comedian, Eric Omondi, who recently staged an eye-catching protest outside parliament while enclosed in a glass box that was emblazoned with the words "play 75% Kenyan".

Eric Omondi
Image caption,
Comedian Eric Omondi sat in a glass box outside parliament to publicise his push for more local music on the radio
Several MPs expressed support for his push, including John Kiarie, a former comedian, who later urged parliament to "unlock" the potential of Kenya's creative economy sector by approving the proposal.

"I'm pushing for more upcoming talents to be featured on radio and TV. I want to ensure our youth get airplay and build their brands and become self-sufficient," Omondi told BBC Swahili.

But the current figure of 40% is already a hefty amount and there are questions as to why, given this exposure, Kenyan musicians continue to struggle.

One of the difficulties is that more airplay has not translated into more revenue for the artists.

Lack of royalties
The problem is that Kenyan broadcasters, while complying with the quota, have been reluctant to pay royalties.

Court cases challenging this non-payment have dragged on for years.

"We're only collecting about 20% of the royalties," said Peter Inyenze, the head of the Music Copyright Society of Kenya - the body that represents owners of music copyrights.

"This has been a problem in Kenya over the years. Broadcasters have always said that they have no money and business was not good."

A presidential decree last year included the payment of royalties as a condition for the renewal of broadcasting licences - so things may change.

Mr Inyenze said he has now been getting correspondence from broadcasters about paying their outstanding royalties.

But, perhaps because of the lack of money, there is also the question of whether there is enough new quality Kenyan music being produced to fill the proposed quota.

Nigerian musician Burna Boy is a regular performer in Kenya
In order to respond to the challenge of Afrobeats and Bongo Flava, some local musicians have adopted West African accents in English, or the way Tanzanians speak Swahili. A worrying sign for some of a loss of self-confidence and originality.

But what choice do they have if they want to compete?

The regular concert appearances in Kenya of Nigerian stars such as Davido, Burna Boy and Omah Lay, and Tanzania's Diamond Platnumz, Rayvanny and Harmonize spark frenzies among their local fans.

With a population of 54 million, Kenya should have the economic and cultural clout to produce homegrown stars who can reach south and west across the continent.

But whereas a decade or more ago Kenyan music - through the Kapuka hip-hop genre - was drawing global interest, this has now fallen away.

Sauti Sol are one of the few Kenyan acts to break through across the continent
Music executive Agnes Nonsizi believes that as it evolved into Gengetone, which was influenced by dancehall and reggaeton, the unique pop identity was chipped away - allowing for the entry of sounds from Nigeria and Tanzania.

There have been some breakout stars like Sauti Sol, Khaligraph Jones and Nameless. But success stories have been few and many have struggled to make money from their talent.

Music publicist Bilha Nguraiya has some harsh words for many Kenyan musicians who she thinks "don't want to compete and measure up" with the continental stars.

"Music was a way for some of them to get away from poverty. And now they are too scared to get out of their comfort zone because it might upset the equation - they don't know better and are afraid to take risks,".

Lewd lyrics
As well as the lack of ambition and business acumen among musicians, there is also the question of identity and how local fans experience the music.

University student Priscilla Awino explains that she prefers Tanzanian Bongo music because of its "poetic" Swahili.

"I can't relate with the message in Afrobeats but it's entertaining, I love the rhythm, the pidgin accent and I find them genuinely cultural - you can tell this is distinctly African."

Some say that one reason Kenyans don't have a strong affinity with local music is because it doesn't have a strong cultural grounding, but Nguraiya disagrees.

"Our music has an identity, it really does. But it's Kenyan consumers who have a problem with the identity. Artists are a mirror of society, but we just don't like what we are seeing in the mirror," she said.

There is also a growing inclination among upcoming musicians for lewdness, fabricated stories of gang violence and controversy that thrusts them suddenly into the spotlight before they soon fizzle and disappear.

Little wonder some local clubs do not play Kenyan music and it is rare to get their visitors requesting Kenyan music, according to DJ Sashi Diva.

"The songs rake in millions of views on YouTube but you can't play them in a club because not every controversial thing will be consumed. That is where Nigerians and Tanzanians beat us," she said.

And this all feeds back into what radio stations are prepared to play and whether they could fill a 75% quota.

Media houses have already raised concerns about the proposal. They argue that radio stations have to air what the audiences want in order to survive.

While Kenyan vernacular radio stations mostly play local music, the national stations that draw the biggest audiences thrive on foreign content.

The Star newspaper - owned by the Radio Africa Group which has six national radio stations - argued in a recent editorial against the need for new legislation as it "will reduce the variety in the output of Kenyan TV and radio".

"Let TV and radios compete for audiences by offering both local and international content in varying permutations," it said.

A desire to support local artists may persuade some parliamentarians to back a quota change, but it may ultimately achieve little if Kenyans continue to prefer foreign sounds.

Around the country, listeners are voting with their ears, and for the moment Afrobeat and Bongo Flava are clear favourites.

Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has extended his contract with Parma until 2024, meaning he will be 46 when it expires.

The World Cup winner, 44, rejoined the Serie B club on a two-year deal last summer.

Buffon won 10 Serie A titles with Juventus and has played a record 657 games in the Italian top flight.

"For me and my family, this is a wonderful day. I hope that the city and all fans will be happy," said Buffon.

Buffon - who made his Serie A debut for Parma in November 1995 - has played 23 league games this season for the club, who are 13th in the 20-team Serie B after 26 matches.

"My return to Parma was linked to the relationships and the deep bond I have always had with this city," added Buffon.

"If I hadn't believed in what the president has in mind and in what we are doing, I would not have accepted this proposal.

"I am optimistic for the future of this club. It is a beautiful and exciting challenge for me."

Buffon announced the new deal in a news conference on Monday, at which he was joined by club president Kyle Krause.

"In addition to leadership qualities, he has great human qualities. For Parma, his decision to continue with us is an honour," said Krause.

Brazil legend Pele has been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for a tumour and a urinary tract infection.

The three-time World Cup winner, 81, was admitted to Sao Paulo's Hospital Albert Einstein on 13 February for treatment on the colon tumour.

Eight days after he was admitted, doctors detected a urinary tract infection, which extended his stay.

However, the hospital said Pele was now in a "stable clinical condition".

He will continue treatment for the tumour which was first detected in routine tests in September.

Pele had prostate surgery in 2015 after he was admitted to hospital for the second time in six months, and he was back in again for a urinary infection in 2019.

He was readmitted in December for treatment on the tumour but was discharged just before Christmas.

Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games, the former striker is one of only four players to have scored in four World Cup tournaments.

I think seun should start paying, most engaged members in nairaland.

We know how much he does make from us every year, so it's normal for him to give back to us.

How una see am na...make we protest for nairaland.

I just dey see comments above me, wey some people say make the guy just yarn them how him take dey make him money.
Where's it in the constitution that states that a guy can not own a car?
As far as he don pass 18 years, he's free to own a car?
Nigerian security agencies just dey find way to take make money, make them better start to dey bomb clients so that them them no go dey jealous young dudes wey dey make money.

Okay now, which one Nigeria get? Abi them no need am?

These won't deter Putin from attacking, these man don't just give a damn bout what sporting institutions do to his country.

This putin of a man, even though i admire his courage and standing up to the West, I still think he's rushing his soldiers to their deaths.
Ukraine shouldn't be his stepping stool towards engaging the west.

Gallant ukrainian soldiers...All these anti Ukraine element on nairaland, what's up?
Shebi una been dey expect Russia to don finish this war since?
Damn..you guys are in for a massive shock .

Because Moslem are terrorists themselves, to them this is the right way to go....for their mind, 30 virgins dey wait for putin in hell .

The best leader africa has ever produced in the last century, made libya the most stable economy and country in africa, made the Libyan dinar higher than the dollar...gave a good standard of living to libyans, which made the west hate him cos they couldn't leech and milk his country of it's resources.

Frank25:
lmao dat year o

Swears brr...

I no pity them one bit....you invaded someone else's territory,and you expect to just pass through without struggle?
People wey no offend you, you just decide to attack them.

Omo we been flex this drink that year o,na this drink and doughnuts we been use take bleep our girls for secondary school that year..

When the man don start to dey pee for body, why him no go be lazeee youth?
This man just dey do anyhow.